2-3 year target to improve education quality: Bihar minister
byPatna, April 8 (IANS) Bihar has set a target of two to three years to improve the quality of school education in the state,…
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Indian CAs to provide training in Africa
by Hill Post WireKolkata, April 8 (IANS) India’s chartered accountants will provide undertake capacity building and provide training in around 21 nations in Africa, the Institute of…
HC notice to centre, states on cancer-causing agents
by Hill Post WireChandigarh, April 8 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court Monday issued notice to the union government and authorities in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh…
As Plan panel member fails to land, Idukkki cries foul
by Hill Post WireIdukki (Kerala) April 8 (IANS) As the helicopter carrying Planning Commission member K. Kasturirangan failed to land here Monday because of bad weather, local…
Bangladesh reports first bird flu death
by Hill Post WireDhaka, April 8 (IANS) A two-year-old baby from eastern Bangladesh has died of H5N1 virus, the first bird flu death in the South Asian…
Akhilesh doles out free treatment sop to UP scribes
by Hill Post WireLucknow, April 8 (IANS) In a major sop to the media, the Uttar Pradesh government Monday okayed a proposal for free treatment to all…
China starts research on H7N9 vaccine
by Hill Post WireBeijing, April 8 (IANS) China has started research for the development of a vaccine for the H7N9 bird flu virus, a health official said…
Quarter of Cubans suffer from hypertension
by Hill Post WireHavana, April 8 (IANS) Over 25 percent of Cubans suffer from high blood pressure and the number is increasing, especially among the young, the…
Nearly 300 Chinese schoolkids fall ill
by Hill Post WireBeijing, April 8 (IANS) A total of 292 children in Ziyang city, southwest China’s Sichuan province, were taken to hospital after eating contaminated food…
Warm, sunny Monday in Delhi
by Hill Post WireNew Delhi, April 8 (IANS) It was a warm Monday morning in Delhi with the minimum temperature at 20 degrees Celsius, average for this…