Statescape — Separate tribal district to be carved out of Dhule

DEC 20: DHULE: THE State government has consented to the carving out of a separate Nandurbab district in Dhule district to boost the develo...

DEC 20: DHULE: THE State government has consented to the carving out of a separate Nandurbab district in Dhule district to boost the development of tribals in the area, Chief Minister Manohar Joshi said at Jalgaon today. He was addressing a public meeting after inaugurating the headquarters of the Tap Irrigation Development Board (TIDB) here. Referring to the irrigation scenario in Khandesh, the Chief Minister said that farmers in Dhule, Jalgaon and Nashik districts must get the full benefit of the TIDB project in order to increase their farm production. He appealed to the people to purchase TIDB bonds, distribution of which would begin from January 26 ’98, in order to do away with the problem of funds for the scheme. Joshi also performed the bhoomipujan of the proposed stadium on the Jalgaon police parade ground.

Film fest for children from Dec 24

MUMBAI: The Fun Film Festival `97 for children will be held at the Plaza Theatre from December 24-30, 1997. The films to be screened are Casper (December 24), Babe (December 25), Flinstones (December 26), Beethoven (December 27), Phantom (December 28), Beethoven II (December 29), Problem Child (December 30). The films will screened at 9:00 am daily.

Exhibition on merits of yoga

A three-day exhibition to depict the usefulness of yoga in today’s world will be organised by the Yoga Institute from December 24-26, 1997. The exhibition will be inaugurated by the Governor of Maharashtra P C Alexander. The Yoga Institute has also organised a symposium on Yoga for “Sane Living” at Bhaidas Auditorium. The symposium will be inaugurated by the Dalai Lama.

Free eye camps to be held today

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The Bombay Opthalmologists Association will be holding a free eye-camp on Sunday, December 21 at the following places: Rhythm House; 10 KEM Hospital, Gujarat Research Society; Gokhale Road, Navjeevan Society; Lamington Road, Sion Hospital, St Francis Technical Institute; Borivali, Indravati Hall; Thane and Panvel Gymkhana, Panvel. For further details contact- 5649890. Another free eye check-up camp will be conducted by the Lions Club of Bhandup on December 21, 1997 at Dina Bama Patil Estate, Station Road Bhandup from 8:30 onwards. Free cataract operations will be performed and spectacles at a rate of Rs 10 will be distributed.

Compensation to seaman’s family

In what could be termed the highest natural death compensation given, the family of seaman Laldhari Vishwa Karma was given a sum of Rs 5.75 lakh. Karma an employee with the Shipping Corporation of India died while on duty of a heart attack.

Book exhibition at Nariman Point

English Edition, a new publishing and distributing company, is holding an exhibition-cum-sale of books from December 21-27 at Bajaj Hall, Bajaj Bhavan, Nariman Point. Panthers threaten to disrupt racesThe Dalit Panthers (DP) have threatened to disrupt the Classic 2000 race scheduled for today if no decision is taken about the fate of those casual workers whose services discontinued. DP general-secretary Ravi Shende informed that the Royal Western Turf Club on November 24, 1997 had arbitrarily terminated 70 casual workes who were working for nearly a decade.

In Odisha, Modi mounts ‘loot tantra-vs-bachat utsav’ attack on Congress over GST

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday hailed the revised Goods and Services Tax (GST) structures, saying the era of “double bachat (saving) and double kamai (income)” has arrived under the Bharatiya Janata Party rule. Addressing the ' Namo Yuva Samabesh' in Jharsuguda, Modi accused the Congress of indulging in “loot tantra (tactics)” while in power.

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