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Print - 2012-07-23
Americans juggle phones, TV at same time: survey

Americans juggle phones, TV at same time: survey

In the new "multiscreen" world, more than half of American adults with mobile phones use them while watching television, including to check the veracity of what they see on TV, a survey showed on July 17. The poll conducted by the Pew Research Centre's In
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
YouTube becoming major news platform

YouTube becoming major news platform

YouTube, the Google-owned video sharing website, has become a major platform around the world for news, posing challenges to media organisations, a study said on July 16. The Pew Research Centre report said that news related events were the most searched
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Mobile phones trump computers among online Chinese

Mobile phones trump computers among online Chinese

Mobile phones have overtaken computers as the most popular device for getting online in China, the government said on July 19, as it announced the number of web users had hit 538 million. China has the world's biggest online population, with nearly four o
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
'Text me', say Britons with no time to talk

'Text me', say Britons with no time to talk

Britons prefer to text friends or keep in touch on Facebook rather than chat on the phone, leading to the first ever decline in mobile voice calls, according to the UK's telecoms regulator. The average consumer now sends 50 texts a week, a number that has
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Internet grabs startup devoted to Apple gadget email

Internet grabs startup devoted to Apple gadget email

A French startup behind email applications for Apple gadgets has been bought by Google as the Internet titan increasingly tailors hit software to run on its rival's hardware. Sparrow co-founder and chief executive Dominique Leca announced on July 20 that
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
ZTE announces LTE smartphone

ZTE announces LTE smartphone

Chinese manufacturer ZTE have announced it will create its own smartphone which will support the new mobile communications standard LTE. The almost 9-mm-thick Grand X LTE has a 4.5-inch display, a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and an 8 megapixels camera. An
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Building websites with Mozilla Thimble

Building websites with Mozilla Thimble

Aspiring web designers can take their first steps with Mozilla's new tool Thimble. The application is available for free from the educational platform www.webmaker.org. Thimble divides the screen into two halves with the left side showing the HTML coding
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Dell business laptops with new processors

Dell business laptops with new processors

Dell is adding three new models to its Vostro laptop series. The business computers with the model numbers 3360, 3460 and 3560 have matte displays between 13 and 15 inches and a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. The basic price is between 450 and 500 euros
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
VLC Media Player arrives for Android devices

VLC Media Player arrives for Android devices

The VLC Media Player will soon be available as an app for smartphones and tablets using Android. An official beta version will be available soon over the Google Play platform, according to VLC developer Videolan. Just like in the computer version, the app
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
No boom for telco equipment firms in 4G revolution

No boom for telco equipment firms in 4G revolution

With data traffic from video downloads and on-the-go web surfers clogging up telecoms networks, mobile equipment makers such as Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia Siemens Networks should be booming. But while iPhone-maker Apple Inc's shareholders are waxing rich on
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Ford to cut up to 440 jobs in Australia

Ford to cut up to 440 jobs in Australia

Ford Motor Co's Australian unit will announce plans later on July 17 to cut up to 440 jobs at two production plants in Melbourne and nearby Geelong in Victoria state, a spokeswoman said. The company was still talking with workers ahead of the announcement
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Ford to cut up to 440 jobs in Australia

Ford to cut up to 440 jobs in Australia

Ford Motor Co's Australian unit will announce plans later on July 17 to cut up to 440 jobs at two production plants in Melbourne and nearby Geelong in Victoria state, a spokeswoman said. The company was still talking with workers ahead of the announcement
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
India's Reliance first quarter profit down 21 percent

India's Reliance first quarter profit down 21 percent

India's largest private firm, Reliance Industries, on July 20 reported a drop in quarterly net profit - its third straight fall - hurt by declining gas output from its offshore fields. The energy giant, controlled by India's wealthiest man Mukesh Ambani,
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
India's Reliance first quarter profit down 21 percent

India's Reliance first quarter profit down 21 percent

India's largest private firm, Reliance Industries, on July 20 reported a drop in quarterly net profit - its third straight fall - hurt by declining gas output from its offshore fields. The energy giant, controlled by India's wealthiest man Mukesh Ambani,
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Alcatel cuts 2012 operating margin estimate

Alcatel cuts 2012 operating margin estimate

The French telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent said on July 17 that it no longer expects to post a stronger operating margin this year, as it unveiled a third-quarter operating loss.
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
eBay quarterly profit more than doubles

eBay quarterly profit more than doubles

Online auction house eBay on July 18 reported that its profit in the recently-ended quarter more than doubled due to strong showings by its Marketplaces and PayPal services. The California-based company said it had a net income of $692 million on revenue
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
eBay quarterly profit more than doubles

eBay quarterly profit more than doubles

Online auction house eBay on July 18 reported that its profit in the recently-ended quarter more than doubled due to strong showings by its Marketplaces and PayPal services. The California-based company said it had a net income of $692 million on revenue
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Dell aims to create $5 billion software business

