Government offers assistance to Delhi Milk Scheme
May 2nd, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Delhi government Wednesday decided to assist Delhi Milk Scheme (DMS) in extending the reach of its products in the national capital.The decision was made ... Read more...
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Beware! Baby food very low in micro-nutrients
April 16th, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 16 (IANS) Micro-nutrients in readymade baby meals contain less than a fifth of the recommended daily supply of calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron and other minerals, says a new ... Read more...
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Taj city goes without milk
March 23rd, 2012 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, March 23 (IANS) Strike by milk vendors, retailers and "cycle-tanki-wallahs" continued for the fourth day Friday in the Taj city, with no hope of an early resolution of the ... Read more...
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Shimla to go without milk from Friday
July 7th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 7 (IANS) Milk retailers in this Himachal Pradesh hill station have decided not to supply packaged milk for three days from Friday to demand a hike in commission ... Read more...
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Japan’s nuke plant radiation traces detected in US
March 29th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar. (ANI): Low levels of radiation from Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have now been detected in 13 US states and three union territories, said country's federal and local authorities.According ... Read more...
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Gujjar community continues protests over demand for jobs reservations
December 24th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)/Dausa (Rajasthan), Dec. 24 (ANI): Hundreds of members of the ethnic Gujjar community continue to stage protests in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan over a demand for reservation of jobs in ... Read more...
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Contraceptive gel may replace pills
October 26th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 26 (IANS) A contraceptive gel may soon replace the birth control pill, researchers say.
Rubbing a bit of the clear gel into the arms, legs, shoulders and abdomen every day ... Read more...
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Shutdown against fuel price rise near total in Karnataka
July 5th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 5 (IANS) The all-India shutdown called by opposition parties to protest the fuel price hike was near total in Karnataka, ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party, with schools, colleges, ... Read more...
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Wholesale trade strike against VAT in Maharashtra
March 23rd, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Wholesale trade in all commodities in Maharashtra halted Tuesday following a strike against the proposed hike in Value Added Tax (VAT), the Federation of Associations of Maharashtra (FAM) ... Read more...
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Common antidepressant drugs linked to delayed lactation
January 27th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): Women who take commonly used forms of antidepressant drugs may experience delayed lactation after giving birth and may need additional support to achieve their breastfeeding goals, according to ... Read more...
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No move to raise milk prices in north India, says Pawar
January 21st, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Thursday denied having said that prices of milk would be increased in north India, saying there was no such proposal in the ... Read more...
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Milk prices set to increase in north India: Pawar
January 20th, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Wednesday indicated that the price of milk would increase in north India on account of a dip in milk production.
"There is a ... Read more...
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Bijnor farmers boycott government schools, schemes meant for kids
November 27th, 2009 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 27 (ANI): In protest against the rise in the prices of sugarcane, farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor town have decided not to send their wards to schools.They ... Read more...
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Court dismisses plea against Thirvalluvar statue in Bangalore
August 7th, 2009 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 7 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court Friday dismissed pro-Kannada organisations' plea against unveiling of Tamil saint-poet Thiruvalluvar's statue in Bangalore and told the government to deal with any agitation with ... Read more...
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Assam put on high alert in wake of ULFA’s 12hr bandh call
June 25th, 2009 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati June 25 (ANI): Security has been beefed up in Assam, in wake of the 12 hour "Asom bandh" called by the United liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) today.The banned ULFA has ... Read more...
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Tight security for ULFA’s 12-hr bandh on Thursday in Assam
June 24th, 2009 - 10:46 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, June 24 (ANI): Security has been tightened in Assam following the 12-hour 'Asom Bandh' called by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on Thursday.Guwahati has been put on high ... Read more...
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Kerala to set up modern dairy farms to meet milk shortage
April 28th, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 28 (IANS) The Kerala government is working towards self-sufficiency in milk production by setting up four state-of-the-art dairy farms in the state on an outlay of Rs.20 crore.
Work on the ... Read more...
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Jharkhand facing milk crisis, heat to blame
May 7th, 2008 - 11:22 am ICT by admin
By Nityanand Shukla
Ranchi, May 7 (IANS) Each family in Jharkhand on an average gets just a litre of milk after standing in queue for two to three hours as the state faces ... Read more...
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