TNN | May 23, 2013, 05.19 AM IST

MUMBAI: The state government ask governor K Sankarnarayanan to partially lift the stay imposed on taking up new irrigation projects. The proposal for lifting the stay was discussed at the state cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

Just a few weeks ago, some 50 Kashmiri women came together to demand that police reinvestigate a well-known case of mass rape. The women—teachers, students, journalists, human rights workers, lawyers, and other professionals—filed a public interest litigation case before India’s Jammu and Kashmir high court. The alleged set of crimes, known as the Kunan Poshpora case, happened more than 20 years ago, on February 23, 1991, when armed forces allegedly raped at least 32 teenaged, adult, and elderly women.

By BETWA SHARMA

NEW DELHI —After an earthquake in Jammu and Kashmir state on May 1 left thousands of people homeless and caused 6 billion rupees in infrastructure damage, state officials said Tuesday that they are petitioning the central government for a special relief package.

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Prakash Samaga, TNN | May 21, 2013, 09.25 AM IST

UDUPI: The rising mercury level has led to the drying up of water storage at Baje dam built across Swarna, a source of drinking water for people in 35 wards in the CMC limits. Depletion of water level in most of the wells in rural areas of the district has left the residents anxious about possible water shortage in the district.

NAIROBI, 20 mai 2013 (IRIN) - Le pastoralisme est souvent considéré comme une pratique archaïque non adaptée à l'économie moderne. Les auteurs d'un nouvel ouvrage publié par l'alliance Futures Agriculture estiment cependant que les échanges entre les communautés pastorales africaines - informels et illégaux pour la plupart - génèrent environ un milliard de dollars chaque année [ http://www.future-agricultures.org/pastoralism/7666-book-pastoralism-and... ].

This publication advocates for persons with disabilities to become active participants, and not to be overlooked in relief and response actions.

The eradication of polio is an important priority for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). We are closer than we have ever been to eradicating polio and it is critical that we take advantage of this opportunity.

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Strong biosecurity measures needed to contain bird flu Implementing strong biosecurity measures coupled with good hygiene are required to contain the spread of the H7N9 strain of avian influenza virus, Hiroyuki Konuma, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific told a press conference in Bangkok on April 11. The virus had infected 82 people and killed 17 in China by April 19.

In the last 23 years, global mortality rates have decreased by 47 percent. With funding from international governments and non-governmental organizations, developing countries across the globe have received unprecedented aid in the form of education and healthcare support to decrease mortality rates.