Court notice to U.P. dairy federation
Allahabad High Court today issued notices to the Provincila Cooperative Dairy Federation, an Uttar Pradesh Government undertaking, to clarify reports of sale of adulterated milk in the brand name of
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HC orders govt. to seize synthetic milk
Admonishing the UP government for not taking the menace of synthetic milk seriously enough, the Allahabad High Court on Monday ordered the setting up of sufficient number of milk testing units within
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Use of loudspeakers
HC seeks restraint: The Allahabad High Court today asked the people to refrain from utilising loud-speakers during religious functions and other public
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- Allahabad's garbage disposal scheme raises a stink
Nagar Nigam's scheme for adequate garbage disposal management, evolved as a result of the initiative of Allahabad Mayor Rita Joshi, has generated a stinking controversy revolving around the mayor and
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-HC orders free power for Ganga projects
A division Bench of the Allahabad High Court, comprising Justice Giridhar Malviya and Justice K D Sahi, on Friday directed the state government to ensure uninterupted power supply free of charge to
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Delhi dirties Yamuna but does little to clean it
Rising from the Yamunotri glacier in the Tehri Garhwal Himalayas, the Yamuna flows parallel to the Ganga till the two rivers meet in Allahabad. But the saga of this 1380-km river remains murky.
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Gastroenteritis toll on the rise
Gastroenteritis toll continues to rise in Allahabad, owing to ignorant attitude of the district administration and health department, and lack of education and health awareness in rural areas.
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Chilla nullah water stopped from flowing into river
Activists of the Samaj Evam Paryavaram Vikas Sansthan undertook measures to stop the polluted water of Chilla nullah, in Allahabad, from flowing into the river Ganga. Chilla nullah is one of the big
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SC on Ganga action plan
The Supreme Court set aside an Allahabad High Court order directing the Uttar Pradesh government and the National River Conservation Directorate to form a River Police Force to monitor the cleaning
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The United Provinces Melas Act, 1938
This Act may be called the United Provinces Melas Act, 1938. This Act is hereby applied to the Magh Mela at Allahabad.
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Reaping a double benefit
Two rice crops annually in semi arid tropic regions good for soil fertility, claims study
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JP Group emerges as lowest bidder for Karchana power project
The JP Group has emerged as the lowest bidder for the Karchana power plant to be established in Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh. The group quoted the lowest power production cost, Rs 2.970 per unit of power to be produced by the 2x660 megawatt plant.
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Setback to UP power project
Two days after a group of villagers ransacked the site of the under-construction 1,980-MW Bara thermal power plant in Allahabad and damaged property, the developer JP Power Ventures has started moving out the expensive construction equipment and other machinery. The decision, which would stall the project, has been taken to avoid damage to the Rs 900-crore machinery and equipment at the site.
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Rice for dry areas
Drought tolerant genes mapped in Indian variety
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Demand for total ban on cow slaughter in Kerala and West Bengal
<p>Vinoba Bhave's demand for banning cow slaughter in Kerala & West Bental and his fast for gaining its acceptance raise three sets of issues; (a) the constitutional and legal basis of the demand,
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Sentinels of Sound
A clutch of conscientious citizens across India have collectively clamoured and crusaded against the decibel din
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A viable alternative
Developing herbal contraceptives
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City gas firms lock horns with regulator
'Unauthorised' laying of new pipelines cannot be allowed, says gas regulator. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) seems to be heading for a collision with the gas distribution companies that it is supposed to regulate. According to the gas regulator, no company can build or expand a gas distribution network without the permission of the PNGRB. However, leading gas distribtion companies are laying new pipelines every day without its permission. "Permissions are not needed for each locality separately. We have the permission to operate in Delhi and the city is one geographical area,' said Om Narayan, managing director of Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL), which retails gas to households and vehicles in Delhi. The regulator, in October last year, had pulled up IGL for expanding its pipeline network to the city's Vasant Vihar area without seeking its permission. The company, however, continues to expand, with it now laying pipelines in Vasant Kunj. A host of other companies already in the business are also expanding their network "in order to meet consumer demand'. Maharashtra Natural Gas Ltd, for instance, which distributes gas in Pune, is also on an expansion spree, without an express "permission' from the regulator. "The ruling does not apply to us,' says TK Majumder, managing director of the company. All of these companies started operations before the regulator formally came into being on October 1, 2007. Their city of operation was chosen for them by the petroleum ministry after directions came from the Supreme Court. The regulator is planning strict action against these companies. "We have issued notices to all of these companies. Strict action will be taken against these companies which are expanding their network without our permission,' said a member of the regulatory board. According to the regulator, existing city gas distributors will have to reapply to the regulator for "authorisation' to operate and expand in their cities. The deadline for reapplying is March 31. "It appears that almost all entities which are in business are without authorisation,' said PNGRB chairman, L Mansingh. The companies say they are expanding despite the regulator's directive as the demand for gas in cities is continuously growing. "Even the state government officials keep urging to speed up our expansion,' said SP Selvam, managing director of Central UP Gas Ltd, which distributes gas in cities such as Kanpur and Bareilli, and is planning to spread to Allahabad and Varanasi. "We cannot wait for permission,' IGL's Narayan said. THE MISSING SECTION 16 The crux of the problem lies in interpretation of the powers of the regulatory board, which was notified on October 1, 2007, after the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act was passed in Parliament in 2006. The government, however, has not yet notified Section 16 of the Act, which deals with companies which already have city gas distribution operations. "Since Section 16 is not notified, the regulator has no way to deal with existing companies,' the chief of another existing city gas distribution company said. A regulatory board member however reads the issue differently. "In the absence of the Section, there is no directive on the working of the existing companies. So, all incremental works by the companies will need approvals,' the official said. Some companies are keen to eschew a fight with the regulator. A Vishwanadha Sarma, managing director of Bhayanagar Gas Ltd, which distributes gas in Vijaywada and Hyderabad, is one of them. "We are not expanding at all till there are directives from the regulator, which are likely to come once the final city gas regulations are notified (by mid-March 2008),' he said. "It is no point locking horns with the regulator.'
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BPCL firms up Gopalpur-Allahabad pipe plan
Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), the state-run oil major, has firmed up its plan to construct a pipeline form Gopalpur on the Orissa coast to Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh at an estimated cost of