Ministry of Law & Justice

Model Family Courts rules framed
The Government in the Department of Justice has formulated Model Family Courts Rules in consultation with the States and the High Courts and circulated them to all the State Governments, Union Territory Administrations and High Courts.....................

Ministry of Law & Justice

Strengthening subordinate Courts
With filling of all the 2216 vacancies of judges in the subordinate courts and all the 1734 Fast Track Courts becoming fully functional during 2002-2003 as per the directions of the Supreme Court.....................

Ministry of Steel

NMDC pays Rs. 32.5 crore Dividend to Government
National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (NMDC), a public sector unit of the Steel Ministry has paid Rs. 32.5 crore dividend for the year 2001-02. The cheque was presented today to the Union Minister for Steelt.....................

Ministry of Finance

Annual Licensing Policy for Opium for the Crop Year 2002-03 announced
The Government has announced the Annual Licensing Policy for opium for the crop year 2002-03. As per the policy, about 1 lakh cultivators in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh will be eligible for licence.....................

Ministry of Textiles

Traditional Lamp Exhibition Inaugurated
An exhibition of "Traditional Lamps" was inaugurated by the Minister of State for Textiles, Shri Basanagouda R. Patil here yesterday. The exhibition is open till November 27, 2002, focuses on lamps lit on the occasion of different rituals and ceremonies.....................

Ministry of Science & Technology

Third World to jointly tap potential in Herbal Drugs
Third-World countries have unanimously agreed to jointly tap their potential in herbal and medicinal plants. India, one of the largest producers of herbal drugs, has agreed to help a number of developing and under-developed countries in the exploitation of their vast resources in herbs and traditional medicine.....................

Ministry of Railways

National Train Enquiry facility extended to 98 important stations
The National Train Enquiry System, the IT facilitated train enquiry facility based on Interactive Voice Recording System (IVRS) and launched a few years ago by Indian Railways.....................

Ministry of Agriculture

Interests of Farmers to be protected in WTO agreement on Agriculture- Ajit Singh
Union Agriculture Minister Shri Ajit Singh has assured that the interests of Indian farmers will be protected while negotiating the new WTO Agreement on agriculture. He was addressing a meeting of the representatives of political parties, NGOs and farmers’ organizations.....................

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Export of Foodgrains : Exporters to follow Clean and Fair Policy -- Shri Sharad Yadav
Shri Sharad Yadav, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has called upon the exporters of foodgrains to discharge their responsibility in undertaking exports in a clean and fair manner and strictly complying with the guidelines .....................

Ministry of Shipping

Shri K.N. Behera on HDPEL Board
Shri Kashi Nath Behera, Special Secretary, Transport Department, Government of West Bengal has been appointed as Government Director on the Board of Directors of Hooghly Dock & Port Engineering Limited (HDPEL), Kolkata .....................

Ministry of Communications & Information Technology

British Minister for E-Commerce calls on Smt. Sumitra Mahajan
Mr. Stephen Timms, British Minister for E-Commerce and Competitiveness met the Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Smt. Sumitra Mahajan here today. Both the Ministers discussed the subjects of mutual cooperation between India and Britain .....................

Ministry of Civil Aviation

Pawan Hans pays Rs.8.25 crore as Dividend to government
Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited today paid Rs.8.25 crore to the government as the dividend for the year 1999-2000. The dividend cheque was presented by the Chairman and Managing Director of PHHL Shri N.V. Sridhar to the Civil Aviation Minister Shri Syed Shahnawaz Hussain .....................

Ministry of Defence

President confers Gallantry and Distinguished Service Awards
President, Shri APJ Abdul Kalam conferred seven Kirti Chakras, thirty eight Shaurya Chakras on those Armed Forces and civilian personnel who displayed conspicuous gallantry, indomitable courage and extreme devotion to duty at a solemn ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhawan .....................

Ministry of Textiles

Textile exports expected to exceed US $ 15 b. target
The Textiles Ministry has fixed an ambitious export target of US$ 15 billion for the year 2002-03 visualizing 37% growth over the actual performance of 2001-02 .....................