newsSlums biggest hindrance to Swachch Bharat: Goa CM
Panaji, March 30 (IANS) Slums are the biggest challenge vis-a-vis the implementation of the Swachch Bharat campaign, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said on Monday.Goa will achieve the
Ghaziabad authority launches self-updating web site
Ghaziabad, March 30 (IANS) The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) on Monday launched its self-updating web site so that people can access the body without coming to its office.The GDA said
Army prepared for rescue operations in flood-hit Kashmir
Srinagar, March 30 (IANS) The Indian Army has kept 20 columns, equipped with boats and water pumps, ready for rescue operations in the flood-hit Kashmir valley, officials said on Monday.The columns
AAP protests 'VIP culture' with 100-km cycle rally
Chandigarh, March 30 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday ended a 100-km cycle rally to denounce the 'VIP culture' of the Punjab government.The rally, which began on Sunday from Ludhiana,
Apex court asks Reliance Industries to respond to audit report
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) to respond within three weeks to the official auditor's report that had adversely commented on its
Bharat Ratna, Padma awards conferred on prominent people
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) India's high civilian honours - the Bharat Ratna and Padma awards - were on Monday conferred by President Pranab Mukherjee on a galaxy of prominent people who have done
Day before lapse of Rs.170 crore project, Himachal CM still hopeful
Shimla, March 30 (IANS) Just a day before the lapse of a centrally-funded Rs.170 crore project, which would have enabled 1,500 schools in Himachal Pradesh to become computerised, Chief Minister
Rs.2,163 crore budget passed by Ghaziabad Development Authority
Ghaziabad, March 30 (IANS) The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has approved a Rs.2,163 crore budget for the 2015-15 financial year, said Santosh Kumar Yadav, vice-chairman of the urban
Himachal to restore hot water springs
Shimla, March 30 (IANS) Hot springs in Himachal Pradesh's Tattapani which got submerged this year after the construction of a dam will be restored so that people can enjoy hot baths there, Chief
Checks to ensure tobacco ban in capital
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Health teams would fan out in the national capital to conduct surprise checks for ensuring strict implementation of the ban on all forms of chewable tobacco -- including
Back land bill in national interest: Gadkari tells Sonia
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday urged Congress president Sonia Gandhi to consider the land acquisition bill in the national interest and not on
Haryana gets Rs.10,053 Crore for Wheat Procurement
Chandigarh March 30 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has authorized a credit limit of Rs.10,053 crore to Haryana for the procurement of wheat this season, a state government official said on
Bharat Ratna to Malaviya, Padma Vibhushan to Advani
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) A number of leaders and prominent people from various walks of life were honoured on Monday with the country's high awards by President Pranab Mukherjee at a civil
Philander selection not race-based: S. Africa cricket board
Johannesburg, March 30 (IANS) Cricket South Africa (CSA) has denied reports that the selection of pacer Vernon Philander ahead of fast bowler Kyle Abbott for their team's World Cup semi-final
Australia's World Cup hero Starc eyes Test glory
Melbourne, March 30 (IANS) Australia's World Cup hero Mitchell Starc aims to translate his success at the quadrennial tournament into Test cricket as well.The left-arm fast bowler was declared
PM calls for top-notch Maritime Museum
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) On the occasion of National Maritime Day on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a top-notch maritime museum to showcase India's age-old maritime
Flood horror haunts Srinagar, people abandon homes, shops
Srinagar, March 30 (IANS) Nisar Hussain, 65, who lives in the Gogjibagh residential area of Srinagar, repents his decision to have come back home after three months. For his 60-year-old wife and
Delhi eyes Singapore water re-use model, says Kejriwal
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Delhi will soon be a city sans any water problem as Singapore water re-use model, in which waste water is filtered and used again, is being studied to be replicated
Tamil Nadu to pay Rs.5 lakh to building collapse victims kin
Chennai, March 30 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Monday announced a solatium of Rs.5 lakh each to the families of the five persons who were killed on Sunday when a building
Salman's driver confesses to hit-and-run accident
Mumbai, March 30 (IANS) In a dramatic twist in the ongoing retrial of Bollywood actor Salman Khan's hit-and-run case, his driver Ashok Singh has confessed to being responsible for the accident, a
