3rd October, 2002
 


Ministry of Law & Justice

Annual disposal of cases per Judge in High Courts
The average annual disposal of cases per judge in all the 21 High Courts in the country is 1363 cases...................

Ministry of Railways

Howrah-Delhi Rajdhani accident due to sabotage - Preliminary report of CRS
Shri Mahesh Chand, Commissioner of Railway Safety, Eastern Circle, Kolkata, held a statutory inquiry into the derailment of 2301 UP Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express train at Km. 508/19-21 between Rafiganj and Deo road stations on Gaya-Mughalsarai Grand Chord double line broad gauge electrified section of Mughalsarai Division of Eastern Railway at about 22.42 hours on 9th September, 2002.................

Ministry of Steel

RSP develops A 50-Tonne Drum for DSP Blast Furnace
Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has developed a 50 tonne drum for the slag granulation plant of Durgapur Steel Plant’s Blast Furnace No. 3 ..................

Ministry of Law & Justice

Law Minister calls for simplification of Taxation Laws
The Union Minister of Law and Justice Shri K.Jana Krishnamurthi has said that fiscal policy must aim at simplification of direct tax laws and plug loopholes in the legislation ..................

Vice President's House

Vice President meets President of Ukraine
Vice President, Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat made a courtesy call today to Mr. Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine. This is the first visit of President of Ukraine since last ten years..................

Ministry of Small Scale Industries

India focussing on international cooperation in SMEs sector
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have to look beyond national frontiers, especially in this era of WTO and globalisation. This was stated by the Minister for Small Scale Industries, Smt. Vasundhara Raje while addressing a seminar on SMEs in Cairo, Egypt today..................

Ministry of Defence

India focussing on international cooperation in SMEs sector
The Minister of State for Defence Shri Chaman Lal Gupta condoled the death of twelve naval crew and five civilians in the accident involving two IL-38 aircraft in Goa on the first of this month..................

Ministry of Railways

Railway Minister orders high level inquiry into stampede incident at Charbagh Railway Station
Minister of Railways, Shri Nitish Kumar has today ordered an inquiry into the stampede incident in Charbagh Railway Station, Lucknow on 28th of last month..................

Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas

Shri Ram Naik launches website of Anti Adulteration Cell
Shri Ram Naik, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas reviewed the performance and launched here today the official website of Anti Adulteration Cell (AAC) to enable customers to lodge complaint and obtain information of how to prevent adulteration of petroleum products..................

President's Secretariat

President visits Tripura and Manipur
The President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is undertaking an intensive tour of the North Eastern states of the country. In the first phase, he will be visiting Tripura and Manipur on 4th and 5th October 2002..................