New Delhi, Nov 7: Trichi District in Tamil Nadu has bagged the highest number of Nirmal Gram Puraskar Awards for 2008.
Hundred and ten panchayats in the district have got the award this year, followed by 98 panchayats in Tiruvannamalai and 96 in Nagapattinam districts in the state.
The Central Government gives the annual awards for cent percent achievement in village sanitation.
Out of 1,966 villages in the State that applied for the award this year, 1,249 have been chosen after an assessment made by a screening committee from New Delhi, in the first half of May this year.
Jid Hafs, Bahrain - Three Bengali workers were killed in a fire that broke out early Friday in a two-storey residential building in the village of Jid Hafs on the outskirts of Bahrain's capital, M
London, Nov 7: Just hours after Blake Fielder-Civil was released from jail, Amy Winehouse was spotted lashing out at a photographer – and later passing out in a cab and flashing her chest.
The ‘Back To Black’ hitmaker did not even greet husband Blake Civil Fielder when he was released from the Pentonville jail as she was recuperating from a chest infection at her home.
London, Nov 7 : Popstar Beyonce Knowles has revealed that she was on the verge of a nervous breakdown soon after her pop career took off.
The ‘Ave Maria’ hitmaker was so much loaded with work that the stardom became a threat to her health in the early years of her career.
“Years ago, I was definitely heading for a breakdown. Just way too much work - my life was my career and I had no other life,” The Sun quoted Beyonce, as telling US magazine Gotham.
While in the interview, the stunner also revealed the reason behind ‘Destiny Child’s’ split, insisting that she is not to be blamed for the break-up.
Tokyo - The Tokyo market extended its recent losses Friday after Toyota Motor Corp announced a sharp cut in it earnings forecast for the current fiscal year.
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 316.14 points, or 3.55 per cent, to close at 8,583.
The broader Topix index of all first-section issues was also down 30.3 points, or 3.33 per cent, to 879.
For the week, Nikkei was up 0.07 per cent, and Topix also rose 1.35 per cent.
Spice Mobiles has launched a new trendy and distinctive metallic designed phone, named S-930 in the Indian market.
London, Nov 7: Just hours after Blake Fielder-Civil was released from jail, Amy Winehouse was spotted lashing out at a photographer – and later passing out in a cab and flashing her chest.
Tokyo - The Tokyo market extended its recent losses Friday after Toyota Motor Corp announced a sharp cut in it earnings forecast for the current fiscal year.
