February 07 : Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister said that beautification and development of Manali would be ensured in a systematic manner keeping in view the scenic beauty of the place recognized the world over. He stated this while addressing a mammoth gathering on the inaugural function five day-long 12th State level Winter Carnival at Manali. He flagged off the inaugural procession of the Winter Carnival and also inaugurated the winter games to mark the occasion.

Manali would be made more beautiful to uphold the dream visualized by the First …

Bhopal:Sunday, February 7 : Tribal Welfare Department has incepted three national level and one state level awards to commemorate tribal society’s self-respect, leaders and martyrs with a view to publicising tribal people’s traditions, arts, skills and creative contributions. Entries for these awards have been invited for the year 2010 by February 20. Besides, an expert of the subject can also make recommendation for the name of someone for the award.

Rani Durgavati national award is given to a tribal woman who does commendable work in the field of creative arts and …

Bhopal:Sunday, February 7 : Farmers’ Welfare and Agriculture Development Minister Dr. Ramkrishna Kusmaria has said that Indian system of farming has the solution to all the problems of human beings. What is required is integrated efforts for conserving our ancient agriculture system. Agriculture Minister Dr. Kusmaria was addressing the inaugural function of administrative building of Rajamata Vijayaraje Scindia Agriculture University and soil testing laboratory at Gwalior. Describing genetically modified crops like Bt Brinjal as a danger for humanity, Dr. Kusmaria stressed the need for further research in this connection.
Agriculture Minister …

7 Feb : Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has praised Home Minister P Chidambaram and Home Secretary G K Pillai for their approach in tackling terror.
“Response of the Home Secretary and Home Minister is swift and positive whenever there is a demand from the states,” Modi told reporters on the sidelines of the chief ministers conference on internal security in New Delhi on Sunday.
He said due to the hostile attitude of “our neighbouring country, security is an important issue which needs to be taken seriously.”
Asked about the Gujarat Control of …

7 Feb ; Instances of “paid news” getting highlighted in recent months, especially in vernacular media, by tailoring reports to promote business interests are a matter of grave concern, Chairperson of Prasar Bharati Mrinal Pandey said.
The difference between news and advertisements have come down as advertising agencies have begun “enticing” editors to publish reports to promote their products by offering sops to tide over crisis, she told a meet-the-press programme in Kozhikode on Sunday.
“Market forces have begun shaking editorial principles as dominance of paid news have affected well accepted journalist …