Maoists kill 24 Bihar cops in 8 monthsOctober 29th, 2009 Maoists have killed 24 policemen in the last eight months in Bihar, a senior state police official said today. The Additional Director General of Police (headquarters), Bihar Neelmani said as many as 24 cops have fallen to Maoists' bullets in the last eight months since January.
POLIO STALKS INDIA'S NORTHERN FATEHPUR DISTRICT. (TAPE NO: 09/14845)September 22nd, 2009 NATURAL WITH HINDI SPEECH
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Polio stalks India's northern Fatehpur district. Despite the government's efforts to make India a polio-free nation, India's northern Fatehpur district records quite a number of polio cases.
China develops new method to test swine flu in pigsMay 4th, 2009 BEIJING - China has developed a new diagnostic method to test influenza A(H1N1) virus in pigs, the agriculture ministry said. Officials said the new method can deliver test results within five hours.
Phase 3 has 15,000 Maoist-affected polling stationsApril 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - More than 15,000 polling stations in 10 parliamentary constituencies in Bihar and West Bengal are affected by Maoist violence, the Election Commission said Tuesday. 'As many as 15,193 polling stations in 10 parliamentary constituencies spread over Bihar and West Bengal are Naxal-affected.
Polio resurging in Africa, says Red CrossApril 8th, 2009 GENEVA - The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) warned Wednesday that polio is spreading again in 14 countries across Africa, including in areas where the disease had once been eradicated. 'We have clear indications that polio is spreading again, including in countries such as Uganda, which had been polio-free for more than a decade,' said Tammam Aloudat, an IFRC expert on emergencies.
'Restore village name, or we won't vote'April 6th, 2009 PATNA - Unhappy with the name of their village being changed from Chakfateha to Barahi Mohan, residents of the village in Bihar's Sheohar district have threatened to boycott the Lok Sabha polls if the old name is not restored. To show their anger, they are already refusing to participate in an ongoing polio campaign.
Maoists blow up a school in BiharApril 5th, 2009 PATLUKA - Maoists blew up a school in Patluka village of Gaya District in Bihar on Saturday. According to police officials, a group of around 20-25 armed Maoists blew up the school and stuck a poster on the spot.
More European aid for flood recovery in BiharMarch 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The European Commission (EC) has committed a further 2 million euro (Rs.134 million) to assist with rehabilitation activities for flood victims in Bihar, in its third financial contribution for the cause, EUAsiaNews reports. The EC humanitarian aid for Bihar now totals 6.5 million euro (Rs.434 million) since the Kosi River embankment collapsed in neighbouring Nepal last August causing heavy flooding in the area.
Five polio cases detected in BiharMarch 1st, 2009 PATNA - Five new cases of polio have been detected in Bihar in the first two months of this year despite immunisation drive, an official in the state health department said Saturday. This is three less than in Uttar Pradesh, which has had the highest incidence of the infection during 2008, a Unicef official said.
I did role for my country, says hero of Oscar-nominated documentaryFebruary 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Polio-affected Mohammad Gulzar Saifi, who stars in the Academy Award nominated 'The Last Inch', will not be at the Oscars. But he says he did the role for his country and hopes both his documentary and 'Slumdog Millionaire' will bag the awards Feb 22.
I did role for my country, says hero of Oscar-nominated documentaryFebruary 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Polio-affected Mohammad Gulzar Saifi, who stars in the Academy Award nominated 'The Last Inch', will not be at the Oscars. But he says he did the role for his country and hopes both his documentary and 'Slumdog Millionaire' will bag the awards Feb 22.
I did role for my country, says hero of Oscar-nominated documentaryFebruary 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Polio-affected Mohammad Gulzar Saifi, who stars in the Academy Award nominated 'The Last Inch', will not be at the Oscars. But he says he did the role for his country and hopes both his documentary and 'Slumdog Millionaire' will bag the awards Feb 22.
Meerut's war on polio finds a global faceFebruary 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Munzareen Fatima is hardly the toast of Indian showbiz - but the tough Meerut housewife clad in a burqa and a lace shawl covering her head is India's new face at the 2009 Oscar awards. Fatima, a field worker, is one of the leading lights of the 'The Final Inch', a 38-minute documentary about the global effort to eradicate polio.
$635 million effort to wipe out polio in India, PakistanJanuary 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - An international effort spearheaded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $635 million towards eradicating the crippling polio disease with focus on India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. The Gates Foundation has pledged $255 million, while the governments of Germany and Britain will together donate a total of $280 million, according to an announcement made in San Diego, California.
Leper driven out of Bihar village (Supersedes earlier story)January 8th, 2009 PATNA - A leprosy-stricken Dalit man has been driven out of a village in Bihar with his two minor daughters by villagers who feared they too would get affected. Femu Sada, a beggar in his late 30s, has taken shelter in a school after being humiliated in village Chatia Mushari in Purnia district, said Madan Singh, a social activist.
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