Historic Darjeeling pact for Gorkhas signed
DARJEELING (WEST BENGAL) A historic Tripartite agreement for Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) has been signed here among the Centre, West Bengal government and Gorkha Jana Mukti Morcha
Hillary to put Indo-US ties back on track
NEW DELHI: (AMN) US secretary of state Ms. Hillary Clinton arrived here on Monday on a three day visit to India. She would hold discussions with her Indian counterpart S.…
Cash-for-vote scam: Amar Singh’s aide arrested
NEW DELHI: (AMN) Delhi Police on Sunday arrested Sanjeev Saxena, considered to be close to former Samajwadi leader Amar Singh.
300 political parties to be blacklisted
TIA correspondentNEW DELHI: Election Commission of India is seriously contemplating with idea to blacklist and de- recognise 300 political parties for not complying with the norm of commission.
17 crude bombs recovered
AHMADABAD: (AMN) Police have recovered 17 crude bombs here early this morning. Police said that 10 crude bombs were recovered from Shah Alam area and seven more from Chandola Lake…
PM calls for raising farm productivity
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The Prime Minister has called for raising farm productivity to meet the growing demand of food grains in the country. Dr. Manmohan Singh said, the country needs…
Govt to regulate ammonium nitrate sale
TIA correspondent NEW DELHI: With the growing report of misuse of ammonium nitrate, the centre is all set to bring in legislation to regulate the sale of this compound.
Land acquired for public purposes can’t be re-allotted: SC
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that land acquired for public purpose cannot be re-allotted to other beneficiaries. It slammed politicians and authorities for perpetuating a land racket in…
Govt to regulate over-extraction of water
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The Centre would soon regulate over-extraction of groundwater by farmers and industry. Over-extraction of groundwater is seriously affecting drinking water supply in rural areas of the country.
NRIs who deserts wives will not be spared
JALANDHAR: (AMN) Punjab Minister for NRI Affairs, Capt. Balbir Singh Bath has said that those NRIs who have deserted their wives in Punjab would not be spared.