e-booking facility open for journos
New Delhi: Journalists now need not go to counters for booking train tickets as the Railways on Tuesday launched e-booking for scribes on concessional passes available to them. “It was promised in the budget to provide e-booking facility to journalists and today we fulfilled it,” Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said here on Tuesday after launching the facility for accredited scribes. In order to avail the benefit of the e-booking facility, journalists have to use their registered ID card number issued by Railways to book tickets.
setting up of global law dept recommended
New Delhi: A Parliamentary committee on Tuesday recommended setting up of a new 'Department of International law' to work as a nodal agency for creating a pool of legal experts to negotiate and draft international treaties, saying India too needs a “matching" expertise at international fora. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on law and Personnel also said a new ‘Department of International Obligations and Implementations' under the direct supervision of Prime Minister to monitor the implementation of New Delhi's international obligations and commitments.
CONG lEADER SNUBBED IN RAJYA SABHA
New Delhi: Congress member Jairam Ramesh was Tuesday snubbed in Rajya Sabha by Deputy Chairman P J Kurien for asking to let a JD-U member complete his remarks on the Budget during a discussion on the issue. “I will decide. Do you have to control (the House)IJ” an angry Kurien asked.