Govt gives priority to farm mechanization
CHANDIGARH. (AMN) The union government is giving a high priority to farm mechanization in order to save labour time and increasing farmers’ income. Speaking at the inauguration of Agro-Tech 2010,…
France backs India for UNSC, NSG
BANGALORE: (AMN) France has backed India’s bid for a permanent membership in the UN Security Council. It has also supported India’s civil nuclear programme. Addressing the scientists at the Indian…
Air fares to stabilize within a week: Govt.
MUMBAI: (AMN) Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has said that air-fares that had risen astronomically in the last month will stabilise within a week. Talking to media persons here…
CBI looking for hackers
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday registered a case against unknown persons for hacking and defacement of its official website by people who identified themselves…
Ex CJI asks civil society to protect law
NEW DELHI: Former Chief Justice of India Justice AM Ahmadi on Saturday urged the civil society to wake up from the deep slumber to save the constitution and rule of…
RADIA TAPES AGITATE JOURNALISTS
NEW DELHI: The episode of Nira Radia’s controversial tapes continue to haunt media community. The anger and resentment among the journalists over the issue was so visible at a seminar…
Karnataka Minister resigns after FIR
BANGALORE: Karnataka IT-BT Minister Katta Subramanya Naidu and his Corporator son Katta Jagadish resigned on Friday after an FIR was issued against them by Karnataka Lokayuktha on charges of cheating,…
Parliament completes financial business amid din
NEW DELHI: (AMN) Parliament on Friday completed its financial business for the Winter Session amid repeated disruption by the opposition parties. The Rajya Sabha returned relevant Railway Appropriation Bills and…
Govt for enhancing Bhopal victims compensation
NEW DELHI: Government on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking enhancement of compensation from 750 crore rupees to 7,700 crore for the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. More…
Notice to 15 officers in Adarsh scam
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has sent notices to 15 top bureaucrats whose kin own flats in the controversial Adarsh Housing Society in south Mumbai asking them to explain the source…