Industrial-scale drug lab found in Guatemala
September 6th, 2012 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, Sep 6 (IANS/EFE) Police found an industrial-scale synthetic-drug lab in a rural area near the Mexican border, Guatemala's interior ministry said Wednesday.The facility in the village of San ... Read more...
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Weird weather rains seaweed over Gloucestershire village
August 9th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Gloucestershire Village, Aug 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Residents of Gloucestershire Village were left wondering when the weather brought them seaweed rain. The residents were left in awe when they woke up to seaweed ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Punjab farmers adopt direct seeding to save water, cut costs in rice cultivation
July 18th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Barnala (Punjab), July 18 (IANS) Farmers in Punjab are increasingly using the direct seeding method of rice cultivation that reduces water consumption by almost 30 percent and labour and costs ... Read more...
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I make tea with weed: Sean Paul
March 31st, 2012 - 5:35 am ICT by IANS
London, March 31 (IANS) Jamaican rapper Sean Paul has revealed he does not smoke weed any more but use the marijuana leaves to make his morning tea."I've found a different ... Read more...
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NCC cadets in Kolkata clean up drive
March 11th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) Pledging to rid Kolkata of garbage, nearly 1,400 senior division cadets of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Sunday took part in a cleanliness drive at the ... Read more...
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Smoking zaps healthy bugs, invites pathogens
February 16th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 16 (IANS) Smoking plays villain and causes the body to turn against its own helpful bugs, leaving smokers more exposed to disease, says new research.
The mouth of ... Read more...
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Mizoram farming plan can be a model: official
November 2nd, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Nov 2 (IANS) The Planning Commission Wednesday lauded the Mizoram government's flagship programme - New Land Use Policy (NLUP) which aims to support 120,000 farming families over five years."NLUP ... Read more...
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More rare gold coins recovered in Andhra village
October 29th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 29 (IANS) Police in Andhra Pradesh's Mahabubnagar district Saturday recovered 73 more gold coins believed to be of Vijayanagara dynasty.With this, the number of gold coins recovered since ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Is it time to write Dal Lake’s epitaph? (With Images)
August 24th, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 24 (IANS) The Dal Lake, known as Srinagar's ecological lungs, has been under threat for a while now. Indeed, efforts to restore it to its pristine state are ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Refugee repatriation to Mizoram begins
April 12th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 12 (IANS) The long-awaited repatriation of tribal refugees from Tripura to neighbouring Mizoram began Tuesday but there is still uncertainty over whether all the migrants here will ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Indian painter Murali Nagapuzha to display artwork in Muscat
April 3rd, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Apr 3 (ANI): An exhibition of paintings by the world renowned painter Murali Nagapuzha will be held from April 6, 2011 at the Indian Embassy Auditorium.'The Fiction of a Landscape' will ... Read more...
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Weed-eating fish key to reef’s survival
March 11th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 11 (IANS) Preserving a species of weed-eating fish may be the key to saving the world's coral reefs from being engulfed by weed as human and climate impacts ... Read more...
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Overuse leading to decline in world’s phosphorus stock
February 15th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): A team of researchers has warned that overuse of phosphorus in the industrialized world may lead to global phosphorus stock getting depleted forever.Stephen Carpenter of the University of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Going Places: Small town cricketers making it big (Book Review)
February 7th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Mauli Buch
Book: "Going Places: India's small town cricket Heroes"; Author: K.R. Guruprasad; Publisher: Penguin; Pages: 166; Price: Rs.199.With the 2011 Cricket World Cup just a few days away, a Mumbai-based ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Reese Witherspoon wants more kids
January 19th, 2011 - 6:05 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 19 (IANS) Actress Reese Witherspoon, who already has two children - Ava, 11 and seven-year-old Deacon - with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe, says she wants to have kids with fiance Jim ... Read more...
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Coming soon: Green Super Rice that performs well in toughest conditions
January 16th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 16 (ANI): Green Super Rice, bred to perform well in the toughest conditions, is a step away from reaching farmers.GSR, a collaborative project between the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences ... Read more...
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Zardari orders Sindh CM to address all reservations shown by MQM
December 29th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Dec 29 (ANI): In a bid to pacify the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), one of the coalition partners at the Centre as well as the Sindh government, President Asif Ali Zardari ... Read more...
