Anthrax fear grips
Indian consulate
New York:
Two employees of the Indian Consulate in New York were put on
anti-anthrax drug Cipro after they handled a letter containing
white powder in the mailroom. Security in the consulate was beefed
up and employees advised to take precautionary measures.
The mailroom was sealed after local authorities took samples of
the powder for chemical examination.
The mailroom handles
several dozen letters each day, many of them containing passports
for renewal or visa. This is the first time since the anthrax
scare gripped New York that the Indian Consulate has received such
a letter.
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2 truckloads of gold found in WTC ruins
New York:
Two truckloads of gold ingots were unearthed from the ruins of the
World Trade Center and removed under armed guard by federal
agents, the New York Daily News reported on Wednesday.
The paper, quoting unidentified sources and workers at the site,
said the gold was found in a delivery tunnel under the complex
that was destroyed on September 11.
The Toronto-based Bank of Nova Scotia, whose Scotia Mocatta
Depository Corp operates the vaults and guarantees their safety,
assured NYMEX earlier this month that the piles of precious metals
were in good hands.
Construction workers had dug for the gold for the past few days,
the paper said, adding that when they approached their goal, FBI
and Secret Service agents closed in and restricted access to the
area.
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Fiscal
deficit up 34% in H1
New Delhi:
The Union governments fiscal deficit at the end of the first
six months of the current fiscal rose by more than 34 per cent to
Rs 57,262 crore from Rs 42,592 crore during the corresponding
period last year.
The deterioration in the fiscal position has been mainly on
account of poor revenue realisation during April-September
2001-02. Revenue receipts during the period amounted to Rs 79,203
crore, down from Rs 82,898 crore in the corresponding period last
year. Tax revenue (net) was down to Rs 48,632 crore from Rs 54,082
crore in the like period last year.
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New
fertiliser policy to be announced by November
New
Delhi: The new fertiliser policy is likely to be finalised by
November-end.
"Our discussions with the inter-ministerial group are nearly
complete. The draft being formulated is likely to be finalised by
November," fertiliser secretary Ashok Pahwa said here,
addressing a function organised by IFFCO and KRIBHCO to mark
vigilance week.
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