Availability of funds will not be a constraint for flood-hit states, says ChidambaramOctober 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has assured flood-hit Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh that the availability of funds will not be a constraint and that they should focus on providing relief to affected people.
Gowda contributes 20 percent salary to PM's relief fundSeptember 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) chief H.D. Deve Gowda has contributed 20 percent of his annual salary as an MP to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund in the wake of floods and drought in several parts of the country.
Mayawati demands Rs.2,000 crore for drought hit Uttar PradeshAugust 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Monday demanded Rs.2,000 crore from the central government to purchase power for the drought hit areas of the state. Mayawati met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his residence here, though she skipped an internal security meeting attended by chief ministers.
Drought is here but no need to panic, says PMAugust 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said there is no need to panic over the drought situation in many parts of India as the government has a better understanding of how to handle a crisis like this. The prime minister was speaking at a special session devoted to the drought situation during a chief ministers conference on internal security.
BJP, JD-U want simultaneous by-polls for 18 Bihar seatsAugust 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Leaders of Bihar's ruling coalition of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Friday requested the Election Commission to hold simultaneous by-election from all 18 assembly constituencies where they were due, instead of only seven, in view of the drought conditions in the state. The Election Commission has issued a notification for holding by-elections on Sep 10 to seven of the 18 constituencies where they have been necessitated for various reasons.
Jharkhand drought victims get free rationAugust 10th, 2009 BERO BLOCK - As the drought situation becomes graver, authorities distributed free grains to poor people in Bero Block of Jharkhand on Sunday. The delayed monsoon and scanty rainfall has badly affected the crops in the region and locals depend heavily on government ration.
Cabinet Secretary to discuss drought situation in IndiaAugust 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar will meet the Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories here on Saturday to discuss the drought situation. The meeting will review the requirements of the States and Union Territories that have deficient rainfall and draw up an action plan to meet the situation.
Jharkhand declared as drought-hit StateAugust 2nd, 2009 RANCHI - The Jharkhand Government has declared the entire State as drought-hit due to inadequate rainfall that it has received in the last two months. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Advisory Council of the Governor, which was chaired by G Krishnan, adviser to Governor K.
Rains bring relief to Varanasi farmersJuly 29th, 2009 VARANASI - Monsoon rains have brought much-needed respite to people in the drought-hit Varanasi. Farmers, who have been anxious about their crops following a prolonged dry spell in this monsoon season, are ecstatic in particular.
Digvijay Singh slams Mayawati for overlooking UP's draught like situationJuly 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress leader Digvijay Singh has slammed the Mayawati Government for failing to assess and tackle the draught-like situation in Uttar Pradesh, despite Central Government's financial assistance. More than a quarter of the districts in the top sugarcane-producing state are in the grip of a drought, threatening to cut output in the world's top consumer and leading importer of sugar.
Government will pay special attention to farming: PawarJuly 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government would pay full attention to the farming sector this year as there is a serious drought situation in the country due to insufficient rains, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar told parliament Monday. "In the last four years, we had good produce as there were enough rains.
State Government declares Manipur drought-hitJune 27th, 2009 IMPHAL - The Manipur Government declared the state drought-affected due to insufficient rainfall on Saturday. The decision was taken following a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh, an official spokesperson of the relief and disaster management department of Manipur said.
Madhya Pradesh seeks nod for relief workMarch 26th, 2009 BHOPAL - Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has again urged the Election Commission to allow the government to do rehabilitation work in drought hit areas of the state. 'This would help arrest the migration of people and ensure that voters vote in their respective villages,' Chouhan said in a letter to the Election Commission Wednesday.
Teachers' mass leave paralyses Punjab colleges, universitiesJanuary 27th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Academic activity was completely paralysed in colleges and universities across Punjab and Chandigarh Wednesday following a mass casual leave protest by teachers in the region. The Punjab Federation of University and College Teachers Organisation (PFUCTO) served a 10-day ultimatum to the Punjab government to notify the revised pay-scales for college and university teachers.
Over 10,000 teachers observe 2-hour strike in PunjabJanuary 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Over 10,000 teachers of various government and private colleges in Punjab and Chandigarh observed a strike for two hours Thursday to press for their pay hike demand. The teachers are demanding the Punjab government to implement the new by the University Grants Commission (UGC) pay scale approved by the government Dec 31 last year.
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