Drought hit areas to get over Rs.800 crore: Pawar
September 12th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The central government Wednesday said it will allocate over Rs.800 crore for drinking water, extend the limit of the rural job plan by an additional ... Read more...
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Over 20,000 ponds dug in Bengal in last one year
June 27th, 2012 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 26 (IANS) Altogether 20,608 ponds have been dug in West Bengal over the past one year creating 1.25 crore man days of work under the Mahatma Gandhi National ... Read more...
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Witness testified against Indian-American to escape charges: Defence
February 29th, 2012 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 29 (IANS) Indian American Dharun Ravi urged other students to spy on his roommate's gay date, a New Jersey court was told as defence suggested a key ... Read more...
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Tripura provides most jobs under NREGA
December 10th, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 10 (IANS) Tripura has once again topped all the states in implementing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), which guarantees minimum job days to people ... Read more...
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Indian firm eyes Guiness with world’s largest apron
June 22nd, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai June 22 (IANS) The way to kitchens in foreign countries is through the Guiness Book of World Records is what the Murugappa group company Ambadi Enterprises Ltd believes.With an ... Read more...
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Rs.2,300 crore Cyber City announced in Kerala
February 17th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Feb 17 (IANS) Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited (HDIL) Thursday announced a Rs.2,300 crore Cyber City project near here which is expected to generate 60,000 new direct jobs."HDIL Cyber City will ... Read more...
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Dhaka workers go on rampage to protest new wage structure (Lead)
July 30th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 30 (IANS) Thousands of readymade garment workers Friday rampaged through different parts of the national capital to protest the new wage structure announced for them by the government.
The angry workers ... Read more...
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New wages for Dhaka’s garment workers
July 30th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 30 (IANS) Bangladesh has announced new wage scales for its ailing garment industry but the workers are still persisting with their Taka 5,000 ($71) minimum wage demand.
Many of the ... Read more...
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Tribunal to recover damages from Coke in Kerala (Lead)
July 1st, 2010 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 30 (IANS) A tribunal will be set up to recover Rs.216.26 crore from Coca-Cola for the socio-economic damage caused by its bottling plant in Palakkad that has now been shut ... Read more...
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Why was Big B miffed during ‘Teen Patti’ promotion?
February 15th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 15 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan brought back memories of his 'angry young man' days when he came here Monday for the promotion of his upcoming film "Teen Patti" in ... Read more...
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A Kerala door mat eyes Guinness record
February 4th, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Alappuzha (Kerala), Feb 4 (IANS) Four workers of the Cherthala-based Travancore Cocotuft (P) Ltd spent 111 man days over a span of four months using 470,000 coir tufts between alternate wefts of ... Read more...
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Once again, the Amitabh factor (Egypt Diary)
July 16th, 2009 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Minu Jain
Sharm-el-Sheikh, July 16 (IANS) There is really no getting away from Bollywood, of course. Indians everywhere are identified with the heroes of the silver screen but Egyptians here are ... Read more...
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AIIMS researchers suggest antioxidants can ease chronic pancreatitis pain
January 1st, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 1 (ANI): All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) researchers have found that antioxidant supplementation can effectively relieve chronic pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP).Dr Pramod Kumar Garg, ... Read more...
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Rural Development Minister calls for concerted awareness on NREGA
October 15th, 2008 - 8:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 15 (ANI): Union Minister for Rural Development Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has stressed upon creating more awareness regarding the transparent implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) ... Read more...
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Government approves National Mission on Medicinal Plants
July 24th, 2008 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The government Thursday sanctioned Rs.6.3 billion for creating a National Mission on Medicinal Plants. "The scheme will be implemented by the National Medicinal Plants Board through the ... Read more...
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Bollywood feels inflation heat, but takes it in stride
July 21st, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Jivraj Burman
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Bollywood, India's Rs.96 billion ($ 2.3 billion) film industry, has taken a beating due to rising prices. "The rise in petrol and diesel prices affects the ... Read more...
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No new taxes in Tripura budget, sales tax on fuel cut
June 6th, 2008 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 6 (IANS) Tripura Finance Minister Badal Chowdhury Friday presented a tax-free Rs.52.48-billion budget with a deficit of Rs.760 million for the current fiscal. The minister also announced a cut in ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh tops in job guarantee scheme implementation
April 7th, 2008 - 12:28 pm ICT by admin
Bhopal, April 7 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh says it has topped in the implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) by spending Rs.25 billion of the Rs.31 billion allotted. "The state tops ... Read more...
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