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Durga puja celebrations on a modest scale in Siliguri
Siliguri, Sept 18 (ANI): The festival of Durga Puja is just round the corner. However, this time around, the festival may not be full of pomp and show as compared with previous years in Siliguri.
The festival is known for massive makeshift [...]
J and K Govt seeks Center’s clearance to construct concrete huts along LAC
Srinagar, Sep 16 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Government has sought clearance from the Ministry of Defence to construct huts like along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) bordering China.
According to sources the State Government forwarded this proposal with the aim of strengthening the Indian presence along the LAC.
State [...]
SunTec, Seachange partnership offers integrated IPTV billing solution
Amsterdam (Netherlands)/ Trivandrum (Kerala), Sep 14 (ANI/Business Wire India): SunTec, the leading provider of convergent transaction pricing and billing solutions for the Communication, Media and Entertainment industry, has partnered with [...]
FM to inaugurate annual Conference of Chief Commissioners and Directors General of Customs and Central Excise
New Delhi, Sep.9 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the two-day All India Annual Conference of the Chief Commissioners and Directors General of Customs and Central Excise here today.
The Conference is being organized by the Central Board of Excise and Customs, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance from September 8 to 9 in [...]
Violence erupts between Orissa’s tribal groups
Bhubneshwar, Sep. 7 (ANI): Violence has rocked Orissa’s Narayanpatna region following a clash between the two factions of the Maoist backed tribal outfit Chasi Muliya Adivasi Sangh (CMAS).
Involved in forcible acquisition of lands from non-tribal farmers for past [...]
Uncle Sam serves up tax bill to Philippoussis
Melbourne, Sep.6 (ANI): Tennis ace Mark Philippoussis is being chased by the US taxman and has sold his Williamstown family home to avoid having it repossessed.
It has now emerged that the US Internal Revenue Service has pursued the Scud for about 1.4 million dollars during the past decade.
US records show the IRS still wants [...]
Malaria spreads in Orissa’s Gajapati district
Gajapati (Orissa), Sep 4 (ANI): Malaria scare is on an all time high in Orissa’s Gajapati district as at least 15 tribals have succumbed to the deadly disease in the past one-month and around 300 people are being treated at ill-equipped primary health care centres.
Being one of the tribal [...]
Rajasthan Government demands lion’s share in Cairn project
Barmer (Rajasthan), Aug.29 (ANI): The Government of Rajasthan on Saturday demanded a lion’s share of the value added tax (VAT) that would be generated from the extraction of crude oil from the Mangala Processing Terminal ( MPT) here.
According to sources, the issue will be settled later when state government [...]
Taliban using ‘organized crime’ in Karachi to fund their ‘terror business’: NYT
New York, Aug.29 (ANI): Taliban insurgents have resorted to ‘organized crime’ to generate funds for their militant activities being carried out in the lawless northwestern Pakistan, and the banned outfit has made Karachi their hub for the new ‘business’.
The Taliban is using Karachi, Pakistan’s financial capital, to regroup, smuggle weapons and even work seasonal jobs, [...]
Battery operated vehicles for disabled at major railway stations
New Delhi, Aug 28 (ANI): The Ministry of Railways has decided to allow private parties to operate free round the clock service of battery operated cars at the platforms of major railway stations for carrying disabled and old aged passengers for boarding the trains.
The policy guidelines in this connection have been sent to all [...]
Narus continues to build leadership position in India
Bangalore, Aug 26 (ANI/Business Wire India): Narus, the global leader in real-time traffic intelligence for the protection and management of large IP networks, has continued its strong momentum in India this year.
An expanded office with new hires, new partnerships, customer implementations and the INFOCOM CMAI National Telecom Award have already characterized 2009 as a [...]
Flood-hit UP villagers forced to fend for themselves
Pipraghat (UP), Aug 26 (ANI): Pipraghat villagers are caught in double trouble. Hit by flood, they have fallen victim to the government’s complacency.
The village is among the many hit by the rising waters of Narayani River in Kushinagar district. Thousands of people have been rendered homeless.
The villagers of Pipraghat complained that they have not [...]
Government to adopt new norms to nail corporate frauds
New Delhi, Aug 19 (ANI): After failing to detect the Satyam Computer scam, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs is reportedly planning to adopt new norms to nail corporate frauds.
The proposed system would include sending out alert signals if discrepancies are found in company books.
Adverse remarks from auditors and changing auditors more than once in [...]
Heavy rains, flash floods kill 15 people in Orissa
Kalahandi (Orissa), July 15 (ANI) Heavy rains and flash floods have killed 15 people in Orissa state, authorities said on Wednesday.
People were seen wading through submerged roads in villages and towns in knee-deep water in Kalahandi district in the [...]
Tripura fast emerging as a major tea exporting state
Agartala, July 11 (ANI): With its favourable agro climatic conditions, Tripura is fast emerging as a major tea exporting state in the region. The industry has evolved into a major business in the northeast.
The tea gardens here [...]
New flick may make ‘Harry Potter’ one of the most successful franchises
London, July 8 (ANI): The latest instalment in the Harry Potter film could help make the franchise as one of the most successful franchises of all time, owing to the huge merchandising that comes with it.
The first five Harry Potter movies have been a massive source of revenue and profit for Warner Bros.
The franchise [...]
Senior citizen’s income tax exemption limit increased by Rs.15,000
New Delhi, July 6 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday proposed an increase in the personal income tax exemption limits by Rs. 15,000 for senior citizens from Rs. 2.25 lakh to Rs.2.40 lakh.
Further, he proposed to raised the exemption limits by Rs.10,000 from Rs.1.80 lakh to Rs.1.90 lakh for women taxpayers and from [...]
Extension of stimulus package for print media till December 31
New Delhi, July 6 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that the stimulus package given to the print media in February 2009 has been further extended for another six months from June 30 to December 31.
Presenting the Union Budget for the year 2009-10 in Lok Sabha on Monday, Mukherjee [...]
Deora says will back fuel prices hike if crude prices ease
Chennai, July 5 (ANI): Union Petroleum Minister Murli Deora has said the government would consider a downward revision of fuel prices if international crude prices came down.
“I have already explained you how we have increased the prices and what made us to increase the prices. Where in case the fuel prices goes down substantially, [...]
Shiv Sena protests vegetable price rise in Mumbai
Mumbai, July 4 (ANI): Shiv Sena activists staged a protest here against the rise of vegetable on Friday.
They alleged that the rise in fuel prices had had a cascading effect on the prices of vegetables and other essential commodities.
Raising slogans against the price hike, they demanded that the government roll back the fuel price [...]
