NTPC to execute three projects in Uttarakhand

AppnaAddafun.blogspot.in  Power major NTPC on Saturday said it is implementing three big hydel projects with a total capacity of 942 Mw in Uttarakhand. These three projects include Tapovan Vishnugad (520 Mw), Rupsiyabagar-Khasiabara (261 Mw) and Lata Topovan (171 Mw) in the hill state, NTPC’s Regional Executive Director (Hydro) Malvinder S Soin told reporters her...

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Hundred x 100: Sachin's tryst with destiny

apnaaddafun.blogspot.com Mirpur: One year and five days since he scored his 99th international century, Sachin Tendulkar reached the unprecedented landmark of 100. For over a year a legion of fans had watched in anticipation as Tendulkar strode to the crease in India, England and Australia, and at 17:07 local time, when he nudged towards square leg for a single, there was a collective release of emotions. Tendulkar, 38, had been stuck...

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Budget 2012 Live: Pranab’s effort is a mouse. Forget pizza, order some booze

LAST WORD: Sorry, folks. This is not the big bang the market was hoping for. It’s a whimper. As Pranab Mukherjee concludes his speech, it’s clear that there have been no serious efforts to fix anything. Fuel and fertiliser subsidies have not been cut. Fiscal consolidation is a mixed bad. Higher taxes will raise inflation by a bit. This budget won’t achieve much. Your tax reliefs are piddly. Forget the pizza. Order more booze to drown your...

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Introducing our magical Xperia™ sola

Introducing our magical Xperia™ sola What better way to kick off the week by announcing our latest Sony Smartphone, Xperia sola – if you’re a sucker for groundbreaking tech like me, I think this might just get you a little excited…...

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Union Budget: Growth, fiscal consolidation top challenges

 Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee will present the budget for 2012-13 on Friday against the backdrop of a sharp slowdown in growth, deteriorating fiscal conditions, continuing inflationary pressure and political turbulence.This will be the seventh time Pranab Mukherjeewill be presenting the budget in the Lok Sabha, the second highest number of time by any finance minister. Pranab had presented budgets for three consecutive...

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Acer beats HP to become No. 1 PC maker in India

Taiwanese computer makerAcer Inc has emerged as the number one desktop seller in India during 2011, after seeing some ups and downs during the year that was marked by component shortage and aggressive price wars among multinational vendors. With a 13.2% market share in the last quarter of 2011, as per data from market researcher IDC, Acer wrested the top spot from Hewlett-Packard, the US hardware giant that is still reeling...

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Rail fares hiked across classes

An increase in passenger fares across all classes, more than 100 new trains, enhanced frequency or routes for many others, and plans to hire more than one lakh employees were some of the key Rail Budget proposals made on Wednesday. Presenting the annual Rail Budget for the financial year 2012-13 in Parliament on Wednesday, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi made following key proposals: *Passenger fares to be hiked by 2 paise per km for suburban...

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Vijay Bahuguna sworn in as Uttarakhand CM amid revolt in Congress

Congress MP Vijay Bahuguna was today sworn in as the chief minister of Uttarakhand after the Congress overruled a revolt by another MP Harish Rawat, who is said to have offered to resign from the Union government. 65-year-old Bahuguna, son of late Congress leader Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna, was the lone minister to take the oath of office and secrecy at a brief ceremony at the Parade Ground in Dehradun. Governor Margaret Alva...

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Vijay Bahuguna sworn in as Uttarakhand CM amid revolt in Congress

Congress MP Vijay Bahuguna was today sworn in as the chief minister of Uttarakhand after the Congress overruled a revolt by another MP Harish Rawat, who is said to have offered to resign from the Union government.65-year-old Bahuguna, son of late Congress leader Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna, was the lone minister to take the oath of office and secrecy at a brief ceremony at the Parade Ground in Dehradun.Governor Margaret Alva administered the oath at the function which was attended by former chief minister ND Tiwari, central Congress...

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Facebook Not Working

Due to some technical problems Facebook Desktop Version has stopped working in India and its Temporary but don't get worried  we have solution for it .,.,use mobile version on u r desktop  by following this link m.facebook.com...

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Mitsubishi Pajero Sport Launched

Equipped with a 2.5 litre turbocharged diesel engine generating 178PS of power, the new Mitsubishi Pajero Sport priced at Rs. 23.53 lakh (ex-showroom New Delhi) is all set to take on its arch rivals, the Toyota Fortuner and Ford Endeavour The Mitsubishi Pajero is synonomous with the Dakar Rally. Thanks to its rally pedigree, the Pajero has a robust cult following across the globe and it's a machine that has lived up to its reputation...

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Pakistan Hindu girl sent to protective custody amid conversion row

A Pakistani court today directed police to take into protective custody a 19-year-old Hindu girl and her Muslim husband, amid allegations that she was abducted and forcibly converted to Islam. Justice Shahid Anwar Bajwa of the Sindh high court, who was hearing the case of Rinkle Kumari, ordered police to take the couple into protective custody till March 26. Rinkle's relatives have said that she was kidnapped and forcibly converted before being married off to Naveed Shah. They have asked authorities to allow the girl to go back to her family. However,...

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Youth killed by sand mafia in Tamil Nadu

Days after an IPS officer was killed allegedly by the mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh, a 24-year-old youth was mowed down by a truck belonging to the sand mafia in Tamil Nadu. Satheesh along with his villagers in Tirunelveli were blocking a lorry from taking the sand away from their village. Satheesh was run over by the lorry carrying sand from the river bed when he tried to block its path along with 20 villagers, police said. The villagers, fearing for their lives, fled the scene after the incident, they said. The lorry driver has been arrested...

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