Visa on Arrival facility to passengers travelling through Hyderabad airport

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 22, 2013, Hyderabad

The central government has extended Visa-On-Arrival (VoA) facility to international passengers travelling through Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad managed by the GMR Group.

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Spot-fixing row: Madras High Court issues notice to IPL chairman, cricket board

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 22, 2013, Madurai

A bench in Madras High Court today issued notice to IPL Chairman and BCCI President among others after a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed seeking CBI probe into spot-fixing charges in the Indian Premier League and to direct the government to take over its management and administration as well as Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

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Oommen Chandy bags UN award for 'mass contact programme'

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 22, 2013, Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has won the United Nation's Public Service Award for his Mass Contact Programme, which saw him directly engaging with people in the state to address their grievances.

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Karnataka government plans pure drinking water units in villages

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 21, 2013, Bangalore

Karnataka government would draw up a project to set up pure drinking water units in villages with a population of more than 2,000, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister H K Patil said on Tuesday.

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