The Hindustan Times back issues from Thursday, October 16:
POPULATION, FOOD AND NUTRITION
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. Guwahati Oct. 16 -- The worldwide interest in development reflects a deep concern about the existence of so much of poverty in an age when the application of science and technology could substantially lessen if not abolish ...
J-K ON THE MARCH
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. Guwahati Oct. 16 -- The commissioning of Rs 5200 crore Baglihar project and flagging off the first ever train in Kashmir valley by the Prime Minister of India will usher in new era of development in the State of Jammu & ...
'CLEANER' ELECTIONS
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. Guwahati Oct. 16 -- Given the current political health of the nation, it would be the height of optimism to expect elections in India to be absolutely clean, notwithstanding the endeavours of institutions such as the ...
ANESTHESIOLOGY- AN EXCITING AND EVOLVING SPECIALITY
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. Guwahati Oct. 16 -- October 16 is celebrated world over as "World Anesthesia Day" or "Ether Day". On this very day way back in 1846, William Thomas Green Morton, a US dentist, convinced the medical world that general ...
STATE INVESTORS SUFFER RS 300 CR LOSS
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, Oct 16 -- The turbulence in the stock market has taken its toll on the State's investors. During the last one week the investors suffered a loss of nearly Rs 300 crore, causing a major concern for them. Many small ...
ULFA HAND CONFIRMED IN AGARTALA BLASTS
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. AGARTALA, Oct 16 -- In a new twist to the insurgency problem in the Northeastern region, Tripura DGP Pranay Sahay on Thursday confirmed ULFA's involvement in motivating and imparting training of All Tripura Tiger Force ...
21 CLINICAL LABS SEALED IN GOLAGHAT DIST
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. DERGAON, Oct 16 -- In a significant move, the Golaghat district administration has sealed 21 clinical laboratories and issued showcause notices to five nursing homes of the district. According to information Golaghat DC was ...
OIL PAYS RS 577 CR AS DIVIDEND TO GOVT
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. DULIAJAN, Oct 16 -- Oil India Limited presented a cheque for Rs. 315.00 crore to Government of India, as the final dividend of 150% for the financial year 2007-08. The Company had earlier paid an interim dividend of 125% ...
GOVT APATHY TOWARDS RIOT VICTIMS DECRIED
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, Oct 16 -- Flaying Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi for taking an 'anti-indigenous' stand, the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) and the Assam Bodo Students' Union (ABSU) today demanded adequate security measures for the ...
BOOST TO INDO-MYANMAR TRADE
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. NEW DELHI, Oct 16 -- In a significant move, India and Myanmar have sealed a deal to convert the border trade at Moreh-Tamu and Zokhawthar-Rhi border points to normal trade, paving the way for trade at Most Favoured Nation ...
FURNITURE EXPO
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, Oct 16 -- ART Group is organizing a furniture expo at Neheru Stadium, Guwahati from tomorrow, a release said today. The four-day expo is aimed at providing a platform to the consumers and buyers. Several leading ...
ALL-PARTY TEAM VISITS CLASH-HIT DISTRICTS
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. UDALGURI, Oct 16 -- Apart from the loss of life and property, what has been lost in immeasurable terms is the loss of confidence, loss of faith and loss of goodwill in the violence-affected districts of Darrang and Udalguri ....
CAMPAIGN ON HAND-WASHING
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, Oct 16 -- Along with other parts of the country, the global hand-washing campaign has been jointly organised in the State by Public Health and Engineering Department and Department of Education (Sarva Siksha ...
KARMA RIDERS TO PADDLE THROUGH CITY ON OCT 19
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, Oct 16 -- It has been a unique experience for the rural folk of Assam as well as for the five young German 'Karma Riders' who have been paddling their bicycles traversing highways and dusty lanes and bye-lanes of ...
JAPAN BANK SOON TO FINALISE WATER SUPPLY SCHEMES
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, Oct 16 -- In what could be termed as a major success for the water supply schemes for North Guwahati and South Guwahati (Central) areas, the Japanese Bank of International Co-operation (JBIC) has reached the ...
POET TAFAZZUL ALI REMEMBERED
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, Oct 16 -- An evening at the Sankardev Kalakshetra today remembered poet and lyricist Tafazzul Ali on his birth anniversary, observing the occasion as 'Geetor Din'.A collection of articles, titled Sanskritir Soru ...
3 ARRESTED
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, Oct 16 -- Three rickshaw lifters were arrested by the Chandmari police last night from city's ...
