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- Sena workers waste milk to protest import of dairy products
Satara, Jul 29 (PTI) To protest Government's decision to
import milk powder and other dairy products, Shiv Sena
activists spilled thousands of litres of milk on the
Satara-Pune highway.
- Defence airspace may be partially opened up by next year end
New Delhi, July 29 (PTI) The Indian defence airspace
might be opened up partially by next year end to cater to the
growing civilian air traffic, a top aviation official said
today.
- Heavy rains trigger landslides in north, Konkan region
New Delhi, July 29 (PTI) A fresh spell of monsoon rains
hit Konkan region in the western coast and parts of north
India triggering landslides and flash floods while seven
people perished in heavy showers in Uttar Pradesh.
- Tamil Nadu orphanage takes care of physically disabled animals
Coimbatore, July 29 (ANI): A special orphanage in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore city takes care of abandoned and physically disabled animals.
- Chidambaram says Left Wing Extremism problem will be overcome in next three years
New Delhi, July 29 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said the challenge of Left Wing Extremism would be met with determination jointly by the Central and State Governments and the problem will be overcome in the next three years.
- Farmers take to banana cultivation in Punjab
Majitha (Amritsar), July 29 (ANI): Banana cultivation is becoming popular among the Punjabi farmers here as a viable and alternate crop than the traditional wheat and rice.
- Urgent acquistion of lands only in exceptional cases:SC
New Delhi, Jul 29 (PTI) The Supreme Court has ruled that
government cannot acquire lands of the people by invoking the
"urgency clause" as a matter of rule for developing housing
colonies and the power can be exercised only in exceptional
cases.
- Left formula for breaking Parliament impasse
New Delhi, Jul 29 (PTI) In a bid to break the
stalemate in Parliament, the Left parties are understood
to have suggested that the ruling UPA could come out with a
resolution expressing concern over rising prices which could
be adopted by both Houses.
- Natwar Singh's plea opposed in apex court
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement Thursday opposed in Supreme Court former external affairs minister Natwar Singh's plea seeking access to documents on a scam linked to the UN's oil-for-food programme in Iraq.
- CVC findings about corruption in CWG projects serious: Cong
New Delhi, Jul 29 (PTI) A day after the Central Vigilance
Commission pointed out discrepancies in projects related to
Commonwealth Games, Congress today said the findings were
"serious" and the party did not support corruption directly
or indirectly.