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New Delhi: Rice procurement in the Kharif Marketing has crossed the mark of 200 lakh tonne. According to statistics 2,13,09,532 tonne rice has been procured by the various government agencies by February 17, 2011.

The Defence Minister Shri AK Antony today asked the Army to be ever vigilant and keep a watchful eye on the smallest developments in and around our neighbourhood. Addressing the officers and jawans at a Sainik Sammelan at the 3 Corps HQ at Ranga Pahar, Nagaland, Shri Antony said though maintaining peace and tranquility along the border is crucial, we have to ensure that our operational preparedness is of the highest level.

New Delhi: H5 strains of Avian Influenza have been confirmed in the poultry samples collected from Government Duck Farm, R.K. Nagar, Agartala, Tripura.

The Union Minister of State for Textiles, Smt. Panabaaka Lakshmi has discussed the modalities for a Memorandum of Understanding on Wool Cooperation with Dr. Mike Kelly, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in Canberra, Australia yesterday.

Shri Anand Sharma, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Mr. Mustapa Mohamed, Minister for International Trade & Industry, Malaysia, signed the India-Malaysia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) in the presence of Malaysian Prime Minister, Mr. Mohd Najib Razak at Putrajaya in Kuala Lumpur today. The Agreement will come into effect on 1st July 2011 and the first review will be held within a year of coming into force.

New Delhi: The Budget Session, 2011 of Parliament (7th Session of the Fifteenth Lok Sabha and the 222nd Session of the Rajya Sabha) is scheduled to commence on Monday, the 21st of February, 2011 and subject to exigencies of Government Business, the Session will conclude on Thursday, the 21st of April , 2011.

New Delhi: Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Smt. Ambika Soni said the Government was committed to put in place a system of self regulation based on the Public Private Partnership model. The model entailed involvement of key stakeholders of the media and the entertainment industry and civil society.

New Delhi: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has asked the States to enhance the Capacity Building & Training (CB&T) in Panchayats across the rural areas of the country. In a letter the Minisstry has directed that the funds earmarked for this purpose must be fully utilized.

New Delhi: Recognising the concentration of the new rise of power in South and East Asia, India today proposed that ASEAN can be the nodal institution for fostering Asian collective security proposals. Other outside powers having influence in the region should be roped in.

As it goes through a mid-life crisis, UPA-II Government must realize where its economic priorities have gone wrong, let alone failures in political governance, and make the strategic corrections in the forthcoming budget to ensure sustainable growth, lowering inflation to tolerable levels and advance social and infrastructure development.