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One lakh people affected in flood fury in Assam's Jorhat district

June 17, 2010 8:27 PM

One lakh people affected in flood fury in Assam's Jorhat district

Jorhat has become the latest district in Assam to face the flood fury with nearly one lakh people being affected in the last two days.<br/><br/>Officials said today that Lakhimpur in Brahmaputra valley and Cachar and Karimganj in Barak valley have been already hit by floods. In J...

Fully prepared to deal with food inflation, reasserts Centre

June 17, 2010 8:22 PM

Fully prepared to deal with food inflation, reasserts Centre

Government has reasserted that it is fully prepared to deal with food inflation. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Minister of State for Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Prof. K V Thomas said that government is also revamping Public Distribution System, PDS so that the poor and the vulnerable secti...

GoM on Bhopal gas disaster to discuss all areas of concern tomorrow, says Govt

June 17, 2010 8:22 PM

GoM on Bhopal gas disaster to discuss all areas of concern tomorrow, says Govt

Government today assured that the reconstituted Group of Ministers on Bhopal gas disaster will discuss all areas of concern, including the compensation for the victims which has not been adequate. Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said, the GoM meeting sheduled for tomorrow will look...

Anderson issue: Congress should take more responsibility, says CPI

June 17, 2010 7:47 PM

Anderson issue: Congress should take more responsibility, says CPI

The CPI has said that the former Union Carbide Chief, could not have left the country without the knowledge of the Centre. <br/><br/>The party leader, Mr. D. Raja said the Congress should take moral responsibility for this becasue it was in power at that time both at the centre a...

5 percent growth in farm sector possible, says Swaminathan

June 17, 2010 6:07 PM

5 percent growth in farm sector possible, says Swaminathan

Agriculture scientist Professor M S Swaminathan says, five percent growth in farm sector is possible. For this, he said that the production and productivity of major crops has to be enhanced substantially. Government expects a 4 percent growth in this vital sector this year. <br/><br/...

Congress knowingly facilitated escape of Anderson, alleges BJP

June 17, 2010 6:07 PM

Congress knowingly facilitated escape of Anderson, alleges BJP

BJP today alleged that Congress government knowingly facilitated the escape of Union Carbide chief, Warren Anderson after the Bhopal Gas Tragedy.<br/><br/>Briefing mediapersons in New Delhi, party spokesman Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Centre and the then state government de...

RS elections: 2 Congress,1 BJP MLA fail to turn up in Orissa

June 17, 2010 6:06 PM

RS elections: 2 Congress,1 BJP MLA fail to turn up in Orissa

Amid allegations that they might have been abducted, two MLAs from Congress and one from BJP today failed to turn up to vote for the Rajya Sabha elections in Orissa. <br/><br/>Congress MLAs Shibaji Majhi from Lanjigarh and Gregory Minz from Rajgangpur and also Bhimsen Choudhury, ...

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