Bihar seeks Aamir’s help to popularise generic medicines
July 8th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 8 (IANS) Impressed by Aamir Khan's advocacy of generic drugs, Bihar has sought the Bollywood star's help to create awareness and popularise the medicines among the people ... Read more...
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Argentine province to produce Viagra for free distribution
March 23rd, 2012 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, March 23 (IANS/EFE) The government of the central Argentine province of Santa Fe will manufacture the drug sildenafil, better known under the brandname Viagra, and will distribute it ... Read more...
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Brazil to distribute 20 mn female condoms
March 21st, 2012 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 21 (IANS/EFE) The Brazilian health ministry announced Tuesday that it has acquired 20 million female condoms that will be distributed free to the people, mainly among ... Read more...
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18,000 free textbooks seized in Bangladesh
November 15th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 15 (IANS) Police in Bangladesh have seized 18,000 textbooks meant to be distributed free of cost and arrested three people for trying to sell them.The books of the ... Read more...
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Delhi asked to probe BJP’s school uniforms distribution
October 28th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) India's child rights panel has asked the Delhi government to probe and report to it on a complaint that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders ... Read more...
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Lack of syringes hits Himachal’s HIV tests
October 13th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 13 (IANS) After condoms, it is now disposable syringes that are in short supply in Himachal Pradesh, severely hitting the state's AIDS control programme.For over three months, the ... Read more...
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Court notice to Tamil Nadu government on freebies
July 22nd, 2011 - 1:44 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 22 (IANS) The Madras High Court Thursday issued notice to Tamil Nadu government giving two weeks time to respond on a petition filed by a city advocate S. ... Read more...
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Running short, Himachal borrows condoms from Punjab
July 13th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 13 (IANS) For six months, Himachal Pradesh has had no condom in its stocks meant for free distribution among AIDS high-risk groups and for ensuring birth control. So, ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu asks mixer makers to state concerns in tender
June 22nd, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 22 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has asked manufacturers of grinders, mixers and laptops to state their concerns regarding its tender to source these products for free distribution ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu tender to grind out small grinder makers
June 17th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 17 (IANS) Small grinder manufacturers in Tamil Nadu are feeling excluded as the AIADMK-led government's tender specifications for sourcing 2.5 million units for its free distribution scheme disqualifies ... Read more...
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Thousands of asthma patients take ‘fish prasadam’
June 9th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 9 (IANS) Thousands of asthma patients from different parts of the country, hoping to be cured, took 'fish prasadam' which has been distributed by a family here for ... Read more...
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Now, comics to dispel nuke fears
May 23rd, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) Comics can be a potent tool. Or so believes the country's top nuclear authority that will try to address apprehensions over the 9,900-MW Jaitapur nuclear power ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
NGO demands parliamentary bill for protection of HIV patients’ rights
April 30th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Apr 30(ANI): A Non-Government Organisation in Hyderabad has demanded a parliamentary bill for the protection of the rights of HIV positive patients.World Vision, which works with AIDS and HIV positive ... Read more...
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Mani Ratnam to launch Rahman’s biography April 6 (With Images)
March 22nd, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) A.R. Rahman's fans will soon be able to get an insight into the music maestro's life through his biography "A.R. Rahman: The Spirit of ... Read more...
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President Patil expresses concern over use of money power in elections
January 25th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Expressing concern over the influence of money in the elections, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil today said elections are not about buying votes, it is about selecting candidates ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu government ushers in New Year with freebies
January 1st, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) Tamil Nadu welcomed the New Year with prayers and revelry as people thronged temples, beaches and hotels, burst crackers and wished each other at midnight. The government Saturday ... Read more...
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Zed urges fellow Hindus to educate Americans about Hinduism
October 1st, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Oct 1 (ANI): Renowned Hindu statesman Rajan Zed is urging fellow Hindus to do a better job of educating Americans about Hinduism and remove misconceptions about it.Zed, who is President ... Read more...
