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August 24, 2010 1:53 PM

Heavy rain continues to lash parts of North India

In Uttar Pradesh, the flood situation remains grim in several parts of the state. The rivers including Ganga, Yamuna, Sharda, Ghaghra and Rapti are in spate and flowing above the danger level. More than five hundred villages have become flood affected as the release of water from different barrages ...

August 24, 2010 1:43 PM

Centre announces sops worth 1052 crore rupees for exporters

The government extended sops to exporters worth 1052 crore rupees in sectors like capital goods and textiles to help them mitigate the impact of fragile recovery of global economy. Announcing the annual Foreign Trade Policy in New Delhi, the Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said that the ...

August 24, 2010 1:43 PM

Cabinet approves bill for setting up educational tribunals

The Cabinet gave its nod for the proposed bill which provides for setting up of Educational Tribunals to expediosly adjudicate on disputes related to higher education institutions . Under the provisions of the Educational Tribunals Bill 2010, a two tier structure of the tribunals is proposed to be s...

August 24, 2010 1:42 PM

Raksha Bandhan being celebrated with traditional enthusiasm

Raksha Bandhan- the festival strengthening the sacred bond between brother sister is being celebrated thorough out the country today. Delhi government has announced free travel for female folk in DTC buses up to five O clock . Delhi Police has made elaborate traffic arrangements to ensure ease and s...

August 24, 2010 1:39 PM

Heavy rain continues to lash several parts of country

In Uttar Pradesh, the flood situation remains grim in several parts of the state. The rivers including Ganga, Yamuna, Sharda, Ghaghra and Rapti are in spate and flowing above the danger level. More than five hundred villages have become flood affected as the release of water from different barrages ...

August 24, 2010 1:23 PM

Two-month long Amarnath Yatra concludes

The two-month long Amarnath Yatra will conclude today. The holy mace will be taken to the holy cave by Mahant Depender Giry along with a group of Sadhus. AIR Pahalgam Correspondent Tashaduq Rashid reports that the holy cave has been decorated by the authorities attractively. More than four lakh 56 t...

August 24, 2010 1:22 PM

Heavy rain continues to lash several parts of country

In Uttar Pradesh, the flood situation has further worsened in western, Terai and eastern region due to torrential rain and heavy release of water from different barrages. More than 400 villages and thousands of hectares of cultivated land has been submerged into flood water. At least 7 people have l...

August 24, 2010 1:20 PM

Govt rejects forest clearance to Vedanta’s mining project

The Government has rejected forest clearance to Vedanta's 1.7 billion US dollar bauxite mining project in Orissa .Speaking to reporters in New Delhi today, Environment minister Jairam Ramesh said there has been a very serious violation of Environment Protection Act, Forest Conservation Act and ...

August 24, 2010 12:47 PM

Heavy rain continues to lash several parts of country

In Uttar Pradesh, the flood situation has further worsened in western, Terai and eastern region due to torrential rain and heavy release of water from different barrages. More than 400 villages and thousands of hectares of cultivated land has been submerged into flood water. At least 7 people have l...

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