Situation peacefull in farmers’ unrest hit Greater Noida, other areas

The day passed off peacefully in Greater Noida and other areas of farmers' unrest today but hectic political activities are on.A section of farmers also held demonstration in Karchana area near Allahabad. The famers have been protesting their land acquisition in lower rates for last several months. After assurance from the State government an agreement was signed for higher compensation. But the farmers alleged that the promise has not been fulfilled .The Karchana site chosen for a power plant will be developed by a private group. The BJP leader and former Chief Minister Rajnath Singh who arrested briefly said the Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh government is anti-farmer. He told reporters in Greater Noida that the state government should not forcefully acquire farmers' land. Leader of opposition in state assembly and Samajwadi part leader Shivpal Singh Yadav said that Mayawati is behaving undemocratically. Criticising the land acquisitions policy he said both centre and state are working against the interest of farmers.

HPV vaccine: A.P. issues orders to educational institutions

The Andhra Pradesh government had issued an order for the smooth implementation of the ‘cancer cervix vaccination programme' in Khammam district. It had ordered all educational institutions to support the efforts of the Health Department in implementing the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine programme.

Final HPV enquiry report finds evidence of ethical violations

The final report of the committee appointed by the Centre to enquire into alleged irregularities in the conduct of studies using Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine has found enough evidence to suggest that there were large-scale ethical violations during the conduct of “post-licensure observational study,” be it in obtaining the consent of the young girls on whom the trial was conducted, or on issues related to safety, follow up, and reporting of adverse events.

EC provides unprecedented security cover for final phase of Bengal poll

With the last and sixth phase of the Assembly elections in West Bengal, covering 14 constituencies, all set to begin at 7 a.m. on Tuesday (May 10), the Election Commission has made “unprecedented security arrangements” considering all the constituencies come under the hotbed of naxal activities.

Panel to suggest pesticide alternatives

The State government has set up a committee to suggest alternatives to the pesticides banned by it on Saturday and draw up revised crop-management packages.The committee consists of the Director of Agriculture; the heads of the Department of Extension and the Department of Research of Kerala Agricultural University; the Additional Director (Co-production) of Agriculture Department; and the Chairman of the State Biodiversity Board. It has been asked to submit the recommendations in 10 days.

Manmohan speaks to Obama

A week after the killing of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday night spoke to U.S. President Barack Obama over phone and discussed the situation in the region.Sources, however, did not say whether the two leaders discussed the bin Laden issue.A PMO spokesman said Dr. Singh and Mr. Obama discussed further growth and development of India-U.S. relations and the situation in the region.

Faces behind Facebook

‘Done is better than perfect,' sounds good? How about unleashing the painter in you on a clean bare wall? And then indulging in some more fun in ‘after-hour' activity? Sounds too good to be true? This is only a glimpse of how life is at the Facebook office.You log in everyday and stay connected for hours here. You update and comment, post albums, events, videos and also become a farmer. All this and more on the social networking site — Facebook. How often have you traced old friends and got traced through this networking site. Then there are those who met on this virtual space and also tied the knot. Ever wondered how all this is possible?