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Himachal Pradesh governor presents green awards

By IANS,

Shimla : There is a need to sensitise the common man on creating green and clean environment, Himachal Pradesh Governor V.S. Kokje has said.

He was speaking on the occasion of Ozone Green awards ceremony organised by the Ozone Group of Companies here Saturday night.

Prince of Arcot demands impartial probe into Jaipur blasts

By TwoCircles.net staff reporter

Chennai : The Prince of Arcot and president Ajmer Dargah Committee Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali has strongly condemned the perpetrators of May 13 Jaipur serial bomb
blasts, which resulted in horrendous toll of about 80 innocent lives and rendered about 200 injured.

Revoke Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act: JIH

New Delhi :  Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Secretary
General Nusrat Ali has demanded from Government of Gujarat to revoke the original
Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act 2003.

Uttar Pradesh school board exams begin

By IANS

Lucknow : More than four million students across Uttar Pradesh sat for the high school and intermediate examinations conducted by the state government Tuesday.

Government planning multi-purpose ID cards

By IANS

New Delhi : The union government Tuesday reiterated its plans to issue Multi-Purpose National Identity cards (MNIC) so as to provide a unique identity to each citizen.

Punjab forms committee to study loan waiver scheme

By IANS

Chandigarh : The Punjab government Tuesday evening set up a committee to "study" the implications of the Rs.600 billion ($15 billion) farm loan waiver scheme, announced by the central government in the 2008-09 budget.

Airlines to provide passenger information

By IANS

New Delhi : The country representative or station manager of an airline landing in India shall provide information about the passengers and crew on board to the Indian immigration authorities from April 1, union Minister of State for Home Affairs Sri Prakash Jaiswal told the Lok Sabha Tuesday.

Uttar Pradesh medical university gets new head

By IANS

Lucknow : Leading paediatric surgeon Saroj Chooramani Gopal was Tuesday named the new vice chancellor of King George's Medical University (KGMU), becoming the first woman to head the prestigious institute.

An order to this effect was issued by Governor T.V. Rajeshwar Tuesday.

US to India: Let's move forward with both Hyde Act, 123

By IANS

New Delhi : A day after India said it was still trying to build political consensus on the nuclear deal, the US Tuesday stressed that the two sides can move forward with both the Hyde Act, a US domestic legislation, and the 123 bilateral pact "in a consistent manner".

Progress reports of rural schemes on-line: minister

By IANS

New Delhi : Progress details of the rural job guarantee scheme and other development schemes will soon be made available online to parliamentarians to ensure transparency and effective monitoring, Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh said Tuesday.

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