news-in-politicsBids opened for captive port in Udangudi power project
Chennai, March 20 (IANS) The bids for a captive port for handling coal for the proposed Udangudi thermal power project were opened on March 19 and work would start soon, said Tamil Nadu's minister
Anti-black money bill: Salient points (to go with Anti-black money bill tabled in Lok Sabha
Salient points of the Anti-black money bill tabled in the Lok Sabha Friday* Maximum of 10 years rigorous imprisonment for offenders who evade taxes on foreign assets.* Penalty at the rate of 300
27 die as coaches of Varanasi-bound train derail
Lucknow, March 20 (IANS) At least 27 people were killed when the engine and two crowded coaches of a passenger train derailed in Uttar Pradesh on Friday after the driver overshot a signal,
Culling monkeys best solution, say Himachal legislators
Shimla, March 20 (IANS) Culling stray monkeys is the best way to contain their growing numbers which, according to a recent census, have reached 350,000, averred Himachal Pradesh legislators on
Sonia shocked over rail disaster
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi expressed shock over the train disaster in her Lok Sabha constituency Rae Bareli that killed 27 people on Friday.Gandhi expressed the
Delhi Police to install CCTVs in vulnerable areas
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) CCTV cameras will be installed at vulnerable points within the jurisdiction of 44 police stations where the crime graph against women is higher, Delhi Police told the
State Minority Commissions Conference on March 23
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The minority affairs ministry will host an annual conference of state minorities commissions on March 23 here, a statement said on Friday.The day-long conference will be
Pictures of cheating don't reflect reality: Nitish
Patna, March 20 (IANS) Pictures carried by the media showing mass copying and cheating in school examinations don't reflect the reality in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Friday.The
National Medicinal Plants Board set up
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The AYUSH ministry has set up a National Medicinal Plants Board for the overall development, processing and cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants, parliament was
President greets nation on spring festivals
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday greeted people on the eve of spring festivals."On the joyous occasion of Chaitra Sukladi, Ugadi, Gudi Padava, Chetti Chand, Navreh
Mines bill passed by Rajya Sabha despite Left, Congress protests
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Despite strong opposition by the Congress and the Left parties, the Rajya Sabha passed a bill on Friday to amend the mines and minerals act.The bill was passed with two
Jammu Police post attackers gunned down: Home Minister
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Police and the CRPF gunned down the two terrorists who attacked a police station in Jammu, in which two policemen were killed, Home Minister Rajnath
Rains swell Chambal River
Agra, March 20 (IANS) The Chambal river has risen menacingly following heavy rains, officials and residents said on Friday.The water level in the river has gone up by almost eight feet, affecting
Mamata seeks Modi's intervention in Farakka repairs
Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) In the wake of the collapse of a gate of the Farakka barrage, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his immediate
Goa's top election official bats for paper ballot
Panaji, March 20 (IANS) Electronic voting machines, or EVMs, may have made the conduct of elections easy and tamper-proof, but Goa's top polling official says the use of the traditional ballot
Langurs take on Monkeys at Agra
Agra, March 20 (IANS) Railway authorities have hired langurs to shoo away monkeys at the four railway stations in the Taj Mahal city.Officials said the simian nuisance on platforms, electric lines
Government should rethink land bill: Karunanidhi
Chennai, March 20 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi urged the central government on Friday not to go ahead with the land acquisition bill and reconsider it."All the political parties and Anna
BJP, Shiv Sena boycott legislative council chairman poll
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) In an unexpected twist, the ruling allies Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena decided to boycott the election to the post of chairman of the Maharashtra legislative
'India's well-timed diversification of Army helped Democracy'
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) India's well-timed decision post independence to control and diversify its army helped preserve its democracy, or it could have ended up like Pakistan which has seen
Get adventurous with 'fast' food this Navratri (Foodie Trail-Delhi NCR)
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Get set for gastronomical adventures galore with the onset of Navratri from Saturday. Various restaurants across Delhi-NCR are ready with revamped menus to cater to the
