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Last Updated: 22 Feb 2012 22:56 (IST)

Italy moves Kerala HC seeking quashing of charges (External website that opens in a new window)
Italy on Wednesday raised the pitch over the killing of two Indian fishermen by its marines escalated by moving the Kerala High Court seeking quashing of murder charges against them and its visiting envoy demanding that truth be ascertained.

PM asks HM to take states' concerns on NCTC on board (External website that opens in a new window)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday assured West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that the Centre will take the concerns of state governments on board on the issue of National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) after she urged him to keep the move in abeyance.

Uttar Pradesh gears up for fifth phase of polls (External website that opens in a new window)
Polling for the fifth phase of UP Assembly election covering 49 seats spread over 13 districts would be held on Thursday that would decide the fate of several stalwarts, including firebrand BJP leader Uma Bharati.

Ailing Kingfisher files fresh flight schedule before DGCA (External website that opens in a new window)
Ailing Kingfisher Airlines, whose services remained affected for the sixth day, on Wednesday filed a fresh flight schedule with DGCA, scaling down its operations to about 170 daily flights with 28 functional aircraft.

GDP to grow 7.5-8 pc : PMEAC (External website that opens in a new window)
India is likely to clock a GDP growth of 7.5 8 per cent in 2012 13, Prime Minister's economic advisory panel said on Wednesday and further reiterated that government is aligning the diesel prices in a phased manner and de regulation of Urea prices.

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GoM approves draft public procurement bill (External website that opens in a new window)

22 Feb 2012

The draft Public Procurement Bill was today approved by the panel of Ministers set up to tackle corruption.The bill is being brought to regulate government purchases using transparent bidding process.

Kingfisher files fresh flight schedule before DGCA (External website that opens in a new window)

22 Feb 2012

Kingfisher Airlines today filed a fresh flight schedule with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, DGCA, scaling down its operations to about 170 daily flights with 28 functional aircraft.The regulator had given the airline a deadline till today to come up with a realistic fresh flight schedule .The airline submitted a revised winter schedule of flights it would operate till March.

Kerala HC asks Italian vessel owner to furnish bank guarantee of Rs 25 lakh (External website that opens in a new window)

22 Feb 2012

Kerala High Court today asked the Italian vessel owner to furnish bank guarantee of 25 lakh rupees to get its vessel released.The case was filed by the wife of the one of the dead fisherman seeking a compensation of one crore rupees.

NCTC will disturb fedral structure of country: Mamata Banerjee (External website that opens in a new window)

22 Feb 2012

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that NCTC will disturb fedral structure of the country.She was talking to reporters after he meeting with the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi.

Disappointing talks with Iranian officials, says IAEA (External website that opens in a new window)

22 Feb 2012

The U.N.chief nuclear inspector says a two-day visit to Iran has ended with his team unable to visit a key military site and without an agreement with Tehran on the way forward.

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Last Updated: 22 Feb 2012 19:49 (IST)

PM assures West Bengal Chief Minister (External website that opens in a new window)
PM assures West Bengal Chief Minister

Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Urban Development meets, discusses “JNNURM Phase II” (External website that opens in a new window)
Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Urban Development meets, discusses “JNNURM Phase II”

New MGNREGA will boost farm productivity, Says Jairam (External website that opens in a new window)
New MGNREGA will boost farm productivity, Says Jairam

State Education Ministers’ Conference (External website that opens in a new window)
State Education Ministers’ Conference

Indian Carriers Permitted to import Aviation Turbine Fuel (External website that opens in a new window)
Indian Carriers Permitted to import Aviation Turbine Fuel