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Jammu & Kashmir : India’s longest railway tunnel completed

11-km long tunnel through the Pir Panjal range was on Friday formally completed, removing the last hurdle to connect Kashmir to India’s vast railway grid for the first...

December 28, 2011

Delhi : Important Supreme Court Verdict on General Power of Attorney

What is a Power of Attorney? A power of attorney refers to a written authorization to represent or act on another’s behalf in private affairs, business, or some...

December 28, 2011

Delhi: Isa Khan’s Tomb to be restored

Isa Khan Niyazi was a noble in the courts of Sher Shah Suri and his son Islam Shah. His tomb built in 1546-47AD predates Humayun’s Tomb by over...

December 28, 2011

Assam: Ranked 1st in rice production

The Union Agriculture Ministry ranked Assam 1st in position in rice production in 2010-11 by. The State scored 93/100 to get the first rank. It produced around 51...

December 28, 2011

Delhi: Circle Rates Hiked

What is Circle Rate? Circle rate is the minimum rate for Government valuation of a plot, independent house, or flat in a particular area or locality. The circle...

December 28, 2011

Nabam Tuki

Recently, Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Jarbom Gamlin resigned after 40 Congress legislators adopted a one-point resolution asking party chief Sonia Gandhi to choose Gamlin’s successor. The resignation capped...

December 28, 2011

Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant

Tamil Nadu: What is happening at Kudankulam? Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant is currently under construction in Koodankulam in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. The original agreement was...

December 28, 2011

NEET by Medical Council of India for MBBS from 2012

Students aspiring for MBBS admissions will not take the EAMCET route but write the National Entrance and Eligibility Test by Medical Council of India (MCI) from 2012. The...

December 28, 2011

Mother & Child Tracking System

‘Mother & Child Tracking System’: More than 1 Crore Women registered Mother & Child Tracking System (MCTS) is an e-governance initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family...

December 28, 2011

Rotavirus infection: India amid 5 countries with highest number of Deaths

As per the latest edition of the Lancet Infectious Diseases magazine, nearly 1 Lakh below the age of 5 years died of diarrhoea ascribable to rotavirus infection in...

December 28, 2011

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