No corruption in allocation of coal blocks
Jaiswal: Govt Inked Power Pacts Bhubaneswar: Union coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Friday denied any corruption in allocation of coal blocks, but said whether the allocated companies misused the coal
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Mesh fences to protect Thevara-Perandur canal
Move to prevent dumping of waste Protecting the Thevara-Perandur canal from dumping of municipal waste has become a headache for the civic administrators of Kochi. As awareness campaigns and punitive
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CAG starts 2nd audit of oil & gas blocks
New Delhi: Even as the coalgate controversy rages, the UPA government could be staring at another damaging report from its official auditor, the Comptroller and Auditor General, as it has started its second
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State govt in no mood to cut taxes on petrol
Jammu: Even as the Centre and oil companies are exploring options to revise the petrol prices following steepest ever hike of Rs 7.54 per litre, the state government seems to be in no mood to reduce the
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Four parking lots find no takers, MC losing lakhs
Chandigarh: With the Municipal Corporation unable to find takers, for four paid parking lots, over the past six months, the civic body has been suffering losses worth lakhs every month. The parking lots
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Direct sowing of paddy begins on over 10,000 acres
Jalandhar: Though paddy cannot be sown in fields before June 10 as per the conditions of the Punjab Preservation of Sub Soil Water Act 2009, but ‘direct seeding methodology’ began in the state (10 days
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MMRDA opens its monsoon control room
To guard against any disaster situations this monsoon, the MMRDA opened its 24-hour Control Rooms on Friday, ahead of its pre-monsoon desiltating and Mithi-river deepening work. Five nodal officers will
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No food in plastic packs at Jan Ahars
MUMBAI: Central Railway (CR) has banned the sale of food items packed in plastic wrappers or non-bio-degradable material at its Jan Ahar centres at CST. CR plans to sell food items like peanuts, grams,
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Gates Foundation may fund Pune institute
PUNE: To strengthen the war against polio, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation may tie up with the Pune-based Serum Institute to develop injectable polio vaccines. This was revealed by Serum Institute's
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Chief minister targets to woo farmers, promises friendly version of land acquisition bill
LUCKNOW: Anticipating what farmers support could mean to Samajwadi Party in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Akhilesh government doled out sops worth Rs 5,432.37 crore for agriculture and allied activities
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Rs 8,000 crore for Uttar Pradesh's power sector
LUCKNOW: An ailing power sector got a dose of more than Rs 8,000 crore in the state budget tabled by chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday. While less than half of this -- Rs 3429.48 crore -- will be
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Wildlife board nod must for projects near sanctuaries
AHMEDABAD: The state forest and environment department, in a notification issued on Thursday, has reiterated that it is mandatory for all projects in the 10-km area of wildlife sanctuaries to obtain clearance
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Gujarat Annual Plan for 2012-13 finalized at 51K cr
AHMEDABAD: The Annual Plan for Gujarat for 2012-13 was finalized on Friday at Rs. 51,000 crore at a meeting held here between Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman
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Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to install rainwater harvesting structures
JAIPUR: In bid to decrease its carbon footprint and to conserve groundwater in the city, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) plans to have a rainwater harvesting system on the 9.8-km route (Mansarovar
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Rajasthan: Jhunjhunu first smoke-free district in the state
JAIPUR: Jhunjhunu on Thursday earned the distinction of being the first smoke-free district in the state on World No Tobacco Day. Now, if any person is caught smoking at public places in Jhunjhunu, he
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Petrol prices cut by Rs 2 a litre with effect from midnight
Petrol price will be cut by Rs 2 per litre with effect from midnight tonight. State-owned oil firms will reduce petrol price by Rs 1.68 per litre, excluding taxes. After including 20 per cent VAT, the
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Nod for sand mining in AP
The supply of sand for construction sector is likely to improve with the Central Government approving Andhra Pradesh Government proposal for clearance of mining in 36 sand reaches. The Environmental Impact
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77pc elderly slum people face health problems: Study
When their wearied bodies demand rest and care, elderly people in the country's urban slums are instead condemned to toiling in their closing days if they are to eat and survive the day. Visiting several
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LHC summons EPD secy on plea against waste disposal in Ravi
The Lahore High Court (LHC) Green Bench member Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Firday summoned Environment Protection Department (EPD) secretary for June 8 on a petition against the disposal of wastewater
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No custodian of State’s water resources
Shillong: There is no codified custodian of water resources in Meghalaya. The State has no land records and since customary laws are not codified, there are also no records on water resources. This statement