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HDDFC signs agreement with Mother Dairy

Chandigarh, May 22 (UNI) The Haryana Dairy Development Co-operative Federation (HDDCF) has signed an agreement with Mother Dairy for obtaining annual national milk grid price of Rs 15.25 per litre for the year 2006-07 as against average price of Rs 14.70 per litre last year.

This will result in financial benefit of around Rs 3 crore to HDDCF during the year, HDDFC Chairperson Chandravati said here today.

She said a number of schemes had been launched for the benefit of the farmers like the subsidised accident insurance scheme and the white card scheme under which loans were being provided to the farmers up to Rs one lakh for purchase of animals without any collateral security.

The Chairperson said for improving the animal wealth in the State, 16 veterinary doctors were engaged on contract basis for round the clock services to the producers.

The target under the White Card scheme was to extend loans amounting to Rs eight crore and induct 4,000 cattle.

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D P Yadav given eight weeks to find Bharti's whereabouts

New Delhi, May 22 (UNI) Former Rajya Sabha member D P Yadav was today given eight weeks time to tell a sessions court the whereabouts of his daughter Bharti Yadav, a key witness in the Nitish Katara murder case. Ms Yadav, summoned to testify as a prosecution witness, was believed to have been working as a staff nurse in England, but her father at Ghaziabad has been unable to produce her before the court for over.....

Bihar flood relief scam: Bail refused to Bhagwan Lal Jha

New Delhi, May 22 (UNI) The Supreme Court today declined to grant anticipatory bail to Bhagwan Lal Jha allegedly involved in multi- crore Bihar Flood Relief scam. A vacation bench comprising Mr. Justices Arijit Pasayat and R.V. Raveendran permitted the petitioner who is the father of the main accused Santosh Kumar Jha to withdraw his petition. Petitioner's counsel M.P. Jha prayed for permission to withdraw the petition as Patna high court has granted.....

155,800 students appear for CET, 1738 remain absent

Mumbai, May 22 (UNI) As many as 155,800 students from Maharashtra appeared for the Common Entrance Test (CET) for health sciences, engineering, and pharmacy yesterday. The examination was held at 417 centres in 35 districts of the state, Dr W B Tayde,director of Medical education and Research said in a press release. He said 1738 students were absent for the examination. ''The Directorate had advertised in different newspapers requesting students to leave their homes early.....
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