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Centre asks States to set up Specialist Response Teams to tackle natural disasters

Sahil Nagpal 28 May 2008

New Delhi, May 28 : Underlining the importance of early warning, the Centre has asked the States to set up Specialist Response Teams to tackle natural disaster effectively.

Finance Ministry rules out oil cess on income tax

Mohit Joshi 28 May 2008

Minister of FinanceNew Delhi, May 28 : The Finance Ministry on Wednesday rejected rep

26 in hospital after gas leak at Tata plant in India

Sahil Nagpal 28 May 2008

New Delhi  - At least 26 people of the more than 100 who fell ill after a gas leak at a Tata Motors plant in eastern India remained hospitalized, officials and news reports said Wednesday.

Era of ‘procurement alone’ is over: A K Antony

Sahil Nagpal 28 May 2008

Era of ‘procurement alone’ is over: A K AntonyNew Delhi,

Retired soldiers protest over pension hike

Sahil Nagpal 28 May 2008

Panchkula/New Delhi, May 28 : Scores of ex-servicemen or retired soldiers went on a hunger strike in Chandigarh to demand pension hike.

Over 150,000 Chinese evacuated from Beichuan over flood fears

Mohit Joshi 28 May 2008

New Delhi, May 28 : Over 150,000 people were evacuated on Tuesday night after engineers warned that the earthquake-created dam near Beichuan had burst its banks.

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