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Unions demand action against NWPC member
* Harassment of female teacherJune 16, 2013, 9:49 pmBy Shamindra FerdinandoThe Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) has warned that it would launch trade union action if punitive action is not taken against...
View ArticleLack of funds halts heart surgery at Sri J’pura
Director pooh-poohs unionists’ claimJune 16, 2013, 9:50 pmBy Don Asoka WijewardenaLack of funds has brought heart surgeries to a halt at the Sri Jayewardenepura hospital. This has been the case since...
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Iran’s Rowhani seeks ‘constructive interaction’
June 16, 2013, 9:51 pmSupporters of the winning Iranian presidential candidate Hasan Rowhani, celebrate in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 15, 2013. Moderate cleric Hasan Rowhani was declared the winner...
View ArticleBandula blames pre – 1994 education policies
Youth UnemploymentJune 16, 2013, 9:52 pmby Dasun EdirisingheToday’s unemployment crisis was consequent to the ill-conceived educational policies in effect before 1994. About 80 per cent of school...
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Vanni east landscape transformed with new airfield, major SLAF station
June 16, 2013, 9:32 pmShamindra Ferdinando reporting from IranamduThe Chinese-built MA 60 passenger plane carrying President Mahinda Rajapaksa landed on the newly constructed SLAF runway at Iranamadu,...
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Don’t glorify terrorism, Sri Lanka tells the world
June 16, 2013, 9:33 pmSri Lanka’s Ambassador to the UN in Geneva Ravinatha Aryasinha has asked that greater attention be paid in the Global Counter Terrorism Strategy, to the role of terrorist support...
View ArticleOur land, their country
Managing The Enclaves And ExclavesJune 16, 2013, 8:19 pmby H. khasnobisAN enclave is a territory of one country but surrounded by that of another. An "exclave" is a part of a territory geographically...
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Paris Air Show: Tale of confidence and concerns
By Russell HottenBusiness reporter, BBC NewsNigel Cassidy reports from the world's largest aerospace event of the yearThe biggest aerospace event of the year takes off in Paris this week with the two...
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China's Tianhe-2 retakes fastest supercomputer crown
The Tianhe-2 is nearly twice as fast as the next computer on the listA China-based supercomputer has leapfrogged rivals to be named the world's most powerful system.Tianhe-2, developed by the...
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Russia issues warning on Syria as G8 gathers for summit
David Cameron and Vladimir Putin disagree on Syria but aim to build on "common ground"World leaders have gathered in Northern Ireland for a G8 summit set to be dominated by the conflict in Syria.UK PM...
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Yuri Gagarin air crash details emerge
Gagarin's death has been surrounded by vigorous speculation down the yearsNew details have emerged about the air crash on 27 March 1968 that killed Yuri Gagarin - the first man in space.Fellow...
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Quetta university shut after attacks
The women's university at the centre of Saturday's deadly twin attacks in the Pakistani city of Quetta has been shut down until further notice.In the first incident a bomb on a university bus killed...
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Is Etihad getting too much control in Jet Airways with too little investment?...
This is the question that is bothering the Indian stock market and investment regulators - read the Securities and Exchange Board of India and Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB). They are now...
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B. Raman was more than a ‘boss’ to me; he was a father figure, a mentor, an...
A Tribute On 30th May, 2013, B Raman tweeted: Hanumanji willing, shd be back home coming Saturday Instead, he left for his heavenly abode, yesterday 16th June, 2013 in the evening.He had shared every...
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In a vortex of Ayurvedic oils and dosha-driven diets, Nandini Mehta finds the...
The traditional 'dhara' treatment at Kalari Kovilakom We are at Kollengode, a small hamlet in central Kerala, far from the beaches, wildlife...
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Uzbekistan’s enchanting and easily visible history is only matched by the...
I could have sworn that I knew absolutely nothing about the history of this country I was visiting but it so happened that we were going to Samarkand, which was once ruled by Timur the Lame, and there...
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Annie M. Mathews surrenders willingly to the discreet charms of Wayanad’s...
Tea GreeneryThe dining area at Grassroots displays traditional Kerala architectureWe turned off at Paningode but missed the discreet green gate that had neither name nor purpose emblazoned across or...
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Nilgiri’s has survived over a 100 years in the highly competitive retail...
RA Chandroo“Food is the differentiator in supermarkets and it is our biggest strength" —Murali Krishnan CEO, Nilgiri’s Started in 1905Number of stores 130Turnover Rs 650 croreBet you...
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Can You Keep A Secret? Raveena Kothari
Started October 2012Initial investment Rs 15 lakhAverage customer spend Rs 2,400FY14 revenues Rs 40 lakh**projected***Even more than diamonds perhaps, handbags are a woman’s best friend. Loaded with...
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Vizury’s re-targeting solutions work smartly to bring back online customers...
Started 2008Funding raised so far $11 millionNumber of employees 150No of countries 27Number of clients 500***Chetan Kulkarni, Gourav Chindlur and Vikram Nayak were colleagues at the Bengaluru office...
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