Dell aims to create $5 billion software business

Dell Inc's new software chief plans to increase the size of the business five-fold, a target that could eventually account for at least 25 percent of the No. 3 personal computer maker's profits.
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
SKF cuts output as global slowdown tightens grip

SKF cuts output as global slowdown tightens grip

SKF, the world's top bearings maker and a leading indicator of manufacturing activity, is to scale back production and make further cost cuts this year as a global slowdown continues to tighten its grip on industry. The Swedish group, whose bearings are u
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Saudi plans to begin cross-listing foreign firms in 2013

Saudi plans to begin cross-listing foreign firms in 2013

Saudi Arabia plans to start cross-listing foreign companies on its exchange within a year, with a focus on Gulf Arab firms, as it moves closer to opening up its market to foreign investors, a senior stock market official said on July 17.
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Monaco wins Hamburg title

Monaco wins Hamburg title

Argentine Juan Monaco defeated home hope Tommy Haas 7-5, 6-4 to claim his third title of the season in the ATP clay-court event in Hamburg on Sunday. The 28-year-old Monaco, ranked 14th in the world and seeded third here, added to his titles from Vina del
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Franklin to get tattoo after London

Franklin to get tattoo after London

Missy Franklin is too young to drink booze so you won't find her celebrating her first Olympic appearance with a visit to a London pub. But the English capital's tattoo parlours could be in for a surprise visit from the American teenager, who is looming a
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Tevez caddies compatriot Romero

Tevez caddies compatriot Romero

Argentina and Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez had an unlikely role at the British Open on Sunday when he carried compatriot Andres Romero's bag. The 28-year-old Tevez was among the crowds at Lytham earlier in the week but he was a lot closer to the a
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Roddick beats Isner to reach Atlanta final

Roddick beats Isner to reach Atlanta final

Andy Roddick reached the final of the ATP Atlanta Open after he withstood 26 aces from John Isner to topple the top seed 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4 on Saturday. Roddick, seeking a second title of the season after victory at Eastbourne, will play Luxembourg's Gil
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Alonso leads from front to win at Hockenheim

Alonso leads from front to win at Hockenheim

Fernando Alonso led from pole position to chequered flag to win the German Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday and extend his lead at the top of the Formula One championship to 34 points. Germany's world champion Sebastian Vettel finished second for Red Bull
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Amla's triple-ton flails England

Amla's triple-ton flails England

Triple centurion Hashim Amla hit the highest test score by a South African as he and Jacques Kallis took their side to a commanding 637 for two declared against England at tea on day four of the first test at The Oval on Sunday.
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Nadal hopes for another chance to be flag-bearer

Nadal hopes for another chance to be flag-bearer

Tennis ace Rafael Nadal has set his sights on becoming Spain's flag-bearer at the 2016 Olympics after injury deprived him of the opportunity at the London Games. The 26-year-old announced last week that he was pulling out of the London Olympics due to inj
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Bolt to star in update to ancient Greek Olympic ode

Bolt to star in update to ancient Greek Olympic ode

London Mayor Boris Johnson will read out an Olympic Ode in ancient Greek composed by an Oxford academic to celebrate the athletes and personalities of the London 2012 Games as part of opening ceremonies. The ode is in the style of ancient Greek poet Pinda
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Pakistan female athlete runs for dead friend

Pakistan female athlete runs for dead friend

Pakistan runner Rabia Ishaq will be motivated by the memory of a dead friend and colleague when she appears as one of her nation's two female athletes at the London Olympics. The 20-year-old, who competes in the 800 metre heats on August 8, fondly remembe
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Red Bull escapes action over engine maps

Red Bull escapes action over engine maps

Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull team escaped a penalty at his home German Grand Prix on Sunday after stewards cleared them of a possible breach of the technical rules.
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Scott stays in charge as Woods slumps

Scott stays in charge as Woods slumps

Adam Scott maintained his four-stroke lead early in the British Open final round on Sunday despite making a shaky start while Tiger Woods's hopes seemed to be over after an extraordinary triple bogey. Australian Scott, seeking his first major victory, hit
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Battle of the sexes over Australian flag bearer role

Battle of the sexes over Australian flag bearer role

The choice of Australian flag bearer at Friday's Olympic opening ceremony has turned into a battle of the sexes with the only woman to represent the country at five Games jokingly threatening a sit-down protest if a man again gets the role.
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Games chiefs hit back at cynics as excitement mounts

