Liboi: The whole of drought-and conflict-wracked southern Somalia is heading into famine as the Horn of Africa food crisis deepens, the United Nations said on Friday. In a report for countries sending aid, the UN's umbrella humanitarian agency OCHA said the "crisis in southern Somalia is expected to continue to worsen through 2011, with all areas of the south slipping into famine". Appealing for a further $ 1.4 billion "to...
04:34 PM, Jul 30, 2011
United Nations: War-torn Libya is at the risk of food security crisis in the next two months, the United Nations World Food Programme has warned. "WFP stresses that the country's food security system has been severely disrupted and the country is unable to import enough food, due to disruption of port activities and the lack of fuel," UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Thursday. "It also says that immediate steps...
09:05 PM, Apr 29, 2011
Itanagar: Food crisis looms large in the remote Kurung Kumey district of Arunachal Pradesh following non-availability of essential commodities under the public distribution system (PDS) since the last couple of months. Most parts of the district, including Damin, Sarli and Parsi-Parlo circles, had witnessed rat menace during the early part of 2010, affecting the stock of food grains in the Food Corporation of India's (FCI) base depots in the state....
11:45 AM, Jan 07, 2011
New Delhi: A third of India's foodstocks left in the open to rot. Thousands of tonnes already spoilt. It might have forced the Government and particularly the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to aggressively look for more storage and take steps to save the stocks. But the FCI has other ideas up its sleeve- outsourcing India's food security. Well, almost! CNN-IBN's RTI query revealed the rather controversial proposal from the...
07:46 AM, Dec 02, 2010
Government is expecting a 14-15 million shortfall in paddy production. ...
03:28 PM, Nov 18, 2009
President Bashir upset as International Criminal Court orders his arrest. ...
03:51 PM, Mar 25, 2009
Keeping the 'mismatch' factor in check by bridging the gap between a fancied team and the underdog is one of the facets of the Twenty20 format. However, the upcoming Indian Premier League clash between Delhi Daredevils (DD) and Deccan Chargers (DC) at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla on Thursday amounts to just that. A team placed second on the points table with three wins in four matches is set to slug...
04:00 PM, May 13, 2008
Mirpur: Indian captain MS Dhoni on Sunday praised his batsmen for a stellar performance but reserved special praise for the talented Rohit Sharma, who he thinks can become a good finisher. India chased down a target of 330 set by Pakistan in the fifth ODI of the Asia Cup. Virat Kohli (183) was the star of the show recording his third ODI century in the last four matches. Kohli's two-hundred-run...
09:05 PM, May 04, 2008
Hamilton: South Africa strike bowlers Vernon Philander and Dale Steyn took five wickets from 17 balls and without conceding a run to spark a dramatic collapse that saw New Zealand dismissed for 185 on Thursday on the opening day of the second Test. New Zealand slipped from a strong position at 133-2 to 133-7 between the 49th and 52nd overs as Steyn and Philander wreaked havoc with an aging ball,...
10:22 AM, May 03, 2008
Brisbane: Australian opener David Warner is doubtful for the second final against Sri Lanka on Tuesday after injuring his groin during his carer-best 163-run knock in the first final here on Sunday. I turned back for one in the 44th or 45th over and when I came off I did my ice bath and went to walk back out and moving sideways it was very, very sore, Warner said after...
03:27 PM, Apr 30, 2008
Melbourne: Australia's chief cricket selector John Inverarity admitted that the Big Bash Twenty20 could compromise the preparation of players vying for a Test team berth this summer. The Big Bash runs from December 16-January 28 and it means that a player called up for the fourth Test against India in Adelaide slated for January 24 will not have a first-class game for more than six weeks. Inverarity is worried that...
12:36 AM, Apr 02, 2008
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