New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Three people have been arrested for killing their friend, a New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) employee, after a heated argument over sharing drugs, police said Saturday. Nasim Khan alias Nanhe, 20, Mohammad Samir, 19, and Sanjay, 19, were arrested near a bus stop at J.J. Colony in west Delhi’s Bawana […]
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 […]
Guwahati, Dec 26 (IANS) A 12-hour dawn-to-dusk shutdown Friday called to denounce the killing of a large number of tribals by Bodo militants affected normal life across Assam, officials said. Adivasis or tribals took to the streets in large numbers with bows and arrows to protest the Dec 23 killings blamed on the anti-talk faction […]
Bengaluru, Dec 26 (IANS) State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is partnering with the industry for greater indigenisation of aerospace products through the government’s ‘Make in India’ drive, a top official of the defence behemoth said Friday. “Public-private partnership is the need of the hour to propel the government’s indigenisation efforts through its ‘Make in India’ […]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The central government Friday extended an agreement to suspend operations against the pro-talk National Democratic Front of Boroland (Progressive) for six months, an official statement said. The Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement agreement will remain effective till June 30, 2015. “This followed tripartite talks with the representatives of NDFB (P) […]
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) The NDA government is committed to improve tele-density, voice and broadband penetration and ensure quality of services to both rural and urban areas to achieve the vision of Digital India, Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here Thursday. “The focus of the department of telecommunications is to create […]
Chennai, Dec 25 (IANS) The 2004 tsunami that left over 8,000 people dead and lives of several lakhs upside down as it carved a trail of destruction and despair in Tamil Nadu also taught the administration several valuable lessons in disaster management and relief, said a senior official who was then heading a district which […]
Jakarta, Dec 24 (IANS) Floods in Indonesia’s Aceh province in the northern tip of Sumatra island have displaced at least 120,966 people, an official said here Wednesday. Water levels rose to 400 cm in the districts of North Aceh and East Aceh, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of national disaster agency, told Xinhua over phone. Those […]
Shimla, Dec 22 (IANS) Copies of FIRs (first information reports) should be uploaded on the police website within a day of filing of the case, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government. “The direction for uploading the FIR on the (police) website shall be given effect from Jan 26, 2015,” Justice Tarlok […]
Jodhpur/Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) Azure Power Monday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Rajasthan government to develop a 1,000 MW solar power project. The power plant is the largest capacity project won under the ambitious Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission -Phase II (JNNSM) which was launched by the central government […]