NEW DELHI, April 20, 2012 Mamata and Mulayam emissary met on possibility of their parties joining hands for presidential polls With just over a month left for the close of nominations for the presidential elections, the ruling Congress is focusing all its energies on zeroing in on a candidate who will secure the approval of its allies in the United Progressive Alliance. The UPA holds around 40 per cent of the votes, approximately 10 per cent ahead of the Bharatiya Janata ...
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New Delhi, April 16, 2012 United by their opposition to the proposed National Counter-Terrorism Centre, Chief Ministers of Gujarat and Odisha, Narendra Modi and Navin Patnaik, on Monday met their Tamil Nadu counterpart J. Jayalalithaa in New Delhi to mount pressure against the Centre’s move. Mr. Modi and Mr. Patnaik met Ms. Jayalalithaa at the Tamil Nadu House separately after attending the Chief Ministers’ Conference on Internal Security convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. ...
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LUDHIANA, APRIL 5:2012 A monthly meeting of the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) Kisan Club was held here today wherein about 250 farmers participated. The meeting of the ladies wing of the club took place at the College of Home Science and nearly 50 farm women attended the meet. Addressing the participants, Mr PPS Pangli, President of the Club, said that with the efforts of PAU Vice-Chancellor, Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon, a “Seed and Nursery Production Wing” has been ...
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LUDHIANA, MARCH 22:----- The annual review meeting of the Network project on Insect Biosystematics is being held at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) on March 26-27. The meeting will be attended by eminent taxonomists from 13 centres located in different SAU's all over India. Giving details, Dr. Balwinder Singh, Head, Department of Entomology said that the progress of research done during the last year by different centres will be evaluated. Discussions will be held on the ...
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GENEVA, February 20, 2012 Bird flu experts meeting in Geneva have ruled that controversial research on a mutant form of the virus potentially capable of being spread among humans should be made public. Security assessments must however be carried out first before the two studies can be published and the research can continue, scientists agreed at a two-day meeting at the World Health Organisation. “The consensus was that in the interest of public health the full papers ...
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NEW DELHI, February 9, 2012 There will be no additional cost to the EPR 1650 MWe Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR), a Generation III+ nuclear reactor developed by Areva of France, in complying with the additional safety requirements recommended by the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) in its Complementary Safety Assessment (CSA) report submitted in January. This was stated by Dr. Bernard Bigot, Chairman of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), at a ...
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ISLAMABAD, January 14, 2012 (Tehelkanews) Pakistan’s top military and civilian leaders were set to meet on Saturday in a closed-door session to discuss new rules on coordinating with the United States and NATO, officials said. Islamabad’s uneasy alliance with the U.S. was brought to the brink of collapse by November air-strikes which killed Pakistani soldiers. The meeting could also provide an opportunity for reconciliation between the military and the civilian government ...
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LUDHIANA, JANUARY 7/1/2012 The monthly meeting of the members of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) Kisan Club, was held today under the patronage of the Directorate of Extension Education. Dedicated to the golden jubilee year of the university, the meet saw the participation of the farmers and farm women from various parts of the Punjab. Throwing light on various aspects of agriculture, the experts the enhanced knowledge of the participants by dwelling upon the use ...
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Mumbai, December 31, 2011 The core committee meeting of Team Anna, scheduled to be held at Ralegan Siddhi on January 2 and 3, has been postponed due to Mr. Hazare’s ill health, his aides said on Saturday. “The core committee meeting has been postponed due to Annaji’s ill health. The date of next meeting will be announced after 4-5 days,” Mr. Hazare’s aide Suresh Pathare said. Mr. Hazare’s associates were to meet at his native village Ralegan Siddhi in western ...
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New Delhi, June 6, 2011 (PTI) Civil society activists led by Anna Hazare on Monday boycotted the meeting of the Joint Drafting Committee on Lokpal bill saying government’s intentions raised serious doubts about having a strong anti-corruption watchdog and protesting against the police crackdown on Ramdev. The activists have also sought rescheduling of the next meeting of the JDC on June 10 to some other date because of some prior engagements of Mr. Hazare. After a meeting of the ...
