PIB Press Releases


		1st October, 2002


		Ministry of Law & Justice High Courts with largest pendencies Out of 21 High Courts in the country, 6 High Courts have the largest pending cases.................. Ministry of Defence BEL declares 50 % dividend Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) the Premier Defence Public Sector Undertaking and pioneers of the Professional Electronics, has declared an all time high dividend of 50 per cent for the fiscal year 2001-02................. Ministry of Commerce & Industry Exports go up by over 13% India’s exports during April-August, 2002-2003 are valued at US $ 19766.26 million which is 13.37% higher than the level of US $ 17435.88 million during April- August, 2001-2002.................. Ministry of Power Kakrapar Atomic Power Station sets new record The Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) near Surat in Gujarat has set a new record by achieving the highest ever capacity factor of 97.8 percent during the calendar year 2001 among the nuclear plants under operation in India.................. Ministry of Communications & Information Technology Termination of cellular licence of M/s Koshika Telecom for U.P. East Telecom Circle The Department of Telecom (DoT), on 30.9.2002 has terminated the Cellular Mobile Telephone Service license of M/s. Koshika Telecom Ltd., in U.P.(East) Circle. The license to Koshika was granted in December, 1995.................. Ministry of Steel Romelt Sail Colloquium on use of Municipal Solid Wastes Romelt-SAIL (India) Ltd. (RSIL), organized today a colloquium on treatment of Municipal Solid Wastes (MSW) by romelt technology, developed by the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys (MISA).................. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Voluntary donation of blood should be promoted - Shatrughan Sinha The country is observing the National Day for Voluntary Blood Donation today. On the occasion, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri Shatrughan Sinha said that we have to mobilise voluntary blood donation in a big way and bring about a situation of total voluntary blood donation in the country.................. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare National Day for Voluntary Blood Donation National Blood Policy has been formulated and is now being implemented with the mission to ensure easily accessible and adequate supply of safe and quality blood collected from voluntary non-remunerated regular blood donors.................. Prime Minister's Office PM Video-inaugurates I T Centre of excellence in Mongolia The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee inaugurated ‘A.B. Vajpayee Centre for Excellence in Information & Communication Technology’, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with the Prime Minister of Mongolia through video conferencing facility, here today.................. Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers NFL presents highest ever dividend cheque for 2001-2002 to Govt. Shri P.S. Grewal, Chairman & Managing Director, National Fertilizers Limited presented dividend cheque of Rs. 95.80 crores to Shri S.S. Dhindsa, Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers here today.................. Ministry of Home Affairs DGPs/IGPs Conference concludes Heads of State and Central Police Organizations met for three days from September 29 to October 1, 2002 in Delhi to forge strategies and responses with respect to challenges posed by the changing dimensions of terrorism, extremism, border management and coastal security.................. Vice President's House Vice President reviews preparations for the Loknayak Jai Prakash Narain Birth Centenary Celebrations A committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Vice President to organise the birth centenary celebration year of Loknayak Jai Prakash Narain in an organised manner.................. Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Shri Pramod Mahajan inaugurates Centre for Advanced Computing at University of Mauritius The Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Communications and Information Technology Shri Pramod Mahajan inaugurated the Centre for Advanced Computing at the University of Mauritius, Port Louis today.................. Ministry of Finance Agruculture exports need impetus: Adsul tells Exim Bank The Union Minister of State (Banking & Insurance) Shri Anandrao V.Adsul has urged the Exim Bank of India to provide impetus to exports of agricultural products.................. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Population Clock inaugurated at Nirman Bhawan Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Shatrughan Sinha today inaugurated the Population Clock at Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi. .................. Ministry of Railways Nitish Kumar inaugurates new railway zones at Jaipur and Hajipur Railway Minister, Shri Nitish Kumar has inaugurated North Western Railway, Jaipur and East Central Railway, Hajipur, today. .................. Vice President's House Vice President reviews preparations for the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narain Birth Centenary Celebrations A committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Vice President to organise birth centenary celebration year of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narain in an organised manner. .................. Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Lata Mangeshkar inaugurates Film Festival The 33rd International Film Festival of India got off to a glittering start at an impressive inaugural function at Siri Fort Auditorium here today. .................. President's Secretariat Message from the President of India Today, on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhiji, the father of our nation, we should rededicate ourselves to foster unity of minds in our motherland and to spread messages of peace, tolerance, communal harmony and the national development. .................. Ministry of Law & Justice VSP sales turnover up 19 per cent Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. has recorded a cash profit of Rs. 399.83 crore during 2001-02 as against last year's cash profit of rs. 153.30 crore. ..................