Jhum' plays havoc in Meghalaya
Northeast stands entirely different from the rest of the country. The difference lies not only in dress, language, food habits and festivals but also in agricultural practices like shifting of
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Bengal Govt. loses track of pulse polio programme
The polio eradication programme in West Bengal seems to be heading nowhere. Despite the army of health workers, the Ministry of Health has lost count of the below-five children. The Government has
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SILK unit denies pollution charge
The crisis-ridden unit of the Steel Industrials Kerala Ltd. (SILK) at Azhikkal here has denied the allegation that its ship-breaking operation is causing environment pollution in the coastal areas.
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Quarrying scheme encounters problems
Even as the Public Works department is fine-tuning the new scheme of sand quarrying and selling, the arrangement faces teething problems, it appears. Shortage of staff, long wait for lorries and
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Cadbury sellers face FDA action
The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) is set to file around eight-10 cases under the prevention of adulteration Act against Cadbury India Ltd. The FDA also intends to prosecute retailers found
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Suicides in a parched state
For Karnataka has had a hat trick of sorrows. Even as the rest of India has hailed a good monsoon, the state has had scanty rainfall for the third time in a row. Though talks are on with the Andhra
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US officials confident of India eradicating polio by 2005
A senior US official expressed confidence that India would be able to eradicate polio by the target year of 2005 going by the target going by the commitment shown by the Government and other
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Quality of drinking water kicks up row
An employee of the Writers' Building, the West Bengal State headquarters, discovered that the quality of drinking water there was as poor as in the other areas served by the Kolkata Municipal
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Paradigm shift in disaster management mooted
Drawing from their vast experience of providing relief and rescue operations during major disasters, the armed forces have suggested a paradigm shift in disaster
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India, South Africa to exchange information on eco-tourism
Migratory routes to neighbouring countries have been allowed for elephants in South Africa where the overpopulation of pachyderms is posing a problem. Meanwhile, scientific work is on to control the
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Another mine mishap buries 10
In a major mishap, 10 miners were killed and two others injured when a roof collapsed in an underground mine at the state-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) in Godavarikhani in
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Males suffer brunt of the Dengue bug
A survey conducted by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) shows that the Aedes mosquito is infecting males more than females. Out of the 950 reported dengue cases more than half are males. Also,
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India gets $2.6-m grant to fight AIDS, TB, malaria
Amidst talks of reduced spending by the governments of Britain and the US towards supporting the Global Fund on AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria
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Bharat Bio launches recombinant streptokinase
Bharat Biotech International Ltd (BBIL), the city-based bio pharmaceutical company, has announced the launch of recombinant streptokinase, the first line therapy for myocardial infarction (heart
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Viral fever claims lives of 13 minors in 48 hours
The threat to children's lives from acute viral infection in Haryana persists with at least 13 deaths reported during the past 48 hours in various parts of the state. The total death toll due to
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Kashmir's mrigtrishna
Official figures reveal that the hangul population has dwindled to less than 170 and they are now confined to the upper reaches of the Dachigam National Park, east of Srinagar. The shrinking hangul
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Rs 81-cr package for rural development
The Centre announced a Rs 81-crore package for rural development, aimed at the economic uplift of the poor, in Jammu and Kashmir. "This will be over and above the Rs 183 crore allocated for the
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Press club has dengue mosquitos
Dengue claimed another victim taking to toll up to 10. The total number of cases went up to 1230. Meanwhile, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has sent a notice to the St Columba's Church near
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Woman gets Rs 60,000 for tubectomy failure
The District Consumer Forum in Kaithal, Haryana, has awarded a compensation of Rs 60,000 to a woman, whose tubectomy done in 1997 had failed as she gave birth to a child. According to information
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Drop in fever is danger sing for dengue : WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned that the most dangerous period for a dengue patient is when the fever comes down a few days after the attack. With this dengue could actually turn