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Mizoram finds door for studies abroad

Aizawl, Mar 6 (UNI) As part of the state's mission to find opportunities for higher studies overseas, Mizoram's Education Minister R Lalthangliana visited Scotland.

Talking to mediapersons here today, Dr Lalithangliana said students, who have finished their intermediate, will have to go through a national-level entrance examination, to get admitted in prominent colleges in Scotland.

Briefing about his visit to Scotland, the Minister said he had been to three prominent Scottish universities, including Queen Margaret and Napeer University, and held discussions on educational support to the state's students.

Apart from education loans for the eligible candidates, the colleges have the provisions for giving work permits to successful applicants, he said.

After finishing his degree course, a student is given a work permit for at least two years to gather experience before pursuing his masters, the Minister said, adding the students can work and study simultaneously UNI

Govt successfully combatting terrorism: Tripura CM

Agartala, Mar 6 (UNI) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar told the state Assembly that his government is efficiently battling all insurgent forces. Altogether 104 underground tribal militants have been killed in encounters with security forces and 862 insurgents have surrendered and returned to normal life during the last three years, official sources said. The Chief Minister, who also holdS the home portfolio, informed the state assembly that during this period, 71 security personnel have also been killed by militants.....

A package for food processing sector on the anvil

New Delhi, Feb 26 (UNI) As part of its grand plan to link rural and urban economy, the UPA government is contemplating a package for the food processing sector,including incentivising FDI and private investment in infrastructure and duty sops for the industry. There is a realisation in the government that unless concerted action is taken, the existing mismatch between farm production and the processing capacity would aggravate further. This would result not only in substantially higher levels of wastage of.....

BHEL bags Rs 144 cr World Bank-aided contract in Maharashtra

New Delhi, Feb 26 (UNI) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has bagged a Rs 144 crore World Bank-funded substation contract in Maharashtra. BHEL will set up a 400 KV turnkey substation at Wardha and extend the 400 kV substations at Seoni, Akola and Aurangabad, associated with the Sipat super thermal power project stage-II supplementary transmission system. Placed on BHEL by Power Grid Corporation of India (PowerGrid), the project will be commissioned in 19 months, a BHEL spokesman said here today......
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