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  Sex Workers, HIV Patients To Get Rice At Rs. 2 Per kg In West Bengal

  In a first, the West Bengal government has decided to provide rice at Rs two per kg to sex workers and poor HIV patients in the state.

• Chhattisgarh polls: Congress releases manifesto; focuses on farmers, poor

  Provision of free rice of 35 kg a month, free power supply to peasants, Rs 2,000 per quintal procurement price for paddy are among the highlights of the farmer-friendly Congress manifesto for the Chhattisgarh assembly elections.

• Food Security Bill likely to be taken up in Rajya Sabha today

  The landmark bill, aimed at providing rice at Rs 3 per kg, wheat at Rs 2 per kg and coarse cereal at Re 1 per kg to almost 800 million Indians, is expected to cost the national exchequer Rs 1.25 lakh crore.

• Supreme Court stays Kerala scheme to provide rice at Rs 2 per kg

  The Supreme Court today stayed the Kerala High Court order allowing the state government to provide rice at Rs 2 per kg to all ration card holders.A Bench comprising Justices Altamas Kabir and Cyriac Joseph issued a notice to the Kerala government on the petition filed by the Election Commission (EC) challenging the March 21 order of the High Court...

• Rs 2 per kg rice for Kerala is okay, says court

  Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan today welcomed the Kerala High Court ruling setting aside the Election Commission (EC) order restraining it from extending the scheme to provide rice at Rs 2 per kg to fresh beneficiaries.In a statement here today, Achuthanandan said Opposition leader Oommen Chandy "should apologise" to the people for alleged...