Ministry of Law, Justice & Company Affairs
Complaints
regarding denial of Justice to Dock Workers
The
Government has received a complaint regarding denial of justice
to 21 dock workers of New Mangalore Port Trust.....................
Ministry of Law, Justice & Company Affairs
Guidelines
regarding reserved Lok Sabha Constituencies
Under
Article 334 of the Constitution, the reservation of seats in Lok
Sabha for the Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes shall cease
to have effect on the expiration of a period of sixty years from
the commencement of Constitution. ......................
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Ministry of Law, Justice & Company Affairs
No directions
of Election Commission to Political Parties
The
Election Commission of India has informed that it has not issued
any directions to political parties and State Governments during
the month of February, 2002 to exercise restraint. The Commission......................
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Ministry of Law, Justice & Company Affairs
Action against
fraud Companies
Two
hundred twenty-nine companies are reported to have disappeared
after mobilizing money from public through capital market. Prosecutions
have been launched against 135 companies, and against 33 companies
police complaints......................
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Ministry of Information Technology & Communication
Government
announces initiative to prepare E-Readiness report of States,
UTs & Central Government Departments annually
Union
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Communications and IT, Shri
Pramod Mahajan, today announced that a Committee under the Department
of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and IT......................
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Ministry of Textiles
Anti - Dumping
duty on Polyster Staple Fibre
The
European Union (EU) is presently maintaining anti-dumping duties
in the range of 14.7% to 35.4% on imports of Polyester Staple
Fibre from India. Bangladesh has recently imposed a regulatory
duty of 10% on import of all types of cotton yarn. ......................
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Ministry of Tourism
Employment
Opportunities in Tourism sector
Tourism
sector provides both direct and indirect employment opportunities
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Ministry of Steel
Import of
Ship-Breaking SCRAP
India
imported 2.9 million tonnes of ship-breaking scrap during the
year 2001-02 against 2.205 million tonnes in the year 2000-01.
It imported 3.063 million tonnes and 3.368 million tonnes of ship-breaking
scrap
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Ministry of Steel
Concession
on import duty for Corex technology
The
customs duty on metallurgical coke has been reduced from 15 per
cent to 5 per cent in the Budget 2002-03 for steel units using
corex technology. This is in line with the similar .......................
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Ministry of Home Affairs
Major internal
security concerns in the country centre around Pak sponsored terrorism
in J&K
The
major internal security concerns in the country centred around
Pak-sponsored terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir, inter-linked and
externally supported subversive activities of militant groups
in the North-East.......................
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Ministry of Commerce
All party
delegation of Assam meets Maran
A
high-level delegation of all parties from the State of Assam called
on Shri Murasoli Maran, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry,
here today and submitted a memorandum listing out the problems
of tea industry. The delegation requested shifting of the Head
Offices of the tea companies.......................
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Ministry of Defence
BEL registers
record turnover
The
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a Public Sector Undertaking
of the Ministry of Defence has registered a record turnover of
Rs.1939 crore during 2001-02.......................
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Ministry of Surface Transport
Sanction
for Cochin Shipyard Repairing Project
Cochin
Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi has submitted a proposal for expansion
of ship-repair facilities at an estimated cost of Rs. 98.38 crore......................
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Ministry of Surface Transport
Transport
corridor between Asia and Europe
As
Inter-Governmental Agreement on International North-South Transport
Corridor has been signed amongst India, Russia and Iran.......................
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Ministry of Surface Transport
Setting
up of Inland Waterways Transport Development Council
An
Inland Water Transport Development Council, under the Chairmanship
of Minister of Shipping was set up on 14.5.2001.......................
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Ministry of Industry
Installed
capacity of Cement Corporation
The
total installed capacity of Cement Corporation of India Limited
(CCI) is 38.34 lakh MT...................
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Ministry of Power
Power Minister
lays foundation stone for Stage-II Of Kahalgaon Super Thermal
Power Project
The
Minister of Power Shri Suresh Prabhu has said that he is confident
that at least 40,000 MW of generation capacity will be added during
the 10th Five Year Plan...................
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Ministry of Labour & Empowerment
New safety
practices in Indian Mining Industry
Several
safety practices are being currently introduced in Indian mining
industry under the guidance of the Director General of Mine Safety...................
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Ministry of Labour & Empowerment
Over One
Lakh agricultural labourers covered Under Social Security Scheme
More
than one lakh agricultural labourers have so far been covered
under the Krishi Shramik Samajik Suraksha Yojna - 2001...................
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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
No discrimination
against minorities in implementing welfare programmes, says Dr.
Satyanarayan Jatiya
The
Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya
has denied that minorities especially Muslims are getting lowest
priority in the schemes and programmes of the government. He told
the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today that his Ministry is
implementing a 15-Point Programme for welfare of all minorities
including the Muslims...................
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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Fifty Six
NGOs blacklisted by Social Justice & Empowerment Ministry for
unsatisfactory service
Fifty
six Non Governmental Organisations have been blacklisted and grant-in-aid
suspended to three NGOs by the Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment....................
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Ministry of Agriculture
International
Workshop on Adaptation to Climate change for Agricultural Productivity
In
order to increase awareness in the South Asian region about climatic
changes, identify vulnerable areas, deliberate on adaptation strategy
and mitigation options, Government of India, United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) and Consultative Group for International Agriculture
Research (CGIAGR) ....................
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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension
Senior
level appointments
The
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following
appointments
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