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Let Your Giving Be Gentle As Silence!
 Shobha Shukla
Somebody has come up with this beautiful idea of celebrating the ‘JOY of Giving Week’ from 27th September to 3rd October. The theme of this week is to give anything you have (in abundance) to someone who does not.
Improved Relationship Between Farmers and Mill-Owners Can Boost Sugar Output
 Alka Pande
The crisis of sugarcane in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, in the current season, has forced the sugar mills as well as the government authorities to contemplate on ways and measures for enhancing the production of sugarcane crop as well as sugar, in the state.
West Bengal Authorities Put Media's Credibility at Stak
Bobby Ramakant
A growing outrage is palpable from the civil society against the abuse of media's credibility to arrest Chhatradhar Mahto, the leader of Lalgarh movement in West Bengal, India.
Extrapulmonary TB: India Needs to Do More
Bobby Ramakant & Paul Chinnock
A call has been made for India to do more to combat the extrapulmonary form of tuberculosis. The Indian branch of Advocacy to Control TB Internationally (ACTION) says the country’s TB control programme is failing to take sufficient action to diagnose cases of the condition.
Globally-Acclaimed Surgeon Prof Rama Kant Now on SRNT Treatment Committee
 Citizen News Service
One of the most-credible International agencies for tobacco research – SRNT - has inducted Lucknow-based Internationally-acclaimed Surgeon and tobacco control crusader - Professor (Dr) Rama Kant - in its Treatment Committee.
2009 UNICEF ICBD Regional Award Winner Children in Spotlight
 Kulsum Mustafa
They trooped in with an air of confidence. There were 20 of them. From ages six to 14. Proud winners of the UNICEF Regional Award for International Children's Day of Broadcasting.
Muslim Women are Oppressed in India: Says Minority Social Activis
 Alka Pande
It is in India and neighbouring countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh, alone, where Muslim women are oppressed, rest of the Muslim dominated nations give equal status and rights to women.
Indian Government Continues Secret FTA Negotiations
Citizen News Service
Despite strong protests against the controversial signing of an agreement on trade in goods between the Association of South East Asian Nations and India last August, the Government of India continues negotiating more FTAs, including with developed countries.
India Needs New Prevention Technologies for HIV, Other STIs and Unwanted Pregnancies
 Bobby Ramakant
"India needs the [new prevention] technologies for meeting all the three important [sexual and reproductive health] needs of an individual as well as for the country – i.e. prevention of unwanted pregnancies, prevention of non-HIV sexually transmitted infections (STIs) as well as HIV" said the Dr Badri N Saxena, President-elect of Microbicides Society of India (MSI).
Why is Extra-Pulmonary TB not a Public Health Priority in India?
 Bobby Ramakant
Tuberculosis (TB) is among the biggest killers of people living with HIV (PLHIV) even in the era of increased access to anti-retroviral therapy (ART). TB incidence and recurrence rates, even if reduced by ART, remain high in PLHIV.
Reality Check for 11th Five-Year Plan: People Evaluate Development Schemes
 Citizen News Service
People of Uttar Pradesh (UP) participated in the "mid-term appraisal" consultation geared to harness their perspectives on the eleventh five-year plan of the Government of India.
Currency Transaction levy (CTL) Could Finance Countries to Meet MDGs for Health
Bobby Ramakant
The pressure is mounting with Stamp Out Poverty taking a lead with organizations from around the world in advocating for a Currency Transaction Levy (CTL) for Health, which when applied to the four major currencies could potentially raise up to USD 33 billion a year.
 Positive Lives: Using Photography to Reduce HIV Related Stigma and Prejudice
 Bobby Ramakant
By using photographs of people living with HIV and their personal testimonies since 1993, Positive Lives has been dedicatedly fighting HIV-related stigma and prejudice in communities around the world.
"Good Health is India's Basic Need": Easier Said than Done Mr Prime Minister!
Bobby Ramakant
“Good health is one of our basic needs” said India’s Prime Minister Dr Mammohan Singh in his speech on the last Independence Day. But this basic health need is denied to the millions of those disadvantaged in India.
Charity Begins at Home to Beat Up Govt Apathy
Citizen News Service
Bringing relief to hundreds of children who cannot get access to emergency medical aid owing to their poor economical status, the Kabir Peace Mission, has taken on the responsibility to set up such a fund and call it the 'Welfare Fund.'
India to Take Measures on Climate Change Before Reaching Copenhagen
Alka Pande
Three months before the Copenhagen meet on Climate Change, when all nations concerned about impacts of degrading climate are scheduled to meet, India is creating an environment within the country to strengthen its position for negotiation at the Summit in December.
Rubbish the Rubbish Food and Embrace a Healthy Lifestyle
Shobha Shukla
Diabetes is a major health challenge, particularly in a developing country like India. Yet, we seem to be closing our eyes to this silent killer. Increasingly, younger people, including children, are developing diabetes, with the potential to cause serious complications that can derail lives and overwhelm health care budgets.
