Indian heads US party’s state finance panel
February 21st, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) Akshay Desai, who studied medicine in India, has been made the chief of the Republican Party of Florida's finance committee."...I am grateful that Desai has agreed ... Read more...
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Half of MCD wards go to women, male politicians jittery
January 28th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) With the Delhi Election Commission declaring the list of Municipal Council of Delhi wards reserved for women and Scheduled Caste candidates, many political bigwigs found ... Read more...
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PM will be the best Lokpal: Lalu Prasad (Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad Tuesday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will prove to the best Lokpal, even as he called for the ... Read more...
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Send Lokpal bill back to standing committee: Lalu Prasad
December 27th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad Tuesday said the Lokpal bill should be sent back to the parliamentary standing committee."Don't ignore amendments, send it ... Read more...
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24 dengue cases in 24 hours in Delhi
October 24th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The national capital reported the highest number of dengue cases in a day this year with at least 24 people testing positive for the virus, ... Read more...
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MCD briefs councillors on dengue, malaria
August 8th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Monday held a workshop to brief councillors on tackling vector-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria in the monsoon ... Read more...
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First dengue death of 2011 reported in Delhi
July 23rd, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) A man has died of dengue in Delhi - the first fatality due to the disease in 2011, officials said Saturday.According to the Municipal Corporation ... Read more...
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Aid group sends doctors, nurses to Libya
March 8th, 2011 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, March 7 (IANS/WAM) Two medical teams of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were dispatched to Libya to help the victims of the anti-regime unrest.The teams, comprising ... Read more...
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Democrats Submit Bill to Sell Hawaii Obama Birth Certificate $100
January 29th, 2011 - 1:47 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Jan 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new bill which has been concocted by the Democrats would charge citizens a hundred dollars for copies of the alleged birth certificate of Unites States President Barack ... Read more...
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MCD to promote mosquito-proof coolers
December 3rd, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Friday asked the city residents to use special mosquito-proof coolers (MPC) to keep dengue and chikungunya at bay.The civic body is ... Read more...
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MCD plans online dengue, chikungunya reports
December 2nd, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) plans to go online with its daily status reports on diseases like dengue and chikungunya whereby private and government city hospitals ... Read more...
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MCD not to courier birth, death certificates
November 23rd, 2010 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) To check fraud, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will no longer courier birth and death certificates to online applicants, officials said Tuesday.The applicants can now get ... Read more...
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29 new dengue cases in Delhi, total 6,035
November 18th, 2010 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) A total of 29 new cases of dengue were reported in the capital Thursday, taking the total number of cases this season to 6,035, the Municipal Corporation ... Read more...
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Happy Diwali? Nine out of 10 of Delhi’s sweet shops unhygienic
November 4th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Look closely at the pack of sweets you may have bought from a shop in the capital. Chances are the sweets were made in unhygienic conditions in ... Read more...
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Health camp for municipal school students in Delhi
November 1st, 2010 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Spearheading the move to sensitise children on the importance of hygiene, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and Global Hygiene Council (GHC) Monday organized a health camp ... Read more...
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Fogging on as dengue outbreak gets worse
October 25th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) With the dengue spreading in the capital, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Monday resumed fogging after a three-day gap in a desperate bid to kill mosquitoes, ... Read more...
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Homes are home to infections, says report
October 21st, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Household is where the maximum number of infections are born, a global hygiene council (GHC) study report said Thursday."Nearly 90 percent of infections originate in our households ... Read more...
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Dengue cases climb up to 1,652 in Delhi
September 10th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) As Delhi's tally of dengue cases touched 1,652 Friday, the civic authorities admitted this was the worst outbreak of the deadly disease in the national capital in ... Read more...
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MCD appeals to Delhiites to help prevent dengue outbreak
September 8th, 2010 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Residents of Delhi must take serious preventive efforts and help the authorities combat the dengue outbreak in the city, which crossed the 1,500-mark Wednesday, civic body health ... Read more...
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1,500 dengue mosquito breeding checkers go on strike in Delhi
September 6th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Even as dengue cases are on the upswing, over 1,500 contract workers tasked to check homes for mosquito breeding went on strike Monday demanding regularisation of their ... Read more...
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Mosquitoes breeding at 7 CWG sites, notices issued
August 10th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) In what could probably be a cause of worry for the Delhi government, the local civic body has found mosquitoes breeding at seven Commonwealth Games sites. It ... Read more...
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MCD seeks help to check dengue ahead of CWG
August 9th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Monday sought coordination between various civic agencies to check the spread of dengue in the Commonwealth Games host city.
At least 121 ... Read more...
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Eight more dengue cases in Delhi
August 9th, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Delhi reported eight new cases of dengue Monday, taking the total number of people affected by the mosquito-borne disease in the city to 121 so far, an ... Read more...
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School hands out condoms to students attending ball
July 30th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, July 30 (IANS) A school in New Zealand gave out condoms to students attending a ball "to help them make better choices" but the move has shocked an advocacy group.
The principal ... Read more...
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Britain not to go ahead with ban on homeopathy
July 27th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) Homeopathy will continue to be available on the National Health Service (NHS) despite an influential health committee condemning it as medically unproven, a British minister said.
Health Minister ... Read more...
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New mums in Malaysia going for placenta soup to retain youthfulness
July 9th, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, July 9 (ANI): A Chinese sinseh has revealed that a number of new mothers in Malaysia are taking soup made from placenta in the belief that it will help them ... Read more...
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AGP opposes cervical cancer vaccination drive
June 27th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 27 (IANS) A major immunisation drive against cervical cancer in Assam has run into rough weather with the main opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) questioning the validity of the vaccine ... Read more...
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Scientists support WHO H1N1 pandemic warning
June 9th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Scientists have rejected views of two investigations that suggest that the World Health Organisation (WHO) exaggerated a pharmaceutical industry warning of the H1N1 flu becoming a pandemic.Both reports-one conducted by the British ... Read more...
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Dikshit seeks practical tips on medical crises in schools
April 26th, 2010 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday said the various categories of schools in the city need a detailed and practical set of guidelines to handle medical crises.
The ... Read more...
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Anti-abortion campaign featuring Hitler sparks outrage in Poland
March 3rd, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 3 (ANI): An anti-abortion billboard campaign showing Hitler and a bloody and torn foetus has sparked outrage in Poland.Along with the provocative images, the campaign - designed by a Polish ... Read more...
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Teenagers being ’seduced’ by booze industry
January 21st, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 21 (ANI): A leading medical journal has accused alcohol companies of resorting to dubious tactics to promote their products among young generation.According to researchers writing in the British Medical Journal ... Read more...
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Swine flu treatment available at all UAE hospitals: Officials
November 6th, 2009 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 6 (IANS) Swine flu treatment is now available at all government-run and private hospitals in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), WAM news agency reported Friday.
The announcement was made by the ... Read more...
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Call to award Malay assemblymen who increase “quota” of wives by wedding single mothers!
October 29th, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
Kota Baru (Malaysia), Oct. 29 (ANI): In a bid to address the problem of single mothers, the Women, Family and Health Committee chairman of Malaysia's Kelantan state has suggested that those assemblymen ... Read more...
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Kalmadi asks sub-committees to gear up
September 25th, 2009 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Chairman of 2010 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) Suresh Kalmadi Friday said the various sub-committees will have to work towards a succcesful conduct of the Games. ... Read more...
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Apologise or resign for remarks, Reeda’s family to Azad
August 9th, 2009 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Aug 9 (IANS) Upset with the remarks of union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, the family of 14-year-old Reeda Shaikh, India's first swine flu fatality, has demanded that he either apologise ... Read more...
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