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New Delhi: The Annual Plan for Jharkhand for the year 2011-12 was finalized at a meeting, here today, between the Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia and the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Shri Arjun Munda. Plan size for the current year was agreed at Rs.15,300 crores.

New Delhi: Assam Rifles, the oldest Para-Military force in the country, celebrated its 176th anniversary here last Saturday. On this occasion, a glittering function was held at the Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantt. Member, North-Eastern Council, Shri PP Shrivastav was the Chief Guest. The function was attended, among others, by the Union Home Secretary.

New York: Recognizing the need for further steps to boost anti-piracy efforts, the Security Council today decided to urgently consider the establishment of specialized Somali courts to try suspected pirates both in the Somalia and in the region.

New York: Tens of thousands of children in the Libyan city of Misrata are at risk from intensified fighting between pro- and anti-Government forces and indiscriminate shelling, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warning today, urging an immediate halt to the violence.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Christopher Lane, visited Liberia March 28–April 8, 2011 to conduct discussions for the sixth review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and a request from the Liberian authorities to extend support for their economic program until the end of 2011.

A team from the International Monetary Fund led by Ms. Ratna Sahay, Deputy Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department, visited Cairo April 3-10 at the invitation of the authorities.

New York: The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cote d’Ivoire today confirmed that the country’s former president Laurent Gbagbo has surrendered to forces loyal to President-elect Alassane Ouattara and is currently in their custody.

In total, 45 specific trade concerns were raised, including 16 new ones, at a meeting of the Technical Barriers to Trade Committee on 24-25 March 2011. Tobacco regulations to protect public health continued to be a central concern. While members were not challenging public health objectives, they argued that the design of such regulations could have an unnecessary negative impact on trade.

New York: Online child abuse is growing rapidly as more people gain access to the Internet, a top United Nations official warned today, calling for concerted global action to combat one of the most common forms of cybercrime.

A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Christoph Rosenberg, held discussions with the Hungarian authorities during April 4-11, 2011 as part of the regular Post-Program Monitoring consultation process. The team worked in close cooperation with a parallel mission from the European Commission.