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Gujarat govt to set up a gas-based crematoriums' network

Gandhinagar, Feb 23 (UNI) The Gujarat Government has planned to set up a gas-based crematoriums' network thoughout the state in order to protect environment and conserve trees as well as modernize traditional arrangements of cremation of dead bodies.

The gas-based crematoriums' network will be set up in all the areas from where gas grid network passes, Finance Minister Vajubhai Vala told the Gujarat Assembly while making his record 12th Budget speech.

He announced that the government, through its public sector companies, has planned to construct major gas grid network at a cost of Rs 220 crore to cover the big cities of south and north Gujarat.

He said piped natural gas has been provided to Gandhinagar in the current year. The state government proposes to provide piped gas from early 2007 to Vapi, Valsad, Navsari, Sarigam, Nadiad, Chandkheda, Motera, Rajkot, Morbi, Ahmedabad, Anand, Mehsana, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Kutch and Bhavnagar. Gas based crematoriums will be set up in all these cities, he said.

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Legalise our profession: sex workers

Kolkata, Feb 23 (UNI) The sex workers in the country, who prefer to be called entertainment workers, for the first time will conduct a seven-day all India conference of entertainment workers here from February 25. The Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, a city-based organisation along with Binodini (Entertainers) Shramik Union of Sonagachi, the largest red-light area in West Bengal, is organising the event. Durbar had also started a ''revolution'' earlier by setting up a Bank for the sex-workers in 1995, who were.....

CPT rolls out red carpet for 'Queen Mary 2'

Kochi, Mar 8 (UNI) As 'Queen Mary 2', the world's largest and most expensive cruise ship, came calling on this city, popularly called the 'Queen of the Arabian Sea', the Cochin Port Trust (CPT) rolled out the red carpet to make the meeting of the two queens memorable. Buildings on the Ernakulam wharf, where Queen Mary 2 berthed after its arrival here yesterday morning, were given a fresh coat of paint and the CPT authorities undertook extra dredging to ensure that.....

Mizo student body demands youth commission

Aizawl, Feb 23 (UNI) The Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), a student organisation, today demanded to set up youth commission in the state for betterment of the educated youths. In a meeting with Chief Minsiter Zoramthanga here today MZP said, ''Youth commission is badly needed in order to have educated Mizo youths getting jobs in other parts of the country and abroad''. They also underlined the need for an English Language Institution run by the state government, as a large number of.....
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