Midday meals – a surefire way of ensuring attendance in West Bengals state-run schools – are taking a hit due to the escalating prices of rice and vegetables. The money given by the central and state governments for it is proving grossly inadequate.
Reuters, New Delhi India has reiterated a goal of slowing the rise of its carbon emissions by 2020 as part of pledges due by Sunday under a “Copenhagen Accord” to fight climate change, an official statement said.
The sun shone bright over Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh city Saturday, bringing relief after days of cold, foggy weather and leading to a rise in temperature.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Saturday announced he would take his partys agitation to protest the rising prices of essential commodities to the national level.
Suspecting rampant abuse after a 650 percent increase in student visa applications in three months, the British High Commission has temporarily suspended acceptance of new visa applications of students with effect from Feb 1 in north India.
Bolstered by the success of last Thursdays Bihar Bandh, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad today promised to launch a nationwide stir soon on the issue of unabated price rise.
The Meghalaya unit of the BJP has accused the Centre and state government of mismanagement which led to price rise of essential commodities.
BJP general secretary Vijay Goel today lambasted the UPA government at the Centre for failing to control price rise.
State-run MMTC Ltd today said its net profit stood at Rs 28.10 crore for the third quarter ended December 2009, whereas it was Rs 24.91 crore in the corresponding period a year ago, a rise of 12.81 per cent.
The Congress today slammed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi terming him uncivilised person who has gone mad for his preposterous remarks about writing to the UPA Government in Italian on price rise so that it could understand the launguage.