Monday, November 22, 1999
Inflation crosses 3 per cent mark
Inflation rate crossed the three per cent mark, rising to a 22-week high of 3.01 per cent for the week ended November 6 on account of a spurt in prices of food articles. The rate has risen above three per cent for the first time since the week ended June 12, when it was 3.0 per cent.
Congress to support economic reforms
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday promised her party's total support for the passage of economic legislations which were consistent with the promises made in the Congress party's election manifesto.
Scam behind inflated farm consumption
The State Electricity Boards have found a scapegoat in the farm sector to camouflage their failure to control abnormally high technical loss and massive pilferage.
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