Shillong, Apr 18 (PTI) Meghalaya is all set to get its 11th government in 10 years with Chief Minister D D Lapang resigning tonight, paving the way for his deputy Mukul Sangma to take over the reins of the state.
Lapang's government was the 21st government the state has witnessed in its 38-year history and tenth in the last ten years.
When Lapang was asked about the instability, he said, "We are in the field. Those who are watching should study the reasons."
During the last two years, the state has seen three governments and is bracing for a fourth with the same set of assembly members who were elected in March 2008.
Lapang was sworn in after the assembly elections in March, 2008, but had to resign after ten days having failed to muster majority in the House.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Meghalaya set to get 11th govt in 10 years
TAFF WRITER 22:38 HRS IST
3G auction: Govt set to get Rs 24K cr
TAFF WRITER 21:5 HRS IST
New Delhi, Apr 19 (PTI) Ensuring a minimum of Rs 24,620 crore to the government's kitty, the price for all-India 3G spectrum rose to Rs 6,068 crore on Day 8 of the auction and the bidding is still going strong.
The Delhi circle continued to be the most in demand with the bid price going up to Rs 691.20 crore against the reserve price of Rs 320 crore.
The government has set a target of generating up to Rs 35,000 crore from the sale of spectrum for 3G telephony and broadband wireless access (BWA). The auction for BWA will start two days after that of 3G.
The base price for pan-Indian 3G licence was fixed at Rs 3,500 crore.
Earlier during the day, Telecom Minister A Raja exuded confidence that the government's revenues may exceed the target of Rs 35,000 crore.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Rocket launch failure will not delay moon mission - ISRO chief
Sriharikota: The failure of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Development 3 rocket launch powered for the first time by an indigenous cryogenic engine will not delay the realization of the country's second moon mission, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman K. Radhakrishnan said on Thursday.
"If we are able to flight test an indigenously built cryogenic engine in a year's time, then Chandrayaan 2 can be realized by 2013," Radhakrishnan told reporters post the launch here.
The GSLV-D3 rocket plunged into the Bay of Bengal after its cryogenic engine failed to ignite, in a setback to India's space programme.
ISRO's Rs. 330 crore-mission failed minutes after the rocket lifted off at 4.27 p.m.
ISRO had earlier announced its plans to use its GSLV rocket for its second moon mission.
Referring to the failed rocket flight he said, "The rocket lifted at 4.27 pm after the 29-hour countdown that began on Wednesday at 11.27 a.m. The rocket performed as expected till the second stage into the flight.
"We were not sure whether the main cryogenic engine - the third stage - did ignite as the vehicle started tumbling. We have to confirm that after analyzing the data which is expected to get over in two or three days."
He said that while the cryogenic engine when tested on ground got ignited, during flight it had failed to get fired in vacuum.
The setback is serious as the rocket's cryogenic engine is an outcome of 18-years' labor on the part of ISRO scientists, spending around Rs. 335 crore.
Queried how far the failure would put back ISRO's clock, he said: "We have plans to realize 11 GSLV rockets. We have been fabricating necessary systems."
According to him, ISRO will bounce back within a year by launching a rocket powered by indigenously developed cryogenic engine.
He said ISRO will be flying two more GSLV rockets fitted with Russian-made cryogenic engines to launch two GSAT series satellites.
"The next GSLV rocket with Russian cryogenic engine will fly from here sometime in September this year," he said.
On the issue of sourcing cryogenic engines from outside, he said, "The primary issue is to be self reliant in rocket technology. Today we are able to realize a cryogenic engine for Rs. 36 crore whereas if procured from overseas the price will be around $20 million or Rs. 90 crore."
According to him, GSLV is working to bring down the launch cost, which currently is around $20,000 per kilo of payload.
"We should bring down the cost to $10,000 per kilo once we realize GSLV Mark III (the advanced version of GSLV rocket)," he said.
Speaking of other launches, he said a cartography satellite will be flown on the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) next month along with a couple of small satellites as co-passengers. IANS
"If we are able to flight test an indigenously built cryogenic engine in a year's time, then Chandrayaan 2 can be realized by 2013," Radhakrishnan told reporters post the launch here.
The GSLV-D3 rocket plunged into the Bay of Bengal after its cryogenic engine failed to ignite, in a setback to India's space programme.
ISRO's Rs. 330 crore-mission failed minutes after the rocket lifted off at 4.27 p.m.
ISRO had earlier announced its plans to use its GSLV rocket for its second moon mission.
Referring to the failed rocket flight he said, "The rocket lifted at 4.27 pm after the 29-hour countdown that began on Wednesday at 11.27 a.m. The rocket performed as expected till the second stage into the flight.
"We were not sure whether the main cryogenic engine - the third stage - did ignite as the vehicle started tumbling. We have to confirm that after analyzing the data which is expected to get over in two or three days."
He said that while the cryogenic engine when tested on ground got ignited, during flight it had failed to get fired in vacuum.
The setback is serious as the rocket's cryogenic engine is an outcome of 18-years' labor on the part of ISRO scientists, spending around Rs. 335 crore.
Queried how far the failure would put back ISRO's clock, he said: "We have plans to realize 11 GSLV rockets. We have been fabricating necessary systems."
According to him, ISRO will bounce back within a year by launching a rocket powered by indigenously developed cryogenic engine.
He said ISRO will be flying two more GSLV rockets fitted with Russian-made cryogenic engines to launch two GSAT series satellites.
"The next GSLV rocket with Russian cryogenic engine will fly from here sometime in September this year," he said.
On the issue of sourcing cryogenic engines from outside, he said, "The primary issue is to be self reliant in rocket technology. Today we are able to realize a cryogenic engine for Rs. 36 crore whereas if procured from overseas the price will be around $20 million or Rs. 90 crore."
According to him, GSLV is working to bring down the launch cost, which currently is around $20,000 per kilo of payload.
"We should bring down the cost to $10,000 per kilo once we realize GSLV Mark III (the advanced version of GSLV rocket)," he said.
Speaking of other launches, he said a cartography satellite will be flown on the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) next month along with a couple of small satellites as co-passengers. IANS
Facebook to launch operations in China
Facebook to launch operations in China
Beijing, April 18: Facebook, the world’s largest social networking website, is aiming to enter the Chinese market and has hired a domestic head-hunting company to recruit business managers for the country, a media report has said. Facebook wants to hire a general manager based in Beijing to oversee its operations in China, Global Times reported on Friday. The headquarters of the networking site will be Beijing, which will start its operations in probably three months. But, according to local media reports, Facebook may now just establish a research institute or a game lab for creating products for the western market. The products designed by the lab will not be launched in the Chinese market for a while.
Meanwhile, an employee of the recruiting company said Facebook first needs to set up a management team and begin its relations with the Chinese government, which is still in its preliminary stages. (IANS)
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