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Chandigarh: Delivering his inaugural address in the two-day 15th All India Whips' Conference 2010 here today, Shri Shivraj V. Patil, Governor of Punjab and Administrator of UT Chandigarh, highlighted the role of the Whips in the legislative process and said that they are the radars which guide the ship of legislative parties in the choppy waters of legislative activities and proceedings.

Kolkata: India's North-Eastern Region is blessed with a huge hydro potential which is estimated at about 58356 MW, out of which only about 7%,i.e., 3992 MW has so far been tapped, the remaining 93% is yet to be exploited and harnessed as per the latest estimates.

NEW DELHI: The UPA Government, which has lent solemnity to the National Rural Employment Guarantee law by adding the prefix Mahatma Gandhi to it, one hopes, also realises that with this, its responsibility to implement MNREGA in letter and spirit has acquired a new meaning. This, unfortunately, seems to be missing.

LUCKNOW: The Congress Party is facing a difficult task in Uttar Pradesh to achieve its Mission 2012 which means capturing power in the next assembly elections by unseating Ms. Mayawati from the chief ministership. This is the target set by AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi and this is the dream of every Congress worker in the state.

New York: Officials from the United Nations health agency and the Beninese Government are urging the West African nation's citizens to be extra vigilant in observing good hygiene amid a recent cholera outbreak that has already claimed several lives.

New York: Sanitation has become a pressing need in Haiti and the lack of it could pose health problems for the nearly 1 million people living in temporary settlements ahead of the rainy season, United Nations officials has warned.

New York: Iran has teamed with the United Nations anti-crime agency to set up a financial intelligence unit tasked with tackling the spread of money-laundering in the country, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has announced.

New York: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on authorities in Sri Lanka to ensure the rights and safety of the defeated presidential candidate and former army chief that was arrested yesterday, and said he intends to speak to the country's President Mahinda Rajapaksa to discuss the issue.

New York: The top United Nations humanitarian official in Pakistan has called on the international community not to forget the vulnerable civilians displaced in the country's northwest, urging donors to contribute to a $537 million appeal launched to meet immediate relief needs.

New Delhi: The Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Shri Mukul Wasnik has urged the State Chief Ministers as also all Central Ministries to implement the “accessibility” related provision of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) with special priority and in a time-bound manner within 2010-11.