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Two women in new Maharashtra government (Lead, superseding earlier story)

November 8th, 2009 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Fauzia Khan, a Muslim, and Congress party's Varsha Gaekwad, a Dalit, have found place in the new Maharashtra council of ministers sworn in Saturday. Both ...

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Two women in new Maharashtra government

November 7th, 2009 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Fauzia Khan, a Muslim, and Congress party's Varsha Gaekwad, a Dalit, have found place in the new Maharashtra council of ministers sworn in Saturday. Both ...

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Food prices to decline after winter crop: Sharad Pawar

November 7th, 2009 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, Nov 7 (IANS) Food prices will decline after the rabi crop as production of wheat, rice, pulses, oil seeds and sugarcane during the winter is expected to be higher than in ...

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Congress-NCP alliance forms government in Maharashtra for the second time

November 7th, 2009 - 9:36 pm ICT by ANI -
Mumbai, Nov.7 (ANI): Congress leader Ashok Chavan and Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal took oath of office and secrecy as Maharashtra's Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister respectively on Saturday evening ...

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Government to expand Krishi Vigyan Kendra network

November 6th, 2009 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS -
Coimbatore, Nov 6 (IANS) The government will open a Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), a centre for agricultural training, in each of the newly created districts across the country, Agriculture Minister Sharad ...

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Badal rejects wheat MSP enhancement as ‘too meagre’

Badal rejects wheat MSP enhancement as ‘too meagre’

November 5th, 2009 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Nov 5 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Thursday rejected the hike of Rs.20 per quintal in the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat announced by the central government, ...

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Congress sidelining smaller outfits: Lalu Prasad (Lead)

Congress sidelining smaller outfits: Lalu Prasad (Lead)

November 5th, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Patna, Nov 5 (IANS) In an obvious attack on former ally the Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad has accused national level parties of trying to marginalise regional outfits ...

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Delhi only listens to people with power: Lalu Prasad

Delhi only listens to people with power: Lalu Prasad

November 5th, 2009 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS -
Patna, Nov 5 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad has virtually hit out at former ally the Congress, saying national level parties were trying to marginalise regional otufits to ...

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NCP-Cong will resolve differences “in a day or two”: Patel

November 5th, 2009 - 12:18 pm ICT by ANI -
Bangalore, Nov 5 (ANI): Maharashtra may finally have a government on Friday or by Saturday, said Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel, adding ...

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Food prices will come down after Rabi season: Pawar

November 4th, 2009 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 4 (ANI): The Government today said prices of the food articles might come down only after the ensuing Rabi season. Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said that due to ...

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Government concern over food price rise: Pawar

November 4th, 2009 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Expressing concern over the inflation in prices of food articles in the country, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Wednesday said the government has taken several steps to control ...

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Pawar not consulted on signing India-ASEAN accord: NCP

Pawar not consulted on signing India-ASEAN accord: NCP

November 2nd, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Monday said union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, who is also the NCP chief, was not consulted before the India-ASEAN Free Trade ...

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Congress-NCP talks fail to take off

Congress-NCP talks fail to take off

November 2nd, 2009 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI -
Mumbai, Nov 2 (ANI): The crucial Congress-NCP talks over portfolio sharing in Maharashtra did not take place on Sunday, delaying further the government formation in the state. Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan ...

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Week full of VIP visits in Chandigarh

Week full of VIP visits in Chandigarh

November 1st, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Nov 1 (IANS) Security agencies in Chandigarh and adjoining Punjab will be on their toes this week with a slew of VVIP visits in and around the city. Starting Monday, when ...

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Maharashtra deadlock continues as NCP insists on 1999 formula

October 30th, 2009 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Oct 30 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Friday stuck to its demand for implementing the 1999 power-sharing formula in Maharashtra and urged the Congress to resolve the stalemate to enable ...

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Congress-NCP talks on portfolio allocation continues

Congress-NCP talks on portfolio allocation continues

October 29th, 2009 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The continuing deadlock over portfolio allocation in Maharashtra between the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is likely to be over in a day or ...

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Why are politicians exonerated? asks Sanatan Sanstha

October 29th, 2009 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS -
Panaji, Oct 29 (IANS) Why do politicians go free when their cadres indulge in murder, asks the rightwing Hindu group Sanatan Sanstha, questioning what it says is victimisation of its members after ...

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NCP will not give up portfolios in Maharashtra: Sangma

October 28th, 2009 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) As the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party leaders meet here Wednesday to finalise portfolios' allocation in Maharashtra, NCP general secretary P.A. Sangma said the party will ...

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No injustice done to me, says Ajit Pawar

October 27th, 2009 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai Oct 27 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar Tuesday insisted that "no injustice" has been done to him by the selection of Chhagan Bhujbal as Maharashtra's deputy chief minister. Ajit ...

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CWC presents dividend cheque to Sharad Pawar

October 27th, 2009 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 27 (ANI); The Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) presented a cheque of Rs. 11.22 crore as dividend for the year 2008-09 to Union Minister of Agriculture Sharad Pawar here today. ...

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NCP’s Bhujbal is Maharashtra deputy chief minister again (Lead)

NCP’s Bhujbal is Maharashtra deputy chief minister again (Lead)

October 26th, 2009 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai Oct 26 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)'s Chhagan Bhujbal has been appointed the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra for the third time, a top party leader announced. Party observer and ...

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NCP’s Bhujbal is Maharashtra deputy chief minister again

October 26th, 2009 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai Oct 26 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)'s Chhagan Bhujbal has been appointed the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra for the third time, a top party leader announced. Senior NCP leader ...

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Hooda seeks Rs.100 a quintal paddy bonus

October 26th, 2009 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Oct 26 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Monday urged the central government to release a bonus of Rs.100 per quintal for paddy over the minimum support price (MSP). Hooda said ...

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Ashok Chavan gets advance b’day gift - second stint as chief minister (With Images)

Ashok Chavan gets advance b’day gift - second stint as chief minister (With Images)

October 25th, 2009 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS -
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) For Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, his birthday Wednesday will be extra special. Three days before he turns 51, the Congress offered him ...

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Ashok Chavan rewarded with repeat tenure as chief minister in Maharashtra

Ashok Chavan rewarded with repeat tenure as chief minister in Maharashtra

October 25th, 2009 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS -
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) Maharashtra, which enjoys a reputation of political stability, has had 17 leaders occupying the post of chief minister since the formation of the state May ...

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Chhattisgarh against commercial farming of Bt Brinjal

October 24th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Oct 24 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government said Saturday it would not allow commercial cultivation of genetically modified Bt Brinjal in the state till a study of its effects on humans and ...

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Six union ministers visit Chandigarh on same day

Six union ministers visit Chandigarh on same day

October 24th, 2009 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Oct 23 (IANS) Six union ministers landed up in the city, a centrally-administered union territory (UT) that is the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, for one reason or the ...

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Decision on wheat’s minimum support price next week: Pawar

October 24th, 2009 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Oct 23 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Friday said the central government would decide on giving bonus to farmers on the minimum support price of paddy next week and will ...

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Congress lawmakers to pick new Maharashtra leader Saturday

Congress lawmakers to pick new Maharashtra leader Saturday

October 23rd, 2009 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai Oct 23 (IANS) The Congress party's newly elected legislators will meet here Saturday afternoon to decide on who will lead the party-led alliance government in Maharashtra, ...

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Victory and defeat in Maharashtra polls…it’s all relative!

Victory and defeat in Maharashtra polls…it’s all relative!

October 22nd, 2009 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) Political families and dynasties, cutting across party lines, came to the fore in a big way in the Maharashtra assembly elections 2009, the results of which were ...

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