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July 30, 2010 8:03 PM

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The Cabinet gave its approval for the release of funds to the tune of 4,868 crore rupees as interest subvention to Public Sector, Regional Rural and Cooperative banks to ensure short term crop loans to farmers. AIR Correspondent says that the government has been subsidising short term crop loans to ...

July 30, 2010 7:28 PM

Monsoon normal in most parts of country: Met dept

The Met department today said that the monsoon has been normal in most parts of the country except the Northeast region. Briefing the media on the mid term monsoon review, Director General of Indian Met Department, Mr. Ajit Tyagi said that 76 percent area of the country has received good rainfall. H...

July 30, 2010 7:28 PM

Agri Sub Committee to give action plan to PM

A Sub Committee on enhancing agriculture production in the country has decided to give an action plan to the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to transform this sector.A decision to this effect was taken in the first meeting of the Committee constituted by the government. The objective of the meetin...

July 30, 2010 6:30 PM

Full-fledged master plan for Vaishnodevi infrastructural devt

The world famous holy cave shrine of Vaishnodevi will now have a full-fledged master plan to ensure planned infrastructural development.Additional Chief Executive Officer Dr M K Bhandari has said that Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has invited expression of interest from suitable and r...

July 30, 2010 5:59 PM

5 CRFP personnel killed in Assam IED blast

In Assam, five CRFP personnel died on the spot and 44 were injured when suspected NDFB militants triggered a powerful IED at Bhalukdubi forest area in Goalpara district this morning. The bus carrying the CRPF personnel was proceeding to Goalpara town from Agiya when the blast went off around 8.00 AM...

July 30, 2010 5:37 PM

BJP demands judicial enquiry into whole gamut after CWG

The BJP today demanded a judicial enquiry into the whole gamut of Commonwealth Games once the event is over. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, senior BJP leader, Mr Vijay Goel charged the organisers of the games with indulging in corruption in several of the projects related to Commonwealth Games. ...

July 30, 2010 5:32 PM

NIA will be probing connection between Mecca Masjid, Samjhauta blast: HM

The Home Minister Mr P Chidambaram today said that the National Investigative Agency will be probing the connection between Mecca Masjid and Samjhauta blast cases. He said that NIA has been directed to investigate the samjhauta Express blast case and this is one of the aspects it will be probing. Re...

July 30, 2010 2:21 PM

NHRC to implement several Human Rights programmes through Panchayats

The National Human Rights Commission Chairman Justice K G Balakrishnan says the Commission is planning to implement several of its human rights related programmes through Panchayati Raj institutions. Inaugurating a seminar on Panchayati Raj and Human Rights organised by the NHRC in Kochi on Friday, ...

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