Karnataka walks out of PM’s meeting on Cauvery waters
September 19th, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, Sep 19 (IANS) Karnataka Wednesday walked out of a meeting where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked the state to release 9,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily till Oct ... Read more...
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Karnataka for new formula for Cauvery water sharing
September 11th, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 11 (IANS) Karnataka Tuesday said it would seek from the Cauvery River Authority headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a new formula to share the river's water ... Read more...
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Drought-hit state plagued by tour politics, blame-games (Karnataka Newsletter)
September 8th, 2012 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 8 (IANS) Drought-hit Karnataka has become somewhat of an enigmatic place - hardly any discourse on relief measures but a surfeit of tours, at home and abroad, ... Read more...
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Weak demand dampens business confidence: FICCI
September 2nd, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Weak demand and slow economic growth has dampened business confidence in India, according to a survey conducted by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce ... Read more...
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Drought-hit Karnataka waives interest on farm loans
August 23rd, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 23 (IANS) The Karnataka government Thursday waived interest on farm loans availed from state cooperatives by around 1.5 million farmers reeling under severe drought across the state."The ... Read more...
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Karnataka draws action plan for drought-hit (Second Lead)
August 15th, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 15 (IANS) With the state reeling under severe drought for the second consecutive year, the Karnataka government has drawn an action plan for providing succour to the affected ... Read more...
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NDA to raise Assam violence, power failure in parliament
August 6th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The opposition BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will raise the ethnic violence in Assam in which over 50 people have died, the massive electricity ... Read more...
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Centre seeks revised drought report from Karnataka
August 2nd, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 2 (IANS) The central government Thursday asked the Karnataka government to submit a revised report on the severe drought situation across the state and the funds it requires ... Read more...
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Jharkhand offers Rs.410 crore relief package to farmers
July 30th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 30 (IANS) In view of the looming drought situation in Jharkhand, the state government has announced a Rs.410 crore relief package for farmers, an official said Monday.The ... Read more...
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Some subsidy may be restored to tackle drought: Minister
July 27th, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 27 (IANS) The government would restart some of the subsidy programmes scrapped earlier to meet the drought-like situation following a patchy monsoon in many parts of the country ... Read more...
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Perform pooja for rains: Karnataka government to temples
July 20th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 20 (IANS) The new BJP government in Karnataka headed by Jagadish Shettar was Friday caught in a row over advising temples across the state to perform special ... Read more...
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Not enough being done to tackle drought: Experts
June 28th, 2012 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) With several states reeling under a drought-like situation as they await the monsoon, experts have pointed out that not enough is being done to deal ... Read more...
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BJP national executive meeting to be kept ’simple’
May 18th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) national executive meeting here next week will be kept "simple" as Maharashtra is facing a severe drought, a senior party ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha takes up drought situation
May 8th, 2012 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha Tuesday took up the issue of drought-like situation in several parts of the country, with opposition members demanding immediate action as ... Read more...
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Threat of water crisis in Maharashtra: Governor
May 4th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Sounding an alarm bell, Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan Friday warned of a severe water crisis if the state government failed to complete the pending and on-going ... Read more...
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Karnataka urges PM for massive drought relief package
May 2nd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) An all-party team from Karnataka led by Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda Wednesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought immediate release of Rs.1,500 ... Read more...
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Karnataka geared to meet drought, says Gowda
October 8th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda, whose administration has declared nearly half of Karnataka drought-hit, acknowledged Saturday that providing relief was the primary responsibility of ... Read more...
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More than a third of Karnataka declared drought-hit
October 4th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 4 (IANS) The Karnataka government Tuesday declared 70 taluks (revenue subdivisions) out of the state's 176 taluks drought-hit and will approach the central government soon for financial help.The ... Read more...
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Help Orissa’s drought hit, urges Congress
August 29th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 29 (IANS) Describing the prevailing drought situation in Orissa as serious, the Congress Monday asked the Naveen Patnaik government to take urgent measures to help those hit by ... Read more...
