Santosh Medical College in Ghaziabad, affiliated to Santosh Hospital, is a private college that has been exposed by media reports as being inadquate both in terms of infrastructure and faculty. The hospital has 800 beds, 80 per cent of which are free. But most of the facilities are not used.

The uk High Court recently ruled in favour of a group of Indian Ocean islanders who were forcibly removed to make way for a us airbase decades ago. The Ilois or Chagossians are inhabitants of

1805: Nilambur Kovilgam, a ruler of a Kerala province, annexes 40,500 ha of Gudalur 1845: Kovilagam's successors (jenmies) start leasing out land to plantation companies. They also employ

What's the secret of Navbharat-151's success?

This is designed as a shorter-duration variety (140 days) as against 180 days to facilitate the rabi crop. Because it originates from the best local selections, it suits local conditions well. Besides, this is a long-staple variety and has potential yield of 5,500 kg per hectare.

In November 2004, the Coastal Action Network (CAN) approached the Madras High Court, seeking a stay on SSCP public hearings. Their petition was dismissed. The court said: Before parting with the above cases, we would like to mention that we should not obstruct the scientific and technical progress of the country in the name of environment protection. No doubt, the environment has to be protected, but at the same time we must never overlook the basic aim of our country, which is to make India a powerful and modern industrial state. Today the real world is cruel and harsh.

hc notice: The Andhra Pradesh (ap) High Court has issued notices while hearing a writ petition filed by two ngos. Dhimsa, based in Visakhapatnam, and Sakti, based in Hyderabad, had petitioned the