`THERE IS ONLY ONE PRIME MINISTER' Manmohan for voluntary quota in industry
MUMBAI, OCT. 6. Reservation in the private sector would be a national policy, the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, said today. "Our preference is that this is done voluntarily by industry," he clarified. But ways had to be found to help the weaker ...
More Central forces for North-East
NEW DELHI, OCT. 6. In a bid to tackle the spurt in terrorist violence in Assam and Nagaland, the Union Government today decided to send about 40 companies of additional paramilitary forces to the two States. It will also coordinate efforts of ...
'Not usual for an envoy to write to a chief minister'
NEW DELHI, OCT. 6. A day after it was reported that the United States Ambassador, David Mulford, had written to the Assam Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi, offering the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to probe the recent bomb blasts, ...
Palakkad, first IT district
PALAKKAD, OCT. 6. The Collectorate here is set to be totally computerised. It is the first among 600 districts across the country where such a programme is being implemented. ...
Court views video on Babri demolition
LUCKNOW, OCT. 6.Three video cassettes, containing footage of the demolition of the Babri Masjid and speeches of some senior BJP leaders were screened by the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court today. — PTI ...
Warrant issued to UP Minister
BALLIA, OCT. 6.The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Y.C. Tripathi, on Tuesday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Minister, Ambika Chaudhary. The warrant is connected to a case relating to disruption of railway ...
163 fishermen missing
VADODARA, OCT. 6.About 163 fishermen went missing while seven of them swam back to safety at Jhakau port in Kutch after their vessels sank during the recent cyclone in the Arabian Sea. — PTI ...
Birlas' new plea against Lodha
KOLKATA, OCT. 6.The Birlas today filed two applications seeking discharge of the Lodhas' caveats on the probate applications for the 1982 mutual wills by M.P. Birla and Priyamvada Birla. Yesterday, they filed a criminal case against Rajendra ...
Oil price surge past $ 51
SINGAPORE, OCT. 6.Oil price smashed new records at above $51 a barrel in Asian trading today. Analysts warned that $60 was ``within reach'' if the northern winter turns out colder than expected. — AP ...
Indo-Pak Match drawn
CHANDIGARH, OCT. 6.India today denied Sohail Abbas an opportunity to emerge as the highest scorer in the history of hockey and held Pakistan to a 1-1 draw. — UNI ...
UTI - RBP declares bonus
NEW DELHI, OCT. 6.The Unit Trust of India Retirement Benefit Plan (UTI-RBP) has declared bonus in the ratio of 1.5 units for every 10 units held at face value of Rs. 10 each. The record date for the bonus is October 29, 2004. — ...
