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  • govt to standardize engineering syllabus certification

    Govt to standardize engineering syllabus, certification

    India | September 28, 2012 22:30 IST

    Mumbai, Sept. 28: The government will soon go in for standardization of technical education syllabi including examination and certification, in order to upgrade the ready skill sets of passouts from engineering colleges. Ambuj Sharma, joint secretary,

  • no ban on new lpg connections says govt

    No ban on new LPG connections, says govt

    India | September 28, 2012 16:20 IST

    New Delhi, Sep 28: The government today said it has not banned issue of new cooking gas (LPG) connections which are being released on completion of KYC (Know Your Customer) formalities.“There is no ban on

  • govt takes lesson from modi holds first press meet on

    Govt takes lesson from Modi, holds first press meet on Twitter

    Politics | September 25, 2012 17:52 IST

    New Delhi, Sep 25: Narendra Modi might be a political anathema for the Manmohan led UPA government but the govt missed no opportunity in learning from Modi's highly successful attempt to connect with the netizens.Sam

  • non subsidised lpg cylinders to be cheaper govt abolishes

    Non-subsidised LPG cylinders to be cheaper, govt abolishes duty

    September 21, 2012 16:03 IST

    New Delhi, Sept 21: In marginal relief to consumers, the government today abolished import and excise duties on LPG cylinders they buy beyond the 6 per annum quota of subsidised cooking gas, and asked state

  • govt tried to contact mamata chidambaram

    Govt tried to contact Mamata: Chidambaram

    Politics | September 19, 2012 13:44 IST

    New Delhi, Sep 19: Government today said it has been trying to contact Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee for the last four days with even Prime Minister Manmohan Singh making an effort to explain the

  • govt will have to go on fdi in multi brand retail issue jd u

    Govt will have to go on FDI in multi-brand retail issue: JD(U)

    Politics | September 16, 2012 18:27 IST

    New Delhi, Sep 16: With the row between the government and the opposition on FDI in multi-brand retail and diesel price hike escalating, JD-U today hit out at Prime Minister Minister Manmohan Singh, saying his

  • afghan govt bans youtube to block anti islam film

    Afghan govt bans YouTube to block anti-Islam film

    World | September 12, 2012 21:48 IST

    Kabul, Sep 12: The  government of Afghanistan today banned access to YouTube to block an anti-Islam film which triggered violence in Egypt and Libya, leading to the death of the US ambassador to Libya in

  • govt urges opposition to get quota bill passed in rs

    Govt urges opposition to get quota bill passed in RS

    Politics | September 05, 2012 12:02 IST

    New Delhi, Sept 5: Against the backdrop of opposition by Samajwadi Party and disruption of proceedings by BJP over coalgate issue, Government today appealed to all political parties to get a bill providing for reservation

  • unmukt gets heroes welcome at st stephen s rs 25 lakh from

    Unmukt gets heroes' welcome at St Stephen's, Rs 25 lakh from Delhi govt

    Cricket | September 05, 2012 22:41 IST

    New Delhi, Sep 5: India's U-19 cricketing star Unmukt Chand on Tuesday got a hero's welcome at his St Stephens college by his peers and teachers, on a day the Delhi Government announced Rs 25

  • govt losing communication battle salman khurshid

    Govt losing 'communication battle': Salman Khurshid

    Politics | September 04, 2012 21:32 IST

    New Delhi, Sep 4: The government is “losing the communication battle” because its skills do not match up to the proliferation of media where many people are “screaming and shouting that something has gone wrong”

  • govt rules out cancellation of allocation of coal blocks

    Govt rules out cancellation of allocation of coal blocks

    India | August 31, 2012 19:48 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 31: Unfazed by Opposition protests in the wake of the CAG report, the government today ruled out cancellation of allocation of coal blocks maintaining that no wrong has been done.“There is no

  • govt may cancel coal block allocations report

    Govt may cancel coal block allocations : report

    August 30, 2012 10:09 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 30 : The government may cancel the allocation of more than 50 of the 57 coal blocks mentioned in the recent CAG report if it finds that the mining projects have not

  • govt may cancel coal block allocations report

    Govt may cancel coal block allocations : report

    India | August 30, 2012 8:09 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 30 : The government may cancel the allocation of more than 50 of the 57 coal blocks mentioned in the recent CAG report if it finds that the mining projects have not

  • himachal govt freezes property transactions

    Himachal govt freezes property transactions

    India | August 29, 2012 20:13 IST

    Shimla, Aug 29: With the state government deciding to repeal the act that regulates property business in Himachal Pradesh, the realty sector is likely to come to a standstill in the picturesque state - at

  • no trust motion against dhumal govt defeated

    No-trust motion against Dhumal govt defeated

    Politics | September 23, 2012 18:06 IST

    Shimla, Aug 28 : The Congress sponsored no-confidence motion against the 56-month-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Himachal Pradesh was defeated in the state assembly Tuesday night.After over a nine-hour-long debate on the motion,

  • govt begins process of cancellation of mines to pvt firms

    Govt begins process of cancellation of mines to pvt firms, says PM

    Politics | September 03, 2012 20:20 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 27:  Rejecting charges of wrongdoing in coal block allocations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government has already initiated the process of cancelling mines to companies which failed to develop them

  • sc to consider extending deadline on 2g if govt gives

    SC to consider extending deadline on 2G if Govt gives undertaking

    August 24, 2012 12:39 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 24:  The Supreme Court today said it will consider extending its August 31 deadline given to complete the process of fresh auctioning of 2G spectrum cancelled licences only if the Telecom Secretary

  • punjab govt sets up anti ragging cell

    Punjab govt sets up anti-ragging cell

    India | August 22, 2012 21:07 IST

    Chandigarh, Aug 22: To curb the menace of ragging in technical educational institutes in the state, the Punjab government today set up an anti-ragging cell.Technical Education and Industrial Training Minister Anil Joshi said the cell

  • maharashtra govt may transfer mumbai police chief arup

    Maharashtra govt may transfer Mumbai police chief Arup Patnaik

    India | August 22, 2012 16:40 IST

    Mumbai,  Aug 22: Maharashtra Home Department has proposed the transfer of Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik who is facing flak over handling of the August 11 violence at Azad Maidan."The Home Department has submitted a

  • govt defers plan to bring bill for job promotion reservation

    Govt defers plan to bring Bill for job promotion reservation

    Politics | September 23, 2012 16:28 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 22: Government's plan to bring an amended Bill today to provide for reservation in job promotions to SCs/STs has been put off with most political parties on Tuesday favouring a legally-sustainable legislation

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