Bengaluru, Jan 29 (IANS) The railway budget for 2015-16 would spell out an innovative strategy to fund its infrastructure projects, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said Thursday. “The new strategy will involve pooling in funds from the Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme, state governments and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of the private sector […]
Bhubaneswar, Jan 29 (IANS) Tension is prevailing at a steel plant in Odisha after private security guards fired at three minors Thursday, prompting authorities to launch a probe into the incident. Soon after the firing took place in Bhusan steel plant in Dhenkanal district, villagers locked the main gate of the plant and demanded action […]
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday expressed her condolence to bereaved family of Colonel Munindra Nath Rai, who died fighting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir Jan 27. In a letter to Rai’s wife, Gandhi said: “I share your grief with all my heart – I know what it is to lose […]
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear, in March, the West Bengal government’s plea challenging the Calcutta High Court order holding unconstitutional its legislation to reclaim 400 acres given to the Tata company for returning to the affected farmers. A bench of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice A.K.Sikri in a brief […]
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The BJP Tuesday said the Congress was “cut off from the reality of changes” and “rattled by the successful visit” of US President Barack Obama, following criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he was busy doing his own “PR” (public relations) and not anything concrete. Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. […]
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) A girl student has filed a complaint of sexual harassment against a professor of the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) in Shibpur in West Bengal. “A student has filed a complaint against a teacher through the anti-ragging helpline. The nature of complaint is that of sexual harassment,” IIEST […]
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) India-US business links were set for a quantum jump with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assurance of “consistent policies” and “welcoming environment” leading to US President Barack Obama announcing steps to lead to $4 billion trade with and investment in India. “Over the next two years, our Export Import Bank (EXIM) […]
Kolkata, Jan 26 (IANS) Tiger expert Valmik Thapar Monday urged the West Bengal government to “find out” the plight of tigers in the Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) in northern part of the state, in the light of no photographs emerging to substantiate the claim of presence of three big cats. “I think in West Bengal […]
Bhubaneswar, Jan 26 (IANS) As many as 35 students of an Odisha school had to be hospitalised as they fell ill after eating contaminated sweets on the occasion of 66th Republic Day celebrations. Students of Bileigarh Primary School in the state’s Bargarh district were taken ill after eating sweets that were distributed while celebrating the […]
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Over 20,000 policemen guarded the US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle on the first day of his three-day visit here, an official said Sunday. Policemen, including paramilitary personnel, were deployed on the routes Obama’s 60-vehicle cavalcade took in the city. Several roads leading to the ITC Maurya Hotel, […]