Ministry of Defence

International Maritime Search and Rescue Conference
Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes will inaugurate a two-day International Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) Conference at Chennai tomorrow. Twenty-four countries are participating in the conference.....................

Prime Minister's Office

Joint statement of the First ASEAN-India Summit
The Heads of State/Government of the Member States of ASEAN and the Prime
Minister of the Republic of India expressed satisfaction that ASEAN-India relations had been rapidly developed and enhanced since the establishment of the Sectoral Dialogue.....................

Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers

Government - Chemical Industry interactive session on 8th November
An interactive session between Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shri S.S.Dhindsa and representatives of industries of chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical sectors will be held on November 8th, 2002 to deliberate on vital issues/problems concerning the industry.....................

Ministry of Railways

Railways organises seminar on the occasion of Vigilance Awareness Week
As part of ongoing Vigilance Awareness Week, the Ministry of Railways organised a seminar to highlight the significance of the Week. The Seminar was specially addressed by Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) Shri P. Shankar.....................

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Administrators urged to change their Mindset
The Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Smt. Vasundhara Raje has called upon the Administrators to change their mindset and cultivate necessary skills, patience and tacts required for dealing with the voices.....................

Ministry of Law, Justice & Company Affairs

Allocation for National Legal Services
The Government has sanctioned Rs. 6 crores as grants-in-aid for National Legal Services Authority ( NALSA) for the current financial year 2002-2003 for implementation of the provisions of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. NALSA is.....................

Ministry of Textiles

Seminar-Display on Cane & Bamboo Products and Tools inaugurated
The three-year Cane and Bamboo pilot project, a joint initiative of Development Commissioner, handicrafts (DCH) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is about to conclude. To assess the progress made by the various agencies.....................

Ministry of Food Processing Industries

Conference cum Business meet to promote Food Processing Industries in the North East
A Conference cum Business Meet is being organized at Kolkata on 7^th November by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries to attract potential entrepreneurs for setting up food processing industries, particularly based on horticulture products, in the North Eastern States.....................

Ministry of Steel

VSP's production target crosses 16 per cent
Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), a public sector unit of the Union Steel Ministry produced 2.34 lakh tonnes of saleable steel during the month of September achieving 116 per cent target. Production of 3.10 lakh tonnes of hot metal and 2.74 lakh tonnes.....................

Ministry of Defence

Army Rafters rescue US citizens in Ganges at Shivpuri
Three officials of the US Embassy in India and an American boy were rescued by Indian Army Rafters at Shivpuri on 04 Nov 2002. The Americans were rafting in a commercially hired raft in the Ganges, while negotiating a rapid their raft flipped and the rafters were thrown overboard into the river.....................

Ministry of Defence

Indo Bangladesh Army River Rafting Expedition
The second joint Indo-Bangladesh Army river rafting expedition was flagged off by Chief Minister of Uttranchal, Shri ND Tiwari at Dehradun yesterday. Being conducted by the Army Adventure Wing, the expedition will cover a distance of 150kms in the Ganges.....................

Ministry of Agriculture

Shri Ajit Singh calls for Reforms in the Agriculture Sector
Union Agriculture Minister Shri Ajit Singh has called for reforms in the agriculture sector in keeping with the changing times. Inaugurating the National Seminar on Methodological Issues in Fixation of Minimum Support Prices here today, he said that the State Governments should take an initiative.....................

Ministry of Railways

Railway Minister announces enhanced amount of Ex-gratia payment to victims of Chhapra accident
The Railway Minister Shri Nitish Kumar has, as a special case, ordered to pay an enhanced amount as ex-gratia to the victim of the Chhapra Train accident. Accordingly, Rs. One lakh will be given in case of death, Rs.15,000/- in case of grievious injury and Rs.2000/- in case of simple injury.....................

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension

New Chairman of Mumbai Port Trust
Smt. Rani Jadhav, IAS (MH – 70), presently in the cadre has been appointed as Chairman, Mumbai Port Trust in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.....................

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

Vikram Verma condoles the death of Olympian Joginder Singh
Shri Vikram Verma, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports has condoled the demise of former Olympian Joginder Singh. A member of the gold medal winning Indian Hockey Squad.....................