An Indian human rights activists based in Gujarat has been felicitated by an American city for his struggle and service in the cause of justice and rights.

US city honours Indian human rights activist

Press Trust of India

A five day Army recruitment rally is being held in Chandrapur for the benefit of youth from the region from December 1-5 and is likely to induct about 500 people during the camp, a top official said on Wednesday. Recruitment in soldier general duty, soldier clerk, soldier technical and solider technical (Nursing assistant) for youths from Akola, Bhandara, Washim and Nagpur would be carried on December 1 at Chanda Club ground, Chandrapur, said Col N S Bains, Director, Army Recruitment Centre, here.

Army recruitment rally for Vidarbha from Dec 1

The state steel &amp; mines department will issue notices to 83 miners awaiting second and subsequent renewal of their leases within a month. Depending on the merit of cases, the department will either renew the leases or bring ineligible leases under the fold of its PSU- Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC).

Notice to 83 miners awaiting renewal soon

Business Standard

The Biju Patnaik airport in the city is likely to get the much awaited &lsquo;international tag&rsquo; by March 2013 with the Ministry of Civil Aviation making efforts to enable the domestic airport achieve the coveted status.

International tag for city airport likely by March 2013

In order to encourage the farmers to seek financial help from the organised sector, the Punjab government is in discussions with the Union government to cut interst rate on agriculture credit by NABARD by a minimum of 2 per cent. The state government has urged the Centre to make available the long- and short- term credit on lesser interest rate to the farmers.

Punjab asks for rate cut on Nabard loan

Punjab Vigilance Bureau officials on Wednesday registered a case against eleven officials, including chief engineer of Bathinda Development Authority for allegedly committing irregularities during checking of electric works executed in district Mansa.

Punjab Vigilance registers case against 11 BDA officials

The Centre, Karnataka and the World Bank today signed a $70 million additional credit agreement for the ongoing Karnataka Health System Development and Reform Project to further support improvements in health service delivery, particularly for the underserved areas and vulnerable groups.

Karnataka gets World Bank support for health projects 

An aerospace policy aimed at attracting global investments and making Bangalore a major aerospace hub in South Asia may be unveiled by the government immediately after the assembly winter session at Belgaum.

Karnataka aerospace policy soon

Trains in the country will soon be running on the wheels made in Bihar. Railway Ministry sources have confirmed that the Rail Wheel Factory, Bela, Chapra is to be commissioned soon, a development which would reduce Indian Railways dependence on import of wheels.

Rail wheel plant in Chapra  ready for production

The West Bengal government will soon appoint an advisor for valuing its shares in Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) with a view to offload them, sources said. While the state government owns around 39 per cent equity in HPL, The Chatterjee Group (TCG) has around 36 per cent in the company.

WB to appoint advisor for valuation of HPL shares

Everyone wants to horde gold these days. But the ever increasing demand of the precious metal seems to have put people living near the gold mines at risk. A study in Karnataka has indicated that even those areas where gold mines have been shut down are heavily contaminated with arsenic. The element causes cancer among other things.

The not so glittering legacy of gold

On his twitter message, Modi wrote, "What about Afzal Guru, who attacked Parliament, our temple of democracy, in 2001? That offense predates Kasab&rsquo;s heinous act by many years.

Kasab executed, what about Afzal Guru, asks Modi

Electronic sale of key bulk minerals in Odisha like iron ore, manganese and chrome ore is expected to start from April 2013. E-auction services will be offered by Kolkata-based MSTC Ltd.

E-auction of minerals in Odisha from April 2013

A report has been submitted by the committee looking at the possibilities of carving out a new district out of Thane to the Maharashtra government, official sources said.

Palghar preferred as new distt HQ

The Karnataka High court on Thursday directed the state government and city corporation to submit a status report on steps taken to address the garbage menace in the city within two weeks.

HC seeks garbage report in 2 weeks

Several organisations and political outfits in Kolar have strongly opposed the Centre&rsquo;s decision to dump the spent fuel from the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu in the now-defunct Kolar Gold Mines in Karnataka. In a submission before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) had said that no danger would be caused by the spent fuel from Kudankulam nuclear reactor as those will be transported to the deep mines in Kolar.

Protest against nuke waste in KGF

Even as the Madras High Court is hearing the Cable TV digitisation case, it is learnt that state-run MSO Arasu Cable Corporation had placed orders for set top boxes. The Rs 200-crore order has been bagged by the Vedanta Group company Sterlite Technologies.

Sterlite Tech  bags Rs 200 cr order from Arasu for set-top boxes

The presence of Sukhdev Singh Namdhari during the shootout in which liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his younger brother lost their lives put the establishment in Uttarakhand in an embarrassing situation.

No IAS officer present near Ponty's farmhouse: Police

Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday said banks should take a constructive approach towards education loans.

Aadhaar registration in Kerala likely to complete by March

The Centre, Karnataka and the World Bank have signed a $70 million additional credit agreement for the ongoing Karnataka Health System Development and Reform Project to further support improvements in health service delivery, particularly for the underserved areas and vulnerable groups.

Karnataka gets World Bank support for health projects

The Assam government is contemplating suing Jeevan Suraksha Associates Marketing Private Ltd (JSAMPL) for allegedly submitting forged documents of state&rsquo;s finance department to obtain bail for four of its top ranking executives from Gauhati high court recently in a multi-crore fraud-cum-cheating case.

Assam govt to sue JSAMPL for forgery

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