FDI in retail: Time India removed its blinkers (Comment)
December 6th, 2011 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
The opposition to foreign direct investment (FDI) in the retail business by some opposition parties in India is utterly regressive. FDI in retail will enable massive investments in the India's trade ... Read more...
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Attention, your honour: Delhi court complex in shambles
September 23rd, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Withered walls, cracked roofs, non-functioning lifts, defunct water coolers and damaged furniture. Aftermath of an earthquake? Actually, it's the Tis Hazari district court complex in ... Read more...
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Sewage lines to be repaired in east Delhi
January 6th, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has decided to repair all sewer lines in east Delhi after leaking sewers were found to be a key factor behind a ... Read more...
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Gujarat court penalises insurance firm
October 13th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Oct 13 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Wednesday imposed a cost of Rs.10,000 on an insurance company for not co-operating in a case related to payment of claims to the kin ... Read more...
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Yamuna below danger mark by Sunday evening
September 26th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) After flowing above the danger level for exactly a week now, the water level of the Yamuna river will drop below the danger mark by Sunday evening, ... Read more...
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Yamuna recedes but still flowing above danger mark
September 23rd, 2010 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The water of the Yamuna river here receded Thursday morning but the river is still flowing over two metres above the danger mark, a flood department official ... Read more...
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Agra to get facelift before Games
March 13th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, March 13 (IANS) The city of Taj is set to get a new look ahead of the Commonwealth Games in October during which around one million tourists are expected to visit ... Read more...
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19-year-old dies of dengue in Bhopal
September 8th, 2009 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Sep 8 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh recorded its ninth dengue death in a month after a 19-year-old girl died here, an official said Tuesday.
Shweta Mishra was on the ventilator at a private ... Read more...
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Gaza at risk of disease outbreaks: WHO chief
January 20th, 2009 - 6:38 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, Jan 20 (Xinhua) After the end of fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas militants, the Gaza Strip now faces a high risk of disease outbreaks, the chief of the World Health ... Read more...
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Jail term to Delhi Jal Board officials stayed
December 16th, 2008 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday stayed the jail term awarded to three Delhi Jal Board officials, including its former CEO, for not repairing a drain despite a ... Read more...
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Activists welcome Delhi High Court order to save Yamuna
November 26th, 2008 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Environmental activists Wednesday welcomed the Delhi High Court's order for imprisonment of three Delhi Jal Board (DJB) officials, including its former CEO, for their failure to prevent ... Read more...
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Silver nanoparticles may be destroying beneficial bacteria
April 30th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 30 (ANI): A University of Missouri researcher has found that silver nanoparticles may be destroying beneficial bacteria that are used to remove ammonia from wastewater treatment systems.For years, scientists ... Read more...
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Clean up operation to restore Dal Lakes pristine glory
April 11th, 2008 - 7:20 pm ICT by admin
By Suhail AhmadSrinagar, Apr 11 (ANI): Pump sets flushing out dirty water, dredging machines shoveling out sewage deposits, workers wading knee-deep in water, all this and more meets the eye these ... Read more...
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