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Kamat faces dissidence, but confident of budget vote 21 March 2010, 21-1 Hrs Panaji, March 21 Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, who holds the finance portfolio, is battling a brazen rebellion from a group of seven ruling alliance legislators, including five cabinet ministers, who have threatened not to support the state's Finance Bill during the assembly's budget session starting Monday.
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Gill, Dhindsa, Gujral elected to Rajya Sabha from Punjab 19 March 2010, 19-2 Hrs Chandigarh, March 19 Sports Minister M.S. Gill and former union ministers Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and Ashwini Kumar were among the five candidates elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Punjab Friday.
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Ministers threaten to topple Goa government, Kamat unfazed 19 March 2010, 19-2 Hrs Panaji, March 19 Five ministers in Goa's Congress-led ruling coalition Friday boycotted a cabinet meeting and threatened to topple the government during the budget session later this month if their demands were not met. Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, however, denied any threat to his government.
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Ministers others threaten to topple Goa government 19 March 2010, 19-1 Hrs Panaji, March 19 Five ministers in the Congress-led coalition in Goa Friday boycotted a cabinet meeting and threatened to topple the ruling alliance in the budget session this month if their demands are not met.
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Latin American ministers discuss ways to end hunger 17 March 2010, 17-0 Hrs Quito, March 17 Agriculture ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean nations are meeting here to discuss ways to eradicate hunger in their countries by 2025, Prensa Latina reported.
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Government confident women's bill will clear Lok Sabha 10 March 2010, 10-1 Hrs New Delhi, March 11 A day after the historic bill to reserve one-third of all legislative seats in India for women was cleared by the Rajya Sabha, the government's flagship legislation Wednesday continued to disrupt the Lok Sabha where ministers said it would be passed by March 16.
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34th Arab health ministers' meet in Cairo Wednesday 10 March 2010, 10-0 Hrs Abu Dhabi, March 10 The 34th Arab Health Ministers' Conference will begin in Cairo Wednesday to discuss ways to improve primary healthcare in the region, WAM news agency reported.
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India-Africa conclave to discuss $9 bn worth projects 09 March 2010, 09-2 Hrs New Delhi, March 9 India's diplomatic and economic ties with Africa are set for a surge at a three-day conclave starting March 14 in New Delhi in which ministers, business people and experts from 34 African countries will discuss business projects worth $9 billion.
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India, Bangladesh frontier forces begin talks Sunday 07 March 2010, 07-1 Hrs Dhaka, March 7 Border guards of Bangladesh and India begin talks in New Delhi Sunday hoping the 'spirit of the two prime ministers' would percolate down to the men who guard the 4,300 km frontier on both sides.
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Lapang seeks bigger ministry in Meghalaya 06 March 2010, 06-1 Hrs Shillong, March 6 Meghalaya Chief Minister D.D. Lapang has sought a bigger council of ministers in the state in order to prevent instability.
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