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Rare disease affects buffaloes in Murshidabad

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05/01/1998

A rare disease called degnella has affected a large number of buffaloes in parts of Murshidabad. In the past month, 6,000 buffaloes suffered from the disease, cure for which is yet to be found,

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UK major quits HDC's Barsingsar project, seeks O&M licence

UK-based power major, Eastern Generation, has pulled out of the 500-MW Barsingsar power project in Rajasthan, being developed in joint venture with Calcutta-based Hindustan Development Corporation.

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FIPB defers decision on Kedias' proposal to sell Korba project

The Foreign Investment Prohibition Board (FIPB) yesterday deferred decision on the Kedias proposal to sell off their 520-MW Korba project to a US-Korean consortium, citing scanty details of the

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Govt marks out 10 farm goods for export thrust

The commerce ministry has identified 10 agricultural products to be promoted in the next two years to bite into the $600 billion agri products market.The market for these products is set to grow,

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Nabard sanctions Rs 34.19 cr for Gujarat project

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sactioned additional amount of Rs 34.19 crore as loan assistance to the government of Gujarat for completion of ongoing medium

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HC stays MCD ban

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05/01/1998

The Delhi High Court has stayed till 12 February, the Municipal Corporation ban on carrying out "commerical activities" imcluding marriage parties and get-tegether at farmhouses situated in the

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Brain tumour may be linked to mobile phones

A sharp rise in the incidence of brain tumours may be linked to the increasing use of mobile telephones, a report in the Medical Journal of Australia

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Tiger population up in Madhya Pradesh

The Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister, Mr. Shiv Netam, has informed the State Wildlife Advisory Board that the tiger population in the State, which stood at 912 in 1993, has now gone up to 927. Some

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SC ban apurs hike in blood prices

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05/01/1998

As blood prices soar it is becoming apparent that blood from professional donors was not only cheaper but actually safer. The Supreme Court ban on the sale of blood by professional donors, effective

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Korea, China to continue fishery talks in Seoul later this month

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05/01/1998

Korea and China will hold working level fisheries talks in Seoul on Jan 20-21 to continue work on a bilateral fisheries accord. Their talks, the first this year, will focus on temporary measures to

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