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September 10, 2012 12:01 PM

48.9 crore health cards issued to farmers

The Government is according high priority to soil testing for balanced and judicious use of chemical fertilizers, bio-fertilizers and locally available organic manures. More than one thousand soil testing laboratories have been set up in the country for this purpose. An official press release says t...

September 10, 2012 9:59 AM

Global symposium on hybrid rice to begin in Hyderabad

A global symposium on hybrid rice, its development and applications will begin in Hyderabad today. A senior official said, the 6th International Hybrid Rice Symposium, IHRS, held once in four years, is being jointly organised by the Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute, Indian Cou...

September 10, 2012 9:58 AM

Noida Extension farmers hold protest, stops construction work

In Uttar Pradesh, protesting farmers have stopped construction work being carried out by private builders at the housing schemes sites in NOIDA Extension. The farmers alleged that NOIDA authorities and builders ignored the Court's directives regarding the farmers affected with the NOIDA extensi...

September 10, 2012 9:58 AM

PCI chairman defends cartoonist Aseem Trivedi

Press Council of India Chairman Justice Markandey Katju has defended arrested cartoonist Aseem Trivedi saying the cartoonist has done nothing illegal. In a statement, Katju said these are occupational hazards, and politicians must learn to put up with them. He maintained that arresting a cartoonist ...

September 10, 2012 9:47 AM

AIR's first 1,000 KW DRM Super Power Transmitter to be dedicated to nation

All India Radio's first 1,000 Kilo Watt Digital Radio Mondiale-DRM Super Power Transmitter- will be dedicated to the nation at Liyare village near Rajkot in Gujarat today. Jamnagar Lok Sabha MP Vikram Maadam will formally inaugurate this Super Power Transmitter in the presence of Prasar Bharati...

September 9, 2012 8:31 PM

Army celebrated the “Asal Uttar” day

Indian Army on Sunday celebrated the "Asal Uttar" day at Khem Karan town in Punjab. The Battle of Asal Uttar was one of the largest tank battles fought during the Indo-Pak War of 1965 when the Pakistan Army thrust its tanks and infantry into Indian territory, capturing the Indian town of Khem Karan,...

September 9, 2012 8:30 PM

India reminds Pak to take action against 26/11 attacks mastermind

India has again asked Pakistan to take action against 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed. External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna took up the matter during his meeting with the Chief Minister of Punjab province of Pakistan, Shahbaz Sharif today. In the meeting which lasted over two hou...

September 9, 2012 6:55 PM

India desires of peaceful relationship with Pak: Krishna

India on sunday said that it would like to see a stable and prosperous Pakistan. External Affairs Minister S M Krishna who visited Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore, wrote in the Vistitors' Book that he believes that two sovereign countries, India and Pakistan can and need to live respectfully and in ...

September 9, 2012 5:47 PM

Request for MNP increases by 4.98 million: TRAI

The mobile number portability, MNP, requests in the country have increased by 4.98 million in a month. In June this year, 54.33 million subscribers requested for MNP while in July it reached to 59.31 million. This was revealed in the data provided by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, TRAI. ...

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