New Delhi A specialised body for promoting sustainable development of the Indian auto sector, dubbed the National Automotive Board, is likely to be set up by April.

"The proposed National Automotive Board (NAB), which is being finalised by the Department of Heavy Industry, is likely to be cleared by the Cabinet in a month," an official said.

The electronics division of Bangalore-based Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned two grid-connected solar power plants of 2 MW each at Katol near Nagpur for Sepset Constructions Ltd. and Citra Real Estate Ltd. recently. These projects are commissioned under rooftop photovoltaic and Small Solar Power Generation Programme (RPSSGP) of IREDA under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM).

New Delhi: A cold snap sweeping across north India continued to disrupt life and killed 13 people in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. The toll from the cold wave mounted to 106 across the country with the latest fatalities. Officials said six people were reported to have died in UP’s Deoria, four in Bareilly, two in Lucknow and one in Ghazipur. Kanpur was the coldest place in the state with a minimum temperature of 2.6 degrees C. The mercury plummeted sharply in neighbouring Bihar that experienced the season’s coldest day.

BAREILLY: Indian Veterinary Research Institute will organise the 10th Kisan Mela 2011 from October 18 at its main campus at Izatnagar on "Entrepreneurship in Livestock" to offer a platform to scientists, livestock owners and farmers. tnn

agri-business and industry entrepreneurs, researchers and students to exchange their views, interests and experiences.

A large number of farmers, livestock owners and field functionaries from Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and other neighbouring states are going to participate in the mela.

LUCKNOW: Flood situation on Thursday remained grim in Uttar Pradesh with a majority of the rivers, essentially in east and south-east Uttar Pradesh, flowing above the danger mark.

The monsoon remained subdued in parts of North India on Monday, including Punjab and Haryana, even as the flood fury was unabated in Uttar Pradesh.
Major rivers continued to overflow, inundating a number of villages in Uttar Pradesh and disrupting the transmission of Doordarshan and AIR in Bareilly.

Nine killed, all major rivers flowing above danger mark

LUCKNOW: Nine persons died due to rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday where the flood situation worsened due to a rise in the level of major rivers in several districts, affecting road and railway traffic.

Three persons died in Ramabai Nagar, two each in Badaun and Shahjahanpur, while Bareilly and Pilibhit recorded one de

MUZAFFARNAGAR: A flood alert has been sounded in ten districts of western Uttar Pradesh with swelling of Yamuna while water level in Ganga was also rising at many places.

Deputy secretary of the revenue department Raj Raten said that the flood alert has been issued in Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Baghpat, Meerut, Aligarh, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Hathras and Mathura districts.

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LUCKNOW: Vaccination drive for Japanese Encephalitis (JE)