Self respect, not charity is our belief: Magsaysay winner
July 26th, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 26 (IANS) Our belief is in self respect, empowering women, removal of poverty through self help groups and not in charity, said Kulandei Francis, a 2012 winner of ... Read more...
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Indian wins Ramon Magasaysay Award
July 26th, 2012 - 1:30 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 25 (IANS) India's Kulandei Francis is one of the six winners of the prestigious Ramon Magasaysay Award for 2012, announced by the organisers in Manila Wednesday.Francis is being ... Read more...
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‘Don’t differentiate between willing and unwilling farmers’
June 30th, 2012 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) Urging the Mamata Banerjee regime to stop creating a rift between the peasants of Singur, the opposition Left Front Saturday urged the state government to ... Read more...
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Bengal’s roses for Italy
April 8th, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) Italian lovers can now gift roses from West Bengal to their sweethearts, with the state government planning to tap the European nation's market for exporting the ... Read more...
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Mizo party chief praises Tripura’s ’success stories’
March 15th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 15 (IANS) Mizo National Front (MNF) president and former chief minister Zoramthanga Thursday said the Congress government in Mizoram has "totally failed to serve the people" and praised ... Read more...
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The chill returns to Agra
February 18th, 2012 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 18 (IANS) The sudden return of intense cold continued unabated across north India, as temperatures dipped across the region. Bright sunshine in most places could not provide any ... Read more...
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Rose prices set to soar ahead of Valentine’s Day
February 8th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) With less than a week to go for Valentines' Day, the surge in demand for roses is likely to quadruple their price, a survey here ... Read more...
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Cabinet allows private sector to produce poppy concentrate
January 12th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Policy under which a company or corporate body would be able to produce ... Read more...
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Bihar to conserve tree associated with Mahatma Gandhi
January 5th, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 5 (IANS) An old neem tree, associated with Mahatma Gandhi and lying neglected in Bihar's East Champaran, would now be preserved and conserved under the government's plan ... Read more...
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Probe farmers’ suicides, Congress tells Mamata
December 26th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IANS) The Congress' West Bengal Pradesh unit Sunday urged the Mamata Banerjee government to order a detailed probe into reports of farmers' suicides, and expressed concern ... Read more...
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Scattered Mizos must live in unity, says Lal Thanhawla
December 12th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Dec 12 (IANS) Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla Monday stressed that Mizo people living in various regions, including Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura and neighbouring Myanmar, must live in unity for ... Read more...
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Tripura on fresh bird flu alert, bans poultry imports
November 19th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 19 (IANS) Sounding a fresh bird flu alert, the Tripura government has imposed a ban on import of poultry birds, ducks and other poultry products from West Bengal ... Read more...
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Himachal’s apples - 70 percent less yield
November 1st, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Nov 1 (IANS) With the apple season almost over in Himachal Pradesh, the overall apple production was just 30 percent of last year's bumper harvest, officials said here Tuesday."The ... Read more...
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For agri help, 20 million farmers to dial in
October 28th, 2011 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Oct 28 (IANS) Thanks to the mobile phone revolution in India, 20 million farmers will be covered by 2017 through SMSs and the Integrated Voice Response System (IVRS) to ... Read more...
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Four Assam jute farmers killed in police firing
October 10th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Oct 10 (IANS) At least four farmers were killed and over a dozen injured in Assam Monday after police opened fire to disperse a mob of jute cultivators who ... Read more...
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Agra growers in distress as potato goes cheap
September 13th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Sep 13 (IANS) Farmers in the potato-growing belt of Agra region, which accounts for more than 30 percent of the country's yield, are in peril as market prices continue ... Read more...
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Floods affect Himachal’s trout breeding
September 5th, 2011 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), Sep 5 (IANS) Trout breeding in Himachal Pradesh will take a Rs.1.5 crore hit, estimates say, as a large number of private farms, known for rearing high-quality ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi ‘missing’, says Shiv Sena ad
August 14th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) The Shiv Sena party mouthpiece Saamna in Marathi Sunday carried a 'missing people' advertisement taking a sarcastic dig at Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, ... Read more...
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Goverment kicks off campaign against bidis
July 28th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The government Thursday launched a nationwide campaign through the mass media to make people aware of the ill-effects of smoking bidis, an official said.Developed with ... Read more...
