9th January, 2003
 

Ministry of Law & Justice

Family Courts
A total of 100 Family Courts under the Family Courts Act, 1984, have, so far, been set up all over the country. .....................

Ministry of Human Resource Development

India offers support to Uzbekistan in expansion of technical and distance education
India and Uzbekistan held high-level discussion in the area of education, and agreed to cooperate specially in the fields of information technology and distance education, here last evening. .....................

Ministry of Communications & IT

Shri Pramod Mahajan leads delegation to Egypt and South Africa
In a major move to give a new impetus to bilateral relations by positioning India's IT&Telecom prowess in the African and Middle East region, .....................

Ministry of Steel

Sponge iron production shows growth
Production of sponge iron in India has increased mainly because of expansion of coal based units. The share of coal based sponge iron technology globally is only 8.4 per cent while it is 44 per cent in India. .....................

Prime Minister's Office

PM inaugurates Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations
The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee inaugurated the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations, here today. .....................

Prime Minister's Office

PM releases unique set of VCDs to celebrate 100 years of Indian Music
A unique treasure-trove of five VCDs and two audio CDs showcasing the best-known voices and faces of Indian music to celebrate 100 years of Indian music was released by the Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his residence, here today. .....................

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Smt. Swaraj condoles the death of Shri Bisht
The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Smt. Sushma Swaraj has condoled the death of ANI Cameraman, Shri Vikram Bisht who passed away here this morning. .....................

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension

Press note
Central Vigilance Commission, an apex anti-corruption organization in the Central Government, has been handling vigilance cases against senior officers of the Central Government and its public sector organizations. .....................

Ministry of Consumer Affairs , Food & Public Distribution

Setting up of Multi-Commodity Exchanges
The Online Commodity Exchange India Ltd. (OCEIL), Ahmedabad and the National Board of Trade (NBOT), Indore have been given the status of National Multi-Commodity Exchanges. .....................

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Photofair-2003 inaugurated
The Minister of Information and Broadcasting Smt. Sushma Swaraj said that Government would take all possible steps for the growth of Indian photographic trade and promotion of photography as an art form. .....................

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Pune Film Archives fire damage contained
On 8-1-2003, a building in which nitrate base film prints had been housed in the premises of Film and Television Institute of India, Pune was engulfed in fire. .....................

Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs

No need for tax clearance ceartificate befor leaving the country
The Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs has decided that from now onwards, any person, who is not domiciled in India or who is domiciled in India .....................

Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs

Dr. Rangarajan is granted the status of Cabinet Minsiter
According to a communication issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Dr. C. Rangarajan, Chairman of the Twelfth Finance Commission has been granted the status .....................