Woman dies of swine flu in UP
byLucknow, May 18 (IANS) A woman died here of swine flu late Friday, health officials said Saturday. Neelam Singh had recently returned from Delhi…
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Mukherjee, Karzai to attend varsity convocation in Jalandhar
byJalandhar: President Pranab Mukherjee will confer the first honoris causa degree of the Lovely Professional University (LPU) to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai at the varsity’s…
Social mobilisation key to polio eradication in India: Bill Gates
byWashington, May 17 (IANS) Expected to be the hardest, polio eradication was made possible in India thanks to social mobilisation and mapping of houses…
Maharashtra generates highest amount of hazardous waste
byNew Delhi, May 17 (IANS) India generates 7.9 million tonnes of hazardous waste every year with the highest amount generated by Maharashtra, the environment…
Auckland House School achieves cent percent ICSE, ISC results for 2013
byShimla: Auckland House School, one of the top girls schools in the country has recorded a cent percent result for students who appeared for…
Maharashtra, GE to modernise rural health care
byMumbai, May 17 (IANS) Maharashtra has initiated steps to modernise its rural healthcare network with a tie-up with an international consortium, an official said…
Goa has most diabetics in 40-plus age group
byPanaji, May 17 (IANS) Goa has the highest rate of diabetes in the country among people over 40 years of age, a doctor said…
Hot Friday in Delhi, no respite over the weekend
byNew Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Delhi sweated it out on a hot, sunny Friday as the maximum temperature settled three notches above the season’s…
South Central Railway to provide bio-toilets on more trains
byHyderabad, May 17 (IANS) The South Central Railway (SCR) plans to procure 200 more eco-friendly bio-toilets to provide the facility on more trains in…
Handing central schools to Tibetan government unconstitutional – Bharat Raksha Samity
byShimla: Holding the union cabinet decision to transfer 67 schools run by Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry for Tibetans to Central Tibetan Administration (CTA)…