news-in-politicsJaitley to inaugurate 5th national meet on community radio
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley will inaugurate the 5th National Community Radio Sammelan here on Monday at Vigyan Bhavan.The three-day workshop will
Rs.1,391-crore budgetary support for Bengaluru infrastructure
Bengaluru, March 13 (IANS) With an eye to the upcoming elections to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the Karnataka government on Friday proposed allocation of Rs.1,391 crore in the
India has 19 health workers per 10,000 people
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) India has 19 health workers per 10,000 people of its total population, parliament was told on Friday.As per information provided by the Medical Council of India and Indian
Goa revokes ban on iron ore transportation
Panaji, March 13 (IANS) Two days after Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar gave an assurance on commencement of iron ore mining, which has been banned for the last two-and-a-half years, the district
Engine separates from train
Agra, March 13 (IANS) An engine got separated from its coaches here, disrupting railway traffic in the Agra division. This is the third such incident in the region in three days.On Thursday
Maharashtra to waive off private farm loans
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Friday announced plans to write off private loans availed from money-lenders by the state's farming community.Accordingly, around 2.23 lakh
Chhattisgarh focus on youth, infrastructure in Rs 65,013 crore budget
Raipur, March 13 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh presented a Rs. 65,013 crore budget for the fiscal 2015-16 on Friday, focussing on youth, industry and infrastructure.Ayurvedic
New Bengal CPI-M chief terms case against wife minor thing
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) Newly elected CPI-Ms' West Bengal secretary Surjya Kanta Mishra on Friday dismissed as a "minor thing" the slapping of a case against his wife and nephew for alleged
SC gives Subrata Roy final chance to raise money for release
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday gave Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy a "final chance" to raise Rs.10,000 crore -- Rs.5,000 crore in cash and Rs.5,000 crore in bank guarantee
After successful recovery, Mulayam reaches Lucknow home
Lucknow, March 13 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav reached his Vikramaditya Marg residence in the state capital on Friday after being discharged from the Medanta hospital in
Central institution in Bengal out of funds for swine flu tests
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) The National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases here which is handling around 50 to 60 suspect samples of swine flu every day has run out of funds to procure
WHO links Food Safety and Nutrition
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Linking food safety and nutrition, the World Health Organisation on Friday said food and water borne diseases kill an estimated two million people across the world
National network for tele-medicine soon: Health ministry
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The ministry of health and family welfare on Friday said that it would soon utilise the services of the National Medical College Network (NMCN) - a national task force on
Calcutta HC seeks report on state's potato farmers
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) In the wake of the suicide of two potato growers in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court, hearing a PIL on the subject on Friday, directed the Mamata Banerjee government to
FIR filed over screening of 'India's Daughter'
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Friday registered a case over the screening of banned BBC documentary 'India's Daughter', based on the December 16, 2012 gang rape, in the slum where
Brinda Karat condoles Park Street rape survivor's death
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) Condoling the death of the Park Street rape survivor, CPI-M leader Brinda Karat on Friday said the woman's decision to reveal her identity resonated at a time when rape
Endangered vultures survive poisoning, released in forest
Guwahati, March 13 (IANS) The Assam forest department and the International Fund for Animal Welfare-Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) on Friday released nine endangered wild vultures after they
Kerala artist Madhusudhanan to feature in Venice Biennale
Kochi, March 13 (IANS) Kerala artist Madhusudhanan, who is featuring in the ongoing second edition of the Kochi Muziris Biennale (KMB), has been selected for the upcoming Okwui Enwezor curated
A month after smashing win, AAP locked in crisis
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) A month after it vanquished the BJP and the Congress to take power in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is battling its worst internal crisis, causing widespread dismay in
Surjya Kanta Mishra new West Bengal CPI-M secretary
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) Surjya Kanta Mishra will be new secretary of the West Bengal state committee of the CPI-M, the party announced here on Friday.Mishra's name was proposed by outgoing state
