Blackwill warns India about AIDS
US ambassador to India Robert D. Blackwill on Wednesday called for greater and sustained efforts in the global fight against the HIV/AIDS scourge and warned that any complacency would mean disaster
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Smokers cough up Rs 4.85 lakh for violating Act
Smokers had to cough up Rs 4.85 lakh during April to September, this year as they were found violating the Anti-Smoking Act in the Capital. After reviewing the implementation of this Act, Health
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World Ayurveda Expo from Wednesday
World Ayurveda Expo and International Herbal Trade Fair-2002 in connection with the World Ayurveda Congress will be held at the Siva Temple ground in Kochi, Kerala, from October 30 to November 5.
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Four more cases of cholera reported
Despite government claims on cholera prevention steps, four cases of cholera and 63 cases of diarrohea were reported from coastal areas of Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala today. With this, the
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Gastroenteritis, viral outbreak claims four lives
Four persons died due to gastroentertitis and viral fever of Sahiba and Nachhariya villages coming under Tyoda tribal belt in Ganj Basoda, Madhya Pradesh and several others are suffering from the
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US scared after plague outbreak
When a pair of tourists in New York fell ill with bubonic plague - a naturally occurring though rare disease - reaction in the eastern part of the country was swift and scared. The media "seemed
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Anti-smoking drive yields lakhs in fine
The anti-smoking drive squad that went cracking in buses and public places has fetched Rs 4.85 lakh from April to September this year with 10,564 people found violating the act. A total of 7,536
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Singapore in free-trade pact with Australia
Singapore has added to its network of bilateral free trade pacts by agreeing to a deal with Australia in what is seen as a sign of the city state's growing impatience with multilateral trade
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India loses WTO case against EU on bed linen dumping duty
New Delhi has lost the bed linen case against European Union (EU). The compliance panel set up by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to resolve the dispute on re-imposition of definitive
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Eco cry blocks road to Sikh shrine
All roads in Uttaranchal seemingly lead to the picturesque Hemkund Sahib.But for Sikh community, the 20-km long arduous trek from Govindghat to Hemkund Sahib, one of their religious shrines, is
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GPCB asks for implementation of SC order on noise control
Gujarat Pollution Control Board chairman K V Bhanujan has appealed to all concerned to ensure that Supreme Court of India's order for preventing noise and air pollution by firecrackers is adhered to
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Clearing acres
The Supreme Court has ordered the Karnataka State Governments to evict people who have encroached upon a whopping 12.5 lakh hectares of forest land in states including Karnataka, Assam, Madhya
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Proposal to tax farmers impractical : Ajit Singh
The agriculture minister, Mr Ajit Singh, said the Kelkar Committee's recommendation to tax farmers with an income of over Rs 1 lakh was good in theory but 'impractical'.
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Chipko protests - I
India, the birth place of Chipko activism, boasts the world's largest environmental movement. The Chipko movement of the Uttarakhand Himalaya is one of the frequently cited and much publicised
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Crows mysteriously dropping dead in Lanka
Authorities for years have counted on crows to help clear smelly garbage from the streets of Sri Lanka's capital. But hundreds of crows are dropping dead in Colombo, triggering concern that they are
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No landless people in Himachal: Minister
The Himachal Pradesh Revenue Minister, Rajan Sushant, has denied that there are any agricultural workers or landless people in the State. "Every Himachali has some land and is a landowner in his own
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'Record genetic diversity of bananas'
There is an urgent need to consolidate and document the genetic diversity of bananas evaluated at different centres, said Union Minster of State for Agriculture Hukumdev Narain Yadav. When compared
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General insurers plan new medicinal policies
State owned general insurance companies are examining the launch of new medicinal insurance plans and looking into the premium structure for health insurance products. The finance ministry has set up
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Steps to prevent plague in Himachal Pradesh
A team of doctors from the National Institute of Communicable Diseases, New Delhi in collaboration with the Health Department has been carrying out the second round of the surveillance of plague in
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Study to identify groups prone to HIV/AIDS
A mapping study has been instituted by the Delhi government to identify population groups which are prone to HIV/AIDS and STD risk. This is being done in view of rising number of HIV positive cases