New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, along with Congress President Sonia Gandhi, conducted aerial survey of Uttarakhand on Wednesday to asses the damage that has been caused due to torrential rains, which have led to massive landslides and floods in the northern state.
Following is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement to the media after an aerial survey of disaster affected areas of Uttarakhand:
"Earlier today, Smt Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson, UPA and I undertook an aerial survey of the rain and flood-affected areas of Uttarakhand. We saw for ourselves the large scale devastation that has been caused in the State. Our hearts go out to the families of those who have lost their lives and those who have suffered injury or loss of property in this huge tragedy.
Assessing the magnitude of the losses, both in terms of lives lost and houses destroyed, or the damage to buildings, roads and other infrastructure, is an exercise that will take some more time. The priority for the authorities at the moment is to rescue the stranded and provide urgently needed succor to those most in need of it....
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07:14 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Dehradun: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, along with Congress President Sonia Gandhi, conducted aerial survey of Uttarakhand on Wednesday to asses the damage that has been caused due to torrential rains, which have led to massive landslides and floods in the northern state. PM Manmohan also announced Rs 145 crores as immediate relief for the disaster struck state. He further said Rs 1000 crores will be released for Uttarakhand as disaster...
06:59 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on refused to grant the prayer for a CBI investigation into the multi-crore Saradha chitfund scam at the present stage. A division bench comprising Justice AK Banerjee and Justice MK Chaudhuri, passing its order on PILs seeking CBI probe into the scam, refused the prayer at this stage. The bench, however, kept the matter pending before it, while passing some directions to the state on...
04:45 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Islamabad: A member of the provincial assembly of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was among 29 people killed in a suicide bombing on Tuesday, media reports said. Over 50 people were injured. Independent member Imran Mohmand was killed in the blast at a funeral procession in Mardan, Geo News reported. Police said the blast took place during the funeral procession of Haji Abdullah, a well-known figure in the area who was...
05:15 AM, Jun 19, 2013
Bhubaneswar: Terming Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's allegation of Odisha's neglect by the Centre as "baseless" and a ploy to hide his "inefficiency", Congress on Sunday demanded a white paper on central funds released to the state and their utilisation. "The Chief Minister is misleading people with wrong information on central funds to Odisha. This strategy is aimed at covering the BJD government's inefficiency," Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Jayadev...
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06:12 PM, Jun 13, 2013
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court, hearing a petition seeking a CBI probe into the Saradha Group scam, on Tuesday was told that it was not possible for the central probe agency to investigate unless it got additional support from the West Bengal government. "The CBI in its affidavit has said that it is not possible for them to carry out investigation unless the West Bengal government provides them additional support,"...
05:35 AM, Jun 12, 2013
While certain RTI activists have asked for political parties to come under RTI, almost all political parties are united in their opposition to this move. All functions of a party and minutes of all meetings can't be disclosed, they say. CPI(M) leader Nilotpal Basu joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on why political parties should not come under RTI. Q. The other friendly CPI and strong opponent TMC have welcomed...
05:23 PM, Jun 06, 2013
Anil Bairwal, national coordinator of Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and RTI activist joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on why political parties should come under RTI. Q. If RTI is implemented on Congress then we all know what would happen. In that case it'll be very difficult to help Congress rule India and hence RTI shouldn't be applied on Congress atleast. Your thoughts? Asked by: Ravi A. I think...
05:23 PM, Jun 06, 2013
US First Lady Michelle Obama lost her cool on Tuesday when a protestor interrupted her speech at a fundraising event. Michelle was reportedly so distressed by the interruption that she threatened to leave. The protestor was demanding equality for gays and lesbians. ...
10:44 AM, Jun 06, 2013
Mumbai: In the wake of ponzi schemes and chit fund scams, Reserve Bank Governor D Subbarao on Wednesday said there is a need to review the regulations governing these sectors and increase surveillance on such entities. "There is a need to review the regulatory oversight of this sector keeping in view the mandatory and relative comparative advantages of the financial sector regulators," Subbarao told a banking summit organised by the...
06:47 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Howrah: The Trinamool Congress candidate Prasun Banerjee has won the Howrah by-poll over its CPI(M) rival Sridip Bhattacharya by 27,000 votes. This, however, was almost 10,000 votes less than the previous TMC victory at the seat. The result in the by-poll is seen as the trust vote for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after the chit fund scam hit West Bengal. The election has been necessitated following the death of Trinamool...
02:50 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Washington: US First Lady Michelle Obama threatened to leave a Democratic Party fundraising event after she was repeatedly interrupted during her speech by a protester, who demanded equality for gays and lesbians. Michelle was addressing a Democratic Party fundraiser in a private Kalorama home in Washington on late Tuesday when pro-LGBT rights individual standing at the front started shouting for an executive order on gay rights. "One of the things...
11:49 AM, Jun 05, 2013
Kolkata: By-poll result for the Howrah constituency in West Bengal, which went in for polling on Sunday, will be announced on Wednesday. The election has been necessitated following the death of Trinamool Congress MP Ambika Banerjee on April 25. This will be the acid test for Trinamool Congress as it is the first election after the recent Saradha chit fund scam. With around 64 per cent turnout, the polling was...
08:20 AM, Jun 05, 2013
Bhubaneswar: BJP on Tuesday slammed the ruling BJD in Odisha, saying the judicial probe ordered by it into the chitfund scam was a ploy to buy time even as the party activists held statewide demonstrations and burnt effigies of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and other ministers. By ignoring the demand for a CBI probe into the scam and ordering a judicial inquiry, BJD is aiming only at delaying the process,...
12:50 AM, Jun 05, 2013
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said the West Bengal government will soon get comments of the Centre on the bill passed by the state assembly for protection of investors in chit fund schemes. "The Ministry of Finance has given its comments to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). I think they (MHA) are awaiting comments from one or two other ministries, perhaps the Ministry of Company...
10:08 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Tiruchirapalli: Aimed at making Tamil Nadu achieve all round development, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday launched Rs 1,854 worth of projects in Srirangam constituency in the district. Out of this, Jayalalithaa laid the foundation stone for several projects valued at Rs 1,752 crore. "My government has been taking efforts based on the concept of promoting humanity and enhancing the state's infrastructure facilities which will make the state achieve an...
03:55 AM, Jun 04, 2013
Year after year millions of Indians are cheated of their life savings. Fourteen people committed suicide and thousands in West Bengal lost their life savings after Saradha group went bust. ...
01:11 PM, Jun 02, 2013
Mumbai: Amid rising incidents of fraudulent investment schemes hitting investors, the Reserve Bank on Friday asked the public to carefully evaluate their decisions before depositing money with financial entities including NBFCs. The exhaustive advisory of dos and don'ts comes against the backdrop of investment schemes such as the multi-crore Saradha scam, which defrauded thousands of gullible investors in West Bengal. "The advisory is part of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)...
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