The Odisha government has decided to lodge protest before the Centre over de-allocate of two coal blocks meant for its public sector mining company.

Odisha protests coal block de-allocation

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Despite strong reservations by Raj Bhavan and a section of Congress and BJP leaders, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna has decided to go ahead with the introduction of four private university Bills in the on going session of the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha.

Uttarakhand House all set to pass private varsity Bills

&lsquo;The land of Thunder Dragon&rsquo;&mdash; Bhutan &mdash;would come to the rescue of Haryana, helping it meet its power shortage.

Bhutan to help Haryana cut energy gap

Of the four Central Sector Infrastructure Projects in the field of ports and shipping in Gujarat, none has made progress so far, resulting in the cost overrun to a total of more than Rs 230 crore, revealed a data released by Central government.

Central port projects in Gujarat face delay, cost overrun

The weather office has forecast wet weather, including snow in the mid and high hills of Himachal Pradesh this week.

Snow forecast this week in Himachal

Reeling under serious raw material crises, steel makers in Chhattisgarh want Odisha model in the state for their survival.

Chhattisgarh steel makers want Odisha model in state

Trinamool Congress today said it would continue to oppose the bills related to opening the pension sector to foreign investment and raising FDI cap in insurance to 49 per cent, in Parliament.

Trinamool to continue opposition to pension, insurance bills

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Fresh guidelines on bidding for the city gas distribution networks in the country would be put out for public feedback in three months, said Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) chairman S Krishnan.

Bidding norms for Hyderabad gas networks by March

Construction work on the global village, which would be the focal point of the sixth edition of the Grand Kerala Shopping Festival (GKSF), is set to begin soon.

Grand Kerala Shopping Fest to have global village

The Madras High Court has issued an injunction against IDBI Bank from taking any steps relating to the conversion of its lending to Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd into equity, for a limited period.

High Court issues injunction against IDBI in Orchid case

After the shutdown of Vedanta Aluminium&rsquo;s one million tonne alumina refinery at Lanjigarh on December 5, the Odisha government seems to have woken up, albeit belatedly, to the raw material crisis that has stalked the company for last five years.

Odisha scouts new mines for Vedanta

Disapproving opposition from a section of elected representatives in Karnataka over the world heritage tag granted to Western Ghats, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily on Sunday said there was need to educate Legislators on the importance of World Heritage Tag.

World heritage tag to Western Ghats is an honour: Moily

President Pranab Mukherjee today said India is fast emerging as a great economic power with the country becoming the third largest economy in the world in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP).

Education contributing to nation's growth: Prez

The Government of Kenya has sought the assistance of the Punjab government and its agencies for automating its road transport sector. A team from Kenya is here, doing a study to improvise and implement a transport integrtated management system in their country based on the Punjab model.

Kenya seeks help to emulate its model

Uttar Pradesh sportsmen have demanded &lsquo;restoration&rsquo; of 2 per cent job quota in state government departments and early recruitments.

UP sportsmen demand 2% job quota

Karnataka has stopped releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu since last evening, chief minister Jagadish Shettar told the Assembly on Monday.

K'taka stops releasing Cauvery water to TN

Shettar said the Centre should convene a meeting of all four chief ministers of Cauvery basin before ushering in the Board as the original suit on Cauvery river water sharing and clarification petition were pending before the SC and Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal respectively
Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar on Monday told the Legislative Assembly that he had written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to confabulate with the state before setting up the Cauvery Management

Shettar urges PM to consult state before setting up CMB 

The Supreme Court on Monday made it clear that it will not interfere with the Cauvery Monitoring Committee&rsquo;s order directing Karnataka to provide Tamil Nadu with 12 TMC of Cauvery water during December despite both warring states expressing dissatisfaction over the award.

SC not to interfere with committee award 

The Directorate of Mines on Monday informed the Supreme Court appointed Centrally Empowered Committee (CEC) that it has completed the process of lease renewal of 40 mines, which are working under deemed extension provision.

State expedites renewal of 40 mines

Amid allegations of monopolisation of chrome ore trade leveled by the All Odisha Steel Federation against state controlled miner- Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC), the Odisha government has informed the Competition Commission of India (CCI) that there is no policy for fixation of sale price of the ore.

No policy for chrome ore sale, Odisha tells CCI

Odisha chief secretary BK Patnaik today appeared before the Supreme Court along with state steel and mines secretary Rajesh Verma and Aditya Prasad Padhee, principal secretary to Chief Minister, for contempt of court in a matter related to granting of iron ore mines to Bhushan Power &amp; Steel Ltd (BPSL).

SC asks state to reply in 3 weeks on Bhushan mining lease case

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