Life imprisonment for food adulteration: Azad

Press Trust of India

New Delhi, Apr 20: The new anti-adulteration law makes food adulteration an offence punishable with life imprisonment and manufacturers can be fined up to Rs 10 lakh, Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said. Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour in Rajya Sabha, he More

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SC’s fiat to states/UTs on stolen or lost vehicles

Press Trust of India

New Delhi, Apr 20:  With lakhs of stolen and lost vehicles worth crores of rupees being reduced to junk at police stations, the Supreme Court has directed all states and union territories to ensure they are expeditiously returned to the owners and insurers. Non compliance of the orders More

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NGOs getting public funds come within purview of RTI Act: HC

Press Trust of India

New Delhi, Apr 20: The Delhi High Court has held that non-governmental organisations which get government funds come within the purview of RTI Act making it mandatory for them to disclose information pertaining to their functioning. “The term public authority has been given a broad and wide More

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Mercury soars in Central India

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 20: There was no respite from the heat across the country today as temperatures stayed above the 40 degree mark at many places in northern, central and eastern India. The mercury touched 46.5 degree celsius in Bokaro and 45.7 degrees in Jamshedpur as Jharkhand reeled under More

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Tough conditions for deemed universities in offing

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 20: To check mushrooming of deemed universities, a government panel has recommended tough conditions for institutes, including a mandatory 15-year standing and highest rating from an accreditation agency, for being considered for such status. The task force, set up by HRD Ministry More

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'Action against Musharraf after concrete evidence'

BENAZIR’S ASSASSINATION

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad, Apr 20: Pakistan government will take action against Pervez Musharraf after concrete evidence is obtained against him, as a UN panel blamed the former military dictator for failing to provide effective security to slain ex-premier Benazir Bhutto. "We welcome the UN (commission More

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‘Officials lose posts over Bhutto report’

BENAZIR’S ASSASSINATION

Islamabad, Apr 20: Several senior Pakistani police and intelligence officials have been removed from their posts after a damning UN report into the killing of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, officials said Tuesday.The United Nations investigation released Thursday found that Bhutto's death in a gun and More

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Dialogue only way to remove Indo-Pak misunderstanding: Awan

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 20: Asserting that talks were the only way to remove "misconceptions" between India and Pakistan, a federal minister from that country today made a strong pitch for the resumption of composite dialogue, suspended after the Mumbai terror attacks. Firdous Ashiq Awan, Pakistani More

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