Bhubaneswar, Dec 27 (IANS) Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday said his ministry would launch a new pilot project providing concession to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families seeking new gas connections in the country. The project to be launched Jan 25, 2015 will provide subsidy of about Rs.1,400 on new gas connections to the BPL […]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam Friday sought the central government’s approval for projects like desalination plants, inter-linking of rivers and also declare 10 cities in the state to be developed as smart cities. Speaking at the finance minister’s conference held here, Panneerselvam, who also holds the finance portfolio, requested […]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Delhi recorded its first swine flu death after a 51-year-old woman succumbed to the disease at a private hospital, hospital officials said Friday. Over 40 people have died of swine flu, caused by the H1N1 virus, across India this year. It claimed three lives and more than a dozen people […]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be in Seoul this weekend for an India-South Korea joint commission meeting that will be the first structured talks between the two countries since the NDA government assumed office in May. During her two-day visit from Dec 28, the minister will invite South Korean […]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) A 14-year-old boy was killed and his 12-year-old brother suffered critical injuries after a speeding Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus hit them here Friday evening, police said. The accused driver has been arrested. The incident occurred around 4.30 p.m. near Radisson Hotel in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area from where […]
Patna, Dec 26 (IANS) Senior JD-U leader Nitish Kumar Friday accused the BJP of trying to divide society in Jharkhand by naming non-tribal Raghubar Das as the new chief minister. “After the formation of Jharkhand 14 years ago, there is a tradition of a tribal chief minister in the state.But BJP has broken this tradition […]
Guwahati, Dec 25 (IANS) The massacre of 73 tribals by Bodo militants in Assam was an “act of terrorism”, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Thursday, and refused to hold talks with them “at any cost”. Rajnath Singh said after visiting some of the affected areas in Kokrajhar and Sonitpur districts: “The violence is not merely […]
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other leaders Thursday wished former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 90th birthday. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif also sent his wishes to the veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader. Greeting Vajpayee, Mukherjee said: “Warm greetings and good wishes to A.B. […]
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IANS) Bedecked in tinsel and twinkling fairy lights, with the wintry air laden with the aroma of cakes and wines and the lilting sounds of carols, the eastern metropolis ushered in Christmas Thursday. From the crowded streets dotted with embellished Christmas trees to the traditional celebrations in households, the Yuletide spirit soared […]
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IANS) A day after many students boycotted the 59th annual convocation of Jadavpur University, Vice Chancellor Abhijit Chakrabarti Thursday said the majority attended the event and those who refused to accept their certificates made a “big mistake”. The convocation was Wednesday marred by slogan-shouting and black flag demonstrations, with a substantial group […]