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Centre asks Bihar govt to intensify relief in flood-hit areas

New Delhi, Aug 3 (UNI) Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh today directed the Bihar Government to intensify relief measures in the flood-affected areas to protect the lives and properties of people.

Dr Singh, who will visit the flood-hit areas tomorrow to take stock of the ongoing relief measures, said that readymade food, polythenes for shelter, health care, medicine and boats were provided on a large-scale.

He said the Centre had already provided Rs 53 crore under the CRF in March 2007. However, Rs 233 crore out of Bihar's share of the CRF had not been released due to non-submission of utilisation certificate by the state government.

Dr Singh asked the Bihar government to submit the utilisation certificate to receive the entitled fund and intensify relief operation.

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35 feared drowned in boat capsize, 26 killed in flood fury

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India living up to dreams of 1947: Time magazine

New Delhi, Aug 3 (UNI) Recognising India as a country on the move with a newfound confidence - a confidence for which Jawaharlal Nehru yearned 60 years ago - Time magazine says ''India faces challenges the size of an elephant but the world's largest democracy is living up to the dreams of 1947''. The magazine, which has come out with a special cover to mark the 60th anniversary of India's independence, says it is well known that.....

Child Rights Commission to work on banning corporal punishment

Jaipur, Aug 3 (UNI) Terming the death of a student in Udaipur as 'unacceptable', National Commission for Protection of Child Rights chairperson Shanta Sinha said here today that the Commission will soon collaborate with NCERT to form a module for teachers to stop 'corporal punishment'. Elaborating on the issue, Ms Sinha said she was amazed and pained that such incidents like teacher caning student to death is being reported from private schools and not just.....
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