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e-muster rolls in job scheme to avoid graft
Oct. 5: To avoid graft in the implementation of the Nat-ional Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), e-muster olls will be launched for job seekers in the state from November 1. The implementation of NREGS has been facing a lot of criticism of graft ever since it was introduced a few years ago.
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China ahead again, now in scientific papers in journals
China is far ahead of India in scientific research and Chinese scientists publish more papers in prestigious journals than Indians, says a study published in the latest issue of Indian Academy of Science
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Land, not mining, is undermining Govt
In the 28-month existence of the BJP government, it is the mining lobby that has been seen as a potential danger its stability, but virtually out of nowhere it is the real estate in the Bangalore that has proved to be containing mines for the regime. Strangely, Yeddyurappa has successfully defended the Bellary Reddys who have faced serious charges of illegal mining from both the opposition part
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Forest officials arrest 4 poachers
The Bandipur Tiger Reserve staff have arrested four men who were poaching herbivores in the tiger reserve at Boodikote in the Gopalaswamy Betta range. The arrest of Kamala Kannan of Salem, Krishnan from Ooty, Bomma from Kaniyanpura and Manju from Shivapura has revealed once again that the Gopalaswamy Betta is vulnerable for the anti-wildlife activities.
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BWSSB loses money on half of water it supplies
Poornima Nataraj Bangalore Oct 5, DHNS The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) actually bills only 53.53 per cent of water it pumps into the City
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New guidelines to prevent misuse of strong antibiotics
Almost two months after it rubbished the Lancet study on the antibiotic-resistant superbug NDM-1, a team of experts is all set to finalise guidelines on antibiotic use in government hospitals by this month. The task force includes experts from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCDC), Hinduja hospital, Mumbai and other renowned instit
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New formula: Further south, less land
The Maharashtra Government has agreed to shift the proposed Greenfield Navi Mumbai international airport a little to the south, although this shift of the non-aeronautical components will lead to less land being available for commercial purposes. The state government had earlier indicated its willingness to sacrifice some area on the eco-sensitive northern part of the proposed airport, and shif
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Vedanta wins GMDC bauxite deal
LONDON stock market-listed Vedanta Resources has won the bauxite mining bid of Gujarat governmentowned Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC). The Anil Agrawal-owned company will get 5 lakh tonnes of bauxite from the GMDC-owned mines. With ample supply from the Gujarat mines, Vedanta can run its Orissa-based refinery with the fullest capacity.
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One more Royal Bengal tiger dies in Bangalore zoo
Minchu, the tigress at Bannerghatta Biological Park which was in critical condition due to kidney infection following the salmonella bacterial infection died on Tuesday morning. The tiger which developed infection on September 17 along with other tigers died due to renal failure and jaundice as per the post mortem reports of the Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biologicals taking the n
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Digital cyclone alert system for Goa soon
SHWETA KAMAT Goa will now have a digital cyclone warning dissemination system (DCWDS), which will be operated by policemen at the police control room in Panjim. After a break of three years, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has decided to replace its old cyclone warning dissemination system (CWDS) which was based on analog. Talking to Herald, IMD Goa in-charge K V Singh said that th
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1500 TB cases detected in Goa annually
Under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) over 1500 TB cases are detected in Goa annually but current rate of detection of 58 per cent is less than the rate fixed under RNTCP. One of the objectives of RNTCP is to achieve and maintain a cure rate of at least 85 per cent among newly detected infectious (new sputum smear positive). Dr Jose De Sa, Chief Medical Officer, in-charge
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Organic cotton loses premium
A DROP in demand for organic cotton in the West amidst an increase in output has forced large retailers to cut consumption.
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Goa in Phase II of ADB coastal erosion project
The Asian Development Bank, which will lend up to $250 million (about Rs1,124 crore) for the protection of the coastline in Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra, as part of a Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Investment Programme, has agreed to release the first tranche of the loan
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Pilar Fathers grow drought tolerant rice at Valpoi
The Pilar Fathers have begun cultivation of the drought tolerant rice variety 'Sahbhagi Dhan' at the Zogati Nature Farm in Bhirondem-Valpoi. The area brought under cultivation was left barren for almost 20 years. According to the Pilar Fathers, the 'Sahbhagi Dhan' was released by Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station (Central Rice Research Institute, Hazaribag) and is a drought tolerant r
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Master Plan for Coimbatore soon
Director of the Directorate of Town and Country Planning Pankaj Kumar Bansal (right) speaking at a meeting organised by the Coimbatore District Small Industries' Association on Tuesday. COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore Master Plan is expected to be finalised by March next year, Pankaj Kumar Bansal, Director, Directorate of Town and Country Planning, said here on Tuesday. At a meeting organised by
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Green Tiruchi Movement to beautify environment
TIRUCHI: The Green Tiruchi Movement launched by Project Greenhands, the environmental branch of Isha Foundation, here on Saturday envisages planting of 1 lakh saplings in the district over a decade in keeping with the Foundation's initiative to restore to Tamil Nadu 33 per cent of green cover at the earliest.
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Steps being taken on water problem: Minister
VELLORE: The Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons, Durai Murugan, said at Gudiyatham on Tuesday that he had apprised Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi of the acute water problem faced by the people of Vellore district, and that the latter had asked the Public Works Department to take necessary steps to ease the problem. Mr. Durai Murugan was replying to a request by G.
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No cloudburst, difficult to predict such rain: IMD
Pune Terming it as an intense convective activity, the India Meteorology Department (IMD) discarded the speculations about Monday's rainfall being a cloudburst. The IMD officials also said that since it was an intense convective activity, it could not predict the amount of rainfall.
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Peace meet and green initiatives to welcome 10/10/10
pune Pune is all set to welcome 10/10/10 with events that symbolise peace and progress.