1 Sep : Concerned about the rise of diseases like cholera, swine flue, eye flue etc. in the city, children of Manav Mangal High School, Sector 21-C, Chandigarh took the initiative to make the people of slums aware about importance of cleanliness and hygiene. They visited the slums of Hallomajra and advised the people to throw the litter in the dustbins instead of throwing it here and there. They created awareness amongst the people and guided them not to  let the water stagnate anywhere as it acts a breeding place …

1 Sep : Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi is on a three day visit to his Amethi Lok Sabha constituency.
On the first day of his visit, Rahul inaugurated an IFFCO Cooperative building and launched the fiber optic services of BSNL.
The Congress leader said that in Uttar Pradesh problems were being faced in implementing central schemes as the party was not in power in the state.
“The Centre is doing whatever is possible for agriculture sector and the poor, but in UP problems are being faced in implementing the schemes as the …

31 Aug ; Shri Dinsha Patel, Union Minister for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises presented national award to Himachali industrialist, Mr. Milan H. Dalal, Director Blue Coat Industries, Baddi in Solan district for his outstanding contributions in the industrial sector in a function at New Delhi today.
The company is engaged in manufacturing various types of wood adhesive and textile printing chemicals under brand name as ‘BLUECOAT’. Bluecoat has a state of art, automatic and modern manufacturing plant located in Industrial Estate, Bhatoli Kalan, Baddi, Solan. The manufacturing process are backed …

31 Aug : Parliament on Tuesday passed the much talked about bill to hike salaries of MPs by over three times from Rs 16,000 to Rs 50,000 and doubling two of their key allowances to Rs 40,000 each with the Rajya Sabha approving the measure.
The Salary, Allowance and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2010, have already been passed by the Lok Sabha.
During the debate on the bill in the Upper House, a strong demand was made for setting up an independent body to decide on their future pay.
As …

31 Aug : The US has decided to release a postage stamp in the honour of India’s Nobel prize winner Mother Teresa on 5th September, the US Postal Service has announced.
“The US Postal Service will pay tribute to Mother Teresa, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work,” the USPS said in a statement.
“Noted for her compassion toward the poor and suffering, Mother Teresa, a diminutive Roman Catholic nun and honorary US citizen, served the sick and destitute of India and the world for nearly 50 …

31 Aug : The Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement signed with Switzerland will allow India access to banking details of its citizens in that country including for enforcement purposes, but it will be operational with prospective effect, Govt told the Lok Sabha.
“This (DTAA) will provide us an opportunity to have the relevant bank information for taxation purposes,” Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in a statement.
However, he said the new provision will be applicable only for prospective information and not for past information.
Mukherjee and Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey had signed the …