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Maha govt to declare ex-gratia for Jaitapur inhabitants

Thursday, June 2, 2011, 15:42 [IST]

Mumbai, Jun 2: Prithviraj Chavan, Chief Minister, Maharashtra said that the government would soon declare the ex-gratia payment for those whose land were obtained for the Jaitapur nuclear plant.

“The compensation has been declared under the Land Acquisition Act. We will give an ex-gratia payment. The government will be taking a decision on it," said Chavan.

Narayan Rane, State Industries Minister earlier said that the amount for the land was fixed at Rs 46, 000. He further said that the government was contemplating on an ex-gratia worth Rs 10 lakh, for an acre adding that it wouldn't be possible for the government to surpass the amount.

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Chavan says his remarks on 'Gujarat unfortunately mutilated'

Wednesday, June 1, 2011,17:15 [IST]

Mumbai, June 1: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today (June 1) said that his comments on comparative figures of agriculture growth rates in the state and neighbouring Gujarat were "unfortunately mutilated". "There is no question of giving a political credit to anybody. I was giving comparative figures of the Planning Commission during my dialogue with members of the Agriculture scientific community," Chavan said, on being asked about the controversy over his praise for Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi during a meeting in Ahmednagar district.....

Maharashtra: Age limit to consume alcohol raised

Wednesday, June 1, 2011,15:25 [IST]

Mumbai, Jun 1: Maharashtra government has raised the age limit for consumption of alcohol. The age for drinking beer is 18 -21 years of age, while hard liquor has been raised from 21-25 years of age.Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has denied that it was an attempt to moral policing and added that the decision was taken by state cabinet to increase the contribution from people's side to control consuming alcohol. However, consuming wine does not have any age restriction."One of the.....

'Govt to double investments in R&D'

Friday, January 8, 2010,13:17 [IST]

New Delhi, Jan 8: Minister for Science & Technology, Prithviraj Chavan has said that Government plans to increase its expenditure on R&D from 1 percent of GDP to 2 percent. He said that the Government of India will focus its R&D efforts in the current decade on translating lab research into product and process innovations that benefit the masses.He was speaking at the Inaugural Session of the Seminar on 'Nanotechnology' of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas organized by.....

India and US to hold talks next week

Tuesday, June 15, 2010,10:38 [IST]

Washington, Jun 15: Five Union Ministers are expected to visit United States next week, to hold a conference with the US counterparts after the highly successful Indo-US Strategic Dialogue held in Washington, early this month. US will host a high-level delegation of Indian ministers for a series of conferences at the end of the month, informed PJ Crowley, the State Department spokesman. The upcoming conferences are the follow up to the Indian US Strategic Dialogue held which were co-chaired by.....

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Chavan assures adequate security after Headley's revelations

Thursday, May 26, 2011,16:45 [IST]

Nagpur, May 26: Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today (May 26) assured of adequate security arrangements in Maharashtra in the wake of testimony by the 26/11 accused, David Coleman Headley, about Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray. "Headly had revealed in Chicago that Thackeray was also a target of Pakistan intelligence agency ISI and the Indian government was awaiting details from the US government through official channels about the exact plot but at the same time Maharashtra government was reviewing security arrangements of individuals including.....

Maha govt approves new parking rules

Thursday, May 19, 2011,13:30 [IST]

Mumbai, May 19: Maharashtra government has revised its public parking policy that restricts vertical development and allows authorities to get a share in the revenue generated. The new rules allow the height of parking lots to ground plus four storeys and two basements, while mechanised parking lots have been disallowed. The developer will now have to pay a premium on 40 per cent of his unearned revenue to the state authorities of which 50 per cent will be shared by the Mumbai municipal.....

Prithviraj Chavan presents N-bill in Rajya Sabha

Monday, August 30, 2010,15:25 [IST]

New Delhi, Aug: After the Lok Sabha passed the nuclear liability bill on Aug 26, Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan presented the bill in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, Aug 30."I beg to move the bill to provide for civil liability for nuclear damage, and prompt compensation to victims of a nuclear incident through a no fault liability regime channeling liability to the operator, appointment of Claims Commissioner, establishment of Nuclear Damage Claims Commission and for.....