Games chiefs hit back at cynics as excitement mounts

Organisers of the Olympics hit back on Sunday at cynics after weeks of negative headlines, saying criticism over planning mistakes and costs were being outweighed by a surge in public excitement as the gala opening ceremony nears.
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Siemens industry units wobble as Europe falters

Siemens industry units wobble as Europe falters

Europe's biggest engineering conglomerate Siemens looks set to report a decline in third-quarter new orders of its flagship products as manufacturing demand across the region continues to wrestle with the debt crisis.
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
G4S faces losing out on lucrative contracts

G4S faces losing out on lucrative contracts

Embattled security and outsourcing group G4S could lose out on lucrative public contracts, the group's chairman said, following the furore that has erupted over its handling of security personnel recruitment at the Olympics. G4S Chairman John Connolly tol
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Gazprom, Eni to start South Stream from December

Gazprom, Eni to start South Stream from December

Russia's natural gas giant Gazprom and Italy's oil and gas major Eni aim to start building the South Stream gas pipeline in December, President Vladimir Putin's press office said on Sunday. Putin will hold talks with the Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
German opposition says will tackle Merkel on banks

German opposition says will tackle Merkel on banks

The head of Germany's main opposition party said Sunday that his party would attack Chancellor Angela Merkel in the run-up to next year's general election on a failure to rein in the banking sector. A year ahead of the poll, the leader of the centre-left
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
IMF not to offer Greece further aid

IMF not to offer Greece further aid

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) does not want to offer Greece further aid, according to senior European Union diplomats, Germany's Spiegel news magazine reported Sunday. Greece's donors - the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the IM
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Amazon's mobile ambitions grow

Amazon's mobile ambitions grow

Amazon.com Inc plans to expand its mobile platform and broaden its offering of devices beyond e-readers and the Kindle Fire tablet, analysts, developers and retail partners said ahead of results next week from the world's largest Internet retailer. Amazon
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Japan steelmakers see profit dive in April-June

Japan steelmakers see profit dive in April-June

Japan's biggest steelmakers likely suffered a plunge in recurring profit of up to 80 percent in the April-June quarter as competition with Chinese rivals drove prices down, a report said Sunday. Nippon Steel likely recorded less than 10 billion yen (127 m
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Thailand pushes for billion dollar deepsea port in Myanmar

Thailand pushes for billion dollar deepsea port in Myanmar

Thailand on Sunday urged visiting Myanmar President Thein Sein to back a 8.6 billion dollar deepsea port in southern Myanmar, to be built by a Thai construction firm. "Shipping time between Thailand and India could be cut in half," Arkhom Termpittayapaisi
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Dubai's Mashreq second quarter net profit up 12 percent

Dubai's Mashreq second quarter net profit up 12 percent

Mashreq, Dubai's second-biggest lender by market value, posted an increase of 11.7 percent in second-quarter net profit, helped by a significant drop in provisions. Mashreq made a second-quarter net profit 320 million dirhams ($87.1 million), Reuters calc
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Dubai's Mashreq second quarter net profit up 12 percent

Dubai's Mashreq second quarter net profit up 12 percent

Mashreq, Dubai's second-biggest lender by market value, posted an increase of 11.7 percent in second-quarter net profit, helped by a significant drop in provisions. Mashreq made a second-quarter net profit 320 million dirhams ($87.1 million), Reuters calc
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
HSBC scandal erupts as British bank sector faces shake-up

HSBC scandal erupts as British bank sector faces shake-up

A scandal erupting at Europe's biggest bank HSBC has added to concerns over the state of Britain's financial sector amid the Barclays rate-rigging affair and as the industry faces a major shake-up. HSBC last week apologised and its head of compliance Davi
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Israel Electric Corp inks 15-year Tamar natgas deal

Israel Electric Corp inks 15-year Tamar natgas deal

Financially-strapped Israel Electric Corp (IEC) signed a deal on Sunday to buy as much as $23 billion of natural gas from a US-Israeli group developing the large Tamar gas field off Israel's Mediterranean coast. The deal was signed after numerous delays d
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Egypt's Citadel loss jumps 43 percent on loan fees

Egypt's Citadel loss jumps 43 percent on loan fees

Egyptian private equity firm Citadel Capital's first-quarter net loss widened by 43 percent from a year earlier to $26.4 million, dragged down by fees paid to refinance some of its debt and losses at engineering and construction arm ASEC. It said assets u
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Egypt's Citadel loss jumps 43 percent on loan fees

