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- World Bank asks Sindh to encourage NGOs to boost agri output

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17/03/1998

World Bank has asked the provincial government to encourage greater participation of non governmental organisations (NGOs) to boost agriculture production in Sindh. Agriculture Minister Syed Murad

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- Pakistan, Oman to cooperate in environment

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17/03/1998

Makhdoom Syed Ahmad Mahmud, Minister of State for Environment, Local Government and Rural Development, and Oman's Minister for Environment Dr Khamis bin Mubarak bin Essa Al-Alawi agreed in their

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- Cite for CRL's power project given approval

The land site, identified by the Cochin Refineries Limited (CRL) for its proposed 522 mw joint venture power project at Ambalamugal, has been approved by a sub-committee of the environment panel. The

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Hong Kong cholera

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17/03/1998

Health officials stepped up checks on imported sea food Monday to combat a cholera outbreak following report that 25 more people had been

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Recession hits Bhavnagar units

Asia's top shibreaking yard at Alang, near Bhavnagar, is going through a lean phase, triggered off by national and international economic crisis and allegations of lack of labour safety and toxic

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Amazon fires out of control

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17/03/1998

Firefighters dug ditches in a bid to halt raging fires in the northern Amazon as officials appealed for more men and water-dumping helicopters. "We lost control of this thing long time ago", said

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More people are turning to nature for cure

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17/03/1998

More and more people, dissatisfied with modern medicine, are discovering the virtues of nature cure and several allopathic doctors are turning to alternative systems of medicine. "Life has changed

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- Cauvery monitoring authority opposed

The new coalition Government to be formed at the Centre headed by Mr. Vajpayee, would not be able to include the implementation of the interim award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal to ensure

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-Mansar excavation shows existence of ancient civilisation

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17/03/1998

The discovery of two Buddhist stupas, a temple, pieces of sculpture, artifacts and some old coins from an excavation site at Mansar, 45 km from here, suggests that a civilization flourished in the

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Surat-based gynaecologist bags prestigious award

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17/03/1998

The 1997 prestigious Fogsi Corion Award for the best scientific research in obstetric and gynaecology in India has been conferred on Dr. Nimish Shelat, eminent gynaecologist and scientific director

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