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2011/05/24 Uncategorized comments closed
In Maharashtra, two persons were killed and ten persons were injured when a 40 metre pre-stressed concrete girder of an under construction Rail Over Bridge (ROB) collapsed along with adjacent p......
2011/05/23 Uncategorized comments closed
Customs yesterday (October 22) cracked a transnational drug trafficking attempt, seized some 0.6 kilogrammes of heroin with an estimated market value of $500,000 at the Hong Kong International ......
2011/03/15 Uncategorized comments closed
RANCHI: Tata group and Jagriti Sewa Sansthan have announced the launch of second edition of Tata Jagriti Yatra (TJY) 09, a train journey across India aimed at awakening the entrepreneurial spir......
2011/03/14 Uncategorized comments closed
Tata Steel and state-run MMTC signed an agreement to set up a joint venture to acquire, develop, operate mines and process minerals and metals.
Tata Steel would hold 74 per cent stake in the pr......
2011/03/01 Uncategorized comments closed
Lt. General (Retd) Vijay Madan has been appointed the interlocutor for the purpose of handling talks in respect of the demand for Gorkhaland with all stake holders. The detailed terms and condi......
2011/02/11 Uncategorized comments closed
The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (October 23) pursued two claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $33,000 on behalf of 27 employees, who were owed MPF contributi......
2011/02/11 Uncategorized comments closed
The Customs and Excise Department (CED) today (October 23) urged members of the public, especially parents, not to let children play with a type of face paints toy set which was found to be uns......
2011/02/11 Uncategorized comments closed
The number of live pigs arriving at slaughterhouses today (October 23) was 4,383, with 4,158 imported from the Mainland and 225 from local farms. The wholesale price for live pigs ranged from $......
2011/02/10 Uncategorized comments closed
The Air Pollution Index reached the very high band at all the three roadside stations starting yesterday, with nitrogen dioxide being the culprit pollutant, a spokesman for the Environmental Pr......
2011/02/07 Uncategorized comments closed
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The spokesperson of Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) made the following announcement regarding the death of a human swine influenza (H......
2011/02/06 Uncategorized comments closed
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited (HKMC) announced today (October 23) certain refinements to the Insurance Eligib......
2011/02/06 Uncategorized comments closed
Acer, the worlds second largest PC brand as a follow up to the worldwide launch of Windows 7 OS by Microsoft yesterday announced its FREE UPGRADE PROGRAM on purchases of its Vista Home Premium ......
2011/02/05 Uncategorized comments closed
A coalition of more than 50 child health organizations from all over the world will observe November 2 as the first World Pneumonia Day.
“We have the tools we need to prevent and treat pneumoni......
2011/02/05 Uncategorized comments closed
MiV Investments profiles Diverse Media Group (PINK:DVME.PK) which has recently made a 50% acquisition of Celebrities in Action, Inc. which has a joint venture with Stan Lee, and has agreed to s......
2011/02/04 Uncategorized comments closed
LV= has revealed a 64% rise in the number of drivers being clamped in the last year. Municipal clampers typically charge £116 and private clampers £120, with the legality of private clamping co......
2011/02/04 Uncategorized comments closed
The Bourne Leisure group’s three call centres based in Hemel Hempstead for Warner Leisure Hotels, Butlins and Haven have collectively reached the Top Ten in latest research from the Top 50 Call......
2011/02/03 Uncategorized comments closed
Kate Moss Topshop Christmas 2009 collection launches October 29 2009. The collection presents an assortment of luxurious yet sophisticated oriental-inspired pieces for day and evening festive ......
2011/02/03 Uncategorized comments closed
Punishing Whistleblowers Discourages National and International Anti-Corruption Efforts
Washington, D.C. October 22, 2009. Today the National Whistleblowers Center (NWC), the Government Account......
2011/02/02 Uncategorized comments closed
Dow Corning Corporation and Wacker Chemie AG today announced they have started construction of the second phase of their pyrogenic silica plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, China.
The pyr......
2011/02/02 Uncategorized comments closed
Rastatt, Germany
* Dr. Dieter Zetsche: “With this significant investment we are defining our future in the compact car segment and safeguard the plant Rastatt in the long term.”
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2009/11/01 Uncategorized comments closed
Sodexo, and its student nutrition program at all three schools, partnered with both the Santa Rosa County School District in Milton, Fla. and the Pawtucket School Department in Pawtucket, R.I.,......