India

Bihar girl makes it to NCERT school textbooks

Mohit Joshi 22 January 2008

NCERTPatna, Jan 22 : The success story of a teenage girl, living in a nondescript village of Bihar, getting

BSF fights malaria in an innovative way

Mohit Joshi 22 January 2008

MalariaAgartala, Jan 22: The Border Security Force (BSF) has initiated an innovative plan,

People in West Bengal cry foul over compensation for birds' culling

Mohit Joshi 22 January 2008

Margram (WB), Jan 22: Resistance of villagers to culling of birds is hampering the fight against bird flu in West Bengal.

People in Birbhum District's Margram village resisted culling operations claiming that the compensation being awarded to them is low, slowing down the efforts to stamp out the disease.

"The government is saying that it is going to cull the birds, but we will not be getting the price that we get in the market, and so we are not ready to give up our chickens. The ones that are dying, we are packing them in polythene bags and discarding them," said Sameer Sarkar, a villager.

China's online gamers to exceed 59m in 2008

Sahil Nagpal 22 January 2008

China's online gamersNew Delhi, Jan 22: A nationwide survey has revealed that the number of China's online gamers is expected to exceed 59 million in 2008, up 20 percent from last year's 48 million.

The conclusion is based on the survey of more than 300 websites, 270 enterprises and 50,786 interviewees around the country, reports China Daily.

The ‘Netguide 2008’ survey, which began in January last year by the Data Center of the China Internet (DCCI) and Internet Society of China (ISC), reported that in China the market value in 2007 witnessed a 57-percent increase compared to previous year's 9.36 billion yuan (1.2 billion US dollars).

Commerce Secretary says, his ministry is seeking Law Ministry’s opinion on Goa SEZ issue

Mohit Joshi 22 January 2008

GoaNew Delhi, Jan 21: Union Commerce Secretary and Chairman of the Board of Approval (BoA), G K Pillai

Srinagar remain tense after Muharram sectarian clashes

Sahil Nagpal 21 January 2008

Srinagar ViolanceSrinagar, Jan 21: The situation in Srinagar is tense as sectarian

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