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China drought impacts 190,000 people
August 4th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 4 (IANS) A drought has left 190,000 people and 28,000 livestock short of drinking water in Yunnan province, authorities said Thursday.Zhaotong city suffered a spring drought from January ... Read more...
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Cabinet clears Rs.200 crore for water in Bundelkhand
May 19th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved additional central assistance of Rs.200 crore for drinking water in the Bundelkhand region in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, ... Read more...
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Crop loss to heat or cold wave a ‘natural disaster’?
April 6th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) The Maharashtra government is mulling a proposal to consider damage to crops due to heat or cold wave conditions as a loss due to 'natural ... Read more...
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Indian recovery seen pushing global wheat output 3.4 percent
March 24th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, March 24 (IANS) With recoveries in India and the Russian Federation, the World Food Organisation (FAO) has predicted a 3.4-percent growth in global wheat output this year at 676 ... Read more...
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2.5 mn Chinese suffering from drought
January 31st, 2011 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 31 (IANS) Around 2.57 million people in China are facing shortage of drinking water, the national drought control authorities have said.Due to the ongoing drought situation, 5.16 million acres of ... Read more...
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Inflation will come down by December end: Montek Singh Ahluwalia
November 2nd, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 2 (ANI): Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Tuesday said the wholesale price inflation will come down by the end of December 2010.Ahluwalia, who is also a ... Read more...
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Congress contemplating disciplinary action against spokesman Mohan Prakash
October 22nd, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by ANI
By Sitesh DwivediNew Delhi, Oct. 22 (ANI): The Congress party is reportedly planning to take disciplinary action against one of its spokesman, Mohan Prakash, after he equated party general secretary Rahul ... Read more...
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Only 28.08 percent sowing in Jharkhand
October 12th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 12 (IANS) In Jharkhand, only 28.08 per cent sowing has taken place this year, the state government said Tuesday.The entire state has been declared drought affected.The agriculture department presented ... Read more...
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Munda government sacks 40 engineers
September 11th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 11 (IANS) The newly sworn-in Arjun Munda government in Jharkhand Saturday terminated services of 40 engineers on graft charges and implemented the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission for the ... Read more...
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Munda invited to form Jharkhand government, to take oath Sep 11 (Lead)
September 9th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 9 (IANS) Jharkhand will Saturday get another Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) government, headed this time by BJP's Arjun Munda -- who will be taking over as ... Read more...
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Central team to visit W. Bengal’s drought-hit districts today
September 8th, 2010 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 8 (ANI): A eight-member central team, headed by Joint Secretary in Union Agriculture Ministry E K Majhi, will visit drought-hit districts of West Bengal today.They would call on ... Read more...
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Central team to visit W. Bengal’s drought-hit districts
September 7th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 7 (ANI): A eight-member central team, headed by Joint Secretary in Union Agriculture Ministry E K Majhi, will visit drought-hit districts of West Bengal tomorrow.They would call on ... Read more...
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Buddhadeb accuses UPA of withholding state’s rightful dues
August 31st, 2010 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Tuesday criticised the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, saying it was deliberately withholding the state's rightful dues of Rs.1,260 crore.
Claiming that ... Read more...
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New land bill to prevent forcible acquisition for industries
August 29th, 2010 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Saturday said the proposed Land Acquisition Bill will ensure that land is not acquired forcibly for industry.
She also slammed ... Read more...
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West Bengal’s Left Front to petition PM on price rise
August 24th, 2010 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 24 (IANS) West Bengal's ruling Left Front Tuesday accused the opposition of inducting false names in the voters' list and said it will submit a memorandum to Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Jharkhand seeks Rs.3,000 crore for drought relief
August 23rd, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 23 (IANS) The Jharkhand government has sought Rs.3,000-crore assistance from the centre to mitigate the effects of drought due to inadequate rains this year.
The government has also opened control rooms ... Read more...
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