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Closure of Orissa railway sidings hits iron ore supplies

Bhubaneswar, March 20 (IANS) Supply of iron ore from mines in Orissa’s Keonjhar district has been hit after the authorities closed at least four railway sidings and prohibited loading and unloading of minerals, a Tata Steel official said Saturday. ‘Our movement from the Joda siding has...

Will torch myself if not given a home, says poor Dalit

Patna, March 20 (IANS) Many rural poor are upset over alleged corruption in getting houses under a central government scheme and a 30-year-old Dalit woman has threatened to set herself on fire if she does not get a home due to her. Ramvati Devi, a resident of Begusarai district, has threatened to...

Gujarat acts on critically polluted clusters

Ahmedabad, March 20 (IANS) After the state pollution control board declared eight clusters of Gujarat as critically polluted, an action plan has been rolled out to ensure that industrial units in these areas comply with the laid down norms, an official said Saturday. According to Gujarat Pollution...

Gujarat to build expressway soon

Ahmedabad, March 20 (IANS) Gujarat will build it’s first expressway between Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar at a cost of Rs.2,200 crore to provide superfast road connectivity to Special Investment Region. The investment region is coming up enroute at Dholera, an ancient port-city in Gulf of Khambhat,...

Himachal’s CRI resumes vaccine production

Shimla, March 20 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh’s Central Research Institute (CRI), whose manufacturing licence was cancelled in January 2008, has resumed production of vaccines with the central government giving it clearance, a minister said here Saturday. ‘CRI has resumed production of vaccines...

SilkAir to fly to Bangalore, Chennai

Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 (IANS) SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, will soon fly daily to Bangalore and Chennai. The airline would introduce the flights between Singapore and Bangalore from May 17 and between Singapore and Chennai from June 14 to compliment Singapore Airlines’...

Costlier milk pinches Delhiites

New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Already battling rising food prices, Delhiites got a rude shock Saturday as Mother Dairy, one of the biggest suppliers of milk in and around the capital, raised its price by Rs.2 per litre. Mother Dairy said the hike was forced by an increase in the procurement prices. As...

Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) to go global

Ahmedabad, March 20 (IANS) The Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), which assists poor women in the unorganised sector to make a living, is all set to take its apparel brand Hansiba to foreign shores by holding fashion shows in the US and Britain and exhibitions in Nepal and Bhutan. SEWA...

Decision on new toll collection system likely by July

New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The government is likely to decide on a new common toll collection system for highways by July. The government is planning to launch a system using technology that will enable a commuter to buy a smart card for use at all toll plazas. Crossing toll plazas is currently is...

Global voices join against privatisation, anti-worker policies

Chandigarh, March 20 (IANS) Workers across the world are against privatisation and capitalism and a global policy should be formed to prevent discrimination against workers, said communist leaders from European, Asian and Latin American countries gathered here to share their common concerns over unemployment,...

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