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New Delhi, June 6, 2011 (PTI) Accusing the UPA government of attacking civil liberties, a delegation of BJP-led NDA met President Pratibha Patil to demand convening of a special session of Parliament to discuss the issue of black money and police action against Baba Ramdev and his supporters. A delegation of NDA leaders led by BJP Parliamentary Party Chairman L.K. Advani met the President and handed over a memorandum demanding immediate convening of a special session of Parliament and ...
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New Delhi, June 6, 2011(PTI) BJP on Monday said it will hold peaceful protests across the country against the crackdown on Baba Ramdev’s agitation and meet President Pratibha Patil to demand convening of a special session of Parliament to discuss the issue. The party, whose top leaders inlcuding BJP President Nitin Gadkari are holding a satyagraha at Rajghat, accused the governent of “shielding and protecting” the corrupt. “We would seek the intervention of the President. We ...
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LUDHIANA, MAY 30:----- A delegation of Beer Swaraj Conference today met the registrar of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Dr R. K. Mahey and the directors and heads of various departments of the university. Various issues concerning soil health, Bt cotton, genetically modified (GM) crops, pesticides and herbicides and hybrid varieties were discussed in the meet. Dr Mahey, Dr S.S. Gosal and Dr M.S. Gill, Directors of Research and Extension Education, PAU, speaking on ...
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Ludhiana, May 24 Technologies of the microencapsulated pro-biotics products and newly developed meat cutter by the Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) today pulled heavy crowd during the ICAR-CII Industry held at National Agriculture Science Center (NASC) complex, New Delhi, on Monday. The event was organized to provide interactive forum between Industry and Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) for making agriculture more sustainable and ...
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Ludhiana, May 23 Technologies of the microencapsulated pro-biotics products and newly developed meat cutter by the Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) today pulled heavy crowd during the ICAR-CII Industry held at National Agriculture Science Center (NASC) complex, New Delhi. The event was organized to provide interactive forum between Industry and Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) for making agriculture more sustainable and diversified. There was ...
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Chennai, May 23, 2011 (PTI) DMK President M Karunanidhi arrived here on Monday to meet his daughter Kanimozhi, who is in jail in connection with the 2G Spectrum case, but may not call on Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. The former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister is expected to visit Ms. Kanimozhi in Tihar Jail on Monday evening. He may also meet former Telecom Minister A Raja and Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar, who are also lodged in the jail. Asked whether he would meet Ms. Gandhi, he had on ...
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LUDHIANA, MAY 20: The annual review and planning meeting of Asian Vegetables Research Development Centre (AVRDC) - Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) - PAU project entitled “Improving vegetable production and consumption for sustainable rural livelihoods in Jharkhand and Punjab,” concluded here today. The meet was organized by the Department of Vegetable Crops, PAU. Dr. Warwich Easdown, Director, AVRDC- Regional Center for South Asia and Dr G.S. Chahal, Executive Director, SRTT, said that ...
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LUDHIANA, MAY 19: A two-day annual review and planning meeting of Asian Vegetables Research Development Centre (AVRDC) - Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) - PAU project entitled 'Improving vegetable production and consumption for sustainable rural livelihoods in Punjab and Jharkhand,” began here today. Inaugurating the meet, the chief guest Dr R.K. Mahey, Registrar, PAU, said, 'the significance of vegetables has enhanced in rural areas owing to the protective nature ...
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Ludhiana,19.5.11. Monthly meeting of Innovative Fish farmers Association (IFFA), Punjab was held at College of Fisheries, GADVASU, Ludhiana on 19.5.11. Integrated fish-cum-duck farming system was demonstrated and sensory evaluation of different products prepared from duck egg (boiled eggs and egg omelet) was carried by a group of fish farmers, who attended the meeting. An enthusiastic response was received from the farmers with respect to taste and appearance of products from duck egg, ...
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LUDHIANA, MAY 18:--------- The Entomology Club of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) is organizing a programme entitled “Expression of Interest in Entomology” here on May 20 in the Wheat auditorium. On this occasion, the retired faculty members and the entomologists of PAU will exchange their views; share their experiences on various aspects of entomology in the context of formulating future programmes in research, education and technology transfer. It will witness the ...
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