The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, June 21, 2008

POLICY
Govt looking at stronger measures
New Delhi, June 20 The Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, on Friday promised to consider “stronger measures” on both the “demand and monetary” side to tame inflation. The rate rose to 11.05 per cent, a ... More

Central excise officers’ powers for audit personnel
New Delhi, June 20 The Finance Ministry has conferred all the powers of central excise officers on the officers of Directorate-General of Audit in a bid to beef up the audit of multi-locational units. A multi-locational unit broadly ... More

POLITICS
A day off
MG Road in Thrissur town is deserted during the hartal called by the United Democratic Front on Friday to protest police action against KSU members. ... More

SECURITY
Nishant clears last test
Nishant, the unmanned aerial vehicle developed by DRDO for the Army, on Thursday cleared the last test before entering mass production stage. The UAV was flight tested near Kolar, DRDO said in a release here. The present flight tests are ... More

E-GOVERNANCE
Maharashtra to roll out wide area network by Jan
Pune, June 20 Continuing its efforts on the IT front, the Maharashtra Government is all set to roll out the MSWAN (maharashtra state wide area network) linking the Government to the taluka level, by January 2009.Talking to presspersons ... More

PEOPLE
Ashok Chawla gets I&B charge
Mr Ashok Chawla, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, has been given the additional charge of the post of Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, vacated today by Ms Asha Swarup. The post is for a period of three months or until ... More

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