Brian Lara has been named brand ambassador of Bangladesh Premier League franchise Chittagong Kings. ...
02:31 PM, Oct 16, 2012
The Chittagong Kings icon player told a Bangladeshi newspaper that he has not received the amount owed to him from the first season of the BPL. ...
12:15 PM, Oct 16, 2012
Thiruvannthapuram: A decision on providing three subsidised LPG cylinders in addition to the six fixed by the Centre to all consumers in the state would be taken at the ruling UDF liaison committee meeting next week, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Thursday. The state cabinet on Thursday discussed the matter, but referred the issue to be discussed at the next UDF meeting to be held on October 17, he...
10:29 AM, Oct 12, 2012
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh BJP on Sunday slammed UPA government's proposed scheme to distribute free mobile phones to BPL families, saying it was a "cruel joke" on poor people whose daily income ranged between Rs 26 to 32. "The proposed move to launch the scheme on Independence Day (August 15) simply reflects the perversity and mental bankruptcy of the UPA government whose priority is not food and shelter to the poor...
02:49 AM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is is unlikely to announce the proposal of free cellphone and talk time for all below the poverty line. According to the sources, the scheme may not see the light of day. PMO sources told CNN-IBN that they are not keen to go ahead with it in Prime Minister's Independence day speech. Reports had suggested that ahead of the 2014 general elections, the government...
03:35 PM, Aug 08, 2012
But such an action will need the support of players who have not been paid their BPL dues, said FICA. ...
02:06 PM, Jul 12, 2012
According to a FICA statement, 12 overseas players were yet to receive their payments amounting to over $600,000. ...
02:46 PM, Jul 11, 2012
The Federation of International Cricketers Association CEO Tim May had threatened to take legal action over the non payment of dues. ...
12:47 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Shehzad, who appeared for Barisal Burners in the BPL, managed to collect his full amount from his franchise owners. ...
10:00 PM, Jun 09, 2012
Tim May claimed that the Bangladesh board and BPL franchises have failed to pay players but did not identify them. ...
04:43 PM, Jun 09, 2012
FICA also said that the non delivery of payments could hurt BCB chief Mustafa Kamal's ambitions of becoming the next ICC president. ...
11:38 PM, Jun 08, 2012
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday said that it has asked the Centre to increase the BPL quota for the state by permitting the inclusion of more poor families under the scheme. "We have asked the Centre to increase the number of families to be issued BPL cards. The union government decides the number of BPL cards to be issued, therefore we have made the request in this regard,"...
05:02 AM, Jun 07, 2012
The idea to conduct the league in three different phases is being considered due to difficulties in attracting foreign players. ...
01:44 PM, Jun 05, 2012
Shahid Afridi on Tuesday said he finally received his dues from the Bangladesh Premier League in full. ...
11:44 PM, May 22, 2012
Ferozpur Jhirka: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday said eligible families will not be deleted from the lists of those living Below Poverty Line and Old Age Allowance scheme. In compliance of the directions of the court, notices have been issued to ineligible persons, he said, adding some people having vested interests were misleading others by spreading rumors. Hooda said that construction of Nagina-Tijara (Rajasthan) road will soon...
11:47 PM, Apr 08, 2012
Hyderabad: Terming the comments on the below poverty line (BPL) issue as "unprincipled publicity campaign", Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Saturday said the rate of poverty decline doubled during the rule of the UPA Government as compared to the pre-UPA regime. "In the pre-UPA period the decline in poverty was taking place at 0.74 per cent per year. After 2004 it is taking place at 1.5...
06:58 PM, Apr 07, 2012
Palwal: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday announced that an 'Orbit Railway' that will connect towns falling around three sides of Delhi in the state's NCR region is being planned. Haryana Metro Rail Corporation has already been constituted for this purpose, he said while addressing a Nav Nirman rally here. Among other things, he also announced Rs 10 crore for the development of Palwal villages and Rs 5...
09:10 PM, Apr 01, 2012
Recently the government announced that poverty had declined in India. This had many people dancing (literally) with joy. To find out more, let Panditji tell ...
02:50 PM, Mar 27, 2012
The Planning Commission is back in the news. The latest round of poverty levels that have been disclosed have created another debate in the country. ...
02:00 PM, Mar 23, 2012
New Delhi: A new committee will be set up to reassess poverty estimates, according to sources. The committee is to be set up by the Planning Commission. An announcement is likely to made at 4 pm on Thursday. The government has been facing flak over what exactly constitutes poverty and what are the factors that decide the poverty line. This came after the Planning Commission said that the poverty in...
02:30 PM, Mar 22, 2012
