Lot needs to be done to empower panchayats: PM
byNew Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Pushing for power and responsibilities to panchayati raj institutions (PRIs), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday called for change in…
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Bijan Das new Tripura advocate general
byAgartala, April 24 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court’s senior lawyer Bijan Das has been appointed the advocate general of Tripura, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar…
60 Goa mines may resume work if ban is lifted, says CM
byPanaji, April 24 (IANS) Of the 80 odd operational mines in Goa, 60 could resume operations after the Supreme Court-imposed ban is lifted, Chief…
French lawmakers approve same-sex marriage
byParis, April 24 (IANS/EFE) France Tuesday became the world’s 14th country to allow same-sex marriage after legislators passed a bill authorizing such unions amid…
Need to strengthen panchayats: PM
byNew Delhi, April 24 (IANS) There was need to strengthen the Panchayati Raj system to ensure inclusive development, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here…
Where are the women candidates, asks Pakistani daily
byIslamabad, April 24 (IANS) There are only 36 women candidates for the 272 National Assembly general seats, a Pakistani daily said Tuesday while noting…
‘Powerless’ Srinagar decks up to receive the ‘Darbar’
bySrinagar: It’s that time of the year when the Jammu and Kashmir civil secretariat makes its annual move to this summer capital following a…
Akhilesh heads for Harvard to share Kumbh success mantra
byLucknow, April 24 (IANS) Accompanied by a battery of officials and two ministers, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Wednesday left for the US…
Is a fifth Kerala Congress on the anvil?
byThiruvananthapuram, April 24 (IANS) In Kerala where politics revolves around various allies of the rival fronts, three of four factions of the Kerala Congress…
Chechnya’s Kadyrov returns to blog after two years
byGrozny, April 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has returned to his LiveJournal blog after almost two years of silence. “Good afternoon, dear…