November 7th, 2008 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
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Raipur, Nov 7 (IANS) The opposition Congress party in Chhattisgarh Friday promised to provide rice at Rs. two per kilogram, free power and interest-free loans to farmers besides 50 percent reservation to ...
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November 6th, 2008 - 9:34 pm ICT by ANI
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By Girija Shankar Ojha
Gumla (Jharkhand), Nov.6 (ANI): Farmers in Brinda village in Jharkhands Gumla district have converted 60 acres barren area into lush agricultural land through cooperative farming.
"Previously, we used ...
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October 11th, 2008 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
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Shimla, Oct 11 (IANS) The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs.1.54 billion ($32.7 million) to Himachal Pradesh for constructing 16,500 poly-houses - polythene-covered greenhouses - in four ...
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October 10th, 2008 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Oct 10 (ANI): Scientists have found that the common or garden earthworms are far more diverse than previously thought, a discovery with important consequences for agriculture.
The research team, from Cardiff ...
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September 28th, 2008 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Sep 28 (IANS) West Bengal Congress President Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi Sunday said the ruling Left Front government should offer better economic compensation to the landlosers in Singur."It's the responsibility of the ...
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September 26th, 2008 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
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Hyderabad, Sep 26 (IANS) Telugu superstar-turned-politician Chiranjeevi Friday supported the struggle of farmers affected by the Pharma Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Polepalli in Mahbubnagar district and hit back at the Congress ...
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September 24th, 2008 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
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Ranchi, Sep 24 (IANS) Protesters demanding adequate compensation for their acquired agricultural land allegedly beat up a government official in a Jharkhand village Wednesday, the police said.Around 3,000 villagers gathered under the ...
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September 24th, 2008 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
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Guangzhou (China), Sep 24 (Xinhua) Three people were killed as typhoon Hagupit hit south China's Guangdong province early Wednesday, authorities said.The typhoon, the 14th strong typhoon of the year, enveloped Dianbai county ...
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September 14th, 2008 - 10:06 pm ICT by ANI
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Kolkata, Sept 14 (ANI): The West Bengal Government on Sunday offered greater financial assistance to those affected by Tata Motors car project in Singur to buy peace, due to the limitations ...
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September 13th, 2008 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Sep 13 (IANS) West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who has been trying to resolve the contentious land problem over Tata Motors' Nano factory in Singur, Saturday said a "farm-factory balance" should ...
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September 13th, 2008 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) The Tata Nano land row remained unresolved with opposition Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and the West Bengal government failing to agree Friday evening on the acreage to ...
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September 12th, 2008 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
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Saharsa (Bihar), Sept 12 (ANI) Unaware of the numerous relief camps run by the State Government, scores of flood victims still continue to languish on roadside in Bihar.
Languishing under the sun ...
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August 17th, 2008 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Aug 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Sunday said the state government will not acquire any farmland without the consent from the farmers. "We'll not take land without the ...
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August 6th, 2008 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) Leading industry associations here Wednesday reacted strongly to frequent political disturbances in the state, saying these were delaying mega projects. "The frequent and recently intensified disturbances are not ...
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August 2nd, 2008 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
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By Gautam Ghosh
Kolkata, Aug.2 (ANI): Tatas small-car project at Singur in Hooghly district is facing a major threat from the newly established alliance between Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi ...
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August 2nd, 2008 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
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By Gautam Ghosh
Kolkata, Aug.2 (ANI): Tatas small-car project at Singur in Hooghly district is facing a major threat from the newly established alliance between Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi ...
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July 31st, 2008 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
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Jalka (Maharashtra), July 31 (IANS) Kalawati Bandurkar, the farmer widow brought to limelight by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's visit to her woebegone hut and subsequent parliamentary reference, Thursday received a cheque of ...
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July 24th, 2008 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, July 24 (DPA) Thousands of people were displaced from their homes in eastern Nepal after flooding caused by heavy monsoon rain inundated their villages, media reports said Thursday. More than 1,500 ...
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July 11th, 2008 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, July 11 (IANS) After hosting at her home several leading Muslim clerics who last week expressed their protest against the India-US nuclear deal, Chief Minister Mayawati is likely to come up ...
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July 9th, 2008 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Agricultural land can be used for developing special economic zones (SEZs) if it was not very fertile, Planning Commission member Anwarul Hoda said here Wednesday, attracting sharp ...
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July 9th, 2008 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) In what could raise eyebrows in the corridors of power, Planning Commission member Anwarul Hoda Wednesday said agricultural land could be used for developing special economic zones ...
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July 5th, 2008 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
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Gandhinagar, July 5 (IANS) The state government has come out with a new policy that will make it easy to convert agricultural land to commercial non-agricultural land. This is expected to boost ...
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June 30th, 2008 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) Trouble has broken out in West Bengal's Nandigram area with clashes between the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the main opposition Trinamool Congress. "The two groups ...
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June 28th, 2008 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
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Thiruvananthapuram, June 28 (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) seems to have hit another roadblock over its proposed education centre in Kerala with farmers whose land at Valiyamala near here has ...
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June 22nd, 2008 - 10:28 am ICT by IANS
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By Maitreyee Boruah
Guwahati, June 22 (IANS) Displaced from their homes and hearths, the victims of Assam's devastating annual floods end up begging on the streets for a living, a new survey says. ...
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June 18th, 2008 - 1:42 am ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, June 17 (IANS) In an apparent rebuttal to accusations by the opposition about her large scale acquisitions, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Tuesday directed her top officials to declare that she ...
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June 17th, 2008 - 8:53 am ICT by IANS
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Amritsar, June 16 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Punjab Police Monday recovered over 4 kg of heroin from the international border between India and Pakistan in Punjab's Amritsar district. ...
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June 7th, 2008 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, June 7 (IANS) Pakistan will seek $6 billion aid from Saudi Arabia during Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's visit, in return offering land for growing and exporting wheat. Gilani arrived in ...
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June 2nd, 2008 - 10:59 am ICT by admin
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By Anne-Beatrice Clasmann
Istanbul, June 2(DPA) You cannot eat petrodollars, which is an inconvenient truth for people in the oil-rich Gulf Arab monarchies these days. Though state coffers bulge in Saudi Arabia, Abu ...
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May 27th, 2008 - 11:35 am ICT by admin
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Jammu, May 27 IANS) President Pratibha Patil has called for a second green revolution in the country to offset food shortage. "There is a need to enhance agriculture production with the help ...
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