Politics

District Magistrate said, ""Heavy security force has been deployed in Moradabad and sector magistrates have been alerted."

The development comes as a major setback to the Sardar Sarovar Dam project across the Narmada river.

Modi reviewed the functioning of the Relief Fund and suggested several qualitative changes in the way the fund is managed, a PMO statement said.

Finance Minister of the BRICS countries had also worked on the idea at various deliberations on the sidelines of the Fund-Bank and G-20 meetings, he said.

In a reshuffle of governors, Kamala Beniwal was transferred to Mizoram while Purushothaman was transferred to Nagaland.

The BJP had before the 2014 General Elections declared that if voted to power, it would "explore setting up of regional Kisan TV channels."

The BJP said the Congress should "look inwards" and conduct an "introspection" into why it lost the elections.

Prithviraj Chavan said he plans to meet Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and some other senior party leaders on Thursday.

Congress spokesman Abhishek Singhvi said the survey showed a drastic decline in the number of poor in the ten year UPA rule.

The DMK president welcomed the government's plan to have over 17,000 RPF personnel for safety and security, including 4,000 women personnel.

Sonia Gandhi on Monday made a strong pitch for Congress being given the post of Leader of Opposition, held a meeting with party MPs in Lok Sabha.

According to Gowda, the cash-strapped railways will mobilise resources for infrastructure creation and upgradation through the funds of the railways' state-run public sector companies (PSUs).

In his maiden budget, Sadananda Gowda said his ministry would also seek cabinet approval for allowing foreign direct investment in the state-owned network, but passenger services would be excluded.

The objection came after the Commerce Ministry in a cabinet note proposed 100 pc FDI in areas like high-speed train systems and freight lines.

NCP MP Supriya Sule said, "We are doing introspection and approaching people. We will avoid making mistakes done in the past."

Special Judge BH Loya later adjourned the Tulsiram Prajapati case till July 17.