GOVERNMENT
POLICY
Govt likely to reform domestic services sector regulations
REGULATIONS governing various domestic services sectors may undergo changes, with the Commerce Secretary, Mr S.N. Menon, today underscoring the need to reform such regulations for achieving quantum jump in services exports. Addressing the ...
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Worn clothing placed under restricted list
NEW DELHI: The Centre has placed imports of "worn clothing and worn articles" under the restricted list. This would imply that imports of such items could, henceforth, be undertaken only after obtaining a licence from the Government ...
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POLITICS
Vilasrao Deshmukh is new CM, R.R. Patil Dy CM
THE 12-day stalemate over the formation of a Government in Maharashtra ended today with the appointment of the newly elected leader of the Congress Legislative Party in the State, Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh, as Chief Minister. His deputy is Mr R.R. ...
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FINANCIAL POLICY
Foreign banks may be allowed controlling stake in pvt banks — Chidambaram moots 10 pc acquisition a year
THE Government is open to allowing acquisition of shares — up to 10 per cent a year — by foreign banks in domestic private banks and taking controlling stake in three-four years, the Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, said ...
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Bar on Govt officials accepting short-term job from intl agencies
CLOSE on the heels of barring the Plan panel from engaging foreign consultants, senior government officials above the level of the joint secretary to the Government, of all services, either working at the Centre or with the State Government, are ...
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E-GOVERNANCE
Nagapattinam Net facility
MADURAI: The Rural Access to Services through Internet has been introduced in more than 100 villages in Nagapattinam district. According to the District Collector, Mr M. Veerashanmugha Moni, the initiative is to enable the villagers in ...
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PEOPLE
Brijesh Kumar is new IT Secretary
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