Taking a dig at the UPA-led central government for the controversies between the army and the government, Gujarat chief minister, Narendra Modi demanded proactive measures from the Centre to 'clear the fog of mistrust and suspicion' over the country's defence preparedness.

Clear the fog of mistrust and suspicion: Modi to Centre

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The Tamil Nadu government will disburse social security pension through banks by opening no frill accounts.

TN to disburse pension via banks

The birthplace of the famous Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj who brought the 'golden period' in Kolhapur from 1884 to 1922 by abolishing several evils like untouchability and child marriage, the Lakshmi Vikas Palace is in an advanced state of ruin, its cultural and historical significance overlooked and neglected.

19th century palace in Maharashtra set to get facelift

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In a major development in the clean energy space, Gujarat government will soon announce commissioning of 600 megawatt (Mw) of solar power generation capacities in the state. The official announcement will be made on April 19, 2012 at Gujarat Solar Park, developed at Charanka village in Randhanpur taluka of Patan district.

600 Mw of solar power capacities to be commissioned in Guj

The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) is growing fast and has been rated as the standard brand in the international market. Moreover, according to the latest survey, KMF stands second in milk procurement, claimed chairman of Karnataka Milk Federation Somshekhar Reddy.

K'taka milk federation to double procurement

The Andhra Pradesh government is entering into an agreement with an international firm, GDF SUEZ LNG UK LTD, for setting up a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) on the state&rsquo;s east coast.  The agreement will be signed tomorrow (Tuesday) at Delhi.

AP to sign pact with UK firm for RLNG facility

Imaginatively used IT can provide answers to the country&rsquo;s pressing needs in the areas of education. IT provides the means to take quality education to the most distant corners, according to C Rangarajan, chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister.

'IT experts need to pay attention to education'

Lokayukta Police on Monday filed a chargesheet against former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy in connection with a complaint alleging illegalities in denotification of government land in 2007 when he was the Chief Minister.

Chargesheet filed against Kumaraswamy

In wake of controversy surrounding the arrest of a professor for allegedly posting an internet cartoon of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress on Monday ruled out setting up a mechanism to monitor social media. "Let me categorically state that the Trinmool Congress never had nor does it intend to have any cell to monitor social media," Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien told PTI.

Trinamool not monitoring social media: Derek O'Brien

West Bengal Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (WBIDFC) is looking to act as the treasurer to the state government, more particularity an arm for short term investment of Central grants.

WBIDFC to manage Central grants for West Bengal government

The dream of having a Metro Rail in the second capital of Maharashtra is gradually taking shape.

Nagpur harbours metro dream

The new central sector scheme, National Dairy Plan&ndash;Phase I (NDP-I) with an outlay of Rs 2,242 crore will be launched on April 19, 2012 at National Dairy Development Board, Anand by Sharad Pawar, union agriculture minister, government of India. Gujarat chief minister, Narendra Modi will remain present at the event. The plan is for six years and will be implemented in the 14 major milk producing states. The scheme will be largely financed with loan from the International Development Association of the World Bank and implemented by NDDB through end implementing agencies.

Pawar to launch NDP-1 at NDDB

The arrest of a professor of Jadavpur University for circulating a cartoon critical of the chief minister Mamata Banerjee has sparked off a series of protest march by the civil society in the state.

Protest against Jadavpur University professsor's arrest growing

The Raman Singh government will reach to the door of the people in the remote areas of Chhattisgarh from Wednesday as the gram suraj abhiyan (village contact programme) gets off from tomorrow.

Chhattisgarh village contact programme to begin today

&ldquo;Pilferage of development funds by militant groups is hurting our efforts to improve the lives of the people of the region&rdquo;, were the strong words that came from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the chief ministers of North East.

Pilferage of developmental funds in NE by militants hurting Centre`s efforts: PM 

Enhancing the skill levels of youth is one of the crucial factors in achieving the desired economic growth levels of 9 per cent during the 12th Plan period and the government of India is initiating several measures to improve the skill levels, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, said.

Skill enhancement crucial to high economic growth: Montek

The Tamil Nadu government has allocated Rs 323.61 crore towards relief assistance from the state disaster response fund.

TN allocates Rs 323 cr towards relief assistance

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has pegged growth in India&rsquo;s gross domestic product (GDP) for 2012 at 6.9 per cent, scaling down the forecast by 0.1 percentage points, compared to its projection in January. It attributed the moderating growth outlook to policy uncertainty, supply bottlenecks, high interest rates and low external demand.

IMF pegs India's growth in 2012 at 6.9%

The Odisha government has deferred taking a decision on supply of iron ore to steel companies on long-term contract basis after an inconclusive meeting with the officials of Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC).

No decision yet on long-term iron ore supply to steel cos

Miners who have extracted ore in Odisha beyond the approved mining plan prescribed by Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) in the past 10 years will go under the scanner soon as the state government plans to review such cases.

Govt to review excess ore lifting cases

Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday said the state would soon ink investment agreements with several automobile and auto component makers and would come out with a series of industry-specific policies.

TN to come out with industry-specific policies soon

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