Congress expresses serious concern over blowing up police picket

Monday, May 1, 2006, 23:42 [IST]

Ranchi, May 1 (UNI) The Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee(JPCC) has expressed serious concern over blowing up of a police picket by naxalite at Pirthand in Giridih district yesterday and alleged that proscribed Maoists were running a parallel administration in the state.

JPCC president Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu in a statement criticised the state government for failing to control the Maoists and demanded to provide security to the affected people in the state.

The extremists blew up the building, which was used by the security personnel, the day police picket was withdrawn, he said.

As long as the NDA government was in power, the law and order situation could not improve in the state, he alleged.

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DRDO seeks help to conserve endangered Horse Shoe Crab

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:42 [IST]

Kendrapada, May 1 (UNI) The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has sought the help of scientists of the Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography(NIO)to protect and research the endangered marine species horseshoe crabs spotted in the Orissa coast. The horseshoe crab, popularly called 'Ram Laxman' is considered one of the oldest marine species on earth. Their number, however has been dwindling over the years in absence of any conservation measures. NIO scientist S. Lokanatha Dora.....

Allahabad bank revises FCNR interest rates

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:42 [IST]

Kolkata, May 1 (UNI) Allahabad bank has revised the interest rates on Foreign Currency Non-Resident (FCNR) deposits and Non-Resident (External) Rupee (NRE) deposits from today. Accordingly the revised rates for US Dollar 5.33 per cent has now become from 5.29 per cent earlier for one year to less than two years, 5.34 per cent (earlier 5.29 per cent) for two years to less than three years, 5.35 per cent (earlier 5.27 per cent) for three.....

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State Bank of Indore net profit Rs 139.11 cr

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:42 [IST]

Indore, May 1 (UNI) The State Bank of Indore (SBI) reported a net profit of Rs 139.11 crore for 2005-06 compared to the previous fiscal's Rs 133.18 crore. The bank has been focussing on income growth from core operations. During the year, total interest income increased by 19 per cent from Rs 1,109.83 crore to Rs 1,322.69 crore and interest on advances registered 36 per cent growth -- an increase of Rs 224.52 crore, a release.....

ICT bags consultancy contracts in Mozambique, Ghana

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:42 [IST]

New Delhi, May 1 (UNI) The capital-headquartered consultancy major, Intercontinental Consultants and Technocrats Ltd (ICT), has bagged prestigious international engineering consultancy contracts worth over 3.25 million US dollars in Tajikistan, Ghana and Mozambique. In Tajikistan, the consultancy services have been awarded for strengthening road maintenance financing system through the Asian Development Bank. The contract, worth 496,000 dollars, is to be executed over 12 months. In Ghana, ICT was awarded an international contract of Ghana Civil Aviation.....

Mineral production in Feb 2006 goes up marginally

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:42 [IST]

New Delhi, May 1 (UNI) The mineral production from mining and quarrying sector in February 2006 was marginally higher compared to preceding month and the corresponding month of the previous year. The total value of mineral production (excluding atomic and minor minerals) in the country during the month was Rs 6,139 crore, an offical release said today. The contribution of coal was the highest at Rs 2,708 crore (44 per cent), followed by petroleum (crude).....