A state breakdown of Census Bureau field employees hired between February and May

August 10th, 2009 NH becomes 17th state to enact plant closings lawCONCORD, N.H. —New Hampshire became at least the 17th state to enact a law requiring large companies to inform workers and the state before mass layoffs or plant closings.

July 26th, 2009 Iraq pulls Basra gas field from bidding roundBAGHDAD — Iraq has removed a small gas field in Basra from a list of 11 oil and gas fields being offered for development in its second round of postwar bidding. A top Iraqi official overseeing oil and gas licenses said Sunday that Iraq's state-run South Oil Co.

July 17th, 2009 Octuplets hospital again fined over privacy breachLOS ANGELES — The Southern California hospital where Nadya Suleman's octuplets were born has been fined $187,500 for failing to protect their medical privacy, state health officials said Thursday. The California Department of Public Health said it was the second time Kaiser Permanente's Bellflower hospital was fined under new legislation designed to protect patients' medical records.

June 30th, 2009 Locke hires 3 experts to help with 2010 censusWASHINGTON — With the 2010 census months away, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on Tuesday hired three experts to assess potential problems as the government waits for confirmation of President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the high-stakes count. The experts, former officials with the Census Bureau, will help provide "an up-to-date assessment of the state of readiness and potential vulnerabilities" in the headcount in the areas of operations, overall management and field operations, he said.

May 22nd, 2009 RANCHI - According to the latest census, there has been an increase in the elephant population in Jharkhand's Dalma sanctuary, officials said Friday. 'The rise of population of elephants in Dalma sanctuary is due to arrival of calves instead of migrant elephants,' said an official of the forest department.

May 5th, 2009 Top 25 Vacant NeighborhoodsA list of the 25 neighborhoods with the highest percentage of vacant homes, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal data. The AP analysis included only census tracts with more than 1,000 housing units and less than 5 percent vacation homes, according to the 2000 census.

April 24th, 2009 JAMMU - There is good news from Jammu and Kashmir - an increase in the population of the endangered stag called hangul. According to a census conducted by the state wildlife department, the estimated population is now between 201 and 234, compared to 117 and 199 in March 2008.

April 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is all set for its sixth national census, the first phase of which will be conducted April 27-May 11. This phase will cover 'house listing operations', while the second and main phase covering 'population and housing census' will be conducted in October, The News said Monday, quoting the government's Statistics Division.

April 15th, 2009 BANGALORE - The impact of global recession has forced Infosys Technologies, India's second largest IT bellwether, to freeze wage hike and fresh hiring in new fiscal 2009-10, a senior official said Wednesday. 'Employees will not get salary hike or promotions this fiscal.

April 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a plea that sought direction to the government to undertake a caste-based census in 2011. A bench of Chief Justice K.G.

March 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - There is good news for women in the national capital, as they can now call the police control room (PCR) for assistance at any time, in case of a car breakdown, a senior official said Tuesday. The move comes just days ahead of the Women's Day March 8.

February 18th, 2009 KOLKATA - The rhino population in a national park at the Himalayan foothills has gone up. Elated officials of the West Bengal forest department are now getting ready to carry out a census in another reserve forest.

February 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after a Kerala legislator's daughter and her friend were harassed in Karnataka's Mangalore town, allegedly by members of the Sri Rama Sene, Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury said here Saturday that there was complete breakdown of law and order in that state. 'We are taking a serious note of repeated attacks against women in Karnataka.

February 1st, 2009 JERUSALEM - Israel's counter-terrorism bureau warned Sunday of a 'concrete, high-level threat' that the Lebanese Hezbollah guerrilla group planned an attack against Israelis to avenge the February 2008 assassination of Imad Mughniyah, its deputy leader. 'The Hezbollah organization is apparently prepared to carry out a serious attack (assassination, kidnapping) against an Israeli target, including abroad.

January 27th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Nearly 400,000 employees of the Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday observed a day-long strike demanding extension of the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations in the state. Work in various state government offices remained paralysed due to the strike call by the employees' joint co-ordination committee.