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Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
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Bhagat Bani (91-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
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Gurbani (347-348)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
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Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
Chhant (565-575)
Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
Vaar Sorath (642-659)
ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
Bhagat Bani (870-875)
ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
Gurbani (876-902)
Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਲਿਆਨ | Raag Kalyaan
Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 143094" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">World food prices hit record highs as oil rises</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">AFP, Mar 3, 2011, 05.34pm IST</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>ROME: </strong>World food prices have hit new records and oil price spikes could push them even higher, the UN food agency warned on Thursday, as unrest in the Middle East and North Africa hits markets. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The Food Price Index, which monitors average monthly price changes for a variety of key staples, rose to 236 points in February from 231 points in January, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">It was the highest level since FAO began monitoring prices in 1990. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"Unexpected oil price spikes could further exacerbate an already precarious situation in food markets," David Hallam, director of the Rome-based FAO's trade and market division, was quoted as saying in a statement. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"This adds even more uncertainty concerning the price outlook just as plantings for crops in some of the major growing regions are about to start." </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Crude prices pushed higher on Thursday amid fighting in oil-rich Libya between Moamer Kadhafi loyalists and rebel forces. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">New York's main contract, light sweet crude oil for April delivery, rose to $102.56 and Brent North Sea crude for April was up at $116.65 dollars. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"Persistent uncertainty in the region continues to support fears of contagion," British bank Barclays Capital said in a report. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"Lost output from countries like Libya and the increasing likelihood of a pushback in foreign investment is set to support longer-term prices," it said. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The International Energy Agency said oil exports from Libya had been cut by between 850,000 and one million barrels per day, out of a total of 1.6 million barrels sent mostly to European buyers before the uprising. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Loyalist attacks on the strategic Libyan oil port of Brega, home to major petroleum operations, added to concern, while popular unrest also affects the Arabian Peninsula with protests in Bahrain, Oman and Yemen. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The FAO has warned that rising food prices are driving unrest around the world, including recent uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Aid agencies have called on the international community to take urgent action to put an end to the recent food price volatility. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The G20 group of leading world economies has vowed to take action. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The FAO said the February increase in its Food Price Index was the eighth consecutive monthly rise, with dairy prices up 4.0 percent from January and cereal prices up 3.7 percent due to increased maize demand and lower supply. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The UN food agency said that this was due to "larger use of maize for ethanol production in the United States" and "statistical adjustments to China's historical supply and demand balance for maize." </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Meat prices meanwhile rose 2.0 percent from January, while the price of oils and fats rose only marginally and prices for sugar fell slightly. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">A breakdown of Thursday's FAO data showed that in China prices for rice and wheat flour stabilised after government assurances on reserves but they remained 23 percent and 16 percent above their levels for February 2010. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The data also showed that co{censored} grain prices have started to increase in Africa, while in South America prices of wheat and maize are on the increase. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">In the former Soviet Union, wheat prices stabilised or decreased. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>source:</strong> <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/World-food-prices-hit-record-highs-as-oil-rises/articleshow/7619493.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/World-food-prices-hit-record-highs-as-oil-rises/articleshow/7619493.cms</a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 143094, member: 884"] [COLOR="Navy"][B][SIZE="5"]World food prices hit record highs as oil rises[/SIZE][/B] AFP, Mar 3, 2011, 05.34pm IST [B]ROME: [/B]World food prices have hit new records and oil price spikes could push them even higher, the UN food agency warned on Thursday, as unrest in the Middle East and North Africa hits markets. The Food Price Index, which monitors average monthly price changes for a variety of key staples, rose to 236 points in February from 231 points in January, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said. It was the highest level since FAO began monitoring prices in 1990. "Unexpected oil price spikes could further exacerbate an already precarious situation in food markets," David Hallam, director of the Rome-based FAO's trade and market division, was quoted as saying in a statement. "This adds even more uncertainty concerning the price outlook just as plantings for crops in some of the major growing regions are about to start." Crude prices pushed higher on Thursday amid fighting in oil-rich Libya between Moamer Kadhafi loyalists and rebel forces. New York's main contract, light sweet crude oil for April delivery, rose to $102.56 and Brent North Sea crude for April was up at $116.65 dollars. "Persistent uncertainty in the region continues to support fears of contagion," British bank Barclays Capital said in a report. "Lost output from countries like Libya and the increasing likelihood of a pushback in foreign investment is set to support longer-term prices," it said. The International Energy Agency said oil exports from Libya had been cut by between 850,000 and one million barrels per day, out of a total of 1.6 million barrels sent mostly to European buyers before the uprising. Loyalist attacks on the strategic Libyan oil port of Brega, home to major petroleum operations, added to concern, while popular unrest also affects the Arabian Peninsula with protests in Bahrain, Oman and Yemen. The FAO has warned that rising food prices are driving unrest around the world, including recent uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa. Aid agencies have called on the international community to take urgent action to put an end to the recent food price volatility. The G20 group of leading world economies has vowed to take action. The FAO said the February increase in its Food Price Index was the eighth consecutive monthly rise, with dairy prices up 4.0 percent from January and cereal prices up 3.7 percent due to increased maize demand and lower supply. The UN food agency said that this was due to "larger use of maize for ethanol production in the United States" and "statistical adjustments to China's historical supply and demand balance for maize." Meat prices meanwhile rose 2.0 percent from January, while the price of oils and fats rose only marginally and prices for sugar fell slightly. A breakdown of Thursday's FAO data showed that in China prices for rice and wheat flour stabilised after government assurances on reserves but they remained 23 percent and 16 percent above their levels for February 2010. The data also showed that co{censored} grain prices have started to increase in Africa, while in South America prices of wheat and maize are on the increase. In the former Soviet Union, wheat prices stabilised or decreased. [B]source:[/B] [url]http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/World-food-prices-hit-record-highs-as-oil-rises/articleshow/7619493.cms[/url][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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