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Bihar beats China's paddy production record March 21, 2012 07:14

Both dry land and wetland yields have thus surpassed the yield of 19 tonnes/ha, which was recorded earlier in China, agriculture and food processing industries minister Sharad Pawar told the Lok Sabha The Nalanda district…

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Power Crisis wins over people, TN Nuke plant March 21, 2012 05:26

concern say critics. After toying with the idea for some time the TN government gives the green signal and the work commences amidst chaos. The Tamil Nadu government after few deliberations has finally gone the…

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Nagpur: Girl 19 raped by dad for 5 years, pregnant March 20, 2012 21:51

In Nagpur a 50-year-old labourer named as Kishore Agrawal was taken into custody for raping his 19-year-old daughter from the past five years.At presesnt the girl is now two months pregnant, which brought this worst act…

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Kingfisher to stop international flights from Mar 25 March 20, 2012 20:50

On Tuesday March 20 Kingfisher Airlines had concluded to stop all international flights from March 25 and further decreased domestic operations although the Government had cautioned to meet and maintain safety norms if not resulting in…

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Mukul Roy sworn-in as Railway Minister March 20, 2012 07:13

He was currently serving as Union Minister of State for Shipping and had earlier served as Minister of State in the Railway ministry before Trivedi took over last July. Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy was…

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Poverty level in India declines: report March 20, 2012 06:15

Poverty ratio in Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Uttarakhand has declined by about 10 percentage points and more. The number of poor in India has declined by 7.3 percentage…

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Run Away Bride turns `hero’ March 20, 2012 06:11

Sometimes even one gets spurned to common things while most tolerate. That is the new generation. The new bride refused to stay with her hubby, no toilet is the reason… Many would disagree with me,…

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Diesel price hike likely after session: Pranab March 20, 2012 05:44

Pranab said that “after the Budget session of Parliament is over, I shall discuss with various state governments, chief ministers, leaders of political parties and try to work out an overall mechanism to deal with…

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Pranab Mukherjee hints fuel price hike after Budget session March 19, 2012 20:24

On Monday March 19 Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had indicated at a rise in diesel and cooking gas prices subsequent to the budget session of Parliament, saying this would be built after the session through political…

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Government wins first NCTC battle March 19, 2012 14:00

The prime minister in his speech said consultations with state governments over the NCTC would continue and that the anti-terror agency would not be commissioned till a meeting was held with all chief ministers April…

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Kidnapped Italians were treating tribal like monkeys: Maoists March 19, 2012 07:55

Two Italian tourists along with their Indian guide were kidnapped by Maoists. Later the Indian was released but the foreign tourists detained. India awoke to the kidnap of two Italian tourists along with their Indian…

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More budget allocation for School education March 17, 2012 10:38

“The Right to Education (RTE) Act is being implemented with effect from April 1, 2010 through the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).  For 2012-13, I have provided Rs 25,555 crore for RTE-SSA. This is an increase…

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