Pilot killed in drug plane crash in Venezuela
August 30th, 2012 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Aug 30 (IANS/EFE) A small plane carrying drugs crashed into a mountain in the northwestern state of Lara, killing the pilot, the Venezuelan interior ministry said."We presume that ... Read more...
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NIIT Tech to set up e-auction platform for tobacco board
August 1st, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 1 (IANS) Leading IT solutions provider NIIT Technologies bagged a Rs.35-crore deal to set up a electronic auction (e-auction) platform for the state-run India Tobacco Board in Karnataka ... Read more...
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Pine needles fuel business for Himachal villagers
July 5th, 2012 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla/Bhoraj, July 5 (IANS) Pine needles, a major cause of forest fires in Himachal Pradesh, are now helping villagers earn money.The inflammable needles, which fall on the ground in summer ... Read more...
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Assam hopes for record rice, jute production
June 22nd, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 22 IANS) Despite floods affecting about 10,000 hectares of cropland, Assam hopes to register a record paddy and jute production this year.Assam Agriculture Minister Nilamoni Sen Deka made the ... Read more...
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Debt drives three more Vidarbha farmers to suicide (Lead)
April 20th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, April 20 (IANS) Driven to desperation in the face of rising poverty and falling cotton prices, three more debt-ridden farmers in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region have ended their lives, an ... Read more...
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Three Vidarbha farmers end life
April 20th, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, April 20 (IANS) Three debt-ridden cotton farmers have ended their lives in the Vidarbha region since Thursday, an activist said Friday.Gajanan Thorat of Garmmahsal in Washim district, Kamalabai Chavan ... Read more...
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Pawar complains to PM on cotton, sugar exports (Lead)
April 12th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying that the restriction on cotton exports would have an adverse impact on ... Read more...
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Pawar complains to PM on cotton, sugar exports
April 12th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying that the restriction on cotton exports would have an adverse impact on ... Read more...
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Government to lift ban on cotton exports
March 11th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The government Sunday decided to lift the ban on cotton exports following wide-spread opposition to the move.Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma announced the decision ... Read more...
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Food grain production could hit record 250 mn tonnes: PM (Lead)
February 15th, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Food grain production could touch a record 250 million tonnes in 2011-12, exceeding the annual target by five million tonnes, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ... Read more...
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Record 250 mn tonnes food grain production in 2012-13: PM
February 15th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) India's food grain production could touch a record 250 million tonnes in 2011-12, exceeding the annual target by five million tonnes, Prime Minister Manmohan ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu firm to cultivate cotton, soya in Ethiopia
July 26th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 26 (IANS) Coimbatore based start-up venture Sara Cotton Fibres Private Ltd plans to cultivate cotton and soya in 25,000 acres in Ethiopia and also set up a cotton ... Read more...
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4.5 tonnes marijuana seized in Mexico
March 11th, 2011 - 6:31 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, March 11 (IANS/EFE) Nearly 4.5 tonnes of marijuana have been seized in northwestern Mexico, the navy has said.However, no arrests were made during the operation in Sonora state. ... Read more...
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West Bengal’s jute industry seeks way out of crisis
March 6th, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) Inability to diversify uses and grab foreign markets combined with lack of support from the authorities are hindering the progress of West Bengal's once thriving jute ... Read more...
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Economic survey calls for a second green revolution
February 25th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): The Economic Survey presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today underlined the need for making efforts to achieve a second green revolution in the country.The ... Read more...
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2,900 kg of cocaine seized in Panama
January 25th, 2011 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Panama City, Jan 25 (IANS/EFE) Panamanian police and military units confiscated over 2,900 kg of cocaine in two separate operations over the weekend, authorities said here Monday.More than 100 bales containing 2,625 ... Read more...
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India to export 2.5 million bales of cotton by Feb 25
December 30th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) India will export 2.5 million bales of cotton by Feb 25, 2011 as prices have almost doubled in the international market within a year, Commerce Secretary Rahul ... Read more...
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Jharkhand’s thriving Silk industry, helps adivasis (Part-I)
December 4th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
By Shailendra SinhaRaipur, Dec.4 (ANI): That Jharkhand is a land of immense natural bounty, of mineral wealth, populated largely by tribal communities is known to many. What is not so well-known is ... Read more...
