Aligarh: Delivering the keynote address at the inaugural function of one day special workshop on “Rejuvenating Language Departments” at AMU Professor O. N. Kaul, former Director of Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore said that globalization does not mean the dominance of the language and culture. It has opened up avenues for the development of [...]

Chandigarh: The Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today expressed profound grief and sorrow over the tragic accident near Sri Anandpur Sahib in which a truck carrying about 70 pilgrims were returning from Naina Devi fell into a ‘Khud’ around midnight, claiming 24 lives and left others injured some of them seriously.
In a condolence message, the Chief Minister prayed to the Almighty [...]

Chandigarh: The Government of India, Ministry of Women and Child Development, New Delhi has invited recommendations for “Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award-2009″. The Award will be given to the individuals who have worked for the cause of Children for over 10 years and the sole basis of selection will be the quality of work performed [...]

New Delhi: President Mrs. Pratibha Patil today decorated Dr D. S. Rana Chairman, Department of Nephrology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi with Padam Shri Award for his exceptional and distinguished services in the field of medicines in the rural areas of Himachal Pradesh. He belongs to village Dasmal, district Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh.
He is one [...]

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Government would explore the possibilities of creating a separate Investigative Cadre in State Vigilance and CID Wings of the police. This was revealed by Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, in the review meeting of the State Vigilance Department here today.
Chief Minister said that the Vigilance and CID were vital investigative wings [...]

Varun Gandhi has chosen the shortcut to fame. Until yesterday he was an ordinary member of BJP. Today he is a nationally important leader in this party and in the same league as L.K. Advani and Narendra Modi for subscribing to virulent communal views. For a leader of BJP to have said the kind of [...]

Aligarh: The Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University has won the Inter Faculty Cricket Tournament here on Monday being played at Wellington Cricket Pavilion.
 Medicine Faculty team defeated Engineering Faculty by three wickets. Winning the toss the Faculty of Engineering team decided to bat first has scored 127 runs in stipulated 20 overs. Rehan and Ajmal [...]

Shimla: Union Government has lauded the ambitious Atal Bijli Bachat Yojna launched by the Government of Himachal Pradesh aimed at saving on power consumption and power bills by domestic consumers which have been provided four CFL bulbs per family free of cost. In a congratulatory letter written by Union Minister of Power, Shri Sushil Kumar [...]

Chandigarh: Chief Administrator, St. Xavier’s Schools at Chandigarh, Panchkula and S.A.S. Nagar, Mohali, Ivorine Mary Castellas was presented with the Doctorate of Philosophy Degree (Ph. D.) in Arts, (Political Science), by University Grants Commission Chairman, Professor  Sukhadeo Theorat, at the 58th  Convocation held  at the Punjab University, Chandigarh.   
She is the first Anglo-Indian Christian in  Northern India [...]

Lucknow: This time round it promises to be an election with a difference, but then why not. As, at long last the citizens of India are now keen to elect and send clean and committed representatives to form the 15th Lok Sabha of the largest democracy in the world.
But is it possible to pick such [...]

Dharmshala: State level Nasha Nivaran Abhiyan, Declamation Contest, Painting and Slogan Writing Contest was organized by Information and Public Relations Department in which 66 students belonging to various schools from 11 districts participated at Dharmshala today.
Dr. AJV Parsad, Divisional Commissioner presiding over the prize distribution function said that voluntary organizations, Mahila Mandal, Yuvak Mandal, Teachers [...]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is going to attend the G-20 summit in London on April 2. Ahead of this meeting, I wish to bring a highly important matter to the attention of the people of India says Advani in a press statement.
It is well known that Swiss banks provide secrecy and safety [...]

Aligarh: A delegation of Aligarh Muslim University Old Boys (Alumni) Association, Aligarh met the Union HRD Minister Mr. Arjun Singh and conveyed that present administration of AMU is regularly violating the university rules mitigating the democratic structure of the Aligarh Muslim University .
In its documents submitted to Union HRD Minister Mr. Arjun Singh, AMU Old [...]

Shimla: An official Spokesman of H.P. State Health Department said here today that the Additional District Magistrate Kangra has submitted his report in the magisterial enquiry ordered on 10th March, 2009 to look into the case of death of Aman Satya Kachroo, a first year student of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Govt. Medical College, Tanda, due [...]