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Pranab Mukherjee to inaugurate Economic Editors' conference

New Delhi, Nov 2 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the two-day Annual Economic Editors' Conference in the National Media Centre, here on Tuesday.

There will be separate sessions with the Ministers and senior officers of the key economic and infrastructure ministries participating in the Conference.

The Conference will enable economic editors and journalists, invited from all over the country to interact with them and get a detailed background of the government's policies and programmes.

The media persons will get a comprehensive view of the overall economic scenario in the country and the latest initiatives and thrust areas of the Government.

The Conference will also provide an opportunity to the Government to get feedback from the economic editors.

Besides Finance Ministry, Planning Commission and Ministries of Power, Agriculture, Commerce and Industry, Road Transport and Highways, Tourism, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Petroleum and Natural Gas, are participating in the Conference.

About 300 editors and financial writers including about 50 from vernacular press are participating in the conference. (ANI)

Mamata alleges political manipulation in Padma awards

{image-mamata banerjee_27012008.jpg news.oneindia.in}Kolkata, Jan 27: Alleging that 'Padma awards have become political awards', Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee today said political consideration, and not any contribution, was the reason for honouring External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee with Padma Vibhushan. ''Why has Pranab Mukherjee been given Padma Vibhusan. What is his contribution to the country?'' she said at a meeting. Ms Banerjee also criticized awarding the Padma Vibhushan title to industrialist Ratan Tata and alleged that political consideration played a role behind his.....
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