Government to set up 100,000 common service centres

October 12th, 2009 RAIPUR - The Chhattisgarh government Monday started procuring paddy at the minimum support price from about one million farmers. The procurement will continue till Jan 31, 2010 and farmers will get Rs.950 per quintal for common grade paddy and Rs.980 per quintal for grade-A.

September 22nd, 2009 DUBAI - A record 97,527 passengers used the Dubai Metro on the first day of Eid holidays Sunday, WAM news agency reported Tuesday citing statistics released by the Dubai Road Transport Authority (RTA) Rail Agency. Aysha Al Busmait, director of RTA's Customer Service Centres Department, said the "Musanada Team" (Support) formed by the department was available at the metro stations and has been providing support and guidance to the public in the use of metro services.

September 17th, 2009 KOLKATA - The West Bengal government Thursday invited IT major Wipro and infosys to start new centres at Rajarhat in the northeastern fringes of the city and promised to give 45 acres of land to each of the companies. "I'm proposing today (Thursday) through the media that we are ready to give 45 acres of land each to Wipro and Infosys.

September 11th, 2009 Mrs. Obama challenges GWU to community serviceWASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama has a deal for George Washington University students: Perform 100,000 hours of community service during the this school year and she'll speak at their graduation ceremony next May. Mrs. Obama's challenge coincides with the end of President Barack Obama's summer service initiative, United We Serve.

July 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Israel will set up two "centres of excellence" in Haryana on an outlay of Rs.15.7 crore to help farmers increase production of fruits and vegetables, the country's ambassador to India Mark Sofer said here Tuesday. Once the centres are operational, farmers will be introduced to the latest mechanised farming techniques developed in Israel.

July 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Wednesday signed a deal with the government's Department of Information and Technology to facilitate e-learning in east India's rural areas and optimise the use of technology to provide education in the region. IGNOU Vice-Chancellor V.N.

June 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Over 113,000 forms were submitted - more than double the number of seats in Delhi University colleges - for various graduate and post-graduate courses, varsity officials said Monday, the last day of form submissions. "In total some 115,000 forms were sold, of which 113,471 forms were submitted by the students this year.

June 4th, 2009 New Delhi, June 4, 2009 (IANS) Tata Motors will start a huge tree plantation drive across India and other south Asian countries on World Environment Day Friday, according to a company spokesperson. "The tree plantation drive is part of its endeavour to constantly improve its carbon footprint," the spokesperson said, adding that the company has set itself a target of planting 200,000 saplings across over 1,100 locations in India and abroad this year, beginning June 5.

June 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government plans to connect every panchayat to a broadband network in the next three years and expects to reach 40 percent rural tele-density in the next five years. The initiative is part of its ambitious target to drastically improve infrastructure in the villages under its Bharat Nirman (Build India) programme.

June 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Admission process for the Delhi University will begin on Monday morning with the sale of common admission forms being made available at various outlets for students seeking admission in colleges. Delhi University has taken various steps to make the admission process a hassle-free affair this year all students likely to visit university.

June 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi University admission process started Monday with over 26,000 forms being sold on day one at 16 information centres spread across the capital. In total 26,052 forms were sold at the 16 centres on the first day, deputy dean of student's welfare Seema Parihar told IANS.

May 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI/CHENNAI - The Election Commission has made elaborate security arrangements ahead of vote counting day on Saturday. Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla said 1,080 counting centres have been set up throughout the country.

March 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government's common service centre (CSS) initiative will generate around 400,000 direct employment opportunities and as many as indirect jobs in rural India, a top government official said here Thursday. 'The scheme was likely to generate over 400,000 direct jobs opportunities as well as indirect employment avenues of a like number in rural India,' Cabinet Secretary K.M.

February 2nd, 2009 KOLKATA - The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), for the first time, started computerised citizen service centres, where people will be able to make municipal transactions without queuing up at the KMC headquarters, a top official said Tuesday. The two centres, named 'e-Kolkata Citizen Service Centre', were inaugurated Tuesday at Kasba and Kankurgachi areas in southern and northeastern parts of the city respectively.

January 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Tuesday announced it would set up citizen facility centres in each of the capital's 272 wards to receive complaints about civic issues. According to the MCD, citizens will be able to lodge complaints about sanitation, cleanliness, road repair, water logging, felling of trees and other issues at the centres and 'prompt' solutions would be delivered.