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It is said that desperate times call for desperate measures and that’s what it took for the authorities to wake up after a 25-year-old woman tried to immolate herself in front of Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora's press conference.   Within 48 hours after the foiled immolation attempt state-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) allotted the petrol pump back to her. IOC had terminated the license after inspections at the petrol ... [full story]

The Lok Sabha on Thursday approved a Bill reserving 27 per cent seats for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in Central Government-aided higher educational institutions.HRD Minister Arjun Singh promised that the Government would "very soon" frame a Bill providing for reservation in unaided educational institutions. The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Bill, 2006, which provides for reservation in government educational institutes, was passed by a voice vote after BJP-sponsored amendments ... [full story]

Delhi Cabinet today decided to increase the age of retirement of teachers in its schools from 60 to 62 years. Education Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely said the move will help in meeting the shortage of teachers in Delhi government schools. "We would have been able to meet the shortage of teachers in two years' time. This decision will help in bridging the demand-supply gap faster," he said. "The government has decided to ... [full story]

Keeping in mind the rising cases of women Maoists infiltrating into Indian territory, the border security enforcement agency, Shasastra Seema Bal (SSB), has decided to form a special corps consisting of only women SSB officers and personnel.   It has been learnt that the new corps of women officers, would be specially deployed in those areas of India, which share borders with Nepal.   This corps will be deployed both for administrative purposes ... [full story]