The Hindustan Times back issues from Sunday, July 13:
STATE FARMERS BARELY ENJOY BENEFITS
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, July 13 -- With politics in the country witnessing some major developments, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its confidence level soaring by the day, has geared up its parliamentary poll preparations. The party's ...
BJP BACKS SONOWAL FOR LS
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. DIBRUGARH, JULY 13 -- Dispelling speculations as to which party would field candidate for the Lok Sabha polls from Dibrugarh in case alliance was forged ...
IMA CELEBRATES DOCTOR'S DAY
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. TINSUKIA, July 13 -- The IMA branch here celebrated Doctor's Day on July 1 to commemorate the birth as well as death anniversary of the legendary personality and famous physician of yesteryears Bharat Ratna Dr Bidhan Chandra ...
KOCH RAJBONGSHIS SEEK ST STATUS
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. KALAIGAON, July 13 -- The 11th session of All Assam Koch Rajbangshi Yuba Chatra Sanmilan, held at Morigaon Higher Secondary School recently, condemned the killing of CPI leader Manoj Deka by police.The session also asked ...
JHARKHAND DISOM PARTY MEET TODAY
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GOSSAIGAON, July 13 -- The newly-formed Jharkhand Disom Party (JDP) will finalise its candidates for the ensuing LS polls for Kaliabor, Tezpur, Mangaldoi and Kokrajhar Lok Sabha seats at a State-level party workshop which is ...
GNRC BID TO PROMOTE MEDICAL TOURISM
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, July 13 -- The Guwahati Neurological Research Centre (GNRC) has decided to take an initiative to promote medical tourism in the scenic North-east to lure foreign tourists particularly from the South East Asian ...
AGP SHOULD MAKE POLL STAND CLEAR: BJP
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, July 13 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Assam Pradesh, today categorically stated that the main Opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) should make its stand clear on the issue of electoral understanding. The ...
RCC BRIDGE OVER BREACHED NH-52 BY YEAR-END
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, July 13 -- In a positive development for Lakhimpur and Dhemaji districts, it has emerged that that work for a permanent RCC bridge over the breached part of NH-52 at Ganesh Udyan, near North Lakhimpur, could start ...
SUNRISE CRUISE INTO FINAL
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, July 13 -- A last minute goal by Sunrise substitute Asish Halder turned the table on Green Valley in the second semifinal of the NN Bhattacharjee Memorial Football Championship.In the evenly fought encounter at the ...
WATERLOGGING CONTINUES TO HAUNT CITY AREAS
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, July 13 -- A heavy downpour lasting less than an hour threw life out of gear in several localities of the city this afternoon. Panjabari, Ganeshguri, etc., areas bore the brunt of the waterlogging, with rain waters ...
VANMAHOTSAV CELEBRATED IN SHILLONG BY BSF
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. SHILLONG, July 13 -- Besides guarding the border, the Border Security Force (BSF) has embarked on a battle to save the environment and instructed all its men to join hands in this noble effort."All officers, constables, ...
STUDENTS FETED
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. DULIAJAN, July 13 -- In order to boost the morale of the meritorious students of TDC Part III under Dibrugarh University and imbibe competitiveness among them, the Duliajan College authorities felicitated the students who ...
CENTRE REVIEWS NAGALAND SITUATION
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. NEW DELHI, July 13 -- The Centre on Friday reviewed the internal security situation in Nagaland in the wake of the factional clashes between the NSCN (I-M) and Khaplang groups.Official sources said that Union Home Secretary ...
VACCINATION CAMP HELD
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, July 13 -- Early Birds, a nature organisation for animal welfare and wildlife protection, organised an anti-rabies free vaccination camp for street dogs recently on the occasion of World Zoonosis Day. The Early ...
PROTEST RALLY AGAINST ATTACK ON JOURNALISTS
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GANGTOK, July 13 -- The Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad Party (SHRPP) yesterday took out a rally to protest the recent attack on the journalists here in the Capital city.Carrying placards, banners and shouting slogans accusing ...
GOLAGHAT SCHOOL TOURNEY
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. DERGAON, July 13 -- The Golaghat district inter-school football tournament concluded on Friday. It was organised by the office of the district sports officer. Teams for the Deokan and Pilik Choudhary football tournaments ...
MOVE TO MAKE EDUCATION MORE INTERESTING
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, July 13 -- In an effort to make education more interesting, the Educational Initiatives (EI), a premier organization focused exclusively on assessment and learning outcomes measurement in school education, will ...