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Troops in Mexico Burn 134 Tons of Marijuana
October 22nd, 2010 - 12:09 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Troops in Mexico have recently burned the biggest marijuana haul in the country’s history, when they disposed of one hundred and thirty-four tons of pot on a make-shift ... Read more...
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India’s ban on cotton exports unnerves Pakistani industry (Lead)
October 18th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Oct 18 (IANS) With India suspending its export of cotton, the Pakistani textile industry is worried, as it was banking on import of one million bales of the commodity ... Read more...
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Floods leave Pakistani textile firms in need of Indian cotton
October 18th, 2010 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Oct 18 (IANS) Pakistan's textile industry, hit by a record hike in cotton prices following a massive crop damage in the recent floods, has become dependent on the import ... Read more...
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Wear recycled clothes, Prince Charles tells people
September 2nd, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Britain's Prince Charles has asked people to wear more recycled clothes and natural fabrics to reduce waste and conserve the world's resources.
In an article for the September issue ... Read more...
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Jute farming gaining popularity in Jharkhand district
August 11th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
By Girija Shankar OjhaSahibganj (Jharkhand). Aug 11 (ANI): Farmers of Jharkhand's Sahibganj district are now shifting to jute cultivation because of favourable climatic conditions and a growing demand for jute products.Mostly used ... Read more...
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Cloth worth Rs.2.5 crore gutted in fire
June 10th, 2010 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 9 (IANS) A devastating fire Wednesday in a wholesale shop in a Chhattisgarh town gutted cloth bales worth Rs.2.5 crore, police said. No one was injured in the incident.
The fire ... Read more...
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Dhaka to enact law to make jute use compulsory
May 23rd, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 23 (IANS) Bangladesh is set to enact a law to make use of jute compulsory in packaging certain commodities, taking a cue from a 1987 law enacted by India -- ... Read more...
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Ban on raw cotton registration to affect prices marginally
April 20th, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) The government's decision to indefinitely suspend registration of raw cotton export shipments from Monday would have little impact on domestic cotton prices as most of the exports for ... Read more...
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Indian firms may bid for world’s finest ever bale of wool
March 9th, 2010 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, March 9 (IANS) Indian companies are expected to bid for an ultra fine bale of wool when it goes under the hammer in this Australian city next week, a media report ... Read more...
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Training cut back as Olympic venue combats mild weather
February 7th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Vancouver, Feb 7 (DPA) Lack of snow has left Olympic officials battling to prepare the venue for freestyle skiing and snowboarding.
Organizers Saturday cut back weekend training sessions at Cypress Mountains to preserve ... Read more...
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Pounds of pot found in septic tank
February 4th, 2010 - 12:22 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Arizona, Feb 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Police have found around 750 pounds of pot in a septic tank, in a region, which is notorious for drugs. Arizona Department of Public Safety made ... Read more...
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Pounds Of Pot Found In A Septic Truck In Arizona
February 3rd, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Feb 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Investigators found out 700 pounds of marijuana which was stuffed in a septic truck that was full of human waste, the Arizona policereported. 743 pounds of ... Read more...
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Urinate on compost ‘to save the planet’
November 13th, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 13 (ANI): Peeing on the compost heap can help fertilise gardens and save on flushing the lavatory, a UK charity has urged.The National Trust actively campaigns on climate change, and ... Read more...
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Maran pushes for 22 percent hike in minimum jute price
October 7th, 2009 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 7 (IANS) In a bid to encourage jute production, Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran Wednesday pushed for hiking the minimum support price paid for the golden fibre by Rs.300 per quintal, ... Read more...
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US Coast Guard, British Royal Navy seize cocaine worth 55-mn dollars
July 23rd, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 23 (ANI): The US Coast Guard and British Royal Navy in a joint operation seized 55 million dollars worth of cocaine from a speedboat off the coast of South America.A ... Read more...
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Straw house survives violent tremors at quake lab
April 6th, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 6 (IANS) A full-scale straw house, complete with gravel foundation and clay plaster walls, shook and swayed but withstood a violent, 82-tonne force generated by a quake-simulation shake table.
The ... Read more...
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Christian Bale’’s on-set rant remixed as dance song
February 5th, 2009 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 5 (ANI): An unknown American music producer has turned Batman star Christian Bale''s swear-laden rant into a dance remix.DJ Revolucian has made a three-minute track, named "Bale Out," by ... Read more...
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