Car using wrong CNG cylinder explodes, 8 injured
Eight persons were injured when the CNG cylinder of an Ambassador car exploded at a CNG filling station, Deepak Automobiles, on GT Road in northeast Delhi. Initial inquiries revealed that one of the cylinders kept in the boot of the car had welding marks.
State plans village-level expos
The Andhra Pradesh Government proposes to hold village-level exhibitions on literacy, agriculture, power and conservation of water to involve people in the over all development of the State, according to Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.
Govt. to launch Rs. 275-cr. scheme for village development
The Central Government today announced a decision to launch a Rs.275-crore "Jain Kalyan Gram Scheme" to adopt one village in each district in the country for all-round development as part of the plans for the year-long celebrations of the 2600th "Nir.vana" anniversary of Lord Mahavir commencing from April 6.
Kutch women group bags Chameli Devi award
A women's collective, the Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan, has bagged the Chameli Devi Jain Award for 2001 for its pioneering and innovative radio initiative for rural development through the All India Radio's Bhuj station.
Abject poverty drives Banjaras to sell girl children
Cases of large-scale of girl babies belonging to poor people of the Lambada community have come to light in Chincholi taluk of Gulbarga district. Cases of such sales have been reported from the nearly 45 Lambada thandas coming under the Konchavaram, Shadipur and Venkatapur gram panchayats in Chilcholi taluk.
Mir to crash at speed of 7,935 meters per second
Russia's space station Mir will crash into the south Pacific Ocean at a top speed of 7,935 meters per second on Friday, which has been set as the orbiter's demise day, a leading Russian space expert said Tuesday in Moscow. The whole process of Mir's splashdown from the last descent …
Bastar marching towards Gram Swaraj
What started as a small step to check blatant exploitation of innocent tribals by traders and middlemen has today grown into a major trade movement in Bastar, envisaging an annual revenue of crores of rupees and employment to thousands of locals in the years to come.
Gram Sabha meet
Gram Sabhas in Madhya Pradesh will meet on any day between March 21 and 26 in every village, making the Gram Swaraj system formally operative in the State. All the seven standing committees of the Gram Sabha will be constituted according to the new system.
Timetable for Mir's descent set
The Russian space agency on Tuesday issued the precise timetable for dumping Mir, saying the 15-year-old space station would be brought down into the South Pacific on Friday with a six-hour series of measured engine firings. After Mir descends to an altitude of roughly 210 kilometres by early Thursday, Mission …
2001 Mars odyssey set to find out what Mars is made of
When NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey launches in April to explore the fourth planet from the Sun, it will carry a suite of scientific instruments designed to tell us what makes up the Martian surface, and provide vital information about potential radiation hazards for future human explorers.
Millions of Brits live in extreme poverty: Report
More than five million Britons are living at a level of extreme poverty previously thought to exist only in the developing world, a study published on Thursday stated.'Breadline Europe', which looked at poverty across the Continent, identified an increasing number of Britons living in "absolute poverty" - defined as a …
All-party meet on March 16, says Venkaiah
Union Rural Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said the Centre has convened an all party meeting on March 16 to discuss devolution of powers to the Panchayat Raj institutions in the spirit of 73rd Constitutional amendment.
The Capital has many more poor: Govt
Delhi government says the Planning Commission's parameters for determining those below the poverty line in the Capital is inadequate as it does not consider Delhi's higher than average per capita income.
U.S. will sponsor U.N. resolution
The U.S. will sponsor a United Nations resolution condemning China's human rights record, a move that China rebutted by cataloging what it considers rights abuses in the US.
DTC floats tenders on eve of CNG hearing
In a knee-jerk reaction to the tough stand of the Supreme Court not to extend march 31 deadline for replacing diesel buses by the CNG in the Capital, Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) floated two global tenders on Sunday seeking bids for purchase of new CNG buses as well as conversion …
CNG kits a failure, say pvt operators
The Delhi Contract Bus Association today alleged that the buses run on CNG kits fitted by the Delhi government-approved Nugas Technology had proved a "complete technical and mechanical failure".The buses were reported to be over-consuming the gas and mobile oil. The vehicles had decreased their average mileage and were reported …
53,000 homeless people in Delhi: Study
Unemployment and poverty in rural areas of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have forced a majority of over 50,000 destitute in the Capital to live on the city's streets, found a study conducted by ActionAid India, an NGO.
Center gets tough on rural scheme implementation
The Indian government has decided to get tough with states on implementation of rural development schemes with some lief Bihar and Orissa either not utilizing funds or diverting them for other schemes.'
