Grow more grains, Pawar tells states
February 8th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Urging states to produce more grains to meet the growing food demand, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Wednesday stressed the streamlining of the procurement and distribution ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Centre, states to discuss food bill (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The government has convened a two-day meet of state food and agriculture ministers beginning Wednesday to iron out differences over the National Food Security ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
State ministers meet to discuss PDS reforms
February 6th, 2012 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Food and agriculture ministers from states will meet here this week to discuss reforms in the public distribution system (PDS).Senior union cabinet ministers and ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Odisha gang rape: Women panel seeks action against doctors
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 3 (IANS) Odisha's State Commission for Women (SCW) Friday has sought action against the doctors who neglected a woman who was allegedly gang-raped in state's Puri district in ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Court has not blamed PM in 2G scam: Pawar
February 3rd, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar Friday defended Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying that the Supreme Court verdict cancelling 2G ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Three killed, 50 injured in Assam train accident (Second Lead)
February 3rd, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 3 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 50 injured when a Guwahati-bound train hit a road construction vehicle at an unmanned crossing near here Friday morning, ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Women’s panel probes Odisha gang rape
February 2nd, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 2 (IANS) An official of the National Commission for Women (NCW) arrived in Odisha Thursday to probe a 19-year-old woman's alleged gang rape in November last year in ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Mamata dismisses farmer suicide reports as ‘malicious campaign’
January 31st, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Dismissing reports of farmers committing suicide due to agricultural mismanagement as a "malicious political campaign", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday reiterated that only ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
CBI probe sought into Odisha gangrape
January 30th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 30 (IANS) Several social and political activists Monday staged a demonstration in Odisha capital Bhubaneswar seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged gangrape of ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Farmer commits suicide in Madhya Pradesh
January 29th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 29 (IANS) A 35-year-old farmer committed suicide by consuming pesticide at his field in Damoh district after his crop failed, family members said Sunday.Bhagwandas Patel of Chewla village ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Pawar mulls quitting electoral politics
January 28th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Having lost not even one election in the 45 years of his political career so far, union minister and veteran politician Sharad Pawar has said ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Blame will be on Rahul if Congress fails in UP: Pawar
January 28th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has said Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will have to take the credit if his party wins or the ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
AIIMS team examines Odisha gangrape victim
January 28th, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 28 (IANS) A team of experts from New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Saturday arrived in Odisha to examine the state of a girl who ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Patil greets guests ‘At Home’, Thai PM says Namaste India
January 26th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Namaste India. Elegantly attired in a cream skirt and jacket, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, accompanied by President Pratibha Patil, moved around the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
‘Clouds’ galore over Punjab’s electoral skies
January 26th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 26 (IANS) The recent cold wave may have partially abated from Punjab, but political clouds continue to loom over the state. The state's ruling first family Badal (which ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Congress slams Hazare for remarks justifying slapping
January 26th, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday hit out Anna Hazare for justifying slapping as a means of expressing anguish against corruption and said the whole country would ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Mamata, governor differ on farm suicides (Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Amid a political storm over farmers' suicides in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said only one peasant had taken his life during her ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Shiv Sena MP meets Pawar to seek help for development
January 21st, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) In a sudden development, Shiv Sena MP Anand Paranjpe Friday met union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on the eve ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Odisha gangrape: Minister resigns (Lead)
January 19th, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 19 (IANS) Odisha Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy Thursday submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik after the opposition accused him of protecting culprits in a gangrape ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Odisha gangrape: Minister resigns
January 19th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 19 (IANS) Odisha Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy Thursday submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik after the opposition accused him of protecting the culprits in a gangrape ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Three farmers’ suicides not linked to debt: Bengal
January 17th, 2012 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) The West Bengal government Monday said three farmers committed suicide in the state but these were not because of debt."As per the primary report ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Opposition parties demand justice for rape victim
January 16th, 2012 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 16 (IANS) Displaying rare unity, opposition parties in Odisha Monday joined a massive rally here to demand justice for a gang rape victim.The leaders and activists of ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Discussions on PDS with states Feb 8-9: Thomas
January 13th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Gearing up to implement Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's dream legislation - the National Food Security Bill, the government Friday said it has called a ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
After Trinamool, NCP adds to Congress’s coalition travails (Lead)
January 9th, 2012 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Alliance woes multiplied for the Congress -- already facing salvoes from a belligerent Trinamool Congress -- with coalition partner in Maharashtra, the Nationalist Congress ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Ralegan Siddhi sarpanch to contest polls on NCP ticket
January 9th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), Jan 9 (IANS) In a surprise development, veteran social crusader Anna Hazare Monday have his nod to Ralegan Siddhi sarpanch (headman) Jaisingh Mapare to contest next ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Want early decision on BMC polls: NCP
January 9th, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Monday clarified that it had not given an ultimatum to the Congress to finalise seat-sharing for the Mumbai civic ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Finalise poll pact by Monday, Pawar tells Congress
January 9th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party president and union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Sunday served an ultimatum on its Congress ally to finalise its plans for an ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Bill for agriculture university deferred
December 28th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The introduction of a bill to establish a central agricultural university in Bundelkhand region, spread across Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, was deferred amid opposition ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
The five Freak Famous of 2011 (2011 in Retrospect)
December 26th, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Fame is a tricky goddess, bestowing her blessings on the most unusual bunch of people. The year 2011 saw 30 seconds of fame for ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Karnataka chief minister sure of winning Thursday’s bypoll
December 21st, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 21 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is locked in a straight fight with the Congress nominee in Thursday's bypoll ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Sharad Pawar slapper gets bail (Lead)
December 19th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday granted bail to Harvinder Singh who was arrested last month for slapping union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar soon after a public ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
MPs team to visit rural areas to probe agricultural crisis: Pawar
December 19th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) A special committee of parliamentarians will visit the rural areas to fathom agricultural distress in the country, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said Monday.Replying to ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 p.m.
December 19th, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was Monday adjourned till 2 p.m. as opposition demanded the presence of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and several other ministers during ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Cabinet clears pathbreaking food bill (Roundup)
December 19th, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The union cabinet Sunday approved the draft of the path-breaking National Food Security Bill which seeks to provide subsidised foodgrains to over half ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Cabinet clears food bill (Lead)
December 18th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The union cabinet Sunday approved the draft National Food Security Bill, which seeks to provide subsidised foodgrains to over half of India's 1.2 billion ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
