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DUSU election today, results to be announced on Saturday

merinews: India News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 08:43
DUSU election, which will decide the fate of 41 candidates is being held today. Over 95,000 students from 51 colleges of Delhi University can use their right to vote for the post of DUSU president, Vice President, Secretary and Joint Secretary.
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'Govinda ala re ala' made headlines in Maharashtra

merinews: India News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 08:04
All organisers had set different goals and special messages for this festival, which affect Mumbaikars on a daily basis like traditional values in young generation, environmental awareness, saying no to plastic, health issues and so on.
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Indian legislators need to cut down on wasteful living

merinews: India News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 07:53
A study reflects that in terms of per capita GDP which is just US 3,176 dollar in India, our MPs will cost 68 times to the country much higher than the ratio in Western Europe and Japan where it is less than 10 times the country's per capita income.
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Honking all the way: Indians must learn to behave on road

merinews: India News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 06:48
The nuisance of blowing horns is rising phenomenally and is directly related to rising number of vehicles in our cities. It appears to be the result of not acquiring adequate social skills and soft etiquettes from family and school.
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PM lays foundation stone of New Terminal at Tirupati airport

merinews: India News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 14:50
The Tirupati airport will have the capacity to handle 500 domestic and 200 international passengers during peak hours. After international operations commence at Tirupati airport, pilgrims from neighbouring countries like Singapore, Malaysia.
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AGP holds meeting to discuss poll strategy

merinews: India News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 14:40
The Kaliabor committee of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) organized a Cental Committee welcome programme which held at Mukti Jujaru Bhawan located at Kaliabor in Nagaon district of Assam.
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Identity proofs should be made mandatory for RTI petitions

merinews: India News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 07:36
Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) should take some corrective measures by making it mandatory to submit some identity-proof with every RTI petition to effectively check filing of RTI petitions with fake names and addresses.
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SMU-DE Convocation 2010: The Best Day of Your Life is here

merinews: India News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 07:26
This year SMU-DE has set aside 3 dates for the convocation ceremony spreading across 6 cities. They are September 6 (Kolkata), September 7 (New Delhi) and September 8 (Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Patna and Guwahati).
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Bijay Kumar Patnaik is the new Orissa Chief Secretary

merinews: India News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 14:06
Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Orissa Bijay Kumar Patnaik has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Orissa on Tuesday.
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Needed enhanced ecological literacy to save the environment

merinews: India News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 13:32
Many of those, who are suffering perhaps do not even know what is really hitting them. Global warming may have been the reason for most of the misery, yet one cannot entirely rule out thoughtless human interventions with nature.
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Rahman's CWG composition receives flak

merinews: India News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 13:08
The theme song for the grand event has been composed by celebrity music maestro, AR Rahman. And according to reliable sources, the maestro took six months to compose the song, government shelled out Rs six crore to the maestro.
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Shri Krishna: Humanity's ideal beau

merinews: India News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 12:08
Yogeshwar Shri Krishna was born and brought up in Bharat but his life and deeds are a source of inspiration to the entire humanity. As we celebrate his birthday , we recall the glory that was India and Yogeshwar krishna's contribution to India.
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Elephants to be given 'heritage animal' status by government

merinews: India News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:48
A move that could bring emancipation for the beast of burden, the union government is all set to accord heritage animal status to 'elephants' in the country. The move comes in the wake of dwindling number of elephant populace.
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Normalcy returns to Valley except parts of Anantnag

merinews: India News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 09:38
Partial normalcy seems to have returned to Kashmir after a long time as curfew was lifted in most parts of valley except in certain areas of Anantnag district. As soon as the curfew was lifted, majority of the people were seen thronging the markets.
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Strike call against advocate's murder evokes good response

merinews: India News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 08:12
THE 12-hour bandh called by the Koraput Bar Association against the murder of a senior advocate evoked good response in Koraput town of Odisha state. The Bandh was called to protest the killing of Advocate Anand Kirshani by suspected Maoists.
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K. Aravind Rao is the new Andhra Pradesh DGP

merinews: India News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 07:42
K. Aravind Rao has been appointed as the Director General of Police (DGP) of Andhra Pradesh. Rao's appointment comes at time, when his leadership will help the state police to counter the naxal menace.
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SC re-opens Bhopal case, issues notices to accused

merinews: India News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 06:42
The first judgement which was first made on September 13, 1996 by a bench of judges which comprised of CJI A M Ahmadi had reportedly set aside charges of culpable homicide presented as by the CBI.
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Dengue rises in Commonwealth Games city: Dos and don'ts

merinews: India News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 06:25
The national capital Delhi is gripped under dengue fever. The toll of dengue patients is reportedly increasing on daily basis giving fear to Delhi's civic bodies to curb it before Commonwealth Games. The month has reported around 800 cases.
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New Direct Tax Code and Black Money

merinews: India News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 06:13
New Direct Tax Code should also incorporate provisions so as to practically check circulation of black money in the country. Role of black money is still dominant in property-deals.
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Seed Bill 2010 provides compulsory registration of seeds

merinews: India News - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 13:01
The Seed Bill 2010 makes registration compulsory for all kinds or varieties of seeds to be sold in the country. Farmers have been exempted from compulsory registration. Penalties proposed in the Bill are more stringent than the existing Seed Act.
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