Antony for job quota for ex-servicemen
NEW DELHI: (AMN) Defence minister A K Antony Monday urged all the state governments to take steps to ensure reservation in jobs for ex-servicemen. Speaking at the twenty ninth meeting…
Singur: HC refuses to pass interim injunction
KOLKATA: (AMN) The Calcutta High Court has refused to pass an interim order restraining the West Bengal government from distributing the land acquired earlier to set up Tata'a car manufacturing…
7 arrested as J Dey murder case cracked
MUMBAI: (AMN) Maharashtra government has claimed the mystery of murder of Journalist Jyotirmoy Dey has been cracked with the arrest of seven persons from the state and Tamil Nadu.
Chidambaram asks Sikhs to move ahead
NEW DELHI: (AMN) In an apparent reference to memories of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday asked the Sikhs to move ahead as the country…
Monsoon hit Northern India
NEW DELHI: (AMN) Monsoon has hit Northern India three days ahead of its usual arrival. The Southwest monsoon has been vigorous over Haryana and Punjab and active over West Uttar…
Govt to alert people against drug abuse
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The Government on Sunday launched a nationwide awareness drive against drug abuse on the occasion of International Day against Drug Abuse and illicit Trafficking.
Congress urges states to reduce levies on fuels
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The Congress party has urged the states to reduce levies on diesel, kerosene oil and cooking gas to reduce the impact of the hike in their prices.
2 BSF men killed in Maoists’ ambush
RAIPUR (AMN): Continuing their offensive against security forces, Maoists in Chhattisgarh killed two BSF personnel and injured four others in Kanker district. The deceased include one head constable and a…
CBI registers case against Ramdev’s aide
TIA Spl Correspondent NEW DELHI: The CBI has registered a preliminary probe against Yoga master Ramdev’s Nepali aide Balakrishna. He has been accused of using forged documents to acquire multiple…
Govt to help Afghanistan Sikhs
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The Government on Saturday said it would soon issue orders to help the Sikhs who have returned from Afghanistan following violence in the neighbouring country.