24th June, 2003
 

 

Prime Minister's Office

Declaration on principles for relations and comprehensive cooperation between the Republic of India and the People's Republic of China
At the invitation of Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China H.E. Wen Jiabao, Prime Minister of the Republic of India H.E. Atal Bihari Vajpayee paid an official visit to the People's Republic of China from 22 to 27 June 2003. ..............................

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

Prevention and Control of Drug Abuse
The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is being observed on 26th June 2003. This year the theme is "Let us Talk About Drugs…" ..............................

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

Non levy sugar quotas for July - September released
Government has released 10 lakh tonnes of non levy sugar for the month of July and 9.5 lakh tonnes each for August and September 2003 ..............................

Ministry of Rural Development

Funds released to Maharashtra and Gujarat for rural drinking water
Ministry of Rural Development has released funds for rural drinking water to the State Governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat. ..............................

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

Kharif marketing season 2003-04
A meeting of Food Secretaries from all the major rice procuring States was convened in the Department of Food and Public Distribution today ..............................

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Performance of six Infrastructure Industries - May 2003
Performance of six Infrastructure Industries - May 2003 ..............................

Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas

Government approves VRS for ONGC and IOC
Shri Ram Naik, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, has approved a proposal for implementation of Voluntary Retirement Schemes (VRS) in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). ..............................

UPSC

Final result of Combined Defence Services Examination - II, 2002 declared
The Union Public Service Commission have declared the results of the Combined Defence Services Examination , here today. ..............................

Prime Minister's Office

Keynote address by the Prime Minister at the seminar on "China-India economic cooperation and development"
The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee underlined the importance of increased economic cooperation with China ..............................

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance & Pensions

IT Managers will deliberate on - Championing Change Management
A two-day Conference of IT Managers is being held here from tomorrow, the 25th June, 2003. ..............................

President's Secretariat

Press release
The President of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has expressed his deep shock and grief over the train accident in Sindhudurg District of Maharashtra ..............................

Ministry of Steel

Distribution of steel bins to farmers
The Steel Ministry has launched a campaign to distribute steel bins to the farmers on a subsidized rate in collaboration with the Save Grain Campaign of the Food Ministry. ..............................

Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alliviation

Over one lakh houses for urban slum dwellers to be built this year
Government has fixed a target of constructing 106000 dwelling units under Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana (VAMBAY) during the year 2003-04. ..............................

Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas

Shri Ram Naik leaves for Australia on final leg of campaign to promote NELP-IV offer
Shri Ram Naik, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas will leave tonight on a visit to Australia as part of an aggressive campaign for promoting ..............................

Ministry of Power

State Electricity Regulatory Commissions
Constitution of State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) is optional under the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998. ..............................

Ministry of Railways

Modernisation of railway signalling
The Government has taken up modernization of railway signalling system. ..............................

Ministry of Railways

Magadh Express accident caused by sabotage
The Commissioner of Railway Safety, Eastern Circle, Shri Mahesh Chand, in his Provisional Findings following a statutory inquiry into the derailment of 2391 Magadh Express at about 03.25 Hours on June 1, 2003 ..............................

Ministry of Railways

Latest on Konkan railway accident
In the Konkan Railway accident of June 22, 2003 involving 902 Holiday Special, the number of dead has gone up to 50 so far. ..............................