India, Pak to release detained trucks
New Delhi: India and Pakistan on Wednesday agreed to release trucks detained in their respective territories, ending a three week standoff triggered by seizure of a truck in Jammu & Kashmir coming from across the border for allegedly carrying brown sugar worth `100 crore.
Cabinet gives nod for setting up of JPMl
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet gave its approval for setting up of Jagdishpur Paper Mills limited (JPMl), a greenfield pulp and paper project at Jagdishpur in Amethi district at a cost of `3,650 crore. The project will be implemented in two phases.
new broad gauge line to come up in j’khand
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved the construction of a new broad gauge line between Pirpainti-Jasidih (Mohanpur) in Jharkhand. The total anticipated cost of project `915.96 crore.
SC refuses to review its verdict in 2G case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court refused to review its verdict by which it had barred the Delhi HC from hearing the matters arising out of the 2G spectrum scam and for framing guidelines in a court-monitored probe.
protecting n-e people: SC to hear pil
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a PIl filed by seven lawyers seeking a direction to evolve guidelines to protect people from north-eastern States against racial discrimination. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam who agreed to hear it with a connected petition coming up on Friday.
Rajnath takes ‘note’ of comments against Naidu
New Delhi: BJP president Rajnath Singh has taken “a serious note” of the comments made by party MlA Yennam Srinivasa Reddy against senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu, in connection with bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.
TV channels see 6-fold growth In last decade
New Delhi: The last decade has seen a six fold growth in the number of television channels in the country, with the figure shooting up from 130 in 2004 to 786 in 2014. “With active support from (I&B) Ministry to the Community Radio movement in the country, the Government has been successful in establishing a partnership for community information dissemination at the grass roots, which had led to customization of information dissemination in the far flung areas,” said Manish Tewari, I&B Minister speaking at the release function of India-2014 and Bharat 2014 — Reference Annual in the Capital on Wednesday.