November 16th, 2008 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): A new study has found that characteristics present in the four social environments in which young people livefamilies, peers, schools, and neighbourhoods contributes to adolescent alcohol abuse.
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November 15th, 2008 - 4:03 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): A new study has found that characteristics present in the four social environments in which young people livefamilies, peers, schools, and neighbourhoods contributes to adolescent alcohol abuse.
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October 23rd, 2008 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Oct 23 (ANI): Brit kids as young as five will be given sex education under the Governments move to cut the increasing rates of teenage pregnancy and sexually-transmitted diseases.
The students ...
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September 19th, 2008 - 3:45 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, Sept 19 (ANI): The Nepal government is expected to announce a budget of about Rs 240 billion for the fiscal year 2008-09 here today.
Finance Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai will present ...
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August 19th, 2008 - 9:56 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) India's booming outsourcing industry may be hit due to the slowdown of the US economy, but not for long since the recession itself may not last more ...
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August 13th, 2008 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Aug 13 (ANI): English fashion chiefs have decided against an absolute ban on skeletal size zero models.
In 2006, a probe was launched after two South American girls starved themselves ...
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August 8th, 2008 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The government Friday decided to release Rs.1.62 billion to improve the health condition of adolescent girls. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave its approval for ...
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August 8th, 2008 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Aug 8 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today gave its approval for continuating the Nutrition Programme for Adolescent Girls (NPAG) in the year 2008-09 in 51 Districts ...
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July 8th, 2008 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
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Pune/Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Social worker and spiritual guru Narayan Vishnu alias Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari died at a private nursing home in Pune Tuesday. He was 86 and kept indifferent health for the ...
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June 24th, 2008 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
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New York, June 24 (IANS) Two Indian organisations have been honoured with the United Nations Public Service Excellence Awards 2008 here on the occasion of the UN Public Service Day. One of ...
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June 19th, 2008 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) There is tremendous scope for business cooperation between Syria and India, and Damascus hopes to attract Indian investment in many sectors, according to a Syrian business leader. ...
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June 19th, 2008 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
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Geneva, June 19 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has expressed its concern over the human rights situation in the Palestinian territory and called on the international community to pressure Israel to ...
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June 12th, 2008 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
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Colombo , June 12 (ANI): A United Nations Development Programme report released today suggested that media can play an important role in curbing corruption in Asia-Pacific region.
The report said: In order ...
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June 8th, 2008 - 11:08 pm ICT by ANI
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Bhubaneshwar, June 8 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Sunday expressed hope that the Women Reservation Bill would be passed during his tenure only which will end next year.
Chatterjee ...
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May 26th, 2008 - 11:39 am ICT by admin
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Guwahati, May 26 (IANS) As the Congress-led coalition government in Assam completed two years in power, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi pledged that in the next three years the administration will bring about ...
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May 15th, 2008 - 11:39 am ICT by admin
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Washington, May 15 (ANI): US Assistant Secretary of State for Central Asia and South Asia Affairs, Richard Boucher, has said insurgents in Pakistans frontier region continue to pose a serious threat ...
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April 29th, 2008 - 9:54 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) In an effort to promote women's empowerment, the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) Tuesday honoured three women, who at the grass root level faced all odds but ...
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April 18th, 2008 - 8:30 pm ICT by admin
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Singhbhum (Jharkhand), April 18 (ANI): Pano Hembram of Singhbhum may appear to be just any another handicapped village girl. But she is an inspiration for many.
Despite her physical disability of a ...
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April 8th, 2008 - 10:45 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad, Apr.8 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Makhdoom Yousuf Raza Gillani has tentatively agreed to visit Australia.
According to Pakistan and Australian papers, Gillani is said to have conveyed this to Australia's High ...
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April 8th, 2008 - 9:11 am ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Apr 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the first ever two-day India-Africa Forum Summit here today. The summit will aim to explore ways and means to ...
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April 7th, 2008 - 6:43 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Apr 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the first ever two-day India-Africa Forum meeting here on Tuesday.
The summit will aim to explore ways and means ...
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April 4th, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by admin
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Wellington, April 4 (Xinhua) Prime Minister Helen Clark said Friday New Zealand would support an eco-tourism project in Bamyan province in Afghanistan over the next three years. Clark made the announcement at ...
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April 3rd, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by admin
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Washington , Apr 3 (ANI): With an increasing number of youngsters getting addicted to booze, a new study has looked at how important it is to have early alcohol preventive programs ...
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April 2nd, 2008 - 8:31 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, April 2 (ANI): Nalin Suri Secretary (West) Ministry of External Affairs said in his address to an International Conference on Africa-India partnership here that India desires to be a ...
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March 28th, 2008 - 10:01 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Chhattisgarh will have eight new airstrips in 2008-09 to increase air connectivity not only within the state but also with neighbouring states, Chief Minister Raman Singh said ...
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February 29th, 2008 - 8:26 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The 2008-09 budget presented by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Friday evoked a mixed response from those concerned with women's development issues. Ranjana Kumari, chairman of the Centre ...
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February 20th, 2008 - 2:32 pm ICT by admin
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London, Feb.20 (ANI): Foreigners coming to Britain will have to pay a new "immigrant tax", and according to Home Office sources, the money collected will used for the upkeep of schools and ...
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February 12th, 2008 - 6:20 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): Recognising the immense opportunities for cooperation with Africa, India is set to redefine its relations with the 54-nation continent by enhancing engagement, particularly in the economic field. ...
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February 8th, 2008 - 5:03 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, Feb 8 (ANI): A new study has shown that schools have less influence than socio-economic factors such as deprived neighbourhoods and peers in shaping the sexual behaviour of teenagers.
The study of ...
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December 21st, 2007 - 1:22 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad, Dec 21 (ANI): The Bush Administration had asked the Musharraf regime to complete the capacity-building of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) secretariat and FATA Development Authority by May 2008 in ...
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