Bihar to deduct striking doctors’ salary
PATNA: The state government Thursday decided to deduct a day’s salary of doctors who struck work for 24 hours on Tuesday. Principal Secretary, Health Amarjeet Singh said that this has…
PM reviews railways functioning
NEW DEHI: (AMN) The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who is also the railways minister of the country took a detailed review of the Indian Railways on Wednesday. He directed the…
Govt fails to pacify Ramdev
TIA correspondentNEW DELHI: In a rare and unprecedented move, the UPA government has totally bowed down before yoga guru Baba Ramdev.
Maulana Azmi is new chief of Fiqh Academy
Abdul Bari Masoud /TIANew Delhi: Maulana Mohammad Naimatullah Azmi of Darul Uloom Deoband was unanimously elected as the new president of the Islamic Fiqh Academy –India (IFA-India)
JPC not to summon Vajpayee
RAJEEV SHARMA / TIA NEW DELHI: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Allocation and Pricing of telecom licenses and Spectrum on Wednesday categorically denied that it has decided to summon…
CBI likely to probe Maran role in 2G scam
RAJEEV SHARMA / TIANEW DELHI: The CBI is likely to initiate probe against Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran in the 2G spectrum scam case “very soon”. The agency is also…
Goa to earmark 12% funds for ST welfare
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE HI PANAJI (AMN) The government in Goa has decided to earmark 12 percent of it budget for the welfare of schedule tribe. Goa…
Sonia to launch rural employment mission
TIA correspondent NEW DELHI: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi would launch the Centre's flagship rural self-employment programme National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) at Banswara in Rajasthan on Friday. It would allow…
Sonia launches health plan for women
MEWAT: (AMN) In an bid to tackle maternal mortality, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday launched a national scheme guaranteeing free delivery, free medicines and diet to pregnant women in…
PM reviews disaster management
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE HI TIA correspondent NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday reviewed preparedness to meet any nuclear disasters, earthquake or Tsunami…