Malhotra slams govt for all-round failure in 2010
The Leader of the Opposition in Delhi Assembly, V.K. Malhotra, has charged the city government with all-round failure in 2010.
“The year 2010 will be remembered by the people as an year of betrayal, intolerable taxes, increase in prices, unprecedented corruption and unrestrained inflation,” Prof.
Metro stuck for 45 min after snag
In yet another technical glitch, a Metro train with over 300 passengers on board got stuck in the tunnel between Patel Chowk and Central Secretariat stations on the Gurgaon line for over 45 minutes on Wednesday.
Factory owner, labourer killed
The owner of a steel factory and a labourer were killed and four others were injured when a recently-laid concrete roof on the third floor collapsed when its support system was removed on Wednesday.
Andhra gets maximum share in Krishna water dispute
Making a final decision on dividing the surplus water of River Krishna, the Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal on Thursday allocated the maximum share of water to Andhra Pradesh while also enhancing the s
Srikrishna Committee holds meeting to finalise report
Ahead of the submission of its report to the Centre, Justice B N Srikrishna Committee on the Telangana statehood issue on Thursday held its last meeting and is understood to have finalised the contents of the much-awaited report.
Women can grow eggs on forearm
Introducing a pathbreaking medical procedure in India, doctors will for the first time help a woman grow her eggs in her forearm, bringing new hope to patients who become infertile following cancer or other treatments.
Operators get 6 months for 3G interception
The government has decided to give private telecom operators six months to put in place a system to provide interception of third generation (3G) mobile services. Home secretary Gopal K. Pillai and secretary (DoT) R. Chandrashekhar discussed the issue and are likely to accept the proposal of the operators asking for six months time to commit themselves on lawful interception of their 3G services, official sources said here on Tuesday.
Joshi, Sushma in PAC-JPC muddle
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday negated party colleague and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman M.M. Joshi’s contention that the PAC is an independent body that can go beyond what the CAG has reported on the 2G spectrum issue, bringing into the open the contradiction within the BJP over its demand for a JPC probe into the allocation of 2G spectrum.
Naxalism mirrors govt failure: Pranab
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday expressed concern over spread of left wing extremism in some backward areas of the country and said that it partly reflects the government’s failure in meeting the expectations of people.
Pvt operators may get 6 months to provide 3G mobile interception
The government has decided to give private telecom operators six months to put in place a system to provide interception of the GenNext mobile services — 3G. Home secretary Gopal K. Pillai and secretary, department of telecommunication, R. Chandrashekhar discussed the issue on Monday and are likely to accept the proposal of the operators asking for six months time to commit themselves on lawful interception of their 3G services, official sources said here on Tuesday.