The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday suspended the government order (GO) stopping all its advertisements to Sakshi newspaper and television channel owned by Kadapa member of Parliament YS Jaganmohan Reddy.

High court suspends GO stopping ads to Sakshi

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A CBI designated court on Thursday adjourned to May 25 hearing on the anticipatory bail pleas filed by former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and his family members, against whom the central agency has launched a probe in connection with an alleged illegal mining scam.

Bail applications of BSY, family

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The Uttar Pradesh government has demanded that the centre instituted an infra-structure gap balancing fund for backward states.

UP wants funds to meet infrastructure needs

After suffering a delay of nearly two years since the lapsing of its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in June 2010, Posco India can now hope to breathe easy.

Tripartite pact for Posco MoU renewal

Odisha plans to introduce &lsquo;Right to Public Service Bill&rsquo; to help improve its interface with the citizens and provide them prompt and hassle free services. The bill is aimed at fixing greater accountability on officers responsible for providing timely services with penalty provisions and scope for action against erring officers.

Govt to table Right to Public Service bill

The high revenue surplus mirrors the lacklustre expenditure trend witnessed in the state for the past few years though spending has moved up, especially after the introduction of the Cash Management System aimed at curbing rush of expenditure towards the fag end of any fiscal.

Odisha posts Rs 4,975 crore revenue surplus in 2011-12

Odisha plans to introduce 'Right to Public Service Bill' to help improve its interface with the citizens and provide them prompt and hassle free services. The bill is aimed at fixing greater accountability on officers responsible for providing timely services with penalty provisions and scope for action against erring officers.

Odisha plans to table Right to Public Service bill

AES Global Safety Day 2012 was observed at Ib Thermal power station of Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) located at Banharpali in Jharsuguda. A series of various safety awareness and education activities were conducted over a week long span culminating with a spate of workshops, safety drills and other activities. The activities started on May 10 and included poster competition, home and community safety campaign.

AES Global Safety Day at OPGC

An assistant engineer working with Chhattisgarh&rsquo;s Public Works Department (PWD) had reportedly amassed disproportionate assets worth more than Rs 11 crore. The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB)&mdash;a special establishment of Chhattisgarh Police&mdash;on Thursday raided the premises of Devnarayan Verma, an assistant engineer posted in Raipur circle of the PWD. The engineer had amassed huge money beyond his known source of income.The bureau officials said that Verma had investment mainly in purchasing land. The preliminary investigation suggested that the engineer had purchased huge land in at least eight villages in the state. The two bungalows that he had built in Raipur and his native village Mungesar were worth more than Rs 1 crore.Verma joined the PWD, the infrastructure development department of the state government, in 1991 as sub engineer. He supervised many important infrastructure development projects while posted in Raipur, Durg and Bemetara.

PWD official under scanner over disproportionate assets

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday renewed her commitment to develop rural economy, remove poverty and encourage self-employment in the state.

Mamata to expedite implementation of NRLM

Assam has hinted to privatise power distribution in the state in near future as part of second leg of power sector reforms.

Assam hints to privatise power distribution in the state

Ahead of the first anniversary of the Mamata Banerjee government, outspoken CPI(M) leader Abdur Rezzak Mollah on Thursday claimed that nothing much has taken place in West Bengal except "announcements".

Govt's achievements nothing but announcements: Mollah 

Over 100,000 autorickshaw drivers in Ahmedabad remained off road on Friday as part of a symbolic one day protest against frequent rise in CNG prices, which has increased by 42 per cent in last one year, and demanded that VAT on the commodity be decrease or removed.

Cut VAT on CNG: Striking autorickshaw drivers to govt

Health Secretary Bhushan Gagrani has been transferred as CEO of Maharashtra Industrial Development corporation (MIDC).

Maha govt effects IAS transfers

The Bombay High Court has dismissed the plea of an Andhra Pradesh-based company seeking to cancel the tender awarded to Pune-based M/s BVG India to develop and operate a prestigious health project in Maharashtra.

HC halts AP-based Co's bid to operate Maha health project

Even as Haryana gears to provide a facelift to the handloom weavers in the state, through signing of &lsquo;Revival, Reform and Restructuring Package for Handloom Sector&rsquo;, the future road seems to be mired with obstacles.

Haryana's move for weavers' upliftment to face many obstacles

The Odisha government expects to send the comprehensive document for the 12th Plan (2012-17) to the Centre by the end of June this year.

Odisha to submit 12th Plan document to Centre

The major infrastructure works for the plastic, polymer and allied cluster proposed at Balasore is expected to be completed by the end of June this year.

Infrastructure for plastic cluster likely by June

Taking leaf out of Niyamgiri development, Congress activists in Chhattisgarh wants party general secretary Rahul Gandhi to play the similar role here in the mineral rich state.

Chhattisgarh Congress wants Rahul Gandhi to lead movement against land aquisition

Even though there is a severe shortage of silo bags, Uttar Pradesh has clocked almost two million tonnes (mt) in wheat procurement this season.

UP procures 2 mt wheat

The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday issued orders permitting the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to proceed with the attachment of properties of the media firms promoted by Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy as a part of the ongoing investigation into the case of alleged quid-pro-quo deals against the son of the then chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy.

AP Govt permits CBI to approach court for attachment of Jagan's media assets

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