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Budget increases AC, first class train fares further
With this move, passengers would have to pay over three per cent over and above the recent train fare increases.
Budget 2012: 15 mn tonnes of more foodgrains storage
The Finance Minister said creation of 2 million tonnes of storage capacity in the form of modern silos has already been approved.
TDS on property, gold sales to check black money
Government plans tax collection at source on cash purchase of bullion or jewellery in excess of Rs 2 lakh.
Will support the UPA if TMC pulls out: SP
TMC has been threatening a pull-out since Dinesh Trivedi presented the Railway Budget on March 14.
Mumbai: Cops caught smuggling alcohol from Goa
Home Minister R R Patil orders suspension of 14 Navi Mumbai policemen nabbed by Goa excise dept.
Pranab quotes Hamlet during Budget 2012 speech
Mukherjee quoted Shakespeare and ancient Indian economist Kautilya during his 2012 Budget speech.
Budget 2012 to be inflationary, says industry
CII President B Muthuraman said he was expecting much more and the excise-related proposals would push up prices.
Govt proposes service centres for weavers
The minister announced two more mega handloom clusters at Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand.
Union Budget 2012: Summary
The Union Budget 2012-13 identifies five objectives to be addressed effectively in the ensuing fiscal year.
A day of frenetic activity at Piravom
PIRAVOM: It was a day of frenetic activity for the candidates, leaders and party activists as the campaigning for the bypoll drew ..
Commuters in Vellore elated over new trains
VELLORE: While one is not sure whether the railway budget had helped the minister who had presented it in Parliament on Wednesday,..
Bench rejects PRP Exports plea
MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by PRP Exports, a leading granite company ..
Woman burns drunken husband to death
ROURKELA: A woman, Amita Choudhary, allegedly burnt her husband to death at Kalyani slum of Sector-1 here under Sector-3 police li..
Former Home Guard commits suicide
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A Home Guard, who was recently relieved from duty, committed suicide in his house at Kallikadu near Kattakada...
Cotton export ban lift: Farmers glum
BANGALORE: The partially revoked cotton export ban has failed to bring smiles on the faces of farmers across the state. The Di..
Techie throttled, body burnt twice
BANGALORE/HYDERABAD: More than a month after the disappearance of a Wipro employee from Bangalore in the city, Hyberabad police re..