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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Tribals, forest officials join hands to save sanctuary
An interesting role reversal is underway at the world-famous Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala. Tribals, who once lived off smuggling forest produce, are now actively participating in patrolling the
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SARS: China posts health guidelines
Chinese authorities are recommending that doctors isolate patients suspected of having severe acute respiratory syndrome, disinfect anything patients touch and wear face masks during treatment,
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Panel to look into Iraq war fall out
As the Iraq war entered its third week, the Centre put in place a team to assess its impact on the economy. The cell constituted on Monday evening by Planning Commission Deputy Chairman K C Pant
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WLC hosts environment-friendly exhibition
Wigan & Leigh College (WLC) India, hosted a design exhibition at its Sainik Farms campus on March 24, 2003. The exhibition showcaused innovative environment friendly clocks created by the students of
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India highest remittance earner: WB
Immigration of Indian workers to the United States has made the country lose 0.24 to 0.58 per cent of its GDP in 2001. The World Bank's development report on global finance however says, the loss is
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MCD to privatise garbage collection
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is all set to privatise transportation of garbage from dustbins to landfill sites in six zones from January 1, 2004. The privatisation process would be
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Shame: Scavenging still exists in Capital
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has rapped the Delhi Government and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for their failure to rehabilitate scavengers and their dependents. "According to Annual
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Huge response to pulse polio drive
About five lakh children below the age of five were administered polio drops on Sunday, said Dr S K Kapoor, Prof and Medical Officer of Centre for Community Medicine at Ballabgarh. Centre for
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SJM needles centre
The Prime Minister may consider that his government's performance on the employment front is excellent, but its affiliate organisations within the Sangh parivar do not support this claim. A day after
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Raid unearths 215 kg of shahtoosh from a truck
In a major haul, the Wildlife Department of the Delhi Government seized 215 kilograms of raw shahtoosh wool worth Rs 5 crore being transported in a truck near Shahdara. The illegal item was stuffed