14th July, 2003
 


Ministry of Law & Justice

Press communique
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased .............................

Ministry of Agriculture

Rajnath Singh condoles the death of Raju Bhaiya
The Union Agriculture Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has condoled the death of former RSS chief Prof. Rajendra Singh popularly known as Rajju Bhaiyya. .............................

Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

Shri Goel exhorts sports Authority of India to expand its areas of functioning
Shri Vijay Goel, Minister of State, Youth Affairs and Sports, today visited Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and held discussions with the senior officials there. .............................

Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation

Maj. Gen. (Retd.) B.C. Khanduri, AVSM takes over additional charge of Urban Development Ministry
Maj. Gen. (Retd.) B.C. Khanduri, AVSM Minister for Road Transport and Highways, took over additional charge of the Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation here today. .............................

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

Consultative Committee attached to Ministry of Road Transport and Highways meets
The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Maj. Gen. (Retd.) B.C. Khanduri today called for greater cooperation from the States to speed up land acquisition for widening and development of more than 13,000 km of national highways under the National Highways Development Project..............................

President's Secretariat

Young researchers meet President
A team of 20 young scientists and students in the 20 to 30 years age group who took part this month in the 53rd Meeting of Nobel Laureates and Students in Lindau in Germany, called on the President of India, Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam at Rashtrapati Bhavan..............................

Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers

Prices of 94 formulation packs revised/fixed
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has fixed/revised the prices of 94 formulation packs on 9th July, 2003..............................

Ministry of Urban Development

514 general pool residential houses ready for possession
CPWD has built 514 General Pool residential houses for Government employees at HUDCO Place, Andrews Ganj here, at a cost of around Rs. 55 crore..............................

Prime Minister's Office

Statement on sending Indian troops to Iraq
The Government of India has given careful thought to the question of sending Indian troops to Iraq..............................

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

Working group mooted for consumer protection
A meeting of the Central Consumer Protection Council (CCPC) scheduled here for July 16, 2003 is expected to deliberate on measures for strengthening the consumer movement in the country..............................

Ministry of Mines

Notice Inviting Tender towards subsidy disbursement for replacement of MARR VPTs
The mineral production from mining and quarrying sector registered a positive growth of 3 per cent in May, 2003..............................

Ministry of Communications & Information Technology

May mineral production shows 3 per cent growth
The Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) for inviting bids towards subsidy disbursement for replacement of MARR VPTs installed before 1.4.2002 has now been put on DoT's website www.dotindia.com on 14.07.2003..............................

Ministry of Railways

Enquiry into Gokul Express derailment inconclusive
The Commissioner of Railway Safety, North Eastern Circle, Shri Bhupender Singh, in a statutory enquiry into the derailment of 5316 Down Gokul Express. .............................

Ministry of Railways

Export of rolling stock
Indian Railways have exported rolling stock comprising locomotives, wagons and passenger coaches worth Rs. 34 crores in 2002-2003 as against Rs. 34.44 crores of export of such rolling stock during 2001-2002. .............................