News Briefs & Links Dated 7th February 2001 |
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The Gujrat Tragedy News Dated 7th February, 2001 
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Saturday, February 10, 2001
People of Kashmir with quake victims in the hour of grief - Dated :2/7/01 Senior Kashmiri separatist leader Shahir Shah on Wednesday said that people of the valley were with the victims of quake-ravaged Gujarat in the hour of grief.
Work at Tehri Dam should be stopped: Bahuguna - Dated :2/7/01 The devastating quake in Gujarat should act as a warning to the government and all work at Tehri Dam site should be stopped immediately, environmentalist and Chipko movement leader Sunderlal Bahuguna has said. Selling EU to India - Dated :2/7/01 While India was coming to terms with the devastating earthquake in Gujarat, Christopher Patten, European commissioner for external affairs, was on a scheduled visit to India. Here on a ‘mission’ to create awareness about the EU (European Union), Patten met a series of top Indian officials and addressed the intelligentsia. Akrita Reyar caught up with the diplomat. Fernandes sees no cut in 2001-02 Defence Budget - Dated :2/7/01 Defence Minister George Fernandes on Wednesday said that he did not see any cut in the defence budget for fiscal 2001-02 despite the devastating earthquake that rocked Gujarat on January 26. UN launches operation to feed earthquake victims in Gujarat - Dated :2/7/01 United Nations has launched a four million dollar four-month operation to feed 300,000 victims of quake-hit state of Guarat. Thursday, February 08, 2001
Census to be held on schedule in Gujarat Wednesday, February 7, 2001 (Gandhinagar): The second phase of Census 2001 begins on February 9. These operations will carry on as usual in Gujarat, which is slowly recovering fro... Prayer meet held for quake victims Wednesday, February 7, 2001 (Bhuj): A prayer meeting was held this morning for those who died in the Gujarat earthquake. It is also being seen as a part of the healing process for... Impoverished Kutch salt workers return to work Wednesday, February 7 (Kutch): For the workers in the little Rann of Kutch, salt is all that can be farmed. The land in the region cannot support agriculture. Many workers here ha... Power restored to most parts of Kutch Wednesday, February 7, 2001 (Kutch): Power supply has been restored to more than 95 per cent areas in Kutch. The devastating earthquake had plunged all 924 villages and nine towns... Rajasthan CM calls introspection meet on drought situation Wednesday, February 7, 2001 (Jaipur): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has summoned a marathon two-day introspection meet of his ministry. The meets hopes to tackle the droug... UN launches operation to feed Gujarat quake victims Wednesday, February 7, 2001 (United Nations): Press Trust of India: United Nations has launched a $4 million four-month operation to feed nearly three lakh quake victims in Gujara... Memorial for Anjar school children killed in quake Wednesday, February 7, 2001 (Ahmedabad): Press Trust of India: The Gujarat government plans to construct a memorial in memory of the over 300 school children killed at Anjar in th... Quake should act as warning says BahugunaWednesday, February 7, 2001 (Dehradun) Press Trust of India: The devastating quake in Gujarat should act as a warning, environmentalist and Chipko movement leader Sunderlal Bahugu...
Gujarat pegs quake damage at Rs. 21,000 crore Wednesday, February 7, 2001 (Gandhinagar): The Gujarat government has given an estimate to the Centre about the total losses caused by the quake. They say it could be as high as R..... Wednesday, February 07, 2001
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