GOVT INITIATIVE TO BOOST RURAL TOURISM IN STATE
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, July 13 -- With the concept of rural tourism catching up and taking concrete shape, the Government of Assam is concentrating on expansion of its rural tourism scheme, which already encompasses four sites - the ...
MLA TAKES STOCK OF WELFARE WORKS AT DUNI
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. DUNI, July 13 -- Binanda Kumar Saikia, MLA of Sipajhar LAC, visited some villages of Duni Panchayat area on Tuesday to take stock of progress of development activities. He arrived at Bherua village where a newly built brick ...
SOCIAL FORESTATION
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. UDALGURI, July 13 -- Udalguri-based Astha, an NGO, dedicated to the service of poor and downtrodden class of people, conducted a daylong social forestry programme June 17 last with tree plantation. The members of the NGO ...
DU CONFIRMATION ON PG ECONOMICS CLASSES
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. DERGAON, July 13 -- Post-graduate classes in Economics under Dibrugarh University at DKD College will continue, the college authority confirmed.It may be pertinent to mention that Dibrugarh University is going to introduce ...
BOOK BY JADU KAKOTI RELEASED
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, July 13 -- face=+Italic; Sei Din Aei Dinface=-Italic; , a book by veteran journalist Jadu Kakati was today released by noted litterateur and critic Nalini Dhar Bhattacharya at the Media Trust premises in Rupnagar ...
DIBRUGARH MLA DRAWS FLAK FOR POOR QUALITY OF PWD WORK
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. DIBRUGARH, July 13 -- Barely four months have gone by after the renovation of the 430-metre-long railway overbridge along the Mancotta road here and the stretch is fast going back to its dilapidated form, as potholes have ...
NEW GRA BODY FORMED
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, July 13 -- The Guwahati Referees' Association (GRA) has formed its new executive committee in its annual general meeting held here today. Nagendra Nath Barman became the new president of the association while Suren ...
RESTRICTIONS ON VEHICULAR TRAFFIC MOVEMENT DURING HOUSE SESSION
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, July 13 -- Security has been beefed up and major vehicular traffic diversions would be effected in and around the city in view of the monsoon session of the Assam Legislative Assembly beginning from July 14.A ...
PADDY-CUM-FISH CULTURE TO BOOST MANIPUR'S RURAL ECONOMY
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. IMPHAL, July 13 -- The Indian Council for Agricultural Research for NEH region has demonstrated a programme on sustainable agriculture through paddy-cum-fish culture in Manipur villages which has now become the turning point ...
CULTURAL EVENING IN AID OF DILIP SARMA
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, July 13 -- Exhibiting a spirit of camaraderie, the fellow artistes and well-wishers of eminent singer, music director and cultural activist Dilip Sarma have come forward to help the artiste in his days of need.To ...
LARGE DAMS OPPOSED IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. SILAPATHAR, July 13 -- The Takam Mising Porin Kebang (All Mising Students' Union) and Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) have voiced their protest against the construction of large dams in Arunachal Pradesh to avoid ...
MERITORIOUS STUDENTS FETED
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. KAMPUR, July 13 -- A felicitation function was held at Kampur Sankardev Bidya Niketan to felicitate the brilliant students of the school who came out successful in the last HSLC examination with flying colours.The meeting, ...
SUMMER CAMP HELD
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, July 13 -- A summer camp for schools was organised by Junior Red Cross at the Don Bosco Institute (DBI), Kharghuli, on July 11 and 12. A total of 113 students from seven schools -- Don Bosco, Damra, St Mary's ...
OPP PARTIES JOIN HANDS TO CORNER GOVT
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, July 13 -- The Opposition parties have joined hands to chalk out common issues to put the Government on the backfoot during the Monsoon Session of the Assam Legislative Assembly, which begins tomorrow. The ...
3 KILLED IN MISHAP
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. JORHAT, July 13 -- In a tragic mishap last night, three members of a family were killed when the scooter (AS-03-C-3965) they were riding on hit an ambulance (AS-03-C-4897) near the Bhogdoi bridge on NH-37 in the eastern part ...
BOOK ON BIRDS OF MIZORAM RELEASED
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, July 13 -- A book titled A Pocket Guide to the Birds of Mizoram authored by noted conservationist Dr Anwaruddin Choudhury was formally released at a function at the Mizoram House here last evening.Mizoram boasts of ...
