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Friday, November 13, 2009 |
Today is World Diabetes Day a day to reflect upon why India has become the diabetic capital of the world with million of its people suffering from diabetes It is high time we prepared to combat this menace and curb its spread As the new President of IDF has rightly remarked that either we turn off the diabetes tap or else spend ... Read more |
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Wednesday, November 04, 2009 |
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Lucknow the erstwhile City of The Nawabs will be host to the th Annual Conference of the Associationof Surgeons of India ASI UP chapter UPASICON The surgeons conglomerate is being organized by the Department of Surgery of CSM Medical University upgraded King Georges Medical College KGMC in association with the Society of Endos ... Read more |
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 |
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It was indeed a programme with a difference In true keeping the true spirit of Loreto Tuesday the th of October which incidentally is also the International Hand Washing Day saw this missionary school open its gates to odd rickshaw a three wheeled pedalled vehicle used as a common mode of transport in Indian towns drivers as a gestu ... Read more |
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Saturday, October 17, 2009 |
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The nights are laden with the intoxicating smell of the white flowers of queen of night There is a rosy nip in the morning air hinting at the approaching winters The granaries are brimming with the recently harvested rice crop For many businesses the traditional not the official new financial year is about to begin So what could be a more ... Read more |
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Friday, October 02, 2009 |
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All you have shall someday be given therefore give now that the season of giving may be yours and not your inheritors Kahlil GibranSomebody has come up with this beautiful idea of celebrating the JOY of Giving Week from th September to rd October The theme of this week is to give anything you have in abundance to someone who does n ... Read more |
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Monday, August 31, 2009 |
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Diabetes is a major health challenge particularly in a developing country like India Yet we seem to be closing our eyes to this silent killer Increasingly younger people including children are developing diabetes with the potential to cause serious complications that can derail lives and overwhelm health care budgetsWith India being at ... Read more |
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 |
Music is not just entertainment It is meditation It is like talking to God And communicate we did with the Supreme Being through the eclectic musical recital of Pundit Vishwa Mohan Bhattunder the aegis of SPIC MACAY in the auditorium of Loreto Convent College Lucknow on a sultry morning of Thursday August The maestro proved hi ... Read more |
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009 |
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The Supreme Court of India has ordered a closure of all slaughter houses and eateries serving non vegetarian food for nine days starting th August all over the country This has been done in deference to the wishes of the Jain community during the holy period of their Paryushan ParvaA two member bench consisting of Justice HK Sema and Jus ... Read more |
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Monday, August 10, 2009 |
The sultry Saturday afternoon of th August saw around odd academicians social activists writers journalists and other members of civil society gather in the Academic Staff College of Lucknow University for intense deliberations on state sponsored terror httpimgmodernghanacomimagescontentjliutqqawwqimagejpg IMG ... Read more |
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Monday, August 03, 2009 |
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Seventy million Indians with an ever expanding waistline nearly half of the countrys million adolescents suffering from junk food related obesity Isnt it high time to rewrite our health agendaA seminar was recently organized in New Delhi by Heal India a health and wellness magazine in collaboration with Diabetes Federation of India ... Read more |
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Monday, June 29, 2009 |
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It is heartening to note that the Ministry of Human Resource Development HRD under the able guidance of Sri Kapil Sibal wishes to overhaul the education system in the country It envisages replacing marks with grades already been done by some Boards having a one nation one board principle an excellent idea and bringing a tough law to p ... Read more |
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Monday, June 15, 2009 |
Aha To be in the land of the Pharaohs and of Cleopatras to breathe deep the air of ancient civilization to marvel at the pristine blue of the Red Sea to let the senses reel under the ine ... Read more |
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 |
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Nip The Problem In The Bud Nay The LeafTobacco is the only consumer product which is grown and available legally and is lethal for human beings At the current rate the number of smokers dying every year in the world is likely to reach million crore by In India tobacco kills million lakhs people annuallyTobacco defi ... Read more |
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009 |
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While the rest of the country seemed to be drawn in the vortex of mud slinging and shoe throwing as the lead in to the on going Lok Sabha elections a group of common citizens was deliberating the more serious issue of the dangers of nuclear power Several eminent social activists doctors academicians and other members of civil society took par ... Read more |
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Saturday, April 25, 2009 |
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Special in lead up to Chernobyl Day April Twenty three years ago in the early hours of th April precisely at am the world witnessed one of its worst nuclear disasters Reactor number of Chernobyl power station situated near Pripyat in Ukraine exploded Two explosions blew off the dome shaped roof of the ... Read more |
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Saturday, April 18, 2009 |
Yes that is what Prabha Chaturvedi resident of D Paper Mill Colony Lucknow is lovingly known as in the circle of her friends and well wishers A very socially committed person she started an antigarbage movement in with the support of a small group of women volunteers and her husband During the course of her crusade for removal of ... Read more |
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Friday, March 27, 2009 |
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The Kalam Vichar Manch thinkers association recently organized a thought provoking seminar to commemorate the death anniversary of freedom fighter Shaheed Bhagat Singh who was hanged to death on March On this occasion noted historian Dr Irfan Habib spoke on the relevance of Bhagat Singh in the present times It was a real treat ... Read more |
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Sunday, March 22, 2009 |
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Water constitutes about three fourths of the earths surface but only less than one percent of it can be used by its inhabitants Most of it is salt water oceans about and of it is contained in glaciers With every country seeking to satisfy its ever increasing water needs from shrinking and limited water resources there could be a futur ... Read more |
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Friday, January 09, 2009 |
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The shocking news of the alleged gruesome death of Dr Iffat Kamal has benumbed my senses She a doctor by profession was allegedly assaulted by her husband in her house at Dundee Scotland on December and after battling for ten days succumbed to her injuries That she a professionally qualified and financially independent person became ... Read more |
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Saturday, November 29, 2008 |
The phrase the doctor at your doorstep sounds incredible But it is true This is what the MDRFWDF Chunampet Rural Diabetes Prevention Project is aboutRecent studies have proved that diabetes has reached a pandemic stage not only in urban India but its prevalence rate in rural areas is also increasing rapidly As of now an estimated n ... Read more |
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Thursday, November 20, 2008 |
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The Diabetes Summit for South East Asia is being organized in Chennai from th to th November by the World Diabetes Foundation WDF in collaboration with the World Health Organization WHO South East Asia Regional office SEARO the International Diabetes Federation IDF and the World BankThe aim of this summit is to serve as ... Read more |
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 |
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By resolution IX of December the United Nations UN General Assembly recommended that all countries institute a Universal Childrens Day on November to be observed as a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children The day of November marks the day on which the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of ... Read more |
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