Ration cards can be linked with Aadhar cards: Maha to HC

Last Updated: Monday, January 28, 2013, 23:32

The Maharashtra government on Monday told the Bombay High Court that though ration cards could be linked with the newly introduced Aadhar cards, it was not possible to appoint a nodal agency to supervise the verification process.

IAF to conduct ration sorties in flood-hit Anjaw

Last Updated: Sunday, September 30, 2012, 17:27

Indian Air Force will conduct 32 ration sorties to flood-ravaged Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh bordering China, which has been cut off for from the rest of the state for the past several weeks.

Govt mulls tweaking LPG cylinder cap from 6 to 9

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 23:20

Government may consider "minor adjustments" on the LPG cylinder cap in the wake of pressure from within the Congress and Trinamool Congress's decision to withdraw support to the UPA.

Rare use of CRR is ideal, says Rangarajan

Last Updated: Thursday, September 6, 2012, 21:21

Rangarajan's comments came at a time when there has been a debate started by the SBI Chairman Pratip Chaudhuri who wanted removal of CRR which now stands at 4.75 percent.

RBI keeps policy rates unchanged; cuts SLR to 23%

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 08:42

Reserve Bank Tuesday left key interest rates unchanged on fears of monsoon shortfall aggravating inflation, leaving industry and retail borrowers disappointed.

Pranab asks states to use Aadhaar nos to distribute ration, LPG

Last Updated: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 21:06

In order to curb expenditure and streamline delivery mechanism, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday asked states to use the Aadhaar platform for distributing subsidised ration and cooking gas cylinders, and implement other government schemes.

UP govt cracks down on ration mafia

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 14:21

Taking a strong view of rampant black marketing and hoarding of essential commodities, the Uttar Pradesh government has directed the concerned authorities to take stringent action against the ration mafia in the state.

PM to hold meetings tomorrow on key agriculture issues

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 1, 2012, 21:31

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to hold a meeting on Tuesday to discuss supply of about 15 million tonnes of extra foodgrains to ration card holders that will help the government to create more storage space for new crops before monsoon.

K’taka: ‘Rs 55 crore loss in ration card project’

Last Updated: Sunday, April 1, 2012, 19:57

Karnataka`s Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department has wasted Rs 54.53 crore.

Haryana: Smart Ration Cards for 56 lakh families

Last Updated: Thursday, March 1, 2012, 22:09

Haryana Food and Supplies Minister Mahender Pratap Singh Thursday said that about 56 lakh eligible families of the state would be issued Smart Ration Cards under various categories

Clerk arrested for issuing bogus ration cards

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 19:42

Police have arrested a junior clerk with the Yavatmal tehsil office on the charge of issuing bogus ration cards to two Bangladeshi youths.

Fake ration card in Sonia Gandhi`s name

Last Updated: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 09:15

A fake ration card issued in the name of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, enlisting names of her two children as Rahul and Priyanka, was found in Maharashtra`s Thane district.