Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) have jointly completed the project on "Capacity Building in Disaster Management and Elected Representatives
A white paper on civic issues, including pollution, sewage, water supply and garbage, has highlighted that a large number of the capital’s woes are a result of multiplicity of authorities. The report by
Australia's government moved on Tuesday to scrap its carbon tax and bring forward an emissions trading scheme a year earlier than planned, a policy shift certain to be a focal point in an election likely
<p>This much awaited draft of the National Policy For Rare Diseases 2020 released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare proposes to provide up to Rs 15 lakh for rare disease treatment to patients needing one-time treatment.</p>
Preparing for the 2014 General Elections, the Congress-led UPA today decided to take the ordinance route to provide India’s two-third population the right to food at subsidised rates. Opposition parties,
With air pollution dominating public discourse this winter, TOI approached the major political parties contesting Delhi assembly elections to ask them about their action plan for cleaning up Delhi's air
With announcement on the schedule of elections to the water users' associations, the district administration is preparing ground for the smooth conduct of elections anytime. The authorities of the
PANJIM: Curtorim legislator Reginaldo Lourenco demanded a white paper on the issue of illegal mining in the state and from the functioning of the mining department. Speaking during his discussion on the budget, Reginaldo chided the chief minister for saying that there was no illegal mining in the state. “Illegal mining was one of the main election issues. I can show you the copy of the BJP election manifesto, in which it is said that illegal mining will be one of the issues. But today the chief minister has said there is no illegal mining,”
The newly elected mayor Anu Chatrath promised the people a
RAMANATHAPURAM: The elected representatives of Vaigai river
“To stop such practices, the government should consider if the heads of the panchayati bodies can be given liberty similar to that of the ministers, chief ministers and the Prime Minister wherein it is
On Board PM's Special Aircraft: The new French President Francois Hollande has pledged to continue France's strategic partnership with India with same vigour as his predecessors Jacques Chirac and Nikolas
LUCKNOW: Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav presented his first budget in the state assembly on Friday morning. The budget 2012-13 is of Rs 2 lakh crore, which is 18% higher than 2011-12 budget. The state government
Yogesh Kabirdoss I ENS Chennai, Despite promises to build a road link to connect the villages with the mainland, they remain cut off When a team of election department officials visited the island they had to take a boat, which on May 13, will be used for transporting election material and personnel to the villages. This has been the case in all elections so far
Populism knows no inflation. Three decades after the legendary N.T. Rama Rao swept to power on the promise of rice at Rs.2 a kilo for the poor, the N. Kiran Kumar Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh is
New Delhi Just a day before the Election Commission was set to issue the notification for the 2009 general election, the United Progressive Alliance-I government had hurried to allocate large captive coal
The publication aims to assist elected representatives and government functionaries in developing and promoting sanitary habits in the villages. It guides them on how to keep their village clean, end open
The local body elections in thhe Uttaranchal state are going to be held on Feb 1, the Uttaranchal election commission has said. Issuing the notification, state election commissioner Dugesh Johi said
Petrol prices are expected to rise by about . 3 per litre early next month after the crucial assembly election in Uttar Pradesh, industry executives said on Monday. Executives in Indian Oil Corporation,
JEYPORE: Rural electrification works are in full swing in Jeypore block. Call it ignorance of the election Code of Conduct or a deliberate act, these works are somewhere aimed at fetching votes. Sources
