PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, May 20, 2012 Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has updated his status to “married.” Mr. Zuckerberg and 27-year-old Priscilla Chan tied the knot at a small ceremony at his Palo Alto, California, home on Saturday, capping a busy week for the couple. Mr. Zuckerberg took his company public in one of the most anticipated moves in Wall Street history on Friday. And Ms. Chan graduated from medical school at the University of California, San ...
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KOLKATA, May 20, 2012 In addition to Tagore songs, pedestrians and motorists in the city are now being treated to a song glorifying the theme “Ma Mati Manush” at traffic intersections to commemorate the completion of the first year of the Mamata Banerjee government. The term “Ma Mati Manush” was coined by the Trinamool Congress chief in the run-up to the last Assembly election which saw the Marxists ousted from power after 34 years of uninterrupted rule. The song, which ...
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Ludhiana-18-May, 2012 The department of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology in collaboration with Waters (India) Pvt Ltd. organized a one day In-House training on Liquid chromatography techniques and Effective Method Development. Liquid chromatography techniques are beneficial for studying the pharmacokinetics of various drugs and thereby devising strategies for their effective and judicious use. This helps in making the treatment more cost effective. In addition, the liquid ...
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May 15, 201 Two Kapoors, two love stories, but only one strikes a chord with the audiences. On Friday, May 11 2012, Bollywood saw two releases – ‘Ishaqzaade’ and ‘Dangerous Ishhq’. While the former comes with a fresh romantic pair of Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra, the latter sees the comeback of Karisma Kapoor in three avatars. Looking at the first weekend box-office collections of both the films, it is clear that the love story of newcomer Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti ...
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Mumbai:Tuesday, May 15, 2012 The firebrand actress, the dhak dhak girl – Madhuri Dixit, who has ruled a million hearts with her infectious charm and elegant dancing for decades, turns 45 today. After having stayed in US for nine years post marriage, the actress returned to Mumbai recently. Apparently, she has chosen to get away from the hustle-bustle of the city on her special day and have a quiet celebration with her friends and acquaintances in Denver, US. Talking to ...
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ATHENS, May 14, 2012 Greek radical left leader Alexis Tsipras says he will not join or support a pro-bailout coalition government, saying he cannot agree to what he terms a mistake. His continued refusal makes new elections in the crisis-struck country more likely. Mr. Tsipras made the comments on Sunday after attending a meeting convened by President Karolos Papoulias with the head of the conservative New Democracy and socialist Pasok parties. Mr. Papoulias is making a last-ditch ...
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DAMASCUS, May 12, 2012 Two suicide car bombs ripped through the Syrian capital on Thursday, killing 55 people and shaving the facade off a military intelligence building in the deadliest explosions since the country’s uprising began 14 months ago, the Interior Ministry said. Residents told an Associated Press reporter that the blasts happened in quick succession during morning rush hour, with an initial small explosion followed by a larger bomb that appeared aimed at onlookers ...
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New Delhi, May 12, 2012 On the back of a bundle of indicative woes afflicting the economy such as high inflation, widening current account deficit and a depreciating rupee that the government is yet to effectively address, has come a dismal set of IIP (index of industrial production) numbers depicting the sorry plight of the manufacturing sector at the end of fiscal 2011-12. The IIP data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) here on Friday revealed that for the first ...
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BANGALORE, May 12, 2012 Expressing concern over the drop in industrial output, Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn, on Friday, said the slow growth rate could be on account of the decline in industrial production. Addressing the media, after an interactive session organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Southern Region here, Mr. Gokarn said the efforts to moderate inflation could have led to the slowdown in industrial growth. He was commenting ...
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LUDHIANA, MAY 9----- The PAU Directorate of Extension Education in collaboration with Department of Microbiology is organizing a training course on cultivation and processing of tropical mushrooms for farmers from May 15-17 at Kairon Kisan Ghar. Giving details the Director of Extension Education, Dr. M.S.Gill said that the subject-matter-specialists of the University will educate farmers on the importance of mushrooms in Punjab, technology for spawn production, growing of paddy straw ...
