Batam prepares fishermen central region

Edit Antara News 25 Apr 2016
Batam, Riau Islands (ANTARA News) - Batam city government has been preparing a central region for fishermen in an effort to facilitate all the needs of the fishermen, ranging from fish sales to management of the results of the fishermen catches....

Bhal farmers want Dholera SIR scrapped

Edit The Times of India 25 Apr 2016
Hundreds of farmers living in villages of Bhal region, the 'wheat bowl of Gujarat', have launched a protest against the proposed Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) ... "Farmers from across the Bhal region are protesting against the Dholera SIR as they would lose their agricultural land ... that Kolis of Bhal regions are in favour of the SIR....

Latur’s drought-hit camping in city to be housed in civic schools till May

Edit The Times of India 25 Apr 2016
With over 900 people from parched Marathwada region having moved to Mumbai to escape the drought-like situation back home, the state government plans to open the doors of municipal schools for these people to stay until June. The people from Latur and Osmanabad districts of the region have pitched camp at Dattaji Salvi Maidan in Bhattwadi area of Ghatkopar....

Alliance may turn favourable for DMK in Radhapuram

Edit The Hindu 25 Apr 2016
Appavu, a Congress heavyweight from this region with significant following, first joined the TMC and then defected to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ... Appavu, who is instrumental in bringing the Tamirabharani combined drinking water scheme and the Ponnankurichi drinking water scheme to this region to quench the thirst of the public at least to some extent, is quite popular among the public, he is confident of winning this time too....

Kyushu quakes kick off fault-finding search in western Japan

Edit Topix 25 Apr 2016
In the Kansai region, there are about two dozen major fault lines that lie partially or entirely in the roughly six prefectures - Kyoto, Shiga, Nara, Osaka, Hyogo and Wakayama - that form the traditional heart of the region ... ....

Grand Canyon draws in $813M in economic impact

Edit Business Journal 25 Apr 2016
The Grand Canyon still packs a punch when it comes to economic impact, pulling in $813 million during 2015 to the northern Arizona economy. The money came from more than 5.5 million visitors to the region who directly spent $584 million. It accounts for more than 8,800 jobs in the region as well, according to a report from KTAR.com The data came from a report from the National Park Service ... ....

Scorching summer, a big challenge

Edit The Hindu 25 Apr 2016
Similar situation haunts Assembly election campaign in the delta region what with the scorching summer sun restricting the candidates and their supporters from unleashing a powerful vote solicitation tour during the better part of the day ... As one traverses the paddy belt of the delta region of Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam the visible sign of day time electioneering is clearly absent....

APREDA, CRBA to give push to realty sector

Edit The Hindu 25 Apr 2016
Murali Mohan said that the real estate sector in the A.P capital region was promising though it had not yet reached the expected high growth trajectory....

'Will provide chopper to rescue fishers'

Edit The Times of India 25 Apr 2016
... party to provide much of the long pending needs of the people of this region, as the poll manifesto was constituency specific, the first of its kind ... "This is a region of literate people, who are very careful in their voting," he said....

Local government-backed entities jump on offshore bond bandwagon

Edit China Daily 25 Apr 2016
Less-developed regions persuade investors to part with millions of dollars ... That landscape is changing, as more little-known companies from less-developed regions or cities jumped on the bond bandwagon, pushing overseas investors to know, for example, where Lianyungang is located ... All are in well-off eastern regions, and are backed by provincial-level governments....

Wright State golfer Ryan Wenzler wins Horizon League tourney

Edit Springfield News-Sun 25 Apr 2016
Wenzler receives an automatic big into an NCAA Regional. The selection show is May 5 with regionals set for May 16-18 in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Tucson, Ariz., Kohler, Wis., Albuquerue, N.M., Stillwater, Okla ... ....

Traditional crops vanishing in Kullu

Edit The Times of India 25 Apr 2016
Manali ... This is because, tempted by greater profits, farmers in this region are now growing vegetables ... Global warming having an adverse impact on the yield of apple in region is a major reason behind farmers dumping apple for vegetables ... The graph of these crops is decreasing regularly ... ....

US pressure once again

Edit Dawn 25 Apr 2016
Piling public pressure on Pakistan at the moment appears to be the preferred tactic — one that is breathtakingly removed from the broader needs of the region. Contrast the Afghan and US allegations to the attempts Pakistan has made in recent weeks to substantiate its own long-standing complaints of regional interference inside the country....
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