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Mumbai - The UPA government has announced its plans to help states to setup regulators for the real estate sector. Mr. S. Jaipal Reddy, Urban Development Minister said that the regulation at state level is essential. The real estate sector has seen a decent growth in last 3 years. With the prices of real estate going up all over the country, there is a strong need for regulation in the sector.

Balasore (Orissa), Sept 27 : Orissa is reeling under floods caused by heavy rains over the past few days across the state.

Ludhiana, Sept. 27 : Punjab, which is known as the granary of the country, is heading towards a bumper paddy crop this year.

The 25.75 hectares of land available for paddy production has registered a rise in its per-hectare production, and the production figures stand at around 15.2 million tonnes.

Paddy has started arriving in the markets across the state, with government and private agencies busy procuring them.

Bangalore, Sept.27 : The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch its maiden mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-I, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on April 9, 2008.

"We are looking for a launch on April nine," Mylswamy Annadurai, Project Director of Chandrayaan-I, said, adding that a launch windows are available for the next two days in case the launch does not happen on that day.