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Monsoon live: PM announces Rs 1000 cr as relief for Uttarakhand
Jun 19, 2013 at 18:01 | Source: FirstPost
6.01 pm: PM announces Rs 1000 cr relief fund for UttarakhandPrime Minister Manmohan Singh after an aerial survey of the Kedarnath area in Uttarakhand along with Sonia Gandhi said what they saw was distressing and rescuing the stranded was of the utmo...
Monsoon live: My people are priority, says Uttarakhand CM
Jun 19, 2013 at 17:15 | Source: FirstPost
5.15 pm: Burning issue is to rescue my people, says Vijay BahugunaUttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Wednesday told the press that the burning issue is to rescue his people.Meanwhile theAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has ...
Monsoon live: 'My family is in Kedarnath, no news for 2 days'
Jun 19, 2013 at 16:00 | Source: FirstPost
First person account of Vikas Bajaj who's looking for news of his familyMeanwhile theAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has directed senior officials of protocol department to contact Uttarakhand government for providing relief to pilg...
Monsoon live: No rain for next 2 days in Uttarakhand, says Met
Jun 19, 2013 at 15:22 | Source: FirstPost
3. 15 pm: No rain in Uttarakhand for next two daysIn what comes as a great sigh of relief, the Meteorological Departmenttoday announced that there will be no rain in Uttarakhand for the next two days. This comes in as a positive sign for rescue opera...
Coal scam: CBI registers fresh case against Rathi Steel
Jun 19, 2013 at 14:26 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
New Delhi, June 19: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday registered a fresh case against Rathi Steel and Power Ltd. “A fresh case has been filed in the coal allocation probe against Rathi Steel and Power Ltd. This is for alleged mis...
Monsoon live: Uttarakhand relief ops continue, 22 dead in UP
Jun 19, 2013 at 13:49 | Source: FirstPost
1. 4o pm: 22 dead in Saharanpur, Uttar PradeshNDTV reports that 22 people have been killed in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh due to incessant rains and flash floods. Meanwhile, Uttarakhand CM Vijay Bahuguna will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh this eve...
Not special package, Telangana needs statehood: Andhra Pradesh ministers
Jun 19, 2013 at 13:37 | Source: FirstPost
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh ministers from Telangana are staunchly opposing any "special package" for the region in lieu of a separate state. With reports from New Delhi suggesting that the Congress high command is inclined towards a "sp...
Monsoon live: Flood situation is a national disaster, says Rajnath
Jun 19, 2013 at 13:01 | Source: FirstPost
12. 50 pm: Flood situation is a national disaster, says RajnathBJP President Rajnath Singh said the flood situation in Uttarakhand is a national disaster."Central and state governments must make all efforts to rescue people and provide immediate...
Monsoon live: 4000 rescued, 62,000 still stranded, says Shinde
Jun 19, 2013 at 12:02 | Source: FirstPost
11. 40 am: PM directs Food Minister to supply food to flood hit areasThe Congress Core Group meeting today discussed the Uttarakhand flood situation. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has directed Food Minister KV Thomas to ensure that food supplies reac...
Gujarat annual Plan fixed at Rs 59,000 cr
Jun 19, 2013 at 11:42 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
New Delhi, June 18: After Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat has raised the issue of pricing and availability of coal and natural gas in a meeting with the Planning Commission. The annual plan for the Gujarat has been fixed at Rs 59,000 crore, higher by 15 per...
Monsoon live: This is Himalayan Tsunami, says Bahuguna
Jun 19, 2013 at 11:00 | Source: FirstPost
11. 15 am: 4,000 rescued from Govind Ghat, says ITBP"Have rescued 4,000 people from Govind Ghat are also providing shelter and food," said DG of ITBP Ajay Chadha, on rescue operations in Uttarakhand.11. oo am: This is Himalayan Tsunami, nee...
Monsoon tracker live: PM, Sonia to visit Uttarakhand, toll tops 130
Jun 19, 2013 at 10:17 | Source: FirstPost
10. 00 am: Rescue operations at Kedarnath may end by afternoonRescue operations at Kedarnath may be completed by this afternoon, but the bigger task is getting pilgrims out of the area as many roads have been blocked.We should be able to complete res...
Monsoon tracker live: 130 dead, Yamuna to rise over 207 metres
Jun 19, 2013 at 09:15 | Source: FirstPost
9.14 am: Rescue officials hope to complete Kedarnath rescue operations by noonThe Uttarakhand Disaster Management executive has said that the organisation hopes to finish all rescue work in Kedarnath by this afternoon. Speaking to CNN-IBN, the direct...
Monsoon tracker live: Death toll crosses 130, over 500 missing
Jun 19, 2013 at 08:17 | Source: FirstPost
8. oo am: Yamuna rises above danger mark, set to cross 207 metres todayThe Water level in the Yamuna is set to rise over 207 metres - the highest the river has touched in 35 years.The Yamuna crossed the danger mark in Delhi on Tuesday and the water l...
Live: Haryana announces Rs 10 cr for relief work in Uttarakhand
Jun 19, 2013 at 07:20 | Source: FirstPost
7. 15 am: Haryana announces Rs 10 cr relief for UttarakhandHaryana government on Tuesdayannounced Rs 10 crore for relief work in Uttarakhand hit byheavy rains and landslides.Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda talked to hisUttarakhand counterpart Vi...
Nod for field trials of 5 GM crops
Jun 19, 2013 at 01:02 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
June 18, 2013: The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee has permitted a few companies and research institutes to conduct field trials in the development of genetically modified castor, rice, maize wheat and cotton. The GM crops are designed to off...
Insurance, pension funds can help finance infrastructure: Chidambaram
Jun 19, 2013 at 01:02 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
New Delhi, June 18: India must look at channelling insurance and pension funds into the newly-formed infrastructure debt funds (IDFs). This is necessary as funds provided by the insurance and pension sectors are long-term, Finance Minister P. Chidam...
Hind National Glass cancels Rs 220-cr private placement
Jun 19, 2013 at 01:02 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Kolkata, June 18: Hindusthan National Glass and Industries Ltd (HNGIL) has decided to cancel the proposed private placements of shares worth Rs 220 crore to three domestic investors. L.N. Mandhana, Senior Vice-President and CFO of the company, told ...
As it happened: Death toll in floods cross 130; PM assures help
Jun 18, 2013 at 22:35 | Source: FirstPost
9.58 pm: Death toll reaches over 130The famous Kedarnath shrine was virtually submerged in mud and slush where 50 people died in the unprecedented flash floods that claimed over 130 lives in Uttarkhand and Himachal Pradesh and left over 70,000 pilgri...
Tap insurance, pension sectors for infra funds: Chidambaram
Jun 18, 2013 at 22:07 | Source: DomainB
Finance minister P Chidambaram today called for mobilising long-term resources from the insurance and pension sectors for infrastructure debt funds (IDFs). ''We should try to mobilise resources from insurance and pension sectors as these funds are a...
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