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Cabinet clears five-fold hike in penalty for drunken driving
01 Mar 2012
Under the proposed amendments, the fine for drunken driving will range from Rs2,000 to Rs10,000 and imprisonment from six months to four years
States oppose stronger Railway Protection Force
29 Feb 2012
BJP denies crisis in Karnataka
24 Feb 2012
Parliament panel backs Rs3 lakh I-T exemption limit
24 Feb 2012
The committee wants the government to raise the income tax exemption limit to give relief to fixed income groups in view of the near double-digit inflation
SC questions Modi government over Justice Vayas's appointment
24 Feb 2012
The Supreme Court today questioned the Modi government for bypassing it while appointing the chairman of a probe body investigating 22 alleged encounter killings in Gujarat during 2002-06
EPFO meet on hiking rates ends in new committee
22 Feb 2012
Gujarat high court issues contempt notice to Modi government
15 Feb 2012
The Gujarat high court today issued a contempt notice to the state government for failing to comply with its order on compensation to people whose shops were burnt down in the 2002 post-Godhra riots
NREGA funds being diverted to buy SUVs: Ramesh
13 Feb 2012
A status report on the implementation of the job scheme in Assam prepared by Jairam Ramesh’s rural development ministry shows that only 6.3 per cent of the work sanctioned under the programme has been completed.
Meet on UIDAI, home ministry turf war to resume Friday
25 Jan 2012
With no immediate resolution of the turf war between Chidambaram’s ministry of home affairs and Nilekani’s UIDAI, the prime minister has scheduled a cabinet meeting for Friday to resolve differences between the two
Turf war between UIDAI, home ministry intensifies
20 Jan 2012
The bone of contention is who will collect citizen data – the Registrar General of India under the home ministry or the Unique Identity Authority under Planning Commission
Gujarat moves SC against HC order on Lokayukta
19 Jan 2012
The Gujarat government today moved the Supreme Court challenging a high court verdict upholding the appointment of retired judge R A Mehta as the state's Lokayukta
Pawar policies led to Rs12,000 crore loss on pulses: CAG
28 Dec 2011
The central auditor’s report says the food distribution ministry allowed private players to cartelise imports paid for by the government
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