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LUDHIANA, MAY 7:----- A one-day “Research and Extension Specialist Workshop for Soil and Water Conservation,” organized by the Directorate of Extension Education of the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), was inaugurated here today by the PAU Vice-Chancellor, Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon. The Associate/Deputy Directors (Training) and Assistant Engineers from Krishi Vigyan Kendra’s (KVKs), District Extension Specialists, State Soil Conservator Officers, Directors of PAU ...
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LUDHIANA, MAY 4:----- Protected cultivation of vegetable crops is catching up with farmers due to the availability of net-house technology and incentives by the government. These views were highlighted by experts in the annual planning meeting of the project “Improving vegetable production and consumption for sustainable rural livelihoods in Jharkhand and Punjab,” held at PAU, today. The experts shared their findings and discussed ways to profitably grow net house vegetables for an ...
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LUDHIANA, MAY 3:----- A two-day national seminar on “Women and Rural Development: Critical Issues,” organized by the College of Home Science of the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) in collaboration with the Home Science Association of India (Punjab Branch) concluded here today. About 175 delegates from across the nation and Pakistan deliberated on empowerment issues, role of women in local governance and livelihood security of rural people with focus on income ...
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5 May 2012 (tehelkanews.com) Few will deny that there is need for an organisation which can collate, sift and analyse information relating to terrorism on a national basis. The problem arises when such an outfit is also provided with the powers to act on this information, through raids, seizure or arrests. That is because the maintenance of law and order is a subject that is handled by the states under our Constitution. Home Minister P Chidambaram, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and ...
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OSLO, April 29, 2012 Muslim leaders in Norway say they are concerned that the anti-Islamic ideology of Anders Behring Breivik, the far-right fanatic now on trial for killing 77 people, is being overshadowed by questions about his mental state. The self-described anti-Muslim militant shocked Norway on July 22 with a bombing and shooting rampage targeting the government headquarters and the Labor Party’s annual youth camp. Since he has admitted to the attacks, the key issue for ...
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27/04/2012 Priyanka Sharma of the S.C.D Government College Ludhiana has topped the Panjab University M.Com Business Innovations First Semester Examination which was declared by the Panjab University today. Priyanka scored 640 Marks out of 800 and ranked first in the University. Roshini Kapoor got second position in the University by scoring 639 marks out of 800 and Kirti Dhawan stood third in the university by scoring 637 marks out of 800. 37 students of the course out of total ...
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LUDHIANA, APRIL 26:----- A 36-member delegation of Agri-Pass Group (AGP), Australia, visited the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) today to gain scientific know-how of Indian agriculture and to apprise themselves of the research, teaching and transfer of technology programmes of the university. The delegation, comprising progressive farmers and technicians, visited the Plant Clinic at PAU Farmers’ Service Centre and the experimental areas and research farms of the Departments of Plant ...
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COLOMBO, April 24, 2012 The events seem to be a replay. It was External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna then. It is India’s Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj’s turn now. A leading newspaper in Sri Lanka has claimed that no discussion was held regarding the devolution of powers to States when the Indian MPs delegation met President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Soon after Mr. Krishna met the President in January 2012, the Indian side released to the press a statement, which said that the ...
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Tuesday, Apr 24, 2012 He is tagged as ‘Mr Perfectionist’ and the ‘Man with the Midas touch’ at the BO by trade and industry alike, so it comes as a surprise when actor Aamir Khan reveals that he is actually nervous days ahead of his TV debut. “It’s my most ambitious venture ever,” he says of his debut show Satyamev Jayate that has been shrouded in mystery right from the time buzz of Aamir doing TV first came about. And seems like barring the day and time of the ...
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New Delhi, April 23, 2012 The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL challenging the appointment of Lt Gen Bikram Singh as the next Army Chief but made it clear that its order would not affect any pending proceedings against him in cases including an alleged encounter in Jammu and Kashmir. The court also refused to reopen the age controversy relating to incumbent Army Chief Gen V.K. Singh when the petitioners raked up the issue, saying it has already been settled by the court. ...
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