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September 18, 2013 2:16 PM

Bihar declares 33 districts drought affected

Bihar government has declared 33 of 38 districts as drought affected. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting in Patna today. Cabinet Secretary Vrajesh Mehrotra said that the state government has initiated several measures such as subsidies on diesel for farmers hit by the drought. He also said ...

September 18, 2013 1:57 PM

Speed up political solution to Syria crisis: UN envoy to Russia & US

The UN envoy on Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi has called upon the U S and Russia to speed up the process for a political solution to the crisis in Syria. In an interview to Swiss Radio, he hoped that the deal on dismantling of Syria's chemical weapons will give a push to the revival of Geneva-II peace conf...

September 18, 2013 1:36 PM

Bihar declares 33 districts drought affected

Bihar government has declared 33 of 38 districts as drought affected. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting in Patna today. Cabinet Secretary Vrajesh Mehrotra said that the state government has initiated several measures such as subsidies on diesel for farmers hit by the drought. He also said ...

September 18, 2013 1:32 PM

Labour Minister calls for enhancing workplace safety measures

Labour and Employment Minister Sis Ram Ola has called for checking accidents at industrial plants and enhancing occupational safety measures at work places. Presenting Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar and National Safety Awards for the year 2011 in New Delhi today, he urged employers to provide health...

September 18, 2013 1:09 PM

Life returns to normal in Muzaffarnagar; Minorities Comm chief to visit today

In Uttar Pradesh, life returned to normal in Muzaffarnagar as the city remained peaceful. No untoward incident has been reported after curfew was completely lifted. Chairman of National Commission for Minorities, Wajahat Habibullah will visit violence affected areas of western Uttar Pradesh and inte...

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