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`Take strict action against foodgrain hoarders`

A parliamentary panel has slammed the low number of convictions of foodgrain hoarders in the past th...

MP farmers face problems of plenty and shortage

Farmers are an unhappy lot as the shortage of jute bags to stock the foodgrain has nullified their a...

UP food grain scam: CBI arrests ex SDM

Former Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Gola has been arrested by the CBI in connection with the multi-c...

Ramesh disapproves of MNREGA payment through foodgrains

A proposal for giving foodgrains as part payment of wages under the rural job scheme is being consid...

‘Mismatch between procurement, storage of grains’

Amid vociferous protests by the Opposition on the plight of farmers due to lack of storage for recor...

Grain scam: Blacklist contractors, demands SP

The Samajwadi Party national general secretary and the district president have demanded that the UP ...

Heavy elements `spark planet formation`

Usually, planets form in star systems with comparatively high concentrations of elements heavier tha...

UP`s food scam: CBI raids 12 places in Lucknow

Raids were being conducted on premises of contractors, suppliers and officials involved in disbursem...

SC monitoring sought in UP foodgrain scam

The apex court had on April 18 last year stayed the High Court`s order directing the agency to file...

CAG raps Himachal for supplying inferior foodgrain

Himachal Pradesh supplied 2,066 tonnes of substandard pulses and 1,167 tonnes of inferior foodgrains...

‘Set up CNG stations, hike foodgrain quota’

Uttarakhand CM Vijay Bahuguna has urged the centre to set up at least 6 CNG stations in the state ...

Ruling NDA members create din in Bihar House

As the din continued in the house, Speaker Uday Narayan Choudhury adjourned the issue for reply next...

Foodgrain scam: SC seeks response from CBI, UP govt

The Supreme Court sought response from the CBI and Uttar Pradesh govt on vacating its stay on the mo...

Tiny comet grain reveals Jupiter`s formation date

NASA`s Stardust spacecraft has indicated that Jupiter formed more than three million years after the...

Iran grain imports stalled by sanctions

The stalled shipments showed the impact Western sanctions imposed over the past three months.

IAF air drops food grains in Reasi hills

The IAF carried out relief operations dropping essential commodities, particularly food grains, in...

Record foodgrains production facilitates Food Bill

The agriculture sector performed exceedingly well in 2011, with record foodgrains production of ov...

School runs short of foodgrain, students sent home

The residential government-funded school for tribals near here has sent home its 163 students as the...

‘Nearly 1L tonne foodgrain lost in FCI godowns’

About 0.87 lakh tonne foodgrains was lost in the FCI godowns till September this fiscal due to fac...

SP alleges Rs 8,000cr foodgrain scam in UP

Samajwadi Party in UP alleged that a scam of more than Rs 8,000 crore had taken place in purchase o...

`Food grain distribution on 2011 Census basis`

The Centre Wednesday said that public distribution of food grains will be made as per the Census 20...

`Food Bill must have strong safeguards`

Former NAC member Jean Dreze has written to the Prime Minister suggesting that the proposed Food Bil...

Bihar to become foodgrain surplus state: APC

Bihar will become a foodgrain surplus state with plans to achieve the target of production of foodg...

Black rice bran reduces inflammation

A new study has claimed that black rice, may help soothe the inflammation involved in allergies, ast...

Soon, pill to beat migraine!

A pill to prevent migraine headaches could soon be on the horizon, now that a gene linked to the con...

Weight loss surgery helps in easing migraine head

Researchers showed that the improvement in migraine symptoms following surgery was independent of th...

Alcohol drinks not main culprit for migraine

Retrospective studies tend to include alcohol as a trigger for an attack.

Scientists find genes linked to migraines

Migraines are acutely debilitating headaches -- sometimes with an "aura", in which patients have the...

Brand Ramdev: From DVDs to multi-grain flour

Yoga guru Ramdev`s 1,100-crore business empire is not just limited to DVDs of his exercise techniq...

Soon, pill to beat migraine!

Sequencing the gene will help understand the pain pathways that trigger migraine pain.

Placebo treatment heals headache!

Considerable number of patients recovered from headache when treated with placebo.

Fibre-rich foods guard against bowel cancer

Three servings a day of cereal fibre and whole grains reduce the risk of bowel cancer.

PDS plagued by leakage, diversion of grains: World Bank

Contending that benefits of public distribution system have been "limited" for the poor, the World...

HC says no to Anna`s PIL on liquor production from foodgrains

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has refused to hear a PIL filed by anti-corruption crusad...

HC says no to Anna`s PIL on liquor production from foodgrains

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court here has refused to hear a PIL filed by anti-corruption ...

UP foodgrain scam: ED registers 11 cases

The Enforcement Directorate has registered 11 cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in...

UP govt moves SC against HC order on foodgrains

Uttar Pradesh govt has moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the Allahabad HC order directing a ...

Migraine linked to common heart defect

Some studies have suggested a link between having a patent foramen ovale and migraine headaches.

Weight loss surgery can help alleviate migraines

Bariatric surgery may provide an added benefit to severely obese patients besides weight loss.

Rotten grain being supplied to tribal areas: CPI-M

Rotten grain with rat stool is being supplied to tribals by government agencies, Communist Party of ...

Girls with migraines pack on extra pounds

Girls who get migraines appear more likely than their peers to gain extra weight during adulthood.

Cong assails BJP govt of `saffronising` foodgrain scheme

Taking strong exception to inauguration of a foodgrain scheme for the weaker sections by BJP presi...

Botox may not be effective in treating migraines

Botox is unlikely to offer much benefit in the treatment of chronic migraine.

CBI raids in multi-crore foodgrains scam in UP

CBI conducted raids at several places here, including the house and office of a local BSP leader, in...

Migraine surgery produces lasting good results

A new study has shown that surgery to "deactivate" migraine headaches produces lasting good results,...

Migraines don`t damage brain

Even the most severe forms of these blindingly painful headaches do not cause damage to the brain.

6,000 quintals of foodgrain rot in Jharkhand

Fifty-four percent of Jharkhand`s population comes under the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category and t...

PM panel suggests Smart card for subsidised foodgrains

Under the smart card-based PDS, all existing ration cards would be replaced with bio-metric fe...

‘India likely to face foodgrain shortage by 2020’

ICAR has warned India may face acute shortage of food grains by 2020, if it does not take immediate ...

NAC finalizes basic frame for food security bill

The food security bill aims to make differential legal entitlement of foodgrains to 75 per cent hou...

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