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August 19, 2010 9:41 AM

37 killed in a truck mishap in Himachal Pradesh

In Himachal Pradesh, 37 persons have been killed and 39 others injured most of them seriously, when a truck fell down into a deep gorge near Ner Chowk in Mandi district last yesterday. AIR Shimla correspondent reports that the people in the ill-fated truck were returning to their village after atten...

August 18, 2010 9:00 PM

AIR to broadcast discussion on Scheme for empowerment of adolescent girls

The News Services Division of All India Radio in its weekly 'Charcha Ka Vishay Hai' programme tonight will bring you a discussion on 'Scheme for empowerment of adolescent girls.' The participants are: Bharat Dogra, Social Activist, Aditi Phadnis, Political Editor, Business Standard and Vinod Agnihot...

August 18, 2010 8:47 PM

Farmers agitation demanding higher compensation for land spreads to Agra in UP

In Uttar Pradesh, agitation over land acquisition has spread to Agra also. They have started the agitation demanding compensation for their land acquired by National Highway Authority of India, for road widening at the same rate as given to farmers in NOIDA among others. In Agra, farmers attacked a ...

August 18, 2010 8:45 PM

India determined to accelerate pace of rehabilitation in Lanka: Foreign secy

Foreign Secretary Mrs. Nirupama Rao has said, New Delhi is determined to accelerate the pace of rehabilitation in northern and eastern parts of Srilanka. Speaking to newsmen in Chennai this afternoon after meeting with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Mr. M. Karunanidhi, she said a senior official from the...

August 18, 2010 8:44 PM

Pranab stresses on early introduction of GST bill in Parliament

The Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee has said there is a need for setting up of a Dispute Settlement Authority while switching over to Goods and services tax, GST, regime. Addressing the empowered group of finance ministers in New Delhi this evening he agreed to redraft the Constitutional amend...

August 18, 2010 8:43 PM

Prez Patil to inaugurate International Mathematicians Congress tomorrow

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will be arriving in Hyderabad in a short while from now. She will be inaugurating the International Mathematicians Congress being held in Hyderabad from tomorrow till 27th of this month. The congress is being organised in India for the first time in more than 100 y...

August 18, 2010 8:41 PM

Prez Patil confers Best Parliamentarian Awards to 3 parliamentarians

The President Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil this evening conferred the prestigious Best Parliamentarian Awards to Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, Mohan Singh and Dr. Murali Manohar Joshi at an impressive function in the Central Hall of Parliament. The Awards were given for the year 2007, 2008 and 2009 for th...

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