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Srinagar authorities launch cleanliness drive at Chuntkul lake
December 22nd, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI
By Fayaz AhmadSrinagar, Dec.22 (ANI): Authorities in Srinagar have launched a massive cleanliness drive to restore the glory of Chuntkul, an outflow channel of the famous Dal Lake, which is choked by ... Read more...
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Jamia professor wins young scientist award
December 20th, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) A biotechnology professor at the Jamia Milia University has won the first prize in the young scientists award category in the third International Conference on Parthenium-2010 (ICP-2010), ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
French farmer fed his ducks cannabis
November 22nd, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Paris, Nov 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A farmer in France came up with an ingenious way to rid his ducks of worms - i.e. by making the worms 'high'. He allegedly fed the ... Read more...
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‘Weeds’ Likely To End With Seventh Season In 2011
November 17th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
In this episode, Nancy, enacted by Mary-Louise Parker, put herself under the guillotine by asserting her culpability for Pilar’s slaughter. She was ultimately observed surrounded by FBI officers at the airport ... Read more...
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Review Of ‘Weeds’: To Moscow And Quickly
October 20th, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 20, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The latest episode of ‘Weeds’ was named “To Moscow and Quickly”, this new episode was meant to tie up some loose ends in the storyline and ... Read more...
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Review Of Weeds ‘Gentle Puppies’
October 13th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 13, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The latest episode of ‘Weeds’ was particularly hilarious and it provided a fantastic mix of entertainment and laughter to the audience. During this episode, we got ... Read more...
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Monsanto Shares Plummet After News of Roundup Resistant Crops
October 5th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Monsanto was recently named “Company of the Year” by Forbes magazine. That was back in December. Now, with stories out about the horrors of their bio-engineered crops, the company shares have plummeted, ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
USDA Sued For Allowing Genetically Modified Sugar Beets to be Grown
September 14th, 2010 - 12:47 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After an August ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey White that the planting of genetically modified sugar beets would be halted for about two years, ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Tips To Tame Weeds In Your Yard
September 10th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) One of the common problems that a gardener or a farmer faces is the unwanted disturbance of weeds. The weeds are the malignant plants which have ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Mary-Louise Parker Says Everyone Gives Her Pot
August 28th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 28, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Mary-Louise Parker plays a weed dealer suburban mom in her popular series "Weed", but contrary to popular belief she does not puff green all day long. According ... Read more...
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Latest Episode Of “Weeds” Sees Silas’ Dilemma
August 24th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The American comedy-drama television series "Weeds" was aired on Showtime last night and owing to its interesting plot and storyline the episode gave the audience ample ... Read more...
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Mary Louise Parker Shines In “Weeds” Season 6 Episode 1
August 17th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The much anticipated "Weeds" Season 6 Episode 1 was aired last night on Showtime. The audience appreciated the show for its powerhouse star cast and wonderful ... Read more...
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Mary Louise Parker Reveals Her Real life Dark Side
August 17th, 2010 - 12:16 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Mary Louise Parker, star of television’s ‘Weeds’, has become quite a star for her role as a suburban mom who deals marijuana as the so called “Queen ... Read more...
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Goats - cheap, eco friendly lawn mowers!
August 11th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 11 (ANI): If you are the lazy kind, who hates mowing your lawns, or just can't afford it - buy a goat and let it loose!They have a ... Read more...
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Swiss made Truxor machines set to clean Dal Lake
July 22nd, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by ANI
By Parvez ButtSrinagar, July 22 (ANI): The magnificent Dal Lake is all set be cleared of weeds, muck and pollutants with the held of special Swiss made Truxor machines here.Procured at ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
UK council bans residents from cutting grass over safety concerns
July 20th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 20 (ANI): A council in the UK that stopped chopping the grass to save 30,000 pounds a year, has told residents not to do it themselves, in case they hurt ... Read more...
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Rowing prospects mired in Sukhna’s silt and weeds
July 18th, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) It has churned out rowers of international repute. But the landmark Sukhna Lake here is being choked by hundreds of tonnes of silt and weeds, making ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
73-Year-Old Actor Richard Dunn Dies
June 5th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Los Angeles, June 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Friday, Richard Dunn of the "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!" died at a Hollywood hospital.The agent of the star for ... Read more...
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