Ammonium nitrate control must be flexible: BJP MP
October 7th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 7 (IANS) A Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Friday requested the coal ministry to be flexible while formulating the proposed regulations on sale of ammonium nitrate, misused as ... Read more...
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Three victories for Mamata on golden Wednesday
September 28th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 28 (IANS) For West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Wednesday turned out to be a golden day. Besides a thumping victory in her maiden assembly poll, she ... Read more...
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Pakistan hiring rail engines from India
September 26th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 26 (IANS) Unable to buy new rail engines, Pakistan is hiring 50 engines from India.
An acute shortage of rail engines has forced the authorities to stop running trains ... Read more...
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Bangladesh to recruit 15,000 teachers
September 26th, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 26 (IANS) The Bangladesh government has approved the appointment of 15,000 new teachers for state-run primary schools in a bid to address an acute shortage of educators across ... Read more...
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3 percent of GDP to be spent on health: Montek
September 9th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The government's expenditure on healthcare will be increased to 2-3 percent of the GDP during the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-13 to 2116-17) from ... Read more...
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Teesta water sharing pact hasty: Expert
September 6th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 6 (IANS) The draft Indo-Bangla Teesta water sharing agreement, which has irked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, was "hastily authored" and not in tune with the ... Read more...
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Uttarakhand asked to speed up welfare schemes
August 31st, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Unhappy with the pace of developmental schemes in Uttarakhand, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath has sought an "action plan" from the state by ... Read more...
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Bangladesh sees nearly 16 percent fall in FDI in 2010-11
August 21st, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 21 (IANS) During the last 2010-11 fiscal year, foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh was down nearly 16 percent from the same period a year ago, central bank ... Read more...
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Afghans in Kabul abhor struggle for water
August 7th, 2011 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 7 (IANS) Besides the raging war against the Taliban, residents of the Afghan capital loathe one more aspect of their life -- their appalling daily struggle for ... Read more...
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Drought hits two mn people in China
August 1st, 2011 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 1 (IANS) Over 1.8 million people are facing an acute shortage of drinking water due to a severe drought in a Chinese province, authorities said.The drought in the ... Read more...
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Punjab Infotech, Rayat-Bahra tie-up for skill development
July 21st, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 21 (IANS) Punjab Infotech, a state government enterprise, has tied up with leading education group, the Rayat-Bahra Group, for the "first of its kind centre in India", focusing ... Read more...
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Medical students in Shillong back to classes after stir
July 5th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 5 (IANS) Medical students of the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute for Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) here in Meghalaya Tuesday resumed their normal classes after a ... Read more...
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Rural banks in Bengal facing staff, skill deficit
July 3rd, 2011 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) Not all is well with the Regional Rural Banks in West Bengal that are plagued by inadequate staff, lack of required technical upgradation and the authorities' ... Read more...
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ULFA facing acute financial crisis: Mrinal Hazarika
April 30th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Apr 30 (ANI): Pro-talk United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leader Mrinal Hazarika has said that the faction is facing an acute shortage of funds."We have not been given any amount ... Read more...
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Sand mining ban lifted in two Maharashtra districts
April 25th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The environment ministry Monday decided to revoke for two years the moratorium on sand mining in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts following the state government's ... Read more...
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Haryana finds remedy for doctors’ shortage
April 20th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) Faced with an acute shortage of specialists in government hospitals, Haryana's health department has decided to sponsor post-graduate studies of doctors on the condition that they ... Read more...
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Massive capital flight jolts Nepal
April 9th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 9 (IANS) Gripped by protracted political instability, insecurity, labour trouble and a crippling 14-hour daily power outage, wary Nepali investors have started clandestinely transferring capital outside the country.India, ... Read more...
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Punjab seeks PM’s intervention on food grain storage
April 6th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh/New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Seeking the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Punjab government Wednesday said that if the existing stocks of food grain in godowns were ... Read more...
