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Badalta Manzar (March 13, 2014): An independent news report on Jammu and Kashmir

In a bid to promote education among poor and orphan girls, the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is providing free education to some 50 orphan girls from poor tribal families in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Besides education, free accommodation, books and stationary are also being provided to the girls. In the past ten years many model villages have come up in Jammu & Kashmir. But nothing has changed in Nud Kapahi village. It still lacks basic infrastructure. Damaged roads, lack of sanitation and no supply of electricity are some problems faced by the villagers here. The residents of Doda face many problems due to the condition of roads. Ghat is just a few kilometers away from Doda, but the condition of the link road is very bad and residents of the area and other adjoining places are facing inconvenience. Mar 13, 2014
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SC rejects Sahara Chief Subrata Roy's bail plea

New Delhi, Mar 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday refused interim bail to Sahara chief Subrata Roy and said the matter would next be heard on March 26. Sahara Chairman Subrata Roy, 65, was arrested on February 28 after failing to appear at a contempt hearing in the long-running legal battle between the unlisted group and the Indian securities regulator over repayment of billions of dollars to investors in outlawed bonds. Lawyers of Roy, argued that they had submitted a bail application demanding an answer on how could a person be sent to jail without his complete hearing. He also said that Roy was the chief of Sahara group but that didn’t mean that he had committed any crime. Mar 13, 2014
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Formula One News: Narain Karthikeyan Bemoans Lack of Support for F1 in India

F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone's announcement that India will have to wait till 2016 to be included in the calendar came down alarmingly on motorsports drivers and fans in India. India's F1 ace racer Narain Karthikeyan was worried about the country's future in the sport with the kind of support from authorities. Mar 10, 2014
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BSE closes points 225.76 up on March 6

New Delhi, March 6 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 225.76 points up to stand at 21,502.62. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 72.50 points up to stand at 6,401.15. Prestige Estates and Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 12.23% and 10.03% along with Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. and HDIL with an increase of 8.88% and 7.22% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include IPCA Lab and Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. with a decrease of 2.67% and 2.56% along with ABB India Ltd. and Eicher Motors with a decrease of 1.84% and 1.65% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is up 87.80 points at 12,567.17 while the banking sector is up 213.19 points at 12,878.13 and the realty sector is up 50.70 points at 1,289.93. The Indian currency is down 0.76% at Rs 61.28 per dollar. Mar 6, 2014
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Counterparts of BSE in Toronto eyeing India: Canadas Governor General

Mumbai, Feb 28 (ANI): Canadian Governor General David Johnston said on Friday that Toronto Stock Exchange was keen on partnering with Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), while attending opening bell event during his week-long state visit to India. Johnston and his wife Sharon Johnston are visiting India with the aim of strengthening bilateral and economic ties. Johnston said that Canada was looking to establish themselves in infrastructure, energy and food security, and education, innovation and entrepreneurship sectors of India. Johnston said that Canada was particularly interested in venturing with India and both the countries shared traditions of parliamentary democracy. Feb 28, 2014
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Govt committed to provide best facilities to forces: Manmohan Singh

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday called for focused attention on strengthening infrastructure and building capacity for the paramilitary forces, as he lauded the personnel for maintaining law and order and controlling internal disturbances and insurgencies across the nation. Singh said this as he laid the foundation stone of Central Armed Police Forces Institute of Medical Sciences (CAPFIMS) in New Delhi. The Institute will not only have a multi-speciality hospital but also a medical college, two separate institutes of nursing and paramedical, a residential campus for students and doctors, an air ambulance unit and a 24x7 mobile hospital unit for the troops of central forces. Singh also said that the paramilitary forces deployed in some of the most difficult places have been successful in preventing trans-border crimes. Feb 26, 2014