foreigners can now apply online for PAP
New Delhi: In order to streamline and facilitate the processing of Protected Area Permit (PAP), the Home Ministry has launched online facilities for seeking such applications from foreigners intending to visit Tibetan settlements. All foreigners intending to visit Tibetan settlements and camps in India may apply online for PAP by logging in Home Ministry's website, official statement said.
Centre favouring corporates: CPI
New Delhi: CPI central secretariat on Friday blamed the Centre for blatant favouritism to corporates by providing slew of benefits. In statement, the CPI cited relaxation in Vodafone case and several tax exemptions to IBM, Nokia, Cairn. "Strangely enough the Government has decided in violation of the agreement with the trade unions to sell up to 10 per cent in Coal India to fetch as much as Rs24,000 crore. It has also approved lupin's proposal to raise the FII limit in the company to 49 per cent from 33 per cent. In its craze for neo-liberal reforms it has also set the base price for 3G spectrum auction at Rs3,705 crore," the CPI said.
prez calls for smooth running of house
New Delhi: With President Pranab Mukherjee cautioning against the enactment of laws through ordinances, the Government on Friday said it was also a pointer for Opposition parties as they have to let the Parliament function normally so that legislation can be passed after proper discussion and debate. "He (Mukherjee) said it would be better if Parliament runs smoothly and decides on issues accordingly. We are in agreement with the President's views," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu said.
centre flayed for tardy scheme implementation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday came down heavily on the slow pace of the Centre in implementing the "Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana" to provide hostels to students belonging to SC/ST category, saying it should not frame schemes that it cannot implement. The object of the Scheme was to provide residential accommodation to SC boys and girls studying in middle schools, higher secondary schools, colleges and Universities.
jaipal singh new secy to haribhai chaudhary
New Delhi: Jaipal Singh, a Gujarat-cadre IFS officer, has been appointed Private Secretary to Minister of State for Home Affairs Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary. Singh, a 1991-batch Indian Forest Service officer is presently working as Director in Department of Higher Education.
engineering crucial for railways: prabhu
New Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday underlined the need for benchmarking the best practices in the engineering sector and integrating these into the railway system. "Engineering sector is crucial for Railways and there are challenges of technology upgrading," he said at the national technical seminar organised by the Institution of Permanent Way Engineers here.
four trains flagged off from bengaluru
Bangalore: It was an inauguration with a twist when Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu on Friday flagged off four Express trains from Bengaluru remotely through Telepresence Service of RailTel, a PSU of Railways. All the four flag offs were done remotely from concourse area of Bangalore City Railway station itself. Prabhu flagged off the trains starting from Kamakya (Guwahati) in North East Frontier Railway, Patna in East Central Railway, Tata Nagar in South Eastern Railway and Bangalore in South Western Railway over the Tele presence (TP) service provided by RailTel, the ICT arm of Indian Railways.
‘Madan Mitra did not cooperate with officers’
Kolkata: CBI on Friday told a city court that West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra had not cooperated with its officers during interrogation in jail in connection with the Saradha scam even as his judicial custody was extended till February 12.