Higher education sans over 170 mn Indian students

New Delhi: Over 170 million students eligible to pursue higher education in India are out of its ambit, according to a joint report by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) and research firm Ernst & Young (E&Y).
“With a total eligible population for education at 460 million, only about 63 per cent [...]

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Haryana to purchase 1,000 new buses

Chandigarh: To augment and modernise its existing fleet of buses and infrastructure, Haryana Roadways has decided to purchase 1,000 new buses by the end of 2012.
These buses will include top-of-the-line Volvo luxury coaches, air-conditioned buses, compressed natural gas (CNG)-run buses, semi-deluxe buses and semi-low floor buses, Haryana’s Transport Minister Mange Ram Gupta said here on [...]

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Haryana to purchase 1,000 new buses

Chandigarh: To augment and modernise its existing fleet of buses and infrastructure, Haryana Roadways has decided to purchase 1,000 new buses by the end of 2012.
These buses will include top-of-the-line Volvo luxury coaches, air-conditioned buses, compressed natural gas (CNG)-run buses, semi-deluxe buses and semi-low floor buses, Haryana’s Transport Minister Mange Ram Gupta said here on [...]

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A high-fat diet could promote the development of Alzheimer’s

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Quebec City: A team of Université Laval researchers has shown that the main neurological markers for Alzheimer’s disease are exacerbated in the brains of mice fed a diet rich in animal fat and poor in omega-3s. Details of the study—which suggests that diets typical of most industrialized countries promote the development of Alzheimer’s—are outlined in [...]

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Bihar local bodies to have cadre-based officers

Patna: The Bihar Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Bihar Municipal (recruitment and service conditions) rules, 2008 thus paving the way for the cadre-based appointment of executive officers in all the 122 local bodies of the state.
At present, there is no separate cadre of officials for these Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). Most of them are being [...]

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Now, a test that ‘predicts’ menopause!

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London (PTI): Thanks to a new test, women will soon get to know how many years they are away from menopause.
An international team, led by scientists from Michigan University, has developed the unique test that it claims could tell women when their reproductive life is likely to be over, by measuring hormone levels in the [...]

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Sadly Away

Jesus looked at the man. Jesus felt love for him. Jesus said,
“There is still one more thing you need to do. Go and sell
everything you have. Give the money to the poor people. You
will have a reward in heaven. Then come and follow me.” The
man was very sorry to hear Jesus say this, and he [...]

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Prioritise sanitation in development process: PM

New Delhi: Sanitation needs to be given priority in development policy approaches, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday, and suggested a four-point roadmap to make this universally available to all citizens, reports IANS.
“Good sanitation should be a birthright of every citizen of South Asia,” he said while inaugurating the Third South Asian Conference on Sanitation [...]

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Free air ride to check school dropouts in J’khand

Ranchi: In an effort to check school dropouts in the state, Jharkhand will now provide a chance of a free ride on a helicopter or a glider to those who attend classes regularly. This is part of its ongoing series of innovative programmes.
State Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Bandhu Tirkey said that the students who [...]

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Dhanbad district to launch job portal soon

Ranchi: Looking for government jobs in Dhanbad? Wait for a few days, and you would find a dedicated website hosted by the district administration to serve your purpose.
Prompted by the success of its e-samvadh software, an e-Governance initiative for speedy disposal of public grievances, the Dhanbad district administration is now planning to launch a portal [...]

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