sonia, rahul visit antony in Hospital
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi visited the Army’s Research and Referral Hospital to enquire about the health of Defence Minister AK Antony. Antony had undergone a prostate surgery at the hospital here recently. The senior Congress leader is a trusted associate of both the leaders who often consult him on various issues. Antony could not be present at the meeting of the Congress Core Group earlier in the day when the issue of the ordinance was discussed threadbare.
two army engineers arrested for bribe
New Delhi: CBI has arrested two Junior Engineers of Military Engineering Services posted at Allahabad for allegedly taking a bribe of `two lakh for clearing pending bills of a private firm. According to the agency spokesperson, the case was registered on a complaint of a contractor who had alleged that the JEs posted at the office of Garrison Engineer (East), Allahabad were demanding `2 lakh for clearing pending bills.
CVC recovers `10 cr in Govt departments
New Delhi: A recovery of about `10 crore has been effected by Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) on the basis of investigation into public procurement and other works carried out by various Central Government departments here. The recovery of `10.30 crore was made during August. The CVC has effected recovery of `86.49 crore between January and August this year after conducting about 40 technical examinations of works done by Government organisations.
mbbs admissions extended for 2 weeks
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has extended by two weeks the September 30 deadline of completing admission process for MBBS in medical colleges in Maharashtra, dismissing a plea by Medical Council of India. The order was passed by the apex court considering the fact that some of the medical colleges in the state had enhanced the seats but were denied permission by the Medical Council of India (MCI) to take admission for extra seats as they fell few days short of the mandatory 10 years of completion of their functioning.