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Tata Teleservices to launch its services in J&K, North Eastern region in next two months

TATATata Teleservices, a part of the Tata Group of companies, has informed that it would launch its services in Jammu and Kashmir and the North Eastern region in next two month.

The proposed roll out of services would take its presence to 21 circles across the country. Presently, the company operates in more than 6600 towns across 19 circles.

Erectile Problems – An Impending Sign Of Heart Attack

Dr. Geoffrey Hackett, an urologist claims that erectile dysfunction is an early warning sign (two to three years) of an impending heart attack.

In a letter published in the online edition of British Medical Journal, Hackett writes that it is often ignored as doctors feel uncomfortable asking about it, thus treating it more like a ‘recreational or lifestyle issue’.  However, it is no longer acceptable to ignore the issue, and it is clinical negligence on the part of doctors to treat impotence as a socially embarrassing afflicition.

School children in Amritsar say, ‘No, to crackers” ahead of Diwali

Amritsar, Oct. 23 Hundreds of schoolchildren took out a march here on Thursday to spread general awareness and appeal children to not burn fireworks to celebrate the upcoming Diwali festival.

Participating in the march, the children carried placards reading messages like “ Say, no to crackers”.

Students appealed all children not to waste their parents’ hard-earned money on fire-crackers. The gesture was also aimed at preventing air and noise pollution through public awareness.

The participants in the march said the fireworks also cause harmful effects on everyone’s health with their poisonous gases.

Shares hit new low for 2008, pare some losses

Shares hit new low for 2008, pare some lossesMumbai, Oct 23 : The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) fell to its lowest since June 2006 on Thursday as a global rout of equities raised worries of further foreign investor selling, before some bargain hunting helped the market regain some composure.

Leading private sector firm the Reliance Industries, which reports quarterly results after market hours, was down 3.9 percent at 1,264.70, having earlier fallen as much as 6.4 percent to its lowest since Dec. 2006.

The company is forecast to report a modest 2.2 percent rise in net profit on slimmer refining margins.

ItzCash inks pact with Thomas Cook to offer online travel booking service

Itz CashItzCash, the country’s first ever ‘Multi Purpose Prepaid Cash Card’ has informed that it has entered into a partnership with Thomas Cook, to facilitate online travel bookings.

The partnership is eyeing at an increase in online transactions at Thomas Cook and both partners has setup estimated target of 1.5 lakh transaction in rail booking, 0.5-lakh transactions for air booking for the next six months.

NHRC notice to Maharashtra Government on MNS activities

New Delhi, Oct 23 : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the Maharashtra Government after having taken the suo-motu cognizance of the incidents of attack on north Indian aspirants for railway jobs by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).

The Commission has asked the state Chief Secretary and Director General of Police to submit their reports within two weeks.

The Commission said the media report highlighted the attack by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena on aspirants for employment in the Railways and its demand that only Maharashtrians be recruited to fill vacancies in Central and Western Railways.

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