CONCERN OVER MEDICAL WASTE CONTAMINATION
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. MIRZA, July 13 -- That health of humanity is a prerequisite to the well-being of the environment needs no mention. But unmindful of this phenomenon of paramount importance, the environment is being degraded, causing hazards ...
STATE KICKBOXING CHAMPIONSHIP
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. BARPETA, July 13 -- The second All Assam Inter District Kickboxing Championship was held recently at Chenimari Azad High School, Chenimari here.Altogether 215 players from 17 districts took part in the championship where the ...
GOVERNOR'S ASSURANCE TO TEACHERS
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, July 13 -- Assam Governor SC Mathur has assured the representatives of the Asom Sikshak-Karmachari Aikya Mancha (ASKAM) that he would soon convene a meeting involving the Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and the ...
THOUSANDS LEFT HOMELESS BY EROSION IN BAGHBAR, JANIA LACS
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. KALGACHIA, July 13 -- Hundreds of families of Moinbari and its surrounding riverine villages in Baghbar LAC under Barpeta district are now facing dire poverty as the devastating erosion by the Beki and the Brahmaputra have ...
CHAPARMUKH-SILGHAT TOWN RLY SERVICE TO RESUME SOON
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. NAGAON, July 13 -- Train services between Chaparmukh and Silghat town is all set to resume soon after a gap of about 16 years following completion of construction of the broad-gauge line between Senchowa and Silghat ...
CALL FOR CHANGE IN MINDSET OF YOUTH
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. SIVASAGAR, July 13 -- Addressing a massive gathering of partymen in Durburfield, Sivasagar, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday said that the young generation must rise to the call of the moment and for a change of mindset ...
MAHADEB FELICITATED
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, July 13 -- Noted bodybuilder of the State Mahadeb Deka, who recently became runners-up in the Mr Universe contest held at Miami, was felicitated by the Santipur Athletic Club.The well-attended felicitation function ...
Double for Rajini in national racing
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Coimbatore, July 13 -- Chennai lad K.Rajini dominated the Experts Class (Group B, up to 165cc) for a fine double in the second round of the UCAL Rolon National Racing Championship for two-wheelers at the Kari Motor ...
Revised courses spell relief for students
Jul 13, 2008 ... Hindustan Times NEW DELHI, India, July 13 -- Students enrolled in the BSc (H) Food Technology and BSc Physical Sciences courses at Delhi University are in for a pleasant surprise. The revised and pruned courses were on Sunday passed by the Academic Council of the university and will be ...
BJP will take care of Muslim welfare: Advani
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, July 13 -- The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial hopeful L.K. Advani Sunday assured his party would take care of the welfare of the Muslims if voted to power. "Irrespective ...
When groom skydived to reach venue
Jul 13, 2008 ... Hindustan Times NEW DELHI, India, July 13 -- This bridegroom skydived from a height of 7000-ft to tie the knot here on Sunday. Sisir Mishra, an aircraft engineer, wanted a unique marriage for himself. The entire skydiving plan was scripted to perfection as Mishra took the plunge ...
Customer discontent rampant in banking
Jul 13, 2008 ... Hindustan Times NEW DELHI, India, July 13 -- If anyone needed corroboration of customer dissatisfaction with banking services, the annual report (2006-07) of the Banking Ombudsman Scheme published this April by the Reserve Bank provided it.. As per the data put out by the RBI, in the ...
Family taking backseat for career driven Oz women
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, July 13 -- It seems women in Australia are one career-oriented lot, for according to a new research an increasing number of professional women Down Under are putting their careers ahead of having kids and ...
Diwakar Ram a drag-flicker of immense talent
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Hyderabad, July 13 -- Indian hockey has found a highly talented drag-flicker in Diwakar Ram. His utility to the side could be seen in the two games India played in the junior Asia Cup here, particularly the manner in ...
India's British sterling success story
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Chennai, July 13 -- Indian businesses have created at least 19,000 new jobs in Britain in the past 12 months and helped save some 14,000 existing ones, British Deputy High Commissioner Mike Connor says. The ...
A fourth of Britons 'in denial' about being obese
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, July 13 -- Almost a quarter of obese Britons fail to recognise that they are overweight and thus put themselves more at risk of heart disease and cancer, says a new survey. This comparison of Great ...
