Centre releases fund for rural roads
NEW DELHI (AMN): The Ministry of Rural Development has released grant in aid worth Rs. 4200,00,000 crore as part payment of Ist installment of Phase-VI, for construction of rural roads…
Govt prepares for Political solution of Kashmir
NEW DELHI: The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday reiterated need for a political solution to the problems of Jammu and Kashmir. Admitting that the government has not been…
UNICEF Executive Director visits Pak flooded areas
CHARSADDA DISTRICT: UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake’s two-day visit to Pakistan, which wraps up today, has reflected the unprecedented scale of emergency the country faces, with more than 17 million…
India raises Pak flood aid to $25 m
NEW DELHI: (AMN) India on Tuesday decided to increase its humanitarian aid to Pakistan’s flood victims. External affairs minister S.M. Krishna told the Lok that the assistance would go up…
Children in flooded Pakistan go to school
RAHIM YAR KHAN (PUNJAB): Millions of children have been devastated by the disastrous floods in Pakistan. They have lost homes and possessions and have been forced to relocate to temporary…
No Creamy Layer; All Our MPs Are Poor!
AT the time when poor members of parliament were making hangama over their plight and demanding increase in their salary and other allowance in the parliament, our Crorpati representatives were…
RS approves Bill for NRIs’ voting rights
NEW DELHI: (AMN) Non-Resident Indians (NRI) can now easily cast their votes in their motherland during elections. Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian parliament on Tuesday passed a Bill…
Speaker concerned over disruption of House
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has expressed concern over disruptions in the House. Describing the trend as alarming, Mrs Kumar said that if this is not checked, it…
Nirupama in Sri Lanka to asses work in Tamil area
NEW DELHI: (AMN) Foreign Secretary Nirumapa Rao will begin a three-day visit to Sri Lanka on Monday. During the visit she will see directly the utilisation of Indian economic and…
Johri speaks Modi words; skip date with CBI
NEW DELHI/ AHMADABAD: (AMN) Imitating chief minister Narendra Modi style of wordings, the Rajkot Police Commissioner Geeta Johri has alleged that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is pressuring her…