ENSURE FOOD SAFETY THROUGH JUDICIOUS USE OF FERTILIZER: CM
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, Oct 16 -- "The best way to ensure food safety is to minimize the use of chemical fertilizers and to adopt organic manures in a big way." Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi stated this while observing the World Food Day ...
4 ARMS SUPPLIERS ARRESTED
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, Oct 16 -- Acting on intelligence inputs from Army, a joint team of the city police and the Army arrested four arms suppliers this afternoon around 12:30 near Patharquarry under Satgaon police station. Police also ...
AUDF WELCOMES AGP UNIFICATION
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, Oct 16 -- Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF) president Badaruddin Ajmal today welcomed the unification of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and criticized the ruling Congress for 'retarding' the development process in the ...
STATE MAY SEE SHORTAGE IN AGRI PRODUCTS: KCC
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, Oct 16 -- The Kamrup Chamber of Commerce (KCC) today predicted that the State might witness shortfall in the supply of agricultural products, like wheat and pulses, if the large-scale anomalies in the Assam ...
GOVT SCHOOLS GET WAKE UP CALL FROM RIO
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. DIMAPUR, Oct 16 -- State-run schools have always been under the scanner in Nagaland when it comes to imparting quality education in comparison to private schools.The excellent results of HSLC/HSSLC examinations every year ...
ARRESTED BANGLA STUDENT BEING GRILLED
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. SHILLONG, Oct 16 -- Meghalaya and Assam police are grilling an arrested Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir (BICS) activist here on his possible links with terrorists outfits.Md Habibur Rohman, a senior member of BICS, the ...
STATE TO OBSERVE ASSAM SPORTS DAY ON RG'S BIRTH ANNIVERSARY TODAY
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, Oct 16 -- On the occasion of the birth anniversary of RG Baruah, the architect of modern Assam, the State will observe the Assam Sports Day tomorrow. The Directorate of Sports, Assam will observe the Day in a ...
GAS DISCOVERED AT KOAIFANG
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. AGARTALA, Oct 16 -- The ONGC has dug out yet another success at Koaifang, a remote village of Santir Bazar subdivision.The exploration major has discovered a huge gas reservoir in this obscure South Tripura village.Only few ...
SIKKIM TO BE ON AIR MAP SOON
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. NEW DELHI, Oct 16 -- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today cleared the construction of a Greenfield Airport at Pakyong, about 35 km from Gangtok, formally paving the way to bring Sikkim into the air map of ...
JINTU GOGOI FOOTBALL
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. DIBRUGARH, Oct 16 -- Dehing Football Club drubbed Dibrugarh Football Coaching Centre by 6-1 in the today's match of the Captain Jintu Gogoi memorial football tournament held at Chowkidinghee ground here. Although the local ...
NE HOCKEY MEET
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, Oct 16 -- The second edition of the north east hockey tournament, billed as Sahara North East Challenge Cup Hockey Championship, will be organized at the Maulana Mohammed Tayabulla Hockey Stadium, Bhetapara here ...
GSA VOLLEYBALL
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, Oct 16 -- The inter club and inter educational institute volleyball championship under Guwahati Sports Association (GSA) is going to be held from October 26.The clubs and the educational institutions, intending to ...
WOMEN CRICKET TEAM
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, Oct 16 -- The Assam Cricket Association today has named The Assam U-19 women team for the one-day cricket. The meet will be held at Jamshedpur and the State team will leave for the meet on October 18.The 15-member ...
I-D TABLE TENNIS
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. DIBRUGARH, Oct 16 -- The 56th all Assam inter-district table tennis championship will be held from October 18 to October 22 at the Indoor Stadium of the Dibrugarh District Sports' Association (DDSA) here, a press communique ...
MEGHALAYA POLICE IN TYRSAD SOCCER FINAL
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. SHILLONG, Oct 16 -- Meghalaya Police (MLP) football Team yesterday entered the finals of Tyrsad Football tournament by beating Umprhrup comprehensively by 2 goals to nil. Some of the best teams from the state are ...
SEMINAR ON WETLANDS AT JN COLLEGE, BOKO
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, Oct 16 -- Jawaharlal Nehru College, Boko has organised a UGC-sponsored national seminar on October 24 and 25 to provide a common platform to the scientist, researchers, academicians, NGO's and policy makers to ...
ALL ASSAM SCHOOL CHESS MEET CONCLUDES
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GUWAHATI, Oct 16 -- Debashis Dutta of Disneyland School, Guwahati, Krishnasish Gogoi, Srimanta Sankar Academy, Guwahati and Dipu Pradhan, St Peters School Nazira emerged champions in the All Assam School Chess Championship ...
