October 1st, 2008 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Oct 1 (IANS) India and Nepal Tuesday agreed to focus on taming by March next year the raging Kosi river that has played havoc in both countries this monsoon, leaving nearly ...
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September 28th, 2008 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
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Raipur, Sep 28 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government Sunday announced it will start purchasing paddy from farmers Oct 20 at its 1,577 procurement centres. "The whole procurement system will be totally computerised and ...
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September 26th, 2008 - 11:23 am ICT by ANI
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Patna, Sept 26 (ANI): The Centre will send an agricultural scientists team to Bihar to review the losses in the flood-affected areas in the state.
Agriculture Secretary T. Nand Kumar has ...
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September 11th, 2008 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) For improving monsoon and weather forecasting in the south Asian region, India and the US Thursday signed three pacts for joint climate monitoring and prediction of monsoon.Both ...
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September 11th, 2008 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
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Patna, Sept 11 (ANI): The Bihar Government has appointed Rajesh Balia, a former Chief Justice of Patna High Court, to conduct a judicial probe into the breach in the Kosi embankment ...
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September 11th, 2008 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
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Patna, Sept 11 (ANI): The Bihar Government has appointed Rajesh Balia, a former Chief Justice of Patna High Court, to conduct a judicial probe into the breach in the Kosi embankment ...
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September 10th, 2008 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
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London, September 10 (ANI): The UK is giving 133 million dollars to climate-proof Bangladesh, i.e., it would help the country prepare for the impacts of climate change.
According to a report by ...
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August 30th, 2008 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, Aug 30 (IANS) More rains are expected throughout Uttar Pradesh in September though the state this year has already received 25 percent more rainfall than normal, the weather office said Saturday.While ...
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August 23rd, 2008 - 9:48 pm ICT by ANI
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Lucknow, Aug 23 (ANI): People in Lucknow district of Uttar Pradesh are reeling under the fury of floods caused by the monsoon downpour. Relentless rain has submerged almost all the low-lying ...
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August 16th, 2008 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Ramya Narayan rushed to her brother's place early Saturday morning to tie a Rakhi before going to work. Although not much of a believer in the effect ...
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August 15th, 2008 - 9:44 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Climate change can cause grave harm to India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday, and called for long-term solutions to address the threat. "Climate change can disrupt ...
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August 14th, 2008 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
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Gandhinagar, Aug 14 (IANS) The return of the monsoon in Gujarat after an extended break has raised hopes of yet another bountiful cotton harvest in the state for the second year in ...
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August 13th, 2008 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
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Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) At least 20 people, including eight children, were killed and nearly 60 people were injured when two buildings collapsed in south Mumbai Wednesday following heavy rains, officials said. ...
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August 13th, 2008 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
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Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) At least ten people died and 60 -- half of them school children -- were injured when two old buildings collapsed in south Mumbai Wednesday following heavy rains, ...
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August 13th, 2008 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
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Ahmedabad, Aug 13 (ANI): Heavy monsoon downpour flooded streets and disrupted life in Gujarat during the last 24 hours.
The Worst affected areas are south and central parts of the State where ...
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August 9th, 2008 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
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By Abhishek Roy
Hyderabad, Aug 9 (IANS) Heavy rains here have cast doubt on the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup final between India and defending champions Tajikistan Sunday. The late monsoon in ...
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August 8th, 2008 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Friday approved the new investment policy for existing fertiliser units to augment the production of urea - the staple fertiliser used ...
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August 5th, 2008 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
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Chandigarh, Aug 5 (IANS) The rain was normal, but as it turned streets into rivulets here, the claim of the municipal authorities of being prepared for the monsoon turned out to be ...
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August 3rd, 2008 - 10:20 am ICT by IANS
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By Venkata Vemuri
London, Aug 3 (IANS) A delegation of Orissa tribals has come all the way to London to confront the owner of a company planning to mine bauxite from a hill ...
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August 2nd, 2008 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
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Ranchi, Aug 2 (IANS) Ever received a rakhi from your sister that had been completely damaged by rain and hoped someone would come up with a solution? Well, the Jharkhand postal department ...
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July 31st, 2008 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Except northwestern parts of India, most of the country, including Kerala, has experienced less than average rainfall this monsoon, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Thursday. Till ...
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July 30th, 2008 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) India's Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Wednesday ruled out any early decision on lifting the ban on export of wheat and non-basmati rice. "No decision has yet been ...
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July 24th, 2008 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, July 24 (IANS) The unexpected heavy monsoon in Uttar Pradesh has brought gloom on the faces of the farmers of the state, apart from losses due to floods. "Paddy crops in ...
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July 24th, 2008 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
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By Sreya Basu
Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) Snake charmers are fast disappearing from this city, but one section that calls itself the 'Manasar Banshadhar' continues to hold on to the profession, claiming their ...
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July 23rd, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, July 23 (IANS) At least 16 people have died in Uttar Pradesh due to the heavy rains that have been lashed the state over the past week, officials said Wednesday. Incidents ...
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July 21st, 2008 - 9:01 am ICT by IANS
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By Devapriyo Bhattacharjee
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Age has not dampened the spirit of evergreen Bollywood star Dev Anand. The 84-year-old thespian is now busy with his new film "Chargesheet", a murder mystery ...
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July 20th, 2008 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
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Srinagar, July 20 (IANS) Inclement weather Sunday forced suspension of helicopter services to the Amarnath Cave shrine from the north Kashmir Baltal base even as pilgrims continued their trek to the 3,888-metre-high ...
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July 16th, 2008 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) Tata Steel is studying how spiralling construction material prices are impacting its proposed steel projects, a top company official said here Wednesday. "We have just started studying the ...
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July 16th, 2008 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, July 16 (IANS) Heavy rains will lash several districts in Uttar Pradesh in the next 48 hours, a met official said here Wednesday. "As the monsoon has moved lower down the ...
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July 16th, 2008 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
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Bangalore, July 16 (IANS) A poor monsoon may derail the promise of free electricity to small farmers, a promise made recently by B.S. Yeddyurappa, Karnataka's first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief minister. ...
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