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Judicial Standard and Accountability Bill to bring more transparency: Moily
April 4th, 2011 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Nagpur, Apr 4 (ANI): Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily has said the Judicial Standard and Accountability Bill slated to be presented before the monsoon session of the parliament would enhance transparency of ... Read more...
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Consultative committee lauds Health Ministry’s progress in AYUSH sector
March 24th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar. 24 (ANI): Cutting across party lines, a Consultative Committee attached to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare today lauded the progress made by the Department of AYUSH in ... Read more...
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Rural India is short of 16,000 doctors
March 9th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The next time you walk into a clinic for a cough and cold, spare a thought for your rural brethren. Latest government data reveals that ... Read more...
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India faces acute shortage of dialysis units
March 4th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) India gets 1.5 lakh (150,000) patients with kidney failures every year and a majority of them die within five years due to the acute shortage ... Read more...
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Take to the streets, internet groups urge Iraqis
February 25th, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Feb 25 (IANS) Internet groups on Facebook have urged Iraqis to take to streets Friday to "end corruption and sectarianism in Iraq". The call has come exactly a month after ... Read more...
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Delhi’s parched areas to get water by Wednesday (Lead)
February 15th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) A day after taps went dry in parts of the capital, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Tuesday said that water supply will resume only by Wednesday morning ... Read more...
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Punjab seeks PM intervention on procurement
February 2nd, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 2 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday called for direct and immediate intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for putting in place an effective institutional mechanism for ... Read more...
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Pakistani man to donate money quake-hit families
January 23rd, 2011 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) A Pakistani philanthropist has said he would provide Rs. 10,000 in cash to every family affected by the Jan 19 earthquake in Balochistan.Abdul Sattar Edhi, founder of the ... Read more...
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Bhutan PM moots talks with India, Bangladesh on energy
January 14th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 14 (IANS) Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley has mooted tri-nation talks between Bangladesh, Bhutan and India to meet Bangladesh's acute demand for electricity."Why three of us should not ... Read more...
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Meghalaya riot toll rises, curfew relaxed
January 7th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 7 (IANS) Curfew was relaxed in Meghalaya's Resublepara area Friday as the toll in the ethnic clashes between Garo and Rabha tribals rose to eight with the recovery of three ... Read more...
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Nanny shortage hits Chinese cities
January 6th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 6 (IANS) With the holiday season round the corner, China is facing an acute nanny shortage! Even the promise of a decent salary is not enough to attract one.The house ... Read more...
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Over 100 tourists stranded in Himachal due to snow
December 31st, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 31 (IANS) Over 100 tourists, mostly from West Bengal, have been stranded in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district after roads were closed due to heavy snowfall, an official said here Friday.All ... Read more...
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Don’t overstock onions, traders say
December 23rd, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) A grouping of traders Thursday urged people not to stock up onions, saying prices were set to fall.The Azadpur Agriculture Product Market Committee (APMC) said since the ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu to add 18,140 MW in five years
November 28th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 28 (IANS) Private players are expected to increase Tamil Nadu's power generation by 18,140 MW in five years at an outlay of Rs.910 billion ($20 billion), Deputy Chief Minister M.K. ... Read more...
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Taliban running out of bullets, bombs in Afghanistan
November 16th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 16 (IANS) Taliban guerrillas in Afghanistan are facing an acute shortage of bullets and bombs, a media report said Tuesday.The Taliban fighters were running out of 7.62mm rounds for ... Read more...
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Air India passengers stranded yet again, protest
November 4th, 2010 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) Nearly 200 passengers of Air India's Frankfurt-Mumbai flight had a harrowing time Wednesday night after the aircraft was diverted to Delhi and they were stranded for over nine ... Read more...
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The old in China have no place to live
October 26th, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 26 (IANS) Many old people in China have no place to live as the country is in acute shortage of old-age homes, authorities have said.Meng Xianping registered to get his ... Read more...
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