7th October, 2003
 


Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

Upto Rs 5 lakhs sanctioned to Viraat Badhwar by Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has sanctioned an assistance of upto Rs. 5 lakhs to Mr. Viraat Badhwar, the child golf prodigy..............................

Ministry of Communications & Information Technology

Dewang Mehta Award for innovation in IT conferred
The Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Shri Su. Thirunavukkarasar has cautioned IT business world that they will have to work on thin margins in the traditional IT products unless the industry targets new areas such as security.............................

Ministry of Law & Justice

Shri Viswanathan appointed Legislative Department Secretary
Shri T.K. Viswanathan has been appointed Secretary, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice.............................

Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas

Governement advises oil companies to keep selection of dealers in abeyance in the States going to poll
The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has advised oil marketing Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) to defer the process of selection of dealers/distributors of Petroleum products till the election process in the five States.............................

Ministry of Science & Technology

"Wonder Drug" for Kala-Azar and Systemic Mycosis
The production of aluminium metal in the country during April-August, 2003 has been 3.35 lakh tonnes against 2.77 lakh tonnes during the same period last year.............................

Ministry of Tourism & Culture

16.5% increase in tourist arrivals
The production of aluminium metal in the country during April-August, 2003 has been 3.35 lakh tonnes against 2.77 lakh tonnes during the same period last year.............................

Ministry of Mines

Aluminium production in April-August 2003
The production of aluminium metal in the country during April-August, 2003 has been 3.35 lakh tonnes against 2.77 lakh tonnes during the same period last year.............................

Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

Shri Vikram Verma condoles the death of Mr. William Jones
Shri Vikram Verma, Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports has condoled the sad demise of legendary billiards world champion Mr. William Jones on 4th October, 2003 at Worli in Mumbai.............................

Ministry of Railways

Mobilization of local resources for efficient disaster management on Railways
The Ministry of Railways has directed the Zonal Railways to prepare a detailed list of local resources, such as, civil, army and others available at the Divisional level.............................

Ministry of Railways

Intranet for Railways
Indian Railways have set up its own intranet known as "Railnet" to interconnect various activity centres for efficient and timely exchange of information and data.............................

Prime Minister's Office

PM's speech at Asean Business and Investment Summit
The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has called upon Asian countries to work towards strengthening their mutual synergies, so that they are strategically placed to derive maximum benefit from the emerging opportunities.............................

Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation

Housing Ministers Conference
A one-day conference of the Housing Ministers and Housing Secretaries of the State Governments and Union Territories is being organized at Vigyan Bhavan here tomorrow.............................