COMMITTEE FORMED
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. SILCHAR, Oct 16 -- Kishan Morcha , with a 26-member district committee was formed here recently. The founder president of this committee is Biswajit Paul. In this regard a press conference was organised, where its objectives ...
SANKARDEV ABIRBHAB MAHOTSAV AT KALIABOR BEGINS TOMORROW
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. KALIABOR, Oct 16 -- The 560th Abirbhab Mahotsav of Srimanta Sankardev and Sishu Ajmatri Samaroh will be observed here on October 18 and October 19 at the Sankari Sanskriti Kendra, Darigoji with a two-day programme under the ...
FUND DIVERSION ALLEGED
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. SILCHAR, Oct 16 -- Massive misappropriation of funds has been alleged at the Kalain development block in the NREGS. The anomalies of the fund was nearly Rs 1.60 crore. In this regard four personnel from the block were ...
TUSKERS DAMAGE HOUSE, INFANT KILLED
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. JAMUGURIHAT, Oct 16 -- A herd of three wild elephant completely damaged the dwelling house of Niranjan Roy of Thulaeika village under Jamugurihat PS at 3 am on Wednesday and killed Sukumar Roy, an infant of four months. As ...
VIOLATION OF RTI ACT ALLEGED
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. KALGACHIA, Oct 16 -- Despite different newspapers published data-based news about massive corruption in Kalgachia Rupsi Development Block in implementing various schemes under NREGA funds, the authority concerned has taken ...
BANDH PEACEFUL IN KOKRAJHAR DIST
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. GOSSAIGAON, Oct 16 -- The 12-hour Assam bandh called by the Janagostiya Ekaya Mancha demanding ST status and fulfillment of the demands passed off peacefully in Kokrajhar district ....
GOLDEN JUBILEE OF JOYPUR HS
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. NAMRUP, Oct 16 -- Hectic preparations are afoot to celebrate the golden jubilee celebration of Joypur Higher Secondary School, one ...
HEADMASTER ACCUSED OF GRAFT IN MDM SCHEME
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. HOWRAGHAT, Oct 16 -- The national programme of nutritional support to primary education which is popularly known as the mid-day-meal (MDM) scheme and which was launched with the aim to boost universalisation of primary ...
Guy Ritchie says his "three ring circus" marriage had to end
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Oct. 16 -- Dejected Guy Ritchie had told his pals that his and Madonna's marriage had to end - because the relationship had turned into a "three-ring circus". The revelation follows the official ...
Cabinet approves maternity benefit under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for inclusion of maternity benefit in the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana subject to the condition that the premium is within the existing limit of Rs ....
Giant lens could help keep moon dust at bay
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Oct. 16 -- NASA scientists have found the key to keep harmful moon dust at bay- a little sunshine. Astronauts landing on the moon have to tackle with lunar dust, which is easily disturbed and highly ...
Uttar Pradesh's premier Agro Institute facing neglect
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh), Oct. 16 -- The Genda Singh sugarcane breeding and research institute in Sewari in Uttar Pradesh, which was Asia's second prominent centre for research purposes, has per researchers working ...
General Petraeus assesses US strategy for Pak, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Oct. 16 -- The new head of the US Central Command has launched a major reassessment of American strategy for Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq and the surrounding region. General David H. Petraeus ...
McCain, Obama slug it out in final debate
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, Oct. 16 -- Republican candidate John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama slugged it out over the faltering U.S. economy, taxes, energy policy and character in their third and final presidential debate on ...
ZAHEER'S REMARK A PLOY TO UNSETTLE US: PONTING
Oct 16, 2008 ... Sarwar Kashani Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Sydney, Oct. 16 -- (IANS) Australia captain Ricky Ponting rubbished the remark that his side was defensive in the Bangalore Test, saying it is the India's way of psyching themselves up ....
CHANDRAYAAN TO LOOK FOR WATER ON THE MOON (TO GO WITH INDIAN SPACECRAFT WILL TRY TO UNRAVEL MOON'S ORIGINS)
Oct 16, 2008 ... Sarwar Kashani Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Oct. 16 -- (IANS) Is there water on the moon? India's lunar explorer, Chandrayaan-1, will try to find out by peeking into the moon's dark corners and sending an ...
