New Delhi (ANI): Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Kamal Nath on Monday announced the 20-kilometer-per day road project that would involve the construction of 20 kilometers of road per day in the country. “If we are to catch up with the past, today what we are building is not building for the future. [...]
Srinagar (ANI): The incessant rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir has come as a blessing in disguise for the umbrella sellers, as their business has witnessed a surge in the demand for umbrellas. The demand has scaled up the prices of umbrellas almost double the normal price here. People here are complaining about the shooting umbrella [...]
Solan (Himachal Pradesh): Department of Tourism, Himachal Pradesh organised ‘Himachal Hatt’ a theme based fair at Hotel Destination in Kandaghat in District Solan today. The fair was inaugurated by Union Minister for Tourism, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Kumari Selja. Kumari Selja said that there was immense potential for development of tourism in Himachal Pradesh [...]
New Delhi (ANI): Union Minister of Steel Virbhadra Singh on Monday said India has set a target of 124 million tonnes of steel production by December 2012, adding that it is a viable target based on current position. “We have a target of 124 million tonnes by 2012 December. It is realistic, based on facts; [...]
By Naveen Kapoor New Delhi (ANI): The first India-US strategic dialogue is taking place amid the backdrop of incidents which see commonality of interests between the oldest and the largest democracies of the world. After the arrest of Pakistani American Faisal Shehzad, the Times Square bomb plotter, the US is not only talking tough, but [...]
Bangalore (ANI): A day after attempted attack on Art of Living (AoL) founder Sri Sri Ravishankar, Karnataka Director General of Police (DGP) Ajai Kumar Singh on Monday said it was not a ”targeted attack”. Singh said the attacker-opened fire about five minutes after Sri Sri Ravishankar left the place in his car. “The scenario emerging [...]
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh): A two-day long seminar on ‘Integrated and Sustainable Urbanization in Himachal Pradesh’ started here today at Himachal Institute of Public Administration. The Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Tourism Kumari Selja inaugurated the Seminar. Speaking on the occasion, Kumari Selja said that a ‘Regional Institute for Urban Management in [...]
Darjeeling (West Bengal) (ANI): Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) activists, who are demanding a separate state of Gorkhaland, have decided to change the name of the desired state to ”Gorkha Adivasi Pradesh” to include tribals. “The name of desired state of Gorkhaland would be changed to ”Gorkha Adivasi Pradesh”,” said Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) Chairman Bimal [...]
Pune (Maharashtra) (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday said India is now strengthening border infrastructure in regions prone to internal and external threats. He pointed out that there was some neglect on the part of the government regarding development of infrastructure in the northeast. He said: “There was a concept that borders are [...]
Solan (Himachal Pradesh): District Level Fairs and Festivals would be organized by local bodies in Himachal Pradesh. This was stated by Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister Himachal, while addressing the ‘Parivar Mitra Milan Samaroh’ organized by Dhouladhar Mitra Sabha, at Parwanoo in district Solan after he laid foundation stone of Dhouladhar Bhawan, late last [...]
Hyderabad (ANI): Hyderabad got its first eco-friendly ice-skating rink with a synthetic surface on Sunday. The rink has been introduced by Sparq Concepts in conjunction with Spanish company, XTRAICE. Spanning an area of 1,300 square feet, the sporting arena is all set to woo ice skating enthusiasts. “The rink here is artificial ice rink. This [...]
New Delhi (ANI): The Army Tribunal is likely to take up the hearing of the 30-year-old Samba spy case on Monday. Two Army officers–Captain Rana and Captain Rathore are hoping that justice will be done 30 years after they were falsely implicated as Pakistan spies. Captain Rathore and Captain Rana are the two main accused [...]
New Delhi (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari on Monday wrote a letter to Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa expressing concern over the attempted attack on Sri Sri Ravishankar. In his letter, Gadkari has asked Yeddyurappa to tighten security given to Sri Sri Ravishankar. Gadkari called Yeddyurappa on Monday to get details of Sunday’s [...]
Chandigarh (ANI): The Punjab and Haryana High Court will take up the bail plea of former Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore on Monday. Rathore, who is now lodged in Chandigarh’s Burail jail, moved the high court with a review petition, seeking bail on medical grounds. Earlier, the Chandigarh District and Sessions Court had [...]