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China lost $6.65 bn due to floods in 2011
June 30th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 30 (IANS) Floods in China have cost the economy a total of 43.2 billion yuan (around $6.65 billion) so far this year, the government said Thursday.The State Flood ... Read more...
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Ahmedabad hosts traditional food festival
December 20th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by ANI
By Uday AdhvaryuAhmedabad, Dec.20 (ANI): A three-day traditional food festival was organised by the Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions (SRISTI) here during the weekend.The annual food festival ... Read more...
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Developmental activities gain momentum in insurgency free Tripura village
December 4th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
Pitra (South Tripura), Dec.4 (ANI): Development-related activities have gained momentum in South Tripura's Pitra Village following the decline of insurgency.The village is home to the Jamatia tribe and other non-tribals.It was once ... Read more...
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Weevil Eradication Foundation Would Now Prosper The Cotton Growers
November 19th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) For the last few years, South Carolina has been facing a lot of problems in the production and growth of cotton in its state. Probably that ... Read more...
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Saffron farmers expect bumper yield in Jammu and Kashmir
October 30th, 2010 - 11:15 pm ICT by ANI
By Afzal BhatPulwama, Oct.30 (ANI): Farmers in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district are looking forward to a high yield of saffron crop after climatic conditions have improved in the region with the ... Read more...
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Incessant rains mar walnut business in J-K
September 29th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Sep. 29 (ANI): The walnut farmers here have suffered huge losses due to the incessant rainfall this year.The rains have blackened the colour of the fruit, which has dropped the quality ... Read more...
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Himachal Pradesh’s farmers earn profit from Kiwi fruit cultivation
September 27th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
By Prem ThakurKullu, Sep. 27 (ANI): Kiwi fruit cultivation has become a profitable venture for Himachal Pradesh's farmers after demand increased in the wake of the Commonwealth Games.There are four different varieties ... Read more...
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Digital Green catalyses a quiet revolution in Indian villages
September 9th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Shudip Talukdar
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Farmers are improving crop yields, using new technologies besides learning video-making skills - thanks to Digital Green which is catalysing a quiet revolution in the ... Read more...
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Stephen Colbert And United Farm Workers (UFW) Coalesce To Challenge The Jobless Americans
July 11th, 2010 - 7:16 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 11, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Stephen Colbert is one of the eminent American political satirists and essayists. He also happens to be the host of Comedy Central’s well-liked ‘The ... Read more...
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Over 400 varieties of mangoes displayed in Delhi
July 4th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi July 4: (ANI) Over 400 varieties of mangoes were put on display during the three-day mango festival organized this past week in the national capital.Organized by The State tourism department, ... Read more...
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Mango festival inaugurated in Delhi
July 2nd, 2010 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday opened the 22nd edition of the annual mango festival which will showcase around 400 varieties of the fruit for the next ... Read more...
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Farmers in UK blame UFOs for unexplained sheep attacks
April 5th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 5 (ANI): Farmers in Shropshire have claimed that aliens have attacked their sheeps.Farmers near Shrewsbury claim to have witnessed sheep being "lasered" by unidentified light from UFOs.They have ... Read more...
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Some American Provinces Dread A Destructive Grasshopper Invasion In the Upcoming Summer
March 30th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 30, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Grasshopper invasions have assumed mythic pitches on the barren pampas of northeastern Wyoming. The grasshoppers engulf thoroughfares, wolf T-shirts off clotheslines and gulp down ... Read more...
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Jharkhand Khadi Board becomes business success model
February 25th, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Jharkhand State Khadi and Village Industries Board - the smallest of 33 such boards across the country - has become a business and social ... Read more...
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Hapur, a hub of flower, vegetable production
February 11th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
By S.P. Singh
Hapur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 11 (IANS) Exporting fresh flowers to Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and selling high-value vegetables to hotels and embassies in Delhi, this town in western ... Read more...
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Faulty crop procurement policy worries Orissa farmers
December 11th, 2009 - 9:14 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneshwar, Dec. 11 (ANI): Farmers in Orissa are suffering due to the faulty crop procurement policy of the state government.The farmers in the Baragarh district say that state government bodies have failed ... Read more...
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