GoM meet on Noida airport tomorrow
May 3: After the new-found bonhomie between the UPA and the BSP, the Union government is moving at lightning speed to examine the feasibility of establishment of an international airport at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida area. A meeting of the group of ministers (GoM) will be held on Wednesday in this regard.
Girl ‘abducted’ from Panchal Vihar house
May 3: A 19-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped from her Panchal Vihar residence of Karawal Nagar on Sunday night.
Areas in S. Delhi to face powercuts
May 3: South Delhi areas may witness powercuts as a 220 KV power transmission line from Badarpur Thermal Power Station to Okhla is going to be shutdown from May 3 till May 17 due to the ongoing work of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
Govt issues radio waste guidelines
May 3: The Delhi government on Monday enforced rules and regulations for disposal of radioactive material in all medical establishments as per directives of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) under Atomic Energy (Safe Disposal of Radioactive
CBI for prosecution of Sajjan for sedition
May 3: The CBI on Monday told a city court that it will seek sanction for prosecution of senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and others on the charge of sedition for their alleged involvement in 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
‘Raja target for being dalit’
May 3: The government is finding it difficult to defend telecom minister A. Raja over the alleged 2G spectrum allocation scam in Parliament. There are compulsion in coalition politics that we have to face, UPA managers concede privately.
2G spectrum issue rocks Parliament
May 3: The issue of an alleged scam in the 2G spectrum allocation rocked both the Houses of Parliament on Monday. The Opposition members’ trooped into the well demanding resignation of telecom minister A. Raja for his controversial role in the exercise.
Govt tables 4 bills to overhaul education
May 3: Going full steam ahead on its agenda to press reforms in the education sector, the government on Monday introduced four major bills. These include Foreign Universities Bill, National Accreditation Regulatory Authority for Higher Educational Institutions Bill, Prohibition of Unfair Practices in technical
Universal PDS demand is unsustainable: Pawar
May 3: Union food and agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Monday replied to the Opposition demand for universalisation of the public distribution system in the country.
Need caste Census, but too late now: Moily
May 3: The Centre is not keen on a caste-based Census fearing that it can lead to a division of the society at a time when the Opposition parties are insisting on collection of data on castes.