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The state government is giving priority to north Bengal districts in setting up more industrial estates, state micro and small scale enterprises and textiles minister Mr Manab Mukherjee informed the Assembly today. The minister was replying to a question raised by the Congress Legislature Party leader, Dr Manas Bhuinya, on the problems that are plaguing industrial estates in the state. Mr Mukherjee said his department is keen to develop industrial estates in north Bengal to generate more employment opportunities for the people there.

D RAVI KANTH Geneva, 3 July India yesterday cautioned that its stand on finalising the Doha Development Agenda modalities on agriculture and non-agricultural market access (Na-ma) at the ministerial meeting, starting July 21, will crucially depend on whether New Delhi secures adequate response to its core demands in services, fishery subsidies and disclosure norms for genetic material, trade envoys said.

Pleading that development be given a chance, Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh today said that he is confident that all differences could be amicably resolved through discussion and dialogue. "I have often said that there is no grievance that cannot be addressed through a ballot box and no grievance that can be redressed through a barrel of a gun,' the Prime Minister said releasing the Vision 2020 Document here this morning.

IANS NEW DELHI PRIME Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday unveiled a roadmap for all-round development of the northeast region by 2020 that will spur investment, reduce poverty, enhance connectivity and bring the region on a par with the rest of the country. Launching a charm offensive to woo the people of the northeast region who have often complained of being neglected and alienated from the mainstream, Manmohan Singh formally released the

High inflation and slowing down of growth have been forecast by an economic think-tank for the remaining part of this fiscal in the face of difficult macroeconomic situations. However, as the supply-side scenario improves, the inflationary pressures are likely to ease in the longer-term, National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) said in its report. "The inflationary pressure is more intense on primary articles and indicates the potential for easing of the pressure as the supply scenario improves,' it said.