Maharashtra drought: Governor’s help sought
April 20th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Drought is affecting supply of potable water and cattle fodder in western Maharashtra and is hitting irrigation schemes, Governor K. Sankaranarayanan was told Friday.A group of ... Read more...
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Assam to get $2.5 mn from UN body for rural hygiene
September 18th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Assam has been allocated $2.5 million by a UN body to help improve hygiene in rural areas, stressing on the economic gains that would follow ... Read more...
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Delhi to count its homeless
July 2nd, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Delhi Friday launched an exercise to identify the homeless in the city to ensure that they are benefited from the social welfare schemes of the government and ... Read more...
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Polio eradication strategy approved
August 20th, 2009 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 20 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today gave its approval for implementation of the polio eradication strategy with an estimated expenditure at Rs.3203.98 crore for the year ... Read more...
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Anti-cancer shots will lead to more sex, feel parents
December 18th, 2008 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 18 (IANS) Fears that it will lead to runaway promiscuity are preventing use of anti-human papilloma virus by young women to protect them from genital warts and cervical cancer, according ... Read more...
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President Patil calls for effective audit
October 14th, 2008 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 14 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil today called for an effective audit and monitoring of development schemes in the country for making them available to the intended beneficiaries.
Inaugurating ... Read more...
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Stroke patients experiencing seizures at greater risk of death
May 20th, 2008 - 12:18 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 20 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center have found that stroke patients who experience seizures are more likely to die in the 30 days following ... Read more...
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