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Distribute stored foodgrain to flood-affected, Gadkari urges PM
September 25th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh suggesting that foodgrain lying in Food Corporation of India warehouses should be ... Read more...
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Congress backs PM’s remarks on Supreme Court
September 7th, 2010 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Congress party Monday supported Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his stand that the Supreme court should not get into policy formulation, with regard to the ... Read more...
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Plan panel dubbed ‘insensitive’ for denying free drugs to poor
September 6th, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) India's apex plan panel, Planning Commission, has been described as "insensitive" by a lawmakers' committee for rejecting a government scheme for providing essential medicines free of cost ... Read more...
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Not possible to give free foodgrains to all poor: Manmohan Singh
September 6th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 6 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Monday reacting to the directives of the Supreme Court on the issue of distribution of rotten foodgrains, said it ... Read more...
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Govt. to give rotten food grains to poor at BPL price
September 2nd, 2010 - 10:46 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 2 (ANI): The Central Government on Thursday decided to release an extra 2.5 million tonnes of food grains to the various states for distribution among the poor at a ... Read more...
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Empowered Ministers to discuss apex court order on foodgrains
September 2nd, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 2 (ANI): The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGOM) on Food will meet here today to discuss ways of implementing the Supreme Court order to distribute foodgrain 'free' to ... Read more...
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Distribute rotting foodgrains to poor: Gadkari
September 1st, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 1(ANI): Hailing a Supreme Court order to the government to distribute foodgrains to the poor before they rot, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari said the Centre ... Read more...
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Govt. will accept Supreme Court directives on rotten food grains issue: Pawar
August 31st, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said the Government will accept the directives of the Supreme Court on the issue of rotten food grains.Pawar, however, ... Read more...
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BJP stand on foodgrains vindicated, says Gadkari
August 31st, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Gadkari Tuesday said his party felt "vindicated" after the Supreme Court reminded Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to give the foodgrains ... Read more...
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Supreme Court says free distribution of foodgrains an order, not a suggestion
August 31st, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.31 (ANI): The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday asserted that it had ordered free distribution of foodgrains to the poor instead of allowing them to rot in godowns, and ... Read more...
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Free foodgrains for poor: Pawar gets apex court flak (Lead)
August 31st, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday came down heavily on union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar for saying that the court's suggestion on free distribution of foodgrains to the poor ... Read more...
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Rs.8400 cr Bangalore budget focuses on city infrastructure
August 30th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 30 (IANS) Seven multi-level parking slots, white topping (cement coat) for main avenues, tree parks, fencing of major open drainages are among the plans to improve the tech ... Read more...
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Ensure poor benefit from welfare schemes: Karunanidhi
August 27th, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Friday asked district collectors to ensure that the government's various welfare schemes reach the intended beneficiaries and to complete the free distribution ... Read more...
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Free pumps scheme to hoodwink farmers: Jayalalithaa
August 21st, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 21 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa has ridiculed the Tamil Nadu government's proposal to give free pump sets for small and marginal farmers, saying it was aimed at hoodwinking ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi to distribute free iftar meals to motorists
August 11th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 11 (IANS/WAM) Motorists in Abu Dhabi will get free iftar meals to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan, it was announced Wednesday.
UAE Deputy Prime Minister Lt. ... Read more...
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Haryana to plant 50 million trees in 2010-11
March 20th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 20 (IANS) Announcing the launch of its 'Mission Green Haryana', the state government Saturday said 5 crore (50 million) saplings would be planted across the state during 2010-11.
Chief Minister Bhupinder ... Read more...
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Afghan sells UN aid supplies for $20,000
January 22nd, 2010 - 4:19 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 22 (RIA Novosti) An Afghan man has illegally sold humanitarian aid supplies from the UN's World Food Programme agency for one million Afghanis ($20,000), the country's national security service has ... Read more...
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Tammil Nadu postpones fiscal responsibility by two years
January 12th, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 12 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has postponed the target date for eliminating revenue deficit and capping the fiscal deficit at three percent of the gross state domestic product (GSDP) ... Read more...
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