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India: Uttar Pradesh

PARTIES PLAYING POLITICS OVER DIVISION OF UP

RLD BACKS MAYAWATI’S DEMAND: SP OPPOSES IT
Pradeep Kapoor - 2009-12-14 08:57
LUCKNOW: Major political parties are playing politics on the issue of division of Uttar Pradesh following the UPA government's decision to concede the demand for the creation of a separate Telangana state.
India: Personality

JP in Pursuit of People’s Power for Social Justice

Yatish Mishra - 2009-12-13 16:39
A man who fought his whole life for social re-construction and social justice, establishing Lok Shakti in the political system, corruption free administration, ensuring full participation as well as control of the people in the system of governance, never accepted any position of power, became Statesman and Lok Nayak, led largest ever participated and self ignited movement in the anal of the Indian history is no one but the Jayaprakash Narayan, popularly known as JP.

Jayaprakash Narayan as a Criminologist

Dr Yatish Mishra - 2009-12-13 16:16
A layman might wonder what Jayaprakash Narayan has to do with Criminology. But the truth is that he was fully devoted to fight against the social injustice perpetrated in our social system. His struggle was not only to neutralize the forces against the poor, hapless and helpless people of the country but also against the forces that generate social deviance and crime in the society.

Asia Pacific Must Act Now to Tackle the Scourge of Climate Change - ADB

Special Correspondent - 2009-12-13 15:30
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - The countries of Asia and the Pacific have a strong stake in a successful outcome to the current climate change talks in Copenhagen, senior officials of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Sunday.
Summit on climate change

Police made protesters sit on the ground with their hands behind their backs, 968 arrested

Special Correspondent - 2009-12-13 07:22
Copenhagen: Riot police surrounded the protesters of the summit on climate change and made them sit on the ground with their hands behind their backs before being taken away on buses. Police made 968 arrests, including about 400 members of militant groups from across Europe known as Black Blocs. About 150 were released after questioning.
India

21 Ministers from Andhra Pradesh offer to resign on Telangana issue

Special Correspondent - 2009-12-13 07:13
Hyderabad: 21 Ministers of the Rosaish cabinet have offered their resignations on Telengana issue while Andhra Pradesh CM Rosaiah has requested his cabinet colleagues from Andhra and Rayalaseema regions not to quit. 130 MLAs had already resigned from the assembly.
IRAQ

KURDISH LAWMAKERS CONFIRM SUPPORT FOR NEW ELECTORAL LAWS

Special Correspondent - 2009-12-13 05:28
New York: The top United Nations envoy to Iraq met with parliamentarians from the Kurdish Alliance Bloc to discuss the recently brokered electoral laws that allow for national elections expected to take place early next year.
India

Colour code for all contract carriage vehicles in the NCR modified

Special Correspondent - 2009-12-12 16:51
New Delhi: The NCR planning Board under Ministry of Urban Development has modified the colour code for all contract carriage vehicles in the NCR for unrestricted movement of vehicles in NCR. The Taxi operators will now have to put `NCR Taxi' / `NCR Radio Taxi' on a plate above the wind screen (to be visible from front and rear both). Sticker of NCR logo is to be pasted/ painted on the body of the taxi.
Tackling Energy Deficit

India can gain much from cooperation with Africa on basis of mutual benefit

Africa's development, use of energy-mix with renewables hold the key
ASHOK B SHARMA - 2009-12-12 11:53
India is ambitious to counter the impact of global financial crisis and maintain a high GDP growth rate in the range of 7% to 9% before entering into the double digit percentage level. With the demand for energy slated to double by 2020 to cater to the development programmes, India now looks at resource-rich Africa to meet its energy needs.
Delhi Declaration of ARC & IECM

Urgent need for improving land and water uses in Asia to boost agricultural production

About 70% of the world’s irrigated area lies in the Asian region
Special Correspondent - 2009-12-12 10:50
New Delhi: There is an urgent need for implementing various strategies and measures to boost agricultural production in Asia utilizing the available water and land resources with the highest efficiency possible including the social, economic and ecological areas.