Govt plans to open all-women post offices in rural areas

Last Updated: Sunday, April 14, 2013, 11:49

The government is planning to open all-women post offices in rural areas where working women are available in good numbers.

Rural areas can become back offices for urban India: Pitroda

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 23:16

Rural areas in India can operate as back offices for the country's urban centres, like Bangalore has emerged as a crucial centre for the US, National Innovation Council Chairman Sam Pitroda said Wednesday.

Gunmen raid newspaper offices in Baghdad

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 17:40

Iraqi officials say gunmen have broken into the offices of four independent newspapers in Baghdad and stabbed and beat five employees there.

SKS plans to resume lending operations in Andhra Pradesh soon

Last Updated: Thursday, March 21, 2013, 20:33

SKS Chief Financial Officer Dill Raj said the recent Supreme Court's interim order was of great relief to them and paves way to resume operations in the state.

Egypt protesters storm Muslim Brotherhood offices

Last Updated: Saturday, November 24, 2012, 09:11

Reacting to the decree which provides Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi with dictatorial powers, protesters attacked Muslim Brotherhood offices.

CCEA nod for Rs 4,909 cr plan to modernise post offices

Last Updated: Thursday, November 22, 2012, 22:54

The government has cleared a proposal to modernise 1.55 lakh post offices across the country over the next two years at a cost of over Rs 4,900 crore.

Banks can open admn office in large cities sans RBI permission

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 21:01

Currently, banks (excluding RRBs) are permitted to open branches in Tier-II to Tier-VI centres (with population less than 100,000) and in rural, semi-urban and urban centres in north-eastern states and Sikkim without seeking its permission.

BSNL planning to replace PCOs with VCOs

Last Updated: Monday, October 1, 2012, 22:50

Telecom major BSNL has chalked out a plan to replace the PCOs with new generation VCOs (video call offices).

BSNL launches landline phones with video call facility

Last Updated: Thursday, September 20, 2012, 19:38

State-run BSNL, in partnership with SIS Infosystems, on Thursday launched telephones with video calling facility which will primarily be used to set up public Video Call Offices by replacing many of the PCOs.

Urn containing Vilasrao`s ashes to be kept at DCC offices

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 22:04

Urns containing ashes of former Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh were handed over to all District Congress Committee (DCC) offices for people all over state to pay their last respects.

Over Rs 750 cr lying in inactive post office saving A/Cs: Govt

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 20:50

West Bengal led the tally of unclaimed deposits with over Rs 107 crore lying in 20.16 lakh accounts, followed by Tamil Nadu (Rs 105.87 crore in 62.72 lakh accounts) and Uttar Pradesh (Rs 68.61 crore in 21.74 lakh accounts).

Blackmoney: Govt to set up 14 new overseas I-T offices

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 15, 2012, 18:07

The government will set up 14 more Income Tax Overseas Units (ITOUs) to deal with the menace of blackmoney and keep a tab on illegal routing of funds from abroad and parking money in foreign countries.