Brit schools face closure threats due to poor performance
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, July 13 -- With the level of primary education not being up to the mark, British ministers have threatened to close down thousands of primary schools. As revealed by parents' groups, a huge number of ...
Parties condemn VS over Kalam remark
Jul 13, 2008 ... Hindustan Times NEW DELHI, India, July 13 -- A snide remark against former President Abdul Kalam has landed Kerala Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan in big trouble. Various political parties including the Congress and the BJP have asked the Chief Minister to tender an apology to the ...
Visible cleavage, cheery smile - the warning signs of a narcissistic
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, July 13 -- Plucked eyebrows, exposed cleavage and a cheery smile - these are some of the signals which can help make out whether or not a person is a narcissist, experts have found. According to the ...
Ramdev in trouble for ignoring campaign
Jul 13, 2008 ... Hindustan Times NEW DELHI, India, July 13 -- Yoga guru Ramdev has come under attack from none other than his own group of saints, who have charged him with giving more weightage to his personal programmes instead of strengthening the Save Ganga Movement, for which he had formed Ganga ...
Danger lurks around booming tourism
Jul 13, 2008 ... Hindustan Times NEW DELHI, India, July 13 -- A 20-year-old boy from Sector- 9, Rohini, drowned in river Beas in Manali on Sunday morning after accidentally slipping into the water. Arnab Das, a second-year BA student, was on a weekend trip along with two friends. He didn't know how to ...
Spice to sponsor Youngs
Jul 13, 2008 ... Hindustan Times NEW DELHI, India, July 13 -- CORPORATES ARE suddenly making a beeline for sponsorships of football clubs in Delhi. It all started in 2006 when N.D. Heroes were bought over by art auction house Osians'. On Sunday, Simla Youngs Football Club found a sponsor in Spice ...
Winehouseâ[euro](TM)s â[euro]~no controversyâ[euro](TM) concert thrills Irish fans
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, July 13 -- Troubled singer Amy Winehouse delighted thousands of fans at the Oxygen festival near Dublin â[euro]" without any controversial incident. The 24-year-old popstar who has been battling with ...
Kashmir shuts down to remember 1931 martyrs
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Srinagar, July 13 -- Tension gripped old city areas here as stone-pelting mobs engaged the police in pitched battles Sunday during a procession to remember the martyrs of the 1931 uprising against the autocratic Dogra ...
Jagmohan Mundhra's 'Shoot on Sight' premieres in India
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, July 13 -- "Shoot on Sight", a thriller about the London bombings made by Britain-based Indian filmmaker Jagmohan Mundhra, was screened for the first time in India at the ongoing Osian's-Cinefan film ...
Want to be happy? Sing in choirs!
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Wellington, July 13 -- Humming tunes is known as a good stress buster. Now, a new research has further proved it by suggesting that people who sing regularly are happier than their non-singing counterparts. In fact, ...
Left should have withdrawn support earlier: Bardhan
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, July 13 -- Nearly a week after withdrawing support to the Congress-led government, Communist Party of India (CPI) general secretary A.B. Bardhan Sunday said the Left parties should have done this earlier as ...
Veggie dino's life and death revealed at British site
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, July 13 -- A new study on animal and plant remains excavated in southern England has revealed the life and death of a dinosaur known as Iguanodon. According to a report in Discovery News, the study ...
Kashmir observes shutdown to mark 'Martyrs' Day'
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Srinagar, July 13 -- Kashmir today observed shutdown to mark the 'Martyrs Day' in the Valley, which is observed every year in the memory of 23 Kashmiri prisoners executed in 1931 by the forces of then ruler Hari ...
Contractor on board, Haryana urban body set for a new high
Jul 13, 2008 ... Hindustan Times NEW DELHI, India, July 13 -- HARYANA URBAN Development Authority (HUDA) is all set to give competition to DDA's Vikas Minar with the construction of its own hi-rise office in Sector 29. The development authority has hired renowned architect and realty designer ...
Long distance runner Surendra qualifies for Olympics
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Vigo (Spain), July 13 -- India long distance runner Surendra Singh qualified for the Beijing Olympics after he finished fourth in men's 10,000 metres run in the Spanish Olympic trials 'Campeonato De Espana de 10000' ...
Mayawati victimising police officer: Amar Singh
Jul 13, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, July 13 -- Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh Sunday accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of victimising a police officer who probed charges that she held assets disproportionate to her ...