Egypt's Citadel loss jumps 43 percent on loan fees

Egyptian private equity firm Citadel Capital's first-quarter net loss widened by 43 percent from a year earlier to $26.4 million, dragged down by fees paid to refinance some of its debt and losses at engineering and construction arm ASEC. It said assets u
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Indonesia's weakening rupiah raises concerns

Indonesia's weakening rupiah raises concerns

Indonesia's weakening rupiah and widening current account deficit are raising concerns about Southeast Asia's largest economy, which is struggling against contagion from the global crisis. The rupiah has declined more than nine percent in the past 12 mont
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Hong Kong shares poised recovery

Hong Kong shares poised recovery

Hong Kong shares will post a 19 percent gain for 2012, overcoming worries over the future of the euro zone and the extent of China's economic downturn, a Reuters poll of market strategists said.
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Money funds could gain if banks lose TAG accounts

Money funds could gain if banks lose TAG accounts

Money market funds could attract substantial sums of cash if unlimited government insurance on bank accounts used by corporations and some municipalities expires at year-end. More than a trillion dollars now reside in bank transaction accounts that pay no
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Money funds could gain if banks lose TAG accounts

Money funds could gain if banks lose TAG accounts

Money market funds could attract substantial sums of cash if unlimited government insurance on bank accounts used by corporations and some municipalities expires at year-end. More than a trillion dollars now reside in bank transaction accounts that pay no
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
BaFin says banks must set aside rigging scandal cover

BaFin says banks must set aside rigging scandal cover

Banks involved in the interest rate-rigging scandal would have to set aside provisions to cover potential damages stemming from ongoing investigations, the head of Germany's financial regulator BaFin told a magazine.
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Kuwait's NIG asks for $475 million sukuk extension

Kuwait's NIG asks for $475 million sukuk extension

National Industries Group Holding (NIG), a Kuwaiti investment firm controlled by one of the country's biggest family conglomerates, has asked creditors for a four-year extension on a $475-million Islamic bond, or sukuk, maturing next month.
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Kuwait's NIG asks for $475 million sukuk extension

Kuwait's NIG asks for $475 million sukuk extension

National Industries Group Holding (NIG), a Kuwaiti investment firm controlled by one of the country's biggest family conglomerates, has asked creditors for a four-year extension on a $475-million Islamic bond, or sukuk, maturing next month.
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
London investors pore over growth data, clutch of earnings

London investors pore over growth data, clutch of earnings

Investors on the London stock market were to pore over key British growth data and a clutch of company earnings updates next week. The benchmark FTSE 100 index's direction would also continue to be influenced by external factors such as the eurozone debt
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
TSX faces tough results season; global slowdown bites

TSX faces tough results season; global slowdown bites

Canada's stock market has lagged Wall Street most of the year, and investors can expect more of the same as the country's biggest companies start reporting second-quarter financial results next week.
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Wall Street week ahead: Apple, Facebook take the spotlight

Wall Street week ahead: Apple, Facebook take the spotlight

The trend of better-than-expected earnings will be put to the test in the coming week when investors hope Apple can exceed already high expectations for the tech giant and Facebook reports its first quarterly earnings.
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Japanese investors face uncertain week

Japanese investors face uncertain week

Investors face an uncertain week on Japanese markets as positive corporate earnings at home and abroad may be offset by wider concerns about the global economy, dealers said Friday. In the week to July 20, the Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Saudi regulator suspends MMG trade

Saudi regulator suspends MMG trade

The Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) has suspended trading in shares of troubled Saudi construction firm Mohammad Al Mojil Group (MMG) after it failed to announce its second-quarter results on time, the CMA said on Sunday.
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Saudi regulator suspends MMG trade

Saudi regulator suspends MMG trade

The Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) has suspended trading in shares of troubled Saudi construction firm Mohammad Al Mojil Group (MMG) after it failed to announce its second-quarter results on time, the CMA said on Sunday.
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Israeli veteran sets himself on fire

Israeli veteran sets himself on fire

A wheelchair-bound Israeli war veteran set himself alight at a bus stop on Sunday, sustaining serious burns, two days after a protester died of injuries from a similar incident. Police and medics said the man was in his 50s and that passers-by put out the
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
US fighter jet pilot rescued after crash

US fighter jet pilot rescued after crash

The pilot of a US fighter jet that crashed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of north-eastern Japan on Sunday has been rescued, Japan's Coast Guard said, six hours after the aircraft went down. The pilot, whose name was not disclosed, was placed safely o
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Sudan wants South deal but pins impasse on Juba

Sudan wants South deal but pins impasse on Juba

Sudan wants to settle all its differences with South Sudan through talks, but sees little hope of a swift resolution while it believes Juba is backing rebels that threaten its territorial integrity, a senior ruling party official said on Sunday.
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Hezbollah may get chemical weapons: Netanyahu

