Ministry of Finance

Date of filing of tax audit report u/s 44AB extended till 30th November
The due date of filing of tax audit report u/s 44AB of the Income tax Act, 1961, is extended till 30.11.2003.........................

Ministry of Environment & Forests

Centre agrees to transfer 7693 hectares of forest land to tribals in Kerala
The Centre today agreed in principle to transfer 7693 ha. of forest land to tribals in Kerala.........................

Ministry of Rural Development

Additional allocation of foodgrains to Karnataka under special component of SGRY
Ministry of Rural Development has approved the release of 65,000 MTs. foodgrains (rice) to Karnataka under the special component of Sampoorna Gramin Rojgar Yojana...........................

.Election Commission

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 1998 - Facts at a glance
Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 1998 - Facts at a glance..........................

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Brazilian Foreign Minister meets Arun Jaitley
Mr. Celso Amorim, Minister of External Relations of Brazil, met Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Commerce & Industry and Law & Justice, here this afternoon...........................

Ministry of Rural Development

Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka get funds for wastelands development
Ministry of Rural Development has released funds for wastelands development to the State Governments of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka during 2003-04...........................

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

India, Romania plan big thrust to bilateral trade & investment relations
India and Romania have agreed to give major thrust to strengthening of bilateral trade and investment relations, which at present is way below the potential that exists between the two countries...........................

Ministry of Science & Technology

UNESCO General Conference unanimously endorses New Delhi declaration
The UNESCO General Conference has unanimously endorsed the New Delhi Declaration on "Dialogue Among Civilisations"...........................

Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers

Production of fertilizers for month of October
The estimated production of major fertilizers during September, 2003 was 16.24 lakh MT of urea and 3.80 lakh MT of DAP...........................

Ministry of Mines

Bauxite production by NALCO up 44,675 tonnes
Public Sector National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) of the Ministry of Mines produced 404,675 tonnes of bauxite...........................

Ministry of Railways

Trains with life saving devices
The Railways have provided augmented First Aid Boxes containing additional First Aid items like medicines and equipment in nominated trains over and above the First Aid Boxes already with guards of all Mail, Express and Passenger trains...........................

Ministry of Railways

Railways earnings from revenue freight up in first half
The Railways earned Rs. 13,159.82 crores from 266.43 Million Tonnes (MTs) of revenue freight traffic during the first half of the current financial year ending September 2003...........................

Ministry of Rural Development

Kashiram Rana leaves today for Bangladesh to attend Regional Conference on Sanitation
A high-level delegation led by Shri Kashiram Rana, Union Minister for Rural Development is leaving for Bangladesh today to attend Ministerial level Regional Conference on Sanitation at Dhaka from October 21-23, 2003...........................

President's Secretariat

Press communique
The President of India has been pleased to appoint Shri Shyamal Dutta, Governor of Nagaland, to discharge the functions of the Governor of Manipur...........................