New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to arrive at a consensus over who will be Jharkhand’s new chief minister on Friday. Senior BJP leaders are meeting here to finalise the name. After the meeting, the party is likely to send observers to Ranchi to convey its decision to party [...]

Chandigarh: Anand Sharma, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, will be visiting Chandigarh on 7th May and to Baddi and Shimla on 8th May, which is the first-ever high level meetings to be held in both the places. Sharma will address at the Interactive Session with the captains of Industry of Northern Region, which is [...]

P.K. Mohanty writes: Over the years, India has developed a strong capability in producing generic medicines in almost all the therapeutic categories. These medicines are being sold mostly as branded medicines which pushes up the retail price of these medicines. There is still a large population of poor people in the country which finds it difficult to [...]

Hamirpur: Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister Himachal said that Recruitable Male Population (RMP) formula for recruitment to the Indian army should be amended by relaxing population condition for the State so that maximum youth of the State could join the Indian Forces. He said that a separate Himalayan Regiment was required to be raised [...]

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Administration has firmed up plans to make the three day mega event to mark the Baisakhi celebrations from April 11 to 13, an elaborate affair. The celebrations will include musical evenings by renowned Punjabi singers like Jasbir Jassi and Amrinder Gill; live performance by Meghna Naidu, a Telugu sensation; and cultural and [...]

Los Angeles: “The Green Warriors of Chandi’s Fortress”, a zero-budget film shot on recycled tapes using a handy cam about an environmental campaign of Chandigarh, will form part of international “Green Lifestyle Film Festival” in University of California—Los Angeles (USA) from March 19-21. Made by Dr. Gaurav Chabra with one-man crew, this film claimed to [...]

Kalpana Palkhiwala writes: In the absence of scientific consensus and opposition from the State Governments and others, the Ministry of Environment & Forests on February 09, 2010  decided to impose a moratorium on commercialization of Bt brinjal until all concerns expressed by the public, NGOs, scientists and the State Governments are addressed adequately. The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) in its [...]

The declining sex ratio over the past several years shows that girls and women not only face indignities and gender inequality in society, they are even denied the right to be born if their families do not wish so. In fact many families do not wish their women folk to deliver baby daughters. Female foeticide [...]

Chandigarh: Cell for Gender Development (CGD), Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Punjab (MGSIPAP) organized a Seminar on “Social, Economic and Political Mainstreaming of Women in Punjab” to commemorate International Women’s Day. Dr. Upinderjit Kaur, Hon’ble Minister of Education, Government of Punjab, graced the occasion. She released a book entitled “Ajoki Aurat – Dasha [...]

Dharmshala: Security has been tightened in famous shrine of Jawalamukhi, Kangra and Chamunda in Himachal Pradesh following warnings of possible strikes by a Punjab terrorist outfit. Police Chief of Kngra District Atul Kumar Fulzele told this Correspondent that there had been intelligence inputs that Babbar Khalsa might target temples during the Chaitra Navratra season beginning March [...]

Chandigarh: Haryana & Punjab Police have been rounded up more than 50 persons on charges of arson and rioting as tension prevailed in different parts of Punjab and Haryana. The supporters of the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect went on a rampage to protest registration of another murder case against their spiritual leader Gurmit Ram [...]

CHALLENGES ! To quickly revert to the high GDP growth path of 9 per cent and then find the means to cross the ‘double digit growth barrier’. ! To harness economic growth to consolidate the recent gains in making development more inclusive. ! To address the weaknesses in government systems, structures and institutions at different levels of governance. [...]

Aligarh: The Department of Mathematics, Aligarh Muslim University today inaugurated a three day International Conference on “Algebra and its Applications”. Noted Mathematician Professor Surjeet Singh of Chandigarh inaugurated the Seminar. Prof. Alberto Facchini of Italy and Prof. Ulrich Dempwolf of Germany was the guests of honour. Twenty-three foreign delegates from Germany, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Italy, [...]

Chandigarh: ‘Chandikrit-2010’, an industrial and business bonanza was inaugurated today by Adviser to the UT Administrator, Mr. Pradip Mehra at Parade Ground, Sector-17. The exhibition is being organized by the Department of Industries and will remain open till February 23, 2010 from 10 am to 8 pm. Lauding the efforts put in by the Department [...]