Ministry of Law & Justice
International Centre for Alternative
Disputes Resolution
The International Centre
for Alternative Disputes Resolution (ICADR) received 13 arbitration
cases during the period from March 1997 to March 2002, out of
which five cases have been resolved...................
Ministry of Science & Technology
President and Prime Minister hail METSAT launch
The President and the Prime Minister
have hailed the successful launch of METSAT by PSLV-C4, last week...................
Ministry of Communications & Information Technology
Strengthening of telecommunication infrastructure vital to bridge
the digital divide : Sumitra Mahajan
The
Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology,
Smt. Sumitra Mahajan is leading a high level Indian Delegation
to the Plenipotentiary Conference of International Telecommunication
Union (ITU), which is being held at Marrakesh, Morocco from 23rd
September to 18th October, 2002...................
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Coca-Cola issue
resolved as per entry terms
As per the approval granted
on 17/07/1997, Hindustan Coca-Cola Holdings Private Limited was
required to fulfil the divestment conditions by way of Indian
participation of upto 49% in Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private
Limited...................
Ministry of Defence
Defence Ministers
condolence message
The Defence Minister
Shri George Fernandes has mourned the sad demise of well-known
artist Priya Tendulkar...................
Ministry of Human Resources Development
National Awards for Child Welfare for the year 2001 announced
Five institutions
and three individuals have been selected for the National Awards
for Child Welfare for the year 2001...................
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Centre proposes urban area restrictions in 12 states for environment
protection in Himalayas
The Union Minister of Environment
and Forests, Shri T.R. Baalu has urged the 12 Himalayan states
to draw up an integrated action programme for sustainable mountain
development and to improve the quality of life and environment
in the inherently fragile region...................
Ministry of Home Affairs
B.B. Mishra appointed D.G. CISF
The
Central Government has approved the appointment of Shri B.B. Mishra,
IPS (OR:67) as Director General, Central Industrial Security Force
(CISF)...................
Ministry of Water Resources
Sethi appeals
Karnataka to honour the CRA's instructions on release of water
to Tamil Nadu
Union Water Resources
Minister, Shri Arjun Charan Sethi has urged Karnataka to honour
the decision of the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) to release water
from the Kabini reservoir as agreed by them earlier...................
Ministry of Defence
First ever NCC
delegation to visit Russia
The first ever National
Cadet Corps (NCC) delegation will proceed to Moscow on Sep 23,
2002. The delegation will remain in Russia from Sep 23, 2002 to
Oct 02, 2002...................
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Smt. Swaraj condoles
the death of Narendra Mohan
The Minister
of Information and Broadcasting, Smt. Sushma Swaraj has condoled
the death of Shri Narendra Mohan, MP and Chief Editor of Hindi
daily "Dainik Jagran" who passed away here today...................
Vice President's House
Vice President
condoles the death of Shri Narendra Mohan
Vice
President Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat has expressed his condolence
on the sad demise of Chief Editor of Dainik Jagran and Member
of Parliament Shri Narendra Mohan...................
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles death
of Shri Narendra Mohan
The Prime
Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has expressed deep grief over
the demise of Shri Narendra Mohan, here today....................
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Import of sensitive
items: April-July 2002
The
total import of 300 sensitive tariff lines for the period April-July
2002 has been Rs. 4477 crore against Rs. 3588 crore for the corresponding
period of last year thereby showing a growth of
24.8 %..................
Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs
Repayment of Central Government loans
The outstanding balance of 11.55 per cent
Government Stock, 2002 is repayable at par on the 15th November,
2002 and no interest will accrue thereon from the said date...................
Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs
Finance Ministry's statement regarding S&P Rating
The following is a statement
issued by the Ministry of Finance in response to recent ratings
on India by Standard and Poor’s Rating Service...................
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Pakistan must reciprocate India's gesture on overflights before
any further request could be considered - Shahnawaz Hussain
India has
made it clear that any further requests by Pakistan on lifting
of aviation restrictions could be considered only after Islamabad
reciprocates India’s gesture of opening of its airspace to Pakistani
aircrafts for overflights...................
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Gen. Khanduri condoles the death of Shri Narendra Mohan
The Minister
of State (Independent Charge) for Road Transport and Highways,
Maj. Gen. (Retd.) B.C. Khanduri has condoled the sad demise of
Shri Narendra Mohan, MP, Rajya Sabha and Chief Editor of Hindi
Daily ‘Dainik Jagran’...................
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Performance of six infrastructure industries: August 2002
Performance
of six infrastructure industries: August 2002...................
Ministry of Home Affairs
Advani condoles the death of Narendra Mohan
The Deputy
Prime Minister, Shri L.K. Advani has deeply condoled the sad demise
of BJP Member of Parliament, Shri Narendra Mohan who died in New
Delhi today after a brief illness...................
Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs
Properties of an underworld operative attached
The Appellate
Tribunal for Forfeited Property today ordered trhe forfeiture
of a large number of mumbai based residential and commercial properties
of Mohd. Ahmed Ummer Dossa alias Tiger Majnoo and his relatives
and associates under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators
(Forfeiture of Property) Act,1976 (SAFEMA)...................
Ministry of Labour & Empowerment
All India Consumer Price Index for agricultural and rural labourers
increases
The All-India
Consumer Price Index for Agricultural and Rural Labourers (Base
1986-87 = 100) increased during August, 2002 by 3 and 2 points
each to stand at 319 for Agricultural Labourers and 321 for Rural
Labourers...................
Ministry of Labour & Empowerment
All India Consumer
Price Index for agricultural and rural labourers in twenty states
Meghalaya
continued to figure at the top of the index table for both Agricultural
and Rural Labourers with 345 and 342 points respectively whereas
Manipur remained at the bottom of the index...................
