October 16th, 2008 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Taking note of the growing demand for trained manpower in the hospitality and tourism industry, the government Thursday cleared a proposal for setting up new educational institutes ...
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September 20th, 2008 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
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Toronto, Sep 20 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has urged Gujaratis settled abroad to exert pressure on the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to tighten India's anti-terror laws in the wake ...
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August 12th, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The Planning Commission Tuesday approved an annual plan outlay of Rs.26,052.53 crore or over Rs.260 billion to implement development projects in Karnataka during 2008-09. The outlay was ...
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August 8th, 2008 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The government has decided to mine 75,000 tonnes of uranium for the country's nuclear power programme, for which a Rs.2 billion plan outlay was approved Friday. The ...
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July 23rd, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, July 23 (ANI): Union Minister for Human Resource and Development, Arjun Singh today said that the Centre Government has increased the target of enrolment ratio to16 in the higher ...
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April 30th, 2008 - 10:49 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Planning Commission Wednesday approved a plan outlay of Rs.15 billion for Meghalaya for 2008-09 following a meeting between the plan panel's Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia ...
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April 21st, 2008 - 10:57 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) A parliamentary panel has come down heavily on the ministry of minority affairs for under utilisation of funds, poor implementation of welfare schemes and not possessing data ...
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April 20th, 2008 - 1:52 pm ICT by admin
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By Rajeev Ranjan Roy
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Around 7.5 million low income group people in the Indian capital will soon get multipurpose smart cards to avail themselves of various government welfare ...
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April 3rd, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by admin
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By Juhan Samuel
Kochi, Apr 3 (ANI): The Coir Board will conduct a study on the state of affairs of the small scale coir product manufacturing sector in Cherthala and Ambalapuzha in ...
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April 1st, 2008 - 11:03 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said his government would carry on the process of "inclusive growth" with special focus on marginal sections of society as the ...
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April 1st, 2008 - 7:44 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Gujarat government has sought Rs.500 million from the Planning Commission to set up the country's first Children's University (CU). The state government will also create new ...
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March 28th, 2008 - 10:31 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Planning Commission Friday approved Rs.96 billion annual plan outlay for Chhattisgarh in 2008-09 as against Rs.74.13 billion previous year. The plan outlay was finalised at a ...
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March 28th, 2008 - 10:01 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Chhattisgarh will have eight new airstrips in 2008-09 to increase air connectivity not only within the state but also with neighbouring states, Chief Minister Raman Singh said ...
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March 27th, 2008 - 10:58 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Delhi assembly Thursday approved with voice vote the city government's Rs.202-billon budget for 2008-09. Finance Minister A.K. Walia presented the budget Monday. Earlier, replying to the ...
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March 25th, 2008 - 10:17 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Planning Commission Tuesday approved Rs. 141.82 billion as the plan outlay for Madhya Pradesh, including Rs. 1.5 billion for special projects like preserving tigers in the ...
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March 25th, 2008 - 10:07 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Mar 25 (ANI): Annual Plan size for Madhya Pradesh for the year 2007-08 was approved today at a meeting between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Madhya ...
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March 21st, 2008 - 11:37 am ICT by admin
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By Rajeev Ranjan Roy
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Some breezy news amid talk of a sweaty and powerless summer in the national capital! Energy hungry Delhi will see the availability of power ...
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March 18th, 2008 - 10:38 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Planning Commission Tuesday approved Rs.17.37 billion as plan outlay for Goa for 2008-09 during a meeting with Chief Minister Digambar Kamat. After the meeting, attended by ...
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March 13th, 2008 - 8:42 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Mar 13 (ANI): At least 23 sportspersons are likely to be participating in shooting, athletics, boxing, swimming, wrestling and table tennis in the Beijing Olympics 2008.
This was stated in ...
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March 12th, 2008 - 8:22 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The Indian government has approved Rs.4-billion ($100 million) scheme for re-plantation and fresh raising of rubber plantations in the country to enhance the latex production. The Rs.4.13 ...
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March 10th, 2008 - 7:21 pm ICT by admin
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Bangalore/New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Karnataka budget, presented in parliament Monday by Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, shows an increase of 12 percent in the total outlay for 2008-09 over the ...
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March 5th, 2008 - 8:17 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh Wednesday sought a revision in the criteria for loan waiver to farmers, saying only 76 percent of farmers will benefit from the ...
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March 5th, 2008 - 5:05 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said here Wednesday that north Indians residing in the state have nothing to fear as they are safe and will always remain ...
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March 4th, 2008 - 12:01 am ICT by admin
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New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday said the killing of Christians in the state last year was being probed and the affected families would soon get justice. ...
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February 29th, 2008 - 9:51 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Friday allocated Rs.1,111.81 crore (Rs.11.12 billion/$280 million) as the total sports budget for 2008-09, with a special provision of Rs.624 crore (Rs.6.24 billion/$156 ...
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February 29th, 2008 - 7:55 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Friday allocated Rs.1,111.81 crore (Rs.11.12 billion/$280 million) as total sports budget for 2008-09, an overall raise of Rs.254.34 crore over last year, with ...
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February 29th, 2008 - 4:27 pm ICT by admin
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Chidambaram announces national programme on ageing
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New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) India's elderly got a special mention in Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's budget speech Friday. He announced the launch of a national ...
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February 29th, 2008 - 1:10 am ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Planning commission Monday approved Rs.17.5 billion ($440 million) as the plan outlay for Puducherry for 2008-09. The annual outlay was finalised at a meeting between Planning ...
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February 26th, 2008 - 10:49 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Planning Commission Tuesday approved Rs.20.65 billion ($517.4 million) as plan outlay for Arunachal Pradesh for 2008-09. The annual outlay was finalised at a meeting between Planning ...
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February 26th, 2008 - 6:06 pm ICT by admin
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By Arvind Padmanabhan
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Across the board reduction in fares, better hygiene, focus on punctuality, new routes, better coaches and mobile ticketing - the millions of train travellers could ...
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