Islamabad, Aug.3 (ANI): The United Nations has allocated 18 million dollars for flood victims in Pakistan.
The UN Office of Humanitarian Assistance already had some $8 million in Pakistan relief funds and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had released some $10 million in Central Emergency Relief Funds, The Dawn reported a UN spokesman to have stated on Monday.
The UN chief expressed grief over the significant loss of lives, livelihoods, and infrastructure as a result of torrential monsoon rains that have caused the worst floods in the country in 80 years, the report further stated.
Meanwhile, the World Food Programme announced on Monday that it was mobilising every possible resource to make sure the needs of the affected people were met as quickly as was humanly possible.
On Sunday, the first emergency rations for flood victims reached some 3,000 ...
Islamabad, Aug.3 (ANI): The United Nations has allocated 18 million dollars for flood victims in Pakistan.
The UN Office of Humanitarian Assistance already had some $8 million in Pakistan relief funds and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had released some $10 million in Central Emergency Relief Funds, The Dawn reported a UN spokesman to have stated on Monday.
The UN chief expressed grief over the significant loss of lives, livelihoods, and infrastructure as a result of torrential monsoon rains that have caused the worst floods in the country in 80 years, the report further stated.
Meanwhile, the World Food Programme announced on Monday that it was mobilising every possible resource to make sure the needs of the affected people were met as quickly as was humanly possible.
On Sunday, the first emergency rations for flood victims reached some 3,000 ...
Islamabad, Aug.3 (ANI): The United Nations has allocated 18 million dollars for flood victims in Pakistan.
The UN Office of Humanitarian Assistance already had some $8 million in Pakistan relief funds and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had released some $10 million in Central Emergency Relief Funds, The Dawn reported a UN spokesman to have stated on Monday.
The UN chief expressed grief over the significant loss of lives, livelihoods, and infrastructure as a result of torrential monsoon rains that have caused the worst floods in the country in 80 years, the report further stated.
Meanwhile, the World Food Programme announced on Monday that it was mobilising every possible resource to make sure the needs of the affected people were met as quickly as was humanly possible.
On Sunday, the first emergency rations for flood victims reached some 3,000 ...
Islamabad, Aug.3 (ANI): The United Nations has allocated 18 million dollars for flood victims in Pakistan.
The UN Office of Humanitarian Assistance already had some $8 million in Pakistan relief funds and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had released some $10 million in Central Emergency Relief Funds, The Dawn reported a UN spokesman to have stated on Monday.
The UN chief expressed grief over the significant loss of lives, livelihoods, and infrastructure as a result of torrential monsoon rains that have caused the worst floods in the country in 80 years, the report further stated.
Meanwhile, the World Food Programme announced on Monday that it was mobilising every possible resource to make sure the needs of the affected people were met as quickly as was humanly possible.
On Sunday, the first emergency rations for flood victims reached some 3,000 ...
Islamabad, Aug.3 (ANI): The United Nations has allocated 18 million dollars for flood victims in Pakistan.
The UN Office of Humanitarian Assistance already had some $8 million in Pakistan relief funds and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had released some $10 million in Central Emergency Relief Funds, The Dawn reported a UN spokesman to have stated on Monday.
The UN chief expressed grief over the significant loss of lives, livelihoods, and infrastructure as a result of torrential monsoon rains that have caused the worst floods in the country in 80 years, the report further stated.
Meanwhile, the World Food Programme announced on Monday that it was mobilising every possible resource to make sure the needs of the affected people were met as quickly as was humanly possible.
On Sunday, the first emergency rations for flood victims reached some 3,000 ...
Islamabad, Aug.3 (ANI): The United Nations has allocated 18 million dollars for flood victims in Pakistan.
The UN Office of Humanitarian Assistance already had some $8 million in Pakistan relief funds and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had released some $10 million in Central Emergency Relief Funds, The Dawn reported a UN spokesman to have stated on Monday.
The UN chief expressed grief over the significant loss of lives, livelihoods, and infrastructure as a result of torrential monsoon rains that have caused the worst floods in the country in 80 years, the report further stated.
Meanwhile, the World Food Programme announced on Monday that it was mobilising every possible resource to make sure the needs of the affected people were met as quickly as was humanly possible.
On Sunday, the first emergency rations for flood victims reached some 3,000 ...
Islamabad, Aug.3 (ANI): The United Nations has allocated 18 million dollars for flood victims in Pakistan.
The UN Office of Humanitarian Assistance already had some $8 million in Pakistan relief funds and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had released some $10 million in Central Emergency Relief Funds, The Dawn reported a UN spokesman to have stated on Monday.
The UN chief expressed grief over the significant loss of lives, livelihoods, and infrastructure as a result of torrential monsoon rains that have caused the worst floods in the country in 80 years, the report further stated.
Meanwhile, the World Food Programme announced on Monday that it was mobilising every possible resource to make sure the needs of the affected people were met as quickly as was humanly possible.
On Sunday, the first emergency rations for flood victims reached some 3,000 ...
New Delhi, Aug 3 (ANI): The Central Government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it was well within its power under the rules of the University Grants Commission (UGC) to de-recognise the 44 deemed universities for allegedly failing to maintain mandatory quality education.
Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium, who appeared before a bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Deepak Verma said: "Under the UGC Act, the Commission was empowered to accord the deemed status to universities. The power to accord recognition of deemed status included the power to de-recognise them for failing to meet the standards."
Senior Counsel K K Venugopal, appearing for the university, said: "The function of the UGC could not be usurped by a committee set up outside the act (UGC Act, 1956)".
Venugopal assailed the proposal of the Central Government to de-recognise ...
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August 4th, 2010 04:16 |
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New Delhi, Aug 3 (ANI): The Central Government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it was well within its power under the rules of the University Grants Commission (UGC) to de-recognise the 44 deemed universities for allegedly failing to maintain mandatory quality education.
Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium, who appeared before a bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Deepak Verma said: "Under the UGC Act, the Commission was empowered to accord the deemed status to universities. The power to accord recognition of deemed status included the power to de-recognise them for failing to meet the standards."
Senior Counsel K K Venugopal, appearing for the university, said: "The function of the UGC could not be usurped by a committee set up outside the act (UGC Act, 1956)".
Venugopal assailed the proposal of the Central Government to de-recognise ...
[ More ]
August 4th, 2010 04:16 |
Posted by Priya Kotappa in Daily Buzz |
New Delhi, Aug 3 (ANI): The Central Government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it was well within its power under the rules of the University Grants Commission (UGC) to de-recognise the 44 deemed universities for allegedly failing to maintain mandatory quality education.
Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium, who appeared before a bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Deepak Verma said: "Under the UGC Act, the Commission was empowered to accord the deemed status to universities. The power to accord recognition of deemed status included the power to de-recognise them for failing to meet the standards."
Senior Counsel K K Venugopal, appearing for the university, said: "The function of the UGC could not be usurped by a committee set up outside the act (UGC Act, 1956)".
Venugopal assailed the proposal of the Central Government to de-recognise ...
[ More ]
August 4th, 2010 04:15 |
Posted by Priya Kotappa in Daily Buzz |