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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Indian consortium to ink final pact for Hajigak mines soon
India’s SAIL-led consortium and Afghanistan Government may to ink a final pact in May to develop rich Hajigak iron ore mines and set up steel and power plants there, paving way for Indian companies to
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TB vaccine plan in limbo as TN yet to give nod for land
The Union Health Ministry’s plan to upgrade the Baccillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) Vaccine Laboratory in Guindy in Tamil Nadu has hit a wall with the State Government yet to give its nod for acquiring land
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Karunanidhi slams Lanka for raking up Kudankulam project issue
DMK President M Karunanidhi today slammed Sri Lanka for raking up the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project issue, saying India "will do what is required." The Kudankulam project was not something new and
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Water wars begin in Bhopal
ZAFAR ALAM KHAN notes that first blood was spilled in Aishbagh police station area where a man was murdered following a dispute over filling of containers. Falling water table is a concern, so are funds
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In 5 yrs, HP’s fiscal liability up by 46.17%: CAG
The alarming financial health of the State was revealed in the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in the Assembly on Friday which said that in five years, the State’s fiscal liabilities
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2,000 new cancer cases in Himachal in last one year
More than 2,000 new cases of cancer have been reported in Himachal Pradesh in the past one year, Health Minister Rajeev Bindal said here Thursday. "As many as 2,471 new cases were reported in two medical
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More rural homes with cellphones than drinking water: Housing Census
The Housing Census 2011 has revealed that, although Uttarakhand has achieved considerable progress in provision of basic amenities, the number of mobile phone users in rural households is higher than the
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BHEL eligible for Maharatna status
State-run BHEL is eligible to seek the Maharatna status, which would provide the power equipment maker with more financial autonomy, according to the Department of Public Enterprises. “The company meets
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Space dust changing weather conditions?
Cosmic dust that fills space could be playing a part in climate change, scientists say. A study is now trying to ascertain how much of this dust enters the Earth's atmosphere - in a bid to find out how
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BRT Corridor is Capital’s new gas chamber
If BRT corridor was meant to be a panacea for the never ending traffic woes and ever increasing automobile pollution of the national Capital, it failed in its objective. The idling time at the Chirag Dilli