Union Cabinet approves Whistleblowers Bill
New Delhi, Aug 9 ANI: The Union Cabinet on Monday cleared the Public Interest Disclosure Protection of Informers Bill, 2010, which gives sweeping powers to the Central Vigilance Commission CVC to protect whistleblowers from any disciplinary action for exposing corruption in a government department  read more
Posted by aniin on Monday Aug 09
Sohrabuddin case: Ex-ADGP Mathur appears before CBI
Gandhinagar, Aug 5 ANI: OP Mathur, former Additional Director General of Police, appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI on Thursday for questioning in connection with the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case  read more
Posted by aniin on Thursday Aug 05
Share food to remove HIV stigma, say HIV awareness campaigners
Ahmedabad, June 18 ANI: In an attempt to spread awareness about HIV-AIDS, members of 'Aadhar', a NGO are selling packets of snacks prepared by HIV- infected people in Ahmedabad. The organization  read more
Posted by aniin on Saturday Jun 19
Ahmedabad booksellers generate good business by renting out books
Ahmedabad, June 17 ANI: Booksellers in Ahmedabad have taken to book renting as a means of augmenting their income. Established booksellers are offering students the option of renting used books, rather than buying new ones  read more
Posted by aniin on Friday Jun 18
Patil visits Shanghai Expo, mini India showcased in style
Shanghai, May 30 ANI: Exploring the concept of 'Cities of Harmony', the Indian pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 here showcases how tradition can exist harmoniously with modernity and how ecological sustainability can be achieved with national development  read more
Posted by aniin on Thursday Jun 03
Congress opens internet kiosks, launches e-campaign in Gujarat
Ahmedabad, Mar 15 ANI: As the general elections approaching fast, the Congress party has opened internet kiosks launching e-campaign in Gujarat to woo young voters. The kiosks have laptops to show the achievements of the United Progressive Alliance UPA  read more
Posted by aniin on Sunday Mar 15
ANAND GUJARAT
BUS11Business/BusinessNational Dairy Development Board proposes Rs.173 bn planAnand Gujarat, Nov 5 IANS India's leading dairy development agency, the National Dairy Development Board NDDB, has proposed a Rs.173 billion draft National Dairy Plan to increase the country's milk production from the current 102 million tonnes to meet the projected demand of 180 million tonnes by 2021-22.NDDB proposed the draft plan in its annual report for 2007-08, a NDDB press release said here Tuesday. NDDB  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Nov 07
Demand slump taking shine off Gujarat diamond industry
BUS10Business/BusinessDemand slump taking shine off Gujarat diamond industryBy P.S. AnantharamanSurat, Nov 5 IANS The Rs.700-billion $14 billion diamond cutting and polishing industry here employing some 700,000 people is fast losing its glitter due to a sharp slump in demand following the global financial meltdown.With the US market, which accounts for 40 percent of the diamond trade's exports, shrinking by more than 20 percent following the meltdown, the 5,000-odd diamond units in the western Indian state of Gujarat are facing an uncertain future  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Nov 07
Le Corbusier, the creator of Chandigarh
Chandigarh, Oct 25 ANI: Le-Corbusier, the Swiss-French architect, who designed Chandigarh in the 1950s has a museum dedicated to his name. Old Architects' building in Chandigarh's Sector 9, which was the office of Le Corbusier, has now been converted into a museum.Called `Le Corbusier Museum and Research Centre', it is the sixth such center in the world and the second in India after a museum in Ahmedabad.Le Corbusier designed and constructed buildings throughout Europe and India and one each in North and South America  read more
Posted by aniin on Friday Oct 31
Mount Abu
State: Rajasthan District: Sihori Main languages: Hindi and Rajasthani   History:   Mount Abu is the highest peak in the Aravalli Range of Rajasthan state in western India and it is located in Sirohi district  read more
Posted by subhasis on Thursday Oct 30
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