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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Naco seeks clarification on Govt's HIV directives
The National AIDS Control Organisation(NACO) has sought clarifications from the Delhi Government on its directive to lab technicians and doctors in the blood banks not to inform blood donors in case
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Alarm over Indian Ocean reefs
The idyllic islands of Andaman and Nicobar in the Northern Indian Ocean have fringing coral reefs round the east coast and a long barrier reef to the west. The reefs are not yet well documented
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Gamang faces mini-revolt on Chilika
Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang may have intensified the factional feud in the Congress with his bold initiative of stamping out prawn culture from the Chilika lake. With state youth Congress
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Russia asked for the moon in landing race with US
When sending a rocket ship to the moon first became possible, Soviet scientists proposed setting off a nuclear blast there to show the world its scientific prowess. "in 1958 there was a plan to send
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Two nabbed with leopard skin
A craftsman of the Military Engineering Service (MES) and his brother were arrested in the Adarsh Nagar area, North-West district, under the Wildlife Protection Act for illegally posessing leopard
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Ray of hope for Alzheimer's patients
Vaccines against Alzhemier's and other brain diseaes, including CJD, may be a real possibility following a major breakthrough published on Thursday.Scientists wrinting in the British journal Nature
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Golf Club in legal jam
Bangalore Golf Club(BGC), the country's second oldest golf club, is embroiled in a legal jam for availing Governemnt funds for the construction of an effluent treatment plant to water its 18-whole
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Advani to launch Green Delhi campaign
Union Home Minister L K Advani is to launch the 'Green Campaign' organised by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Tuesday. The MCD is planning to plant seven lakh saplings this year under
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India tops in HIV cases
India has more prople infected with the AIDS-causing Human Imunodeficiency Virus(HIV) than any other country in the world, and the infection rate is three times higher in villages than in cities, UN
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Cerebral malaria hits tribal areas
Cerebral malaria which has caused havoc in Adilabad district last year, has now hit the tribal areas of Vishakhapatnam district and has taken form of an epidemic as hundreds of people have fallen