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Farmers to get seed at last year kharif rates

Edit The Hindu 17 May 2016
The farmers need not have to go to mandal agriculture offices but get the permits from primary agriculture cooperative societies where both agriculture and cooperative officers will be available ... In case of tenant farmers, there is no ... He urged farmers not to go for cotton crop which constituted 42 per cent of the sown area as it did not give returns....

New Colorado Springs interchange cause for some confusion

Edit Colorado Springs Gazette 17 May 2016
Traffic appears to be "running smoothly" in the area since the Colorado Department of Transportation opened two ramps Sunday and permanently closed the old one, southeast Colorado spokeswoman Melissa Peulen said. "It's going to reduce congestion, especially for motorists exiting I-25 heading to Manitou Springs," Peulen said ... So far, so good. No crashes have been reported as drivers. Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette ... ....

Too many tigers, forest dept proposes to shift a few

Edit The Times of India 17 May 2016
For the first time in the country, the state forest department is planning to shift tigers from an area with high density of the wildcats to protected areas (reserves or sanctuaries) with few or no tigers ... This would be the first time in history that tigers are translocated due to their numbers going beyond the carrying capacity of a forest ... He explained that the newly separated tigers face threats from the adult tigers in the area....

8 Brilliant tips for geeks looking to make career as a tech startup

Edit The Examiner 17 May 2016
No startup can survive if you don’t have connections, especially when you are entering a competitive industry ... Love is blind and you will not be able to see its flaws and identify the areas that need improvement ... Your operations are going to fail before they get off the ground if you don’t have the best people for the job on your side ... Start with outsourcing and then gradually add on the staff as you go. 7- Don’t go for rapid expansion....

Poll panel gets both bouquets and brickbats

Edit The Hindu 17 May 2016
Commending the EC for going out of the way to ensure that voters do not miss out on their right to vote, he wrote, “For the hard work and sincere effort they have put in trying to reach every voter, I wish we get a vote percentage of above 90 at least.” ... Sethuraman’s experience, things did not go well for Krishna Babu of West Mambalam ... There was no responsible authority at the polling station to sort out the problem....

Department of Defense Press Briefing by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook in the Pentagon Briefing Room (US Department of Defense)

Edit Public Technologies 17 May 2016
And that specifically, we have an interest and Pakistan has an interest in going after terrorist groups in that country ... interests in that part of the world and the notion of -- of a part of the world where there is no NATO, but there is a security architecture there that has been able to foster the boom that is that part of the world ... There has been at least on strike in the Rutba area in the last 24 to 48 hours from the coalition....

AC buses big hit with passengers this summer

Edit The Times of India 17 May 2016
Bhubaneswar ... "At times, passengers don't even get seats ... e.g, a passenger from Bhubaneswar will spend Rs 273 to go to Baripada in an AC buse ... "The heatwave is unbearable ... However, government-owned Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) has no AC buses plying in the state ... Official sources said most of their buses are plying in Maoist-hit areas and passing through rural areas where private players don't show interest to run buses....

Dalits want separate booth, vote under protest

Edit The Hindu 17 May 2016
About 400 Dalit voters belonging to the Devendrakula Velalar community in the communally sensitive Kuruvithurai village in Sholavandan constituency threatened to abstain from voting as the polling booth was located in the caste Hindus dominated area in the village ... How can we go and vote in their area without fear?” questioned V....

Fast broadband: transforming towns to tech hubs

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 17 May 2016
local manufacturing ... businesses that once defined these areas disappear. Advertisement ... The area has undergone a major shift in its ... We're also increasingly seeing businesses improve their productivity by going completely 'virtual' as ... Brisbane put a crucial two hours back in his day by no longer waiting to load his business admin and ... Job growth, innovation and opportunity are no longer restricted to businesses within the major cities ... ....

Tax essential to maintain Easton Library service

Edit The Morning Call 17 May 2016
The Easton Area Public Library has called on the Easton Area School District to restore its tax support levels to those in 2012 in order to avert a catastrophic budget shortfall. This should be a no-brainer. The library provides crucial services and facilities for a wide range of Easton's residents,... ....

Women battalion puts up a good show

Edit The Hindu 17 May 2016
“Forget breakfast, we have not been able to take a breather ... We are all doing poll duty for the first time, It was a nervous start but exciting too. So far there have not been any snags and everything has been going smoothly,” the presiding officer Shanti, an AG's office official, said ... There were no queues ... “I have done election duty before too, but in remote areas with scant facilities and where toilets were scarce ... ....

Excited first-time voters come to booth informed

Edit The Hindu 17 May 2016
The visibly-excited 19-year-old, who is pursuing a diploma course in civil engineering, said he had seen many parties campaign in his area and voted for the one which he thought would bring about a change. “Our area needs good roads, bathrooms and playgrounds which we hope will be the focus,” he said....

Residents heave a sigh of relief as power supply gets restored

Edit The Hindu 17 May 2016
Thunderstorms accompanied by gales had knocked down several trees which fell on electrical poles and snapped power cables which led to a total blackout in many areas till Monday evening. “I moved in with my relatives, as there was no water at home ... Khan another resident of the area complained that GHMC officials had not even touched any of the ......
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