Ranchi, Apr 22: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation stone for the Rs 9000 crore modernisation and expansion project of Bokaro Steel Plant here today.

The capacity of Bokaro Steel Plant, which produces 4.5 millions tonnes of hot metal, will go up to 7.44 million tonnes after expansion. Its crude steel production also will go up from the present 4.36 million tonnes to 7 million tonnes.

The Bokaro Steel Limited (BSL) expansion plan is a part of the Steel Authority of India (SAIL)’s expansion plan to increase production of steel to 26 million tonnes by 2010.

New Delhi, Apr 21 : Prime Minister Dr.

New Delhi, Apr 21: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said that the civil service has contributed positively to the functioning of a vibrant democracy, plural society and polity and growing economy, and added that “if inclusive growth is our agenda, there could be no better champions for it than our civil service.”

After inaugurating the third Civil Services Day here, Dr. Singh said: “In the quest to build a modern nation, absorbing the best from the outside world, epitomizing Gandhiji’s vision of an inclusive society, the civil services have played an admirable role.”

New Delhi, Apr 19:

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