Pilgrims undertaking Haj this year will have two more embarkation points, up from 17 last time, and will have to pay Rs 16,000 instead of Rs 12,000 lastyear.
These decisions in relation to the month-long Haj pilgrimage beginning from Tuesday were taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at New Delhi [...]
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Ranchi, Mangalore added as embarkation points for Haj
October 20th, 2009 |
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Haj to cost more this year Pilgrims going for the month- long Haj this year will have to shell out Rs.4,000 more for air fare from the existing Rs.12,000. Altogether 1,60,491,people will undertake the Haj this year. Of this, 1.15 lakh pilgrims will go under the aegis of the Haj Committee and get the benefit of government subsidy while the remaining will be through private tour operators. Under the government scheme, each pilgrim will have to pay Rs 16,000 for air fare and rest of the ticket cost will be borneHaj to cost more this year ina.
October 20th, 2009 |
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Pilgrims going for the month- long Haj this year will have to shell out Rs.4,000 more for air fare from the existing Rs.12,000.
Altogether 1,60,491,people will undertake the Haj this year. Of this, 1.15 lakh pilgrims will go under the aegis of the Haj Committee and get the benefit of government subsidy while the remaining [...]
Champions League will boost club cricket, says Lalit Modi
October 9th, 2009 |
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Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner Lalit Modi on Thursday said that the launch of the league matches would lead to a rapid growth of the game at the club level around the world.
Talking to media in Bangalore before the start of the Champions League, Modi said: “Launch of the Champions League definitely is going to [...]
Indian Air Force continues relief measures in flood-hit Karnataka
October 7th, 2009 |
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Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday continued to drop relief material and saved people affected from flood-hit regions of Karnataka, where at least five million people have been affected so far.
The flooding has been described by officials as the worst in many decades and has also claimed lives some 250 people.
Two IAF Mi-8s” flew over [...]
Karnataka CJ Dinakaran attends court Undertaking
October 5th, 2009 |
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The Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court P.D.Dinakaran attended court for the first time on Monday after staying away from it for some days following a controversy related to him allegedly acquiring property in illegal ways.
On Saturday, the Advocate General of Karnataka, Ashok Harnahalli urged Justice Dinakaran to sit on the Bench and conduct [...]
Slowly receding floods give a ray of hope, says Andhra Pradesh CM
October 4th, 2009 |
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K.Rosaiah on Saturday said that the floodwaters, caused by heavy downpour for the last three days, started receding slowly in Andhra Pradesh.
“Fortunately it (flood) is declining, not very heavily but slowly it is declining and it”’’s giving a ray of hope. In the meantime government has taken several steps to help [...]
Over 4000 Karnataka doctors resign over salary hike tiff
September 30th, 2009 |
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The stalemate between the Karnataka Government and doctors over salary hike shows no sign of ending, as over 4000 doctors submitted their resignation letters en-masse in Bangalore on Tuesday.
Apart from hike in their pay, the doctors have sought regularisation of contractual doctors and time-bound promotion in their demands, which the Government refused to accept.
After rejecting [...]
Sonia inaugurates Infosys education centre in Mysore
September 16th, 2009 |
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Sonia Gandhi, chief of India’’s ruling Congress Party, today inaugurated a world-class corporate global education centre of Infosys Technologies in Mysore.
The facility is an extension of the IT major’’s Global Education Centre (GEC), which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in February 2005.
Considering its infrastructure and size of operations, Infosys” Global Education Centre is [...]
Sonia inaugurates Infosys education centre in Mysore
September 16th, 2009 |
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Sonia Gandhi, chief of India’’s ruling Congress Party, today inaugurated a world-class corporate global education centre of Infosys Technologies in Mysore.
The facility is an extension of the IT major’’s Global Education Centre (GEC), which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in February 2005.
Considering its infrastructure and size of operations, Infosys” Global Education Centre is [...]
Nepal arrests kingpin of attack on Pashupatinath priests
September 5th, 2009 |
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The Nepal Government on Saturday arrested the Maoists leader who led the attacks on Indian priests and provided a personal security officer to the chief priest of the famous Pashupatinath shrine.
The Nepalese Government has also deployed an extra-armed platoon of security forces in and around the shrine.
In New Delhi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) [...]
Krishna asks Nepal to ensure safety of Indian priests
September 5th, 2009 |
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Minister of External Affairs (MEA) S.M. Krishna on Saturday reacted strongly to the attack on two Indian priests of the famous Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, and asked Nepal Government to ensure safety and security of the priests.
Speaking to reporters here, Krishna said “The Government of India is in touch with the Nepal Government and asked [...]
Sangeet Akademi Awards presentation today
July 14th, 2009 |
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President Pratibha Patil will confer the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Akademi Awards for 2008 at a special ceremony at Vigyan Bhavan today.
The Akademi Fellowship (Akademi Ratna) and Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) are recognized as the highest national honour conferred on practicing artists, gurus and scholars and have come to stay as the most [...]