Journalists to Set Up Information Hub on Children: UNICEF Urged to Facilitate
Kulsum Mustafa
Senior journalists have pledged to set up an information hub, with all data and other information relating to children's issues. These journalists, associated with 'Media for Children' - a joint initiative of Media Nest and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - have asked the UNICEF to use its converging power to bring together different agencies on this internet community.
"Blatant Violations of Pictorial Warnings on Tobacco Products in India": Study
Citizen News Service
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India (MOHFW, GOI) had mandated that all tobacco products manufactured/ packaged/ imported in India on or after 31 May 2009 have to display pictorial health warnings, as specified in the notification dated 15 March 2008.
Of Music and Divinity
 Shobha Shukla
'Music is not just entertainment. It is meditation. It is like talking to God.' And communicate we did with the Supreme Being through the eclectic musical recital of Pundit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.
Legislator's Death Exposes Non-Availability Of Medical Aid in UP House
 Kulsum Mustafa
Fearless, vocal and a seasoned political leader Dr Sheema Rizvi died like she had lived - with her boots on. The former electronics minister, senior Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader and member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, Sheema just 50, breathed her last at the Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences.
Fatwa Against Iftars Hosted by Politicians Dampens Annual Minority Wooing
Kulsum Mustafa
The Darul Uloom Nadvatul Ulema, Lucknow’s fatwa against iftar parties hosted by political organisations has come as a dampener against the annual wooing of the minority community by the political parties.
Of the Freedom to Revel and to Abstain
 Shobha Shukla
The Supreme Court of India has ordered a closure of all slaughter houses and eateries serving non vegetarian food for nine days, starting 15th August, all over the country. This has been done in deference to the wishes of the Jain community during the holy period of their Paryushan Parva.
'Media Must Become the Voice of Victimized Children'
 Kulsum Mustafa
"Media must take up cudgels for victimized children. Sans allegiance to any powerful lobby and simply because they are not a vote bank, these children seem to be on nobody’s priority list. Media must speak for them," urged leading human rights advocate Tulika Srivastava.
A Long Wait for Independence
 Dr Sandeep Pandey
Jajupur is a village in Sandila Tehsil, P.S. Atrauli, of Hardoi District of UP. 107 dalit landless families were allotted land pattas in 1976 by the Gram Sabha but till today the dalits have not been able to cultivate their fields.
Another Jolt to Democracy in Burma
Bobby Ramakan
Despite growing global pressure for the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar (Burma), she was sentenced to another 18 months' house arrest by a court in Rangoon.
VidyaGyan [Knowledge] for Brilliant Rural Students
Alka Pande
The happiness of 11 year old Supriya knew no bounds and why not after her wish to continue her studies is fulfilled despite her father’s inability to pay for it.
The Spring of Despair and the Winter of Hope
Shobha Shukla
The sultry Saturday afternoon of 7th August, saw around 70 odd academicians, social activists, writers, journalists and other members of civil society gather in the Academic Staff College of Lucknow University, for intense deliberations on state sponsored terror.
Overhaul Policing System to Arrest the Alarming Human Rights Violations by Police
Bobby Ramakant
The Indian government should take major steps to overhaul a policing system that facilitates and even encourages human rights violations, Human Rights Watch said in a report released in Lucknow on 7 August 2009 at UP Press Club.
Hiroshima Day: Citizens Oppose Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Weapons
Bobby Ramakant
To raise public consciousness about issues related to Indo US Nuclear Deal including the radioactive nuclear energy and life-threatening hazards, a demonstration was held in city centre of Lucknow by citizens opposing both: nuclear energy and nuclear weapons.
Men Against Violence: Men Engagement is the Need of Women's Movement - Part 4
Nasiruddin Haider Khan
Dhaka consultation on engaging men and boys for gender equality and violence prevention was on its last leg. I was going through lots of questions and dilemmas - ideological, political, and strategic. I am actively associated with many organizations working for women. Therefore, I think myself as a part of women's movement.
In Emergencies, Breastfeeding is a Lifeline
Citizen News Service
Emergencies can happen anywhere in the world. Infants and young children are especially vulnerable to malnutrition, illness, and death in these situations. Emergencies whether caused by conflict or natural disasters are extraordinary events that can jeopardize the health and survival of large populations.
Activists Oppose Reintroduction of Land Acquisition and Resettlement Bills
Bobby Ramakant
The proposed introduction of the Land Acquisition (Amendment) and Resettlement and Rehabilitation Bills by United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on the last day of the Budget Session despite of the objections by struggling peoples movements and one of the UPA key allies Trinamool Congress smacks of a conspiracy and only reflects the government succumbing to the demand of the industries, builders and corporations.
Manmohan Singh Breaks New Path in Indo-Pak Relations
Dr Sandeep Pandey
The worst fears of some of us have now been confirmed. Pakistani society, politicians and media has always been talking about the involvement of Indian intelligence agency RAW in fomenting trouble inside Pakistan.
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