16th August, 2002
 


Ministry of Steel

Salem Stainless Steel at Parliament Library
Cold rolled stainless steel supplied by the Salem Steel Plant (SSP)of the Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) has played a key role in the structure of the new Parliament library. ..................

Ministry of Home Affairs

First convictions under UK Terrorism Act, 2000 - Press note
In a landmark judgement a court in Kent (UK) has sentenced two Germany based members of the International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF), Avtar Singh Hundal and Kesar Singh Dhaliwal to 30 months of imprisonment for being members of a proscribed organization under the UK Terrorism Act, 2000. ..................

Ministry of Law & Justice

President's assent to three bills
The President has given his assent to the General Insurance Business (Nationalization) Amendment Bill, 2002, the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Validation of Electricity Tax) Act and Other Laws (Repeal) Bill, 2002 and the Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2002. ..................

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Sushma Swaraj pays tribute to Satyadev Pawar
The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Smt. Sushma Swaraj has condoled the death of veteran music director, Shri Satyadev Pawar, who passed away last night. ..................

Ministry of Defence

HIV / AIDS Awareness Programme for NCC cadets
Indian troops have the best awareness records of the HIV/AIDS diseases in the world says Dr. David Miller, Country Programme Advisor UN AIDS India. ..................

Ministry of Home Affairs

Home Ministry and the UN to make co-ordinated effort for Asia Regional Disaster Assessment
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, is with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs jointly sponsoring a training course on United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination from 18-30 August 2002 at the National Police Academy in Hyderabad. ..................

Ministry of Human Resource Development

Dr. Joshi to be Chairman of NIT Council
A Council of National Institutes of Technology(NIT) is to be established in pursuance of the conversion of RECs(Regional engineering Colleges) into NITs. ..................

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Maran clears FDI proposals worth Rs.506 crore
Shri Murasoli Maran, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, has cleared 25 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) proposals involving FDI worth Rs.506 crore. ..................

Election Commisstion

Election Commission's orders on Gujarat Election
Press note. ..................