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Alcohol, drugs common in fatal crashes 07 September 2012
More than half of U.S. drivers killed in car accidents had alcohol or drugs in their system at the time of the crash, according to a new study. Using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on fatalities in...
Keywords: 20, car accidents had alcohol or drugs, 150 fatally injured drivers in 2005, drugs common in fatal
Read MoreWhy is RBI withdrawing pre 2005 currency notes? 23 January 2014
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday announced it would withdraw all currency notes issued before 2005, including those having higher denominations of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 after March 31st. This move of RBI is aimed at such...
Keywords: 2005 Indian currency notes, Top Stories, National News, 500 and 1000 Rupee notes of RBI
Read More122 Civil Servants face Corruption charges: Minister 03 May 2012
CBI has registered 110 cases against 122 officers of the rank of Joint Secretary and above. Certain accused officers are common in more than one case. The allegations against these officers mainly relate to criminal misconduct or disproportionate assets or...
Keywords: Judicial Standards and Accountability Services, Judicial Standards and Accountability Services, Judicial Standards and Accountability Services, CBI
Read MoreRBI to issue new Rs 10 notes 08 April 2014
Reserve Bank of India [RBI] on Monday announced that it would release fresh Rupees 10 notes with new governor Raghuram Rajan signature. However RBI did not mention any date for the launch of these notes but they are expected in...
Keywords: RBI, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan, RBI to issue new Rs 10 notes, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan
Read MoreWeight loss in Education 30 May 2013
When the Kindergarten system of pre-schooling called LKG and UKG was introduced, the elderly people asked innocently whether the education system is weighed by its weight now, as it is called in terms of Kg (Kilogram). The elderly people's...
Keywords: students, Kindergarten system, extra study material, Education
Read MoreComputerization program abandoned due to lack of funding 24 July 2012
A computerization programme for the state information commission has been stopped without completion as there were no sufficient funds available. The Department of Personnel and Training, DOPT, which is under the supervision fo the Prime Minister Mnmohan Singh, has not...
Keywords: state information commission, state information commission, Right to Information act, 2005
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