Japan to help in Yangon city upgrade plan
August 23rd, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Aug 23 (IANS) The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is drafting a 40-year Yangon City upgrading plan aimed at helping imoprove Myamnar's backward former capital city, media reports said ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh government favoured Ponty Chadda, says CAG
February 25th, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 25 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) government in Uttar Pradesh has been indicted in yet another scam, this one related to divestment of stake in 11 ... Read more...
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Railways plan new model for PPP projects
January 27th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) The Railway Board is planning to formulate a new model for public private partnership (PPP) projects in order to create a level playing field for private ... Read more...
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FCI asked to create 15 MT additional storage capacity
September 16th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Concerned over lack of adequate storage facilities, the government has asked the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to fast-track creation of additional 15 million tonnes ... Read more...
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‘Food security bill before cabinet soon’
July 21st, 2011 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The food security bill will go to the cabinet very soon for approval, the food ministry said Wednesday, calling upon the states to prepare for ... Read more...
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Fresh 152 lakh tonnes foodgrain storage capacity planned
July 15th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Additional foodgrain storage capacity of about 152 lakh tonnes would be created in 19 states, the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution said ... Read more...
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Nationalise Goa’s mining industry: Congress MP
July 4th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 4 (IANS) The Rs.6,000 crore open cast mining industry in Goa should be nationalised to conserve the country's national resources, veteran trade union leader and Congress Rajya Sabha ... Read more...
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Himachal seeks central help to promote apple
June 30th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 30 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Thursday asked a visiting parliamentary committee to help the state in improving infrastructure for smooth transportation and marketing of apples - the main fruit ... Read more...
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Farmers jubilant, but Mamata government has long haul ahead
June 27th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 27 (IANS) Mahadeb Das is elated. Having spearheaded the Trinamool Congress' agitation against land acquisition for Tata Motors' small carmaker plant in Singur, he is now counting ... Read more...
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Himachal hopes success of IPL matches would bring international matches
May 13th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, May 13 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) is eagerly looking towards the successful hosting of three Indian Premier League (IPL) matches to stake its claim for holding ... Read more...
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Budget: Mega food parks to help in storage
February 28th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Expressing concern at over 40 percent of the food production in India going waste due to lack of storage facilities, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday proposed ... Read more...
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Himachal to promote private investment in hydro power
January 17th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 17 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government will encourage private investment to tap hydropower potential in the state, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Monday."The government has recently allotted 273 mini ... Read more...
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‘No action by centre to probe foodgrain rotting in godowns’
August 13th, 2010 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Even as tonnes of foodgrains are rotting in Food Corporation of India (FCI) warehouses across the country, little has been done by the union agriculture ministry ... Read more...
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Govt. prepares comprehensive plan for construction of godowns: Pawar
August 13th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 13 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Friday said the Government has prepared a comprehensive plan for construction of godowns with 149 lakh tonnes of storage space for ... Read more...
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ABVP protests against ‘commercialization of education’
June 19th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 19(ANI): Activists of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the students' wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party, held a rally here on Saturday to protest against the commercialization of ... Read more...
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Conservation tourism? Goa shows way - with turtles!
April 27th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 27 (IANS) Goa's unique practice of mixing turtle conservation with tourism has potential for successful replication across the Indian coast, says an expert.
Kartik Shanker, president of the International Sea turtle ... Read more...
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Delhi, Dhaka to discuss electricity sharing
February 18th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 18 (IANS) Bangladesh and India are to discuss cross-border power grid connectivity with participation from the state sector and private entrepreneurs, an official said.
Indian Power Secretary H.S. Brahma will ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh to run new medical colleges under PPP
November 21st, 2009 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 20 (IANS) The six new medical colleges and two para-medical colleges coming up in Uttar Pradesh would be run under a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement.
A decision to this effect was ... Read more...
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Sugar tastes bitter during festive season in Bangladesh
September 15th, 2009 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 15 (IANS) Sugar, selling at a dollar for a kilogram in Bangladesh, is tasting bitter as Muslims, now observing Ramzan, prepare for Eid-ul-Fitr and the Hindus get ready for the ... Read more...
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Kashmir dispute to be resolved within next two years: POK PM
August 13th, 2009 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Aug. 13 (ANI): Pakistan occupied Kashmir's (POK) Prime Minister Sardar Yaqoob Khan has said India is not in a position to prolong the Kashmir dispute, and that the issue would be ... Read more...
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Selling off sick PSUs: Were they really family silver? (Comment)
July 19th, 2009 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Sushma Ramachandran
In the brouhaha over Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government reviving the public sector divestment - or partial privatisation - process, the old argument about selling the "family silver" has ... Read more...
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ICL players confident that league will not collapse
February 20th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 20 (IANS) Indian Cricket League's (ICL) international stars are confident that the tournament will not collapse.
The ICL has postponed its next tournament and still not paid players' wages due ... Read more...
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Players feel pinch as ICL payments become latest victim of global cash crisis
February 20th, 2009 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.20 (ANI): Several Indian Cricket League (ICL) players have reportedly lost more than 100,000 dollars each due to economic strain affecting world markets.
The ICL has postponed its next tournament and ... Read more...
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CPI joins chorus alleging scandal in spectrum auction
November 7th, 2008 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 7 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) national secretary D. Raja Friday echoed charges made against union IT Minister A. Raja by fellow Left leaders about graft in ... Read more...
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Kerala to make e-filing of tax returns compulsory
September 6th, 2008 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode, Sep 6 (IANS) Kerala will make e-filing of sales tax returns compulsory from next fiscal, Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said Saturday. "From this December, traders will have the option to e-file ... Read more...
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Generate your own power, use it and sell it too (With Image)
July 29th, 2008 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Salzburg, July 29 (IANS) The Indian government has placed solar energy development at the centre of its strategy for energy security and combating climate change. There is a town in ... Read more...
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Russian company to explore gold in Myanmar
February 16th, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by admin
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Yangon, Feb 16 (Xinhua) A Russian company will conduct gold exploration in Myanmar's northernmost Kachin state and northwestern Sagaing division with the cooperation of Myanmar's mining authorities, the state-run New Light of ... Read more...
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The outlook for Babus, as visualized by the Department of Personnel Chief Satyanand
February 8th, 2008 - 11:30 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb.8 (ANI): The gulf between the salary structures of the private and government sectors is likely to continue even after the implementation of the next pay commission, if one is ... Read more...
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Developments in real estate, a reflection of growth: Kamal Nath
January 7th, 2008 - 4:24 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Jan7 (ANI): Union Commerce Minister Kamal Nath today said that the developments in the real estate sector is a reflection of the growth in the Indian economy brought about by ... Read more...
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