Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday sought liberal assistance from the Centre for drought relief in the state. Interacting with an inter-ministerial central team that called on him after touring the drought-hit districts, he said the state would send a fresh request for assistance to the tune of Rs 3,006 crore. A release from the Chief Minister's Office quoted him as saying that a few...
06:02 AM, Feb 09, 2012
Bihar government is yet to declare a drought, so the villagers are taking matters into their own hands. ...
04:03 PM, Aug 19, 2010
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The central team visited half a dozen drought-hit districts of the state. ...
08:07 PM, Aug 13, 2010
Jaisalmer: The floods continue to spell fury in India with Rajasthan under water for the third time in the last three years. Parts of Rajasthan were submerged with water as railway embankments were even washed away, children forced out of inundated schools and the once dry rivers Leek and Luni in Jaisalmer revived with vengeance. Koel Kanwar, a resident of Phulasar village in Jaisalmer said, “I barely escaped. The water...
10:48 AM, Aug 11, 2010
15,000 metric tonnes of wheat rotting in floodwaters in Sirsa, Haryana. ...
03:49 PM, Jul 28, 2010
With temperature hovering at 48 degrees, people are left with no option but to pray. ...
10:48 AM, Jul 23, 2010
Reports show a third of earnings of the poor go in buying rice in cities. ...
12:44 AM, Dec 24, 2009
Is the price rise because of speculation or supply shortages? ...
10:18 AM, Dec 23, 2009
Prices of buffaloes have almost doubled in the past five years. ...
03:26 PM, Dec 21, 2009
The Government has agreed to amend the sugarcane ordinance. ...
12:29 AM, Nov 20, 2009
The price of sugar has spiralled exponentially this year. ...
12:00 AM, Nov 20, 2009
In last one month more than 10 farmers committed suicide in Orissa. ...
12:39 PM, Nov 08, 2009
A week's rain has wiped out much of the monsoon deficit. ...
12:35 AM, Sep 11, 2009
The Polit Bureau said it will hold rallies in all state capitals in November. ...
10:45 PM, Sep 06, 2009
LS adjourned over sugarcane | Talking Point | Govt bows to Rahul, to pay more ...
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