State airs grievances over share of Narmada Water
Madhya Pradesh has registered its opposition with Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal for neglecting interest of the State in benefits from Narmada river water share among partner States. Madhya Pradesh
Pioneer (New Delhi)
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'Ignorant' corporators on a blissful odyssey Down Under
A massive delegation of more than 55 corporators from across the country began a fortnight trip to Australia, New Zealand and Thailand on Friday. "The International Workshop on Urban and Rural
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'City benefits for villages'
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit assured the residents of rural areas that the Delhi Government will provide them all the civic amenities at par with the city dwellers. While inaugurating the first
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India may top coronary disease cases by 2020
The prevalence of Ischaemic heart diseases amongst Indians is very high and ranges between 7 to 12 per cent amongst adults in urban areas. By year 2020, India will have more patients affected by
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Orissa continues to shiver
Orissa's cold wave death toll shot upto four with reports of casualties coming in from the worst-hit Kandhmal district and its adjoining areas. However, officials refused to confirm any of the deaths
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Tihar offers 'safe' food for schoolchildren
School students being treated to "jail food" may sound uneasy but students being treated to good food is all the reason to make people happy. The Central Jail authorities have been planning to
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Widening NH-8: 3,000 trees to pay with life
Over three thousand full-grown trees in south Delhi will be cut to enable the National Hihgway Authority of India (NHAI) to convert the NH-8 into a 4/4 lanes super highway. Even the tress on the
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NDMC drive: 23 cattle impounded
In a drive against stray cattle, the New Delhi Municipal Council has impounded 23 stray cattle from New Delhi's area on Monday. The NDMC's drive against the stray cattle started following Delhi High
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Jharkhand Naxals scaring away tourists
The steadily growing grip of Naxalities in the newly formed State of Jharkhand is being felt by the tourism sector, which has vast potential to attract tourists. The tourism sector of the State has
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Weather satellites play big rescue role
A network of US, Russian, Indian and European environmental satellites not only tracks weather but helps track down people, saving some 1,500 lives worldwide last year. Since the system's
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Yamuna needs more care
With the Supreme Court deadline for completing phase I of the much-publicised Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) expiring on March 31, the authorities concerned are stepping up their efforts. But MCD's slum