9th September, 2002
 


Prime Minister's Office

PM's departure statement before leaving for US visit
Following is the text of the Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s statement before his departure for New York for the 57th UN General Assembly, here today..................


Ministry of Law & Justice

Centre must bear bulk expenditure for Subordinate Judiciary, says Justice Jagannadha Rao

The Chairman, Law Commission of India, Shri Justice M. Jagannadha Rao has said that the bulk of the expenditure for the subordinate judiciary must be borne by the Central Government while the State should bear only the proportionate burden arising from State statutes..................

Ministry of Law & Justice

Effect of electoral reforms ordinance and amendment of conduct of election rules
The combined effect of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 promulgated on August 24, 2002 and the subsequent amendment to the Conduct of Election Rules 1961..................

Ministry of Steel

BSP sets 2002-03 net target Rs. 700 crore
Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) of the Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) achieved a profit of Rs. 476 crore during 2001-02..................

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Timely completion of projects utmost priority: Vijay Goel
The Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation and Prime Minister's Office Shri Vijay Goel has announced that timely completion of projects will be the utmost priority of the Government..................

Ministry of Science & Technology

First World Science Festival
The First World Science Festival is proposed to be held in India early next year..................

Ministry of Textiles

Basanagouda Patil congratulates noted Karnada poet Kambar
The Minister of State for Textiles, Shri Basnagouda R.Patil, today congratulated noted Kannada Poet, Playwright and Author Shri Chandrasekar Kambar who was selected for the prestigious Kalidas award for the year 2002-2003..................

Ministry of Power

New initiatives on power distribution
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has started conducting Training Workshops in all regions of the country, in order to accelerate improvement on the distribution side of electricity supply system of the country..................

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Shatrughan Sinha appeals for larger share of Global Fund for AIDS
The meeting of Health Minister’s of South East Asia Region Organisation (SEARO) being organised by WHO in Jakarta , today deliberated upon Global Fund for AIDS, TB, Malaria and regional mechanism for bulk purchase of selected quality essential drugs..................