29th January, 2003
 


Ministry of Communication & IT

NIT for universal service support towards VPTs placed on DoT's website
The Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) for inviting bids in respect of Operation & Maintenance of existing Village Public Telephones (VPTs) has been put up on Department of Telecom's (DoT) website www.dotindia.com today. .......................

Ministry of Law & Justice

Legislation in current financial year
During the current financial year, the Legislative Department drafted 106 Bills, out of which 93 Bills have already been passed by the Houses of Parliament. .......................

Ministry of Science & Technology

Delhi's seismic network being further strengthened
Delhi's seismic network is being further strengthened with the Department of Science and Technology (DST) having sponsored a new project entitled 'Augmented - Delhi Strong Motion Accelerograph' (A-DSMA). .......................

Ministry of Textiles

Rs. 625 crore for the Handloom Sector in the 10th Plan
The Minister of Textiles , Shri Kashiram Rana, has said that an outlay of Rs. 625 crore has been envisaged for various schemes in the handloom sector during the 10th plan. .......................

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Cases launched against clinics and doctors for violating PNDT Act in Haryana
Several cases have been launched in the court for violating various provisions of the PNDT (Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques - Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994 and PNDT Rules, 1996 .......................

Ministry of Rural Development

States must cooperate with Monitoring Committees constitued by the Ministry of Rural Development
The Ministry of Rural Development has developed a comprehensive system of monitoring and evaluation of its programmes in order to ensure that allocation made for rural development programmes . .......................

Ministry of Human Resource Development

Dr. Joshi calls for educational reforms with a long-term view
The Human Resource Development Minister Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi today called upon Higher Education Secretaries of different States to take a long-term view .......................

Ministry of Shipping

Subsidy Scheme for inland vessel building
The Inland Vessel subsidy Scheme has been introduced by the Ministry of Shipping which would be applicable to both cargo and passenger inland vessels as well as other inland vessels meant for operation in National Waterways, Sunderbans Waterways and Indo-Bangladesh Protocol routes .......................

Ministry of Textiles

Foundation laid for 'Handicrafts Bhavan'
The Union Textile Minister Shri Kashiram Rana, today laid the foundation stone for the ‘Handicrafts Bhavan’ here this evening. The Bhoomi Pujan was done by the Union Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation Minister, Shri Ananth Kumar. Shri Madan Lal Khurana, MP was the Chief Guest .......................

President's Secretariat

Press Communique
The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has been pleased to direct the following allocation of portfolios to the new Ministers and changes in the existing allocation of portfolios .......................

President's Secretariat

Press Communique
The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has appointed the following as members of the Council of Ministers.......................

President's Secretariat

Press Communique
The President of India has been pleased to accept, on the Prime Minister’s recommendation, the resignations of the following members of the Council of Ministers.......................