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April 7, 2010 12:45 PM

Biggest river island- Majuli declared eco-sensitive zone

The Union Forest and Environment Minister Mr. Jairam Ramesh has declared the biggest river island- Majuli in Assam as an 'eco-sensitive zone' of the country in view of unabated erosion caused to it by the Brahmaputra and the continuous threat to its existence. He said the Centre will issue notificat...

April 7, 2010 12:44 PM

Normalcy prevails in Hyderabad

In Hyderabad, normalcy prevailed in all the 25 police station areas while the curfew has been relaxed for 12 hours from this morning. The curfew has been relaxed at 6 in the morning in all the trouble-torn areas of old city and it will continue till 6PM. <br/><br/>However, Police...

April 7, 2010 12:41 PM

8 killed in Pune road accidents

Eight persons were killed and 12 others injured in two separate road accidents involving collision between cars and trucks near Pune. Police said, four persons died on the spot and eight injured when the car in which they were travelling rammed into a sand-laden truck near Yavat on Pune-Solapur high...

April 7, 2010 12:26 PM

J&K employees extended strike up to April 13

Undeterred by Government's decision to invoke Essential Services Maintenance Act(ESMA) , striking employees in Jammu and Kashmir State yesterday extended their strike up to April 13. The strike by the state Government employees has totally paralysed work in all the government offices, health and edu...

April 7, 2010 11:54 AM

8 killed in Pune road accidents

<br/>Eight persons were killed and 12 others injured in two separate road accidents involving collision between cars and trucks near Pune. Police said, four persons died on the spot and eight injured when the car in which they were travelling rammed into a sand-laden truck near Yavat on Pu...

April 7, 2010 11:53 AM

Modi launches scheme for providing nutritious Soya mixed wheat

<br/>Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has launched a scheme for providing nutritious Soya mixed wheat flour at about 2 rupees a kg. Launching the scheme on the foundation day of BJP yesterday, Mr. Modi said Gujarat is the first state to provide nutritious food to the Antyodaya and Belo...

April 7, 2010 9:23 AM

Red alert sounded across AP

<br/>In Andhra Pradesh, a red alert has been sounded across the state and security stepped up for Chief Minister K. Rosaiah, Ministers, MPs, and other VIPs in the wake of the Maoists ambush in which over 70 CRPF personnel killed in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh yesterday. As part of t...

April 7, 2010 9:13 AM

Taiwan to open Trade Promotion Office in Kolkata

<br/>Taiwan will open a Trade Promotion Office in Kolkata by next year. The Taiwan's Ambassador in India Mr. Wenchyi Ong said this after meeting the Chief Minister Mr. Buddhadev Bhattacharjee in Kolkata yesterday. Mr. Ong said that Taiwan is already having such offices in Mumbai and Tamil ...

April 7, 2010 9:12 AM

Wheat procurement begins in UP

<br/>In Uttar Pradesh the government has fixed target of purchasing 39 lakh Metric Tons wheat during current Rabi crop 2010-2011. About 4500 purchase centres are being set up by different government agencies across the state for making purchase wheat from the farmers. These centres would b...

April 7, 2010 9:11 AM

Day curfew relaxed in Hyderabad

<br/>In Andhra Pradesh Curfew has been relaxed for 12 hours from 6 this morning in the old city of Hyderabad. It will apply to all the 25 police station areas. Restrictions under sections 144 have however been extended throughout the city, till 11th of this month.

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