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April 20, 2010 11:29 AM

J&K Govt to open LPG agencies in each block

J&K Government has embarked upon an ambitious plan to open Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) agencies in each block of the State. The step has been taken to provide cooking gas to the people at their doorsteps. <br/> <br/>The allotment of gas agencies would be made in a transpare...

April 20, 2010 11:22 AM

PM likely to visit Assam next month

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh is likely to visit Assam next month. The exact dates of the visit would be worked out later. <br/> <br/>The Assam Chief Minister, Mr. Tarun Gogoi who has called on the Prime Minister on Monday in New Delhi ahead of the State's annual plan mee...

April 20, 2010 11:21 AM

Centre releases grant-in-aid for Assam, Mizoram for TSC

The Central Government has released over 8 crore rupees and 41 lakh as grants to Assam and Mizoram to ensure total sanitation that includes doing away with the practice of open defecation in rural areas. <br/> <br/>The Ministry of Rural Development has released grant in aid worth...

April 20, 2010 11:20 AM

Assam’s 2010-11 Annual Plan finalized at Rs 7,645 cr

Assam's Annual Plan for the year 2010-11 has been finalized at 7,645 crore rupees. This is a hike of 27.42 per cent compared to the plan size of previous year. The plan size was finalized at a meeting held between the Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia and the State Chief...

April 20, 2010 11:19 AM

Pre-monsoon rains hits normal life in Northeast

Normal life is thrown out of gear as widespread pre-monsoon rains lashed several parts of the Northeast. According to the Regional Meteorological Centre at Borjhar, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya experienced widespread showers, while scattered rainfall occurred in the rest of the region sinc...

April 20, 2010 10:26 AM

AIIMS doctors conduct India's first robot-assisted urological surgery

All India Institute of Medical Sciences conducted the country's first robot-assisted urological surgery on Monday.<br/> <br/>The surgery called the 'Anterior Pelvic Exenteration' was carried out by Dr P N Dogra, Professor and Head, Department of Urology, on a 50-ye...

April 20, 2010 10:18 AM

Slight rain bring relief in Delhi, heat wave to continue

Slight showers last evening brought the mercury down in the national capital by few degrees. But with no possibility of rain, the hot weather conditions will return. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 42 degree celsius and the minimum will hover around 29 degrees. The MET department pr...

April 19, 2010 6:15 PM

Meghalaya: Congress LP to elect new leader tonight

In Meghalaya, the Congress Legislature Party is meeting tonight in the state capital Shillong to elect its new leader. <br/><br/>The move comes after senior congress leader Dr. D D Lapang resigned as CLP leader on Sunday evening. <br/><br/>Dr. Mukul Sangma ano...

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