Hezbollah may get chemical weapons: Netanyahu

The "great threat" to Israel from the Syrian conflict is that the Damascus government may collapse and its stock of chemical weapons and missiles fall into the hands of the Lebanese Islamist group Hezbollah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Iran adds new batch of fuel to reactor: nuclear chief

Iran adds new batch of fuel to reactor: nuclear chief

Iran has sent a new batch of enriched uranium to fuel a medical research reactor in its capital, the country's nuclear chief said on Sunday, an indication Tehran is digging in as its stand-off with world powers over the enrichment continues.
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Top Tajik general killed by smugglers: official

Top Tajik general killed by smugglers: official

A top general with Tajikistan's national security service has died after being pulled out of his car by a gang of tobacco smugglers and stabbed repeatedly, officials said on Sunday. Abdullo Nazarov, 56, had served as the deputy head of the State Committee
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Norway tries to put pain of Breivik behind year on

Norway tries to put pain of Breivik behind year on

Norwegians by the thousands gathered on Sunday at sombre memorials to the 77 people killed a year ago by far-right gunman Anders Behring Breivik to show his bloody rampage had done nothing to change their dedication to an open society.
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Iraq Qaeda leader looks to target justice system

Iraq Qaeda leader looks to target justice system

Al Qaeda's front group in Iraq said it would begin targeting judges and prosecutors, and try to help its prisoners break out of Iraqi jails, in an Internet audio message purportedly left by its leader. The message posted on various jihadist forums said th
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Turkey sends missile batteries to Syria border

Turkey sends missile batteries to Syria border

Turkey sent batteries of ground-to-air missiles to the border with Syria on Sunday, media reports said, boosting its firepower as rebels in Syria seized several border posts. As fighting raged in Damascus and Aleppo, rebels were said to have taken control
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
China steps up fight against Tibetan separatism

China steps up fight against Tibetan separatism

China's propaganda chief has ordered officials to intensify the fight against separatism in Tibet, a report said Sunday, following a series of self-immolations in protest at Beijing's rule.
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Singer quits Wagner festival over Nazi tattoos

Singer quits Wagner festival over Nazi tattoos

A Russian opera singer has pulled out of the Bayreuth opera festival over Nazi tattoos on his chest days before the start of the celebration of Richard Wagner's works that was once popular with Third Reich leaders.
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Afghan father kills two teenage daughters

Afghan father kills two teenage daughters

A father in a village in southern Afghanistan shot dead his two teenage daughters when they returned home four days after having run away, a police official said Sunday. The father shot the girls, aged 15 and 16, late Saturday in a house in the Nad Ali di
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Bomb injures policeman in Italy rail demonstration

Bomb injures policeman in Italy rail demonstration

A senior Italian police officer was injured in violent clashes with demonstrators protesting against a planned high speed rail link between France and northern Italy, officials said on Sunday.
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Low flood in Kabul River

Low flood in Kabul River

The Flood Forecasting Cell (FFC) on Sunday reported low flood in the Kabul River at Warsak and Nowshera where total water discharge was 32140 cusec and 52500 cusec respectively. According to an FFC spokesman, low flood was also reported in the Indus River
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Grain, seed prices moved both ways amid obtaining uncertainties

Grain, seed prices moved both ways amid obtaining uncertainties

The week that ended on July 21 2012, wholesale grain and seed market ruled mixed, globally providing a bit relief to the people as some countries with surplus to meet the requirements of those who harvested much below their need. The sugar and rice ready
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Provision of unhygienic meat: veterinary doctor suspended

Provision of unhygienic meat: veterinary doctor suspended

Commissioner Lahore Division Jawad Rafique Malik has recommended to suspend the veterinary doctor on the provision of unhygienic meat in Township Sasta Ramazan Bazaar. He also ordered to remove the chicken stall for overcharging there. He was paying surpr
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
Shopkeepers warned against overcharging

Shopkeepers warned against overcharging

The Deputy Commissioner of Hyderabad Agha Shahnawaz Babur has strictly directed the traders to sell edible commodities at the government fixed rates to avoid the official action. The DC on Sunday visited different market places in City, Qasimabad and Lati
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
MQM forms sub-committee for preparation of party's manifesto

MQM forms sub-committee for preparation of party's manifesto

Manifesto Committee of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has formed sub-committee for the preparation of party's 2012 manifesto. A meeting of the Manifesto Committee of the MQM was held on Sunday in Khursheed Begum Secretariat. The meeting was chaired by dep
Published 23 Jul, 2012 12:00am
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