Pawar takes a dig over Jharkhand fiasco:
New Kerala Sat, 12 Mar 2005 10:43 PM PST
[India News]: Mumbai, Mar 12 : Taking a dig over the recent political developments in Jharkhand and Goa, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said "there exist people who invite and those who form government without having majority" and asked "How will people keep faith in political institutions in such a situation?" |
BNU-IFPRI seminar on reducing poverty: 63pc of population around poverty line
Daily Times Sat, 12 Mar 2005 2:16 PM PST
LAHORE: Nearly 63 percent of Pakistanis are near the poverty line, said Sikander Hayat Khan Bosan, federal minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock, citing a Centre for Research and Poverty Reduction and Income Distribution (CRPID) study. A new survey will be carried out soon, he said. |
Area impact of program to be topic
Reading Eagle/Reading Times Sun, 13 Mar 2005 4:55 AM PST
The local impact of the Conservation Security Program will be discussed at a community workshop Friday{march 18} at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Berks County Agricultural Center, Bern Township. |
Water outlook still a Bear
Herald Journal Sun, 13 Mar 2005 5:25 AM PST
Jim Watterson has lost some business in recent days. When potential Wasatch Front customers have called to inquire about hunting pheasants on Watterson's Benson farm, he's had to tell them there's still snow on the ground up here. Surprised, most have opted against the trip. |
Farmers' rights gaining favor
Berkshire Eagle Sat, 12 Mar 2005 11:25 PM PST
NEW MARLBORO -- Town officials here, and in several other county towns, are working to adopt a state-sponsored "right to farm" bylaw intended to encourage a range of agricultural enterprises in town and to help shield farmers from the complaints of nonfarming neighbors. |
Kerala loses out in Rail Budget:
New Kerala Sun, 13 Mar 2005 3:45 AM PST
[Kerala, India]: New Delhi, Mar. 12 : The people of Kerala have nothing to cheer about the Rail Budget presented by Lalu Prasad in Lok Sabha on February 28. |
News
Arkansas News Bureau Sun, 13 Mar 2005 1:01 AM PST
LITTLE ROCK - Last week's bill filing deadline produced a record number of filings on subjects as varied as gambling, art, and bottled water. - SPRINGDALE - State Sen. Jim Holt, R-Springdale, is running for lieutenant governor, he announced Saturday. - |
Latest wave of Haitian boat people taking its toll
The Jamaica Observer Sat, 12 Mar 2005 10:45 PM PST
Osbert Stitchel has seen it all. For more than 16 years, he has watched the arrival of hundreds of Haitians, packed into rickety old boats that washed up on land in Manchioneal, Portland - one of the closest points to Jamaica's Western Caribbean neighbour. |
U.S.-made tequila takes shot at monopoly
Rapid City Journal Sat, 12 Mar 2005 9:03 PM PST
California farmer started growing blue agave as landscaping but now is using it to create a brand of American-made tequila. TEMECULA, Calif. J.B. Wagoner initially planted blue agave around his 25-acre property to solve a landscaping dilemma. |
Geologists Call For Supervolcano Task Force
Free Internet Press Sun, 13 Mar 2005 0:33 AM PST
Geologists have called for a taskforce to be set up to consider emergency management in the event of a massive volcanic eruption, or super-eruption. The recommendation comes in a report timed to coincide with a BBC TV drama that depicts a fictional super-eruption at Yellowstone Park in Wyoming, U.S. Experts say such an event would have a colossal impact on a global scale. A super-eruption is also |
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