PRAKASH IN QUARTER-FINALS AT CALABASAS
Oct 16, 2008 ... Sarwar Kashani Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Calabasas, Oct. 16 -- (IANS) India's Prakash Amritraj stormed into the quarter-finals of the $50,000 Mercedes Benz tennis Challenger tournament with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Ivan Miranda of ...
BHUPATHI-KNOWLES IN MADRID QUARTER-FINALS BY DEFAULT
Oct 16, 2008 ... V. Vijayalakshmi Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Madrid, Oct. 16 -- (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and his Bahamian partner Mark Knowles entered the quarter-final of the Madrid Masters tennis tournament after local favourites Rafael Nadal and ...
ZARDARI SIGNS 11 PACTS WITH CHINA ON TRADE, ENERGY, SPACE TECHNOLOGY
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Beijing, Oct. 16 -- (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, who is on a visit to China, signed as many as 11 agreements with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao last evening. The agreements, memorandums of ...
ANOTHER CLERICS' BODY IN PAK DECLARES SUICIDE ATTACKS "UN-ISLAMIC"
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Lahore, Oct. 16 -- (ANI): In such second decision over the past couple of days, another body of Muslim clerics in Pakistan declared suicide attacks as "illegal" in Islam, and condemned the countrywide acts of ...
PAK TALIBAN READY TO GIVE UP ARMS AFTER GOVT DECLARES CEASEFIRE
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Lahore, Oct. 16 -- (ANI): The Pakistan unit of the Taliban, the Tehree-e-Taliban (TTP) has declared that it was sensitive to their country's integrity and was ready to give up arms if the Pakistan government announced ...
PARLIAMENT SESSION TO BEGIN ON FRIDAY
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- (ANI): The Winter Session of parliament will begin on Friday. The session will have 24 sittings spread over 36 days till November 21.During the sitting, 71 legislative, two financial and one ...
US-BASED PAK GROUP DESCRIBES MPS VISIT TO DR AAFIA "WASTEFUL"
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Oct. 16 -- (ANI): A New-York group of Pakistani political workers has reportedly criticised the recent visit of a Pakistani parliamentary delegation to the US to meet "terror suspect" Dr Aafia Siddiqui and ...
INDIAN ORIGIN ASTRONOMER PROBES VIOLENTLY VARIABLE BLACK HOLES
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Munich, Oct. 16 -- (ANI): An astronomer of Indian origin and his team have used the VLT (Very Large Telescope) and Rossi XTE satellite to probe violently variable black holes, providing insights into the colossal ...
FIRST TUNABLE "NOISELESS" AMPLIFIER MAY REVOLUTIONISE QUANTUM COMPUTING
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Oct. 16 -- (ANI): American researchers have developed the first tunable "noiseless" amplifier, which can boost the speed and precision of quantum computing and communications systems.Scientists at the National ...
ORAL TREATMENT WITH ANTIVIRAL DRUG COMBINATIONS EFFECTIVE AGAINST CHRONIC HEPATITIS
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Oct. 16 -- (ANI): A team of American researchers has successfully treated chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in woodchucks by orally administering them various combined and independent antiviral ...
GUY RITCHIE DOESN'T WANT 'A PENNY' FROM MADGE'S MILLIONS
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Oct. 16 -- (ANI): Guy Ritchie has reportedly told his attorneys that he does not want even 'one penny' from Madonna's estimated 300 million pound wealth.The celebrity couple, married for seven years, have ...
ARCHAEOLOGISTS DISCOVER 'GLADIATOR' TOMB IN ITALY
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Rome, Oct. 16 -- (ANI): Archaeologists, in Italy, have found the tomb of an ancient Roman aristocrat, who is believed to have inspired Russell Crowe's character in the hit film Gladiator.According to the news agency ...
MUSCLE-BUILDING STEROID USE LINKED TO INCREASED VIOLENCE IN YOUNG ADULT MALES
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Oct. 16 -- (ANI): American researchers have found in a study that young male adults who use anabolic-androgenic steroids are more likely to show violent behaviors, such as shooting or stabbing ...
RARE ROMAN TOMBSTONE GOES ON SHOW IN LANCASTER MUSEUM
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Oct. 16 -- (ANI): A rare tombstone that shows a Roman soldier with the severed head of a barbarian, has gone on permanent display at a museum in Lancaster, UK.According to a report by BBC News, the tombstone, ...
SMOKING LINKED TO COGNITIVE DECLINE
Oct 16, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Oct. 16 -- (ANI): Studying a population of 1,964 men and women in the Netherlands, a team of researchers has found that people who smoke are more likely to be poorer than those who do not in terms of ...