In view of possibility of rains during first week of next month, farm scientists of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, advised farmers to prepare the field for sowing of pearl millet and Guar.

The inaugural Pearl Awards function, organised by Matrix Media and the Kerala Film Producers Association, was held at West End Park near the industrial area of Qatari capital Doha.

Pakistan has arrested a former militant leader in connection with the 2002 murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, security officials said on Monday.

The oldest pearl in the history of human kind, that goes back to over seven centuries to the Neolithic age, was found in the UAE recently.

Economic prosperity is fuelling food inflation in the country, Chief Economic Adviser Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday said while making a case for increasing productivity to fight price rise.

State-owned PSPCL on Sunday said it has made arrangement of additional 2,000 MW of power for the uninterrupted supply to the farm sector in the state ahead of the paddy sowing season.

The Haryana government on Tuesday termed power situation as grim, saying that paddy sowing season and lack of rain have aggravated power woes.

The United States on Wednesday marks the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbour with memorial services, lowered flags and silence at the moment the history-changing assault began.

Haryana Power Minister Ajay Singh Yadav on Thursday said state farmers would not face any shortage of power supply during the paddy sowing season and if needed, the power would be purchased from other states.

The pearl from Dame Elizabeth Taylor's 7.4 million pound necklace, which pulled in a massive amount in an auction recently, was almost swallowed by her pet dog once.