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Winter football tournament in Srinagar attracts youth

Srinagar, Feb 28 : Scores of youngsters participated in the winter football tournament organised in Srinagar. The tournament was organized on Sunday by Brazilian coach Juan Marcos, in collaboration with Jammu and Kashmir Football Association (JKFA).

Diets high in fish oil ‘help maintain weight during chemotherapy’

Washington, Feb 28 : A new study has found that fish oil may help cancer patients-who undergo tremendous weight loss during chemotherapy-regain weight. Researchers suspect that supplementing the diet with fish oil-which contains omega-3 fatty acids such as eicosapentaenoic acid-may help patients maintain or gain muscle.

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Happy teenagers are prone to get divorced: Study

London, Feb 28 : Cambride researchers have discovered that happy teenagers make happier adults but they are more likely to get divorced. The team studied the link between a positive adolscence and well-being in later life and said one has a direct effect upon the other, reports the Telegraph.

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Andhra Assembly adjourned over Telangana issue

Hyderabad, Feb.28 : The Andhra Pradesh Assembly was adjourned today without conducting business over the Telangna issue. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Communist Party of India (CPI) members stalled the proceedings of the house by demanding the Government to pass a resolution seeking the introduction of a Bill in Parliament over the statehood of Telangana.

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Zimbabwe spinners spell Canada’s downfall

Nagpur, Feb 28 – Zimbabwe spun a web around Canada, bowling them out for 123 to secure a 175-run victory in their Group A World Cup match at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium in Jamtha here Monday. Tatenda Taibu (98) and Craig Ervine (85) helped Zimbabwe set a challenging 299-run target.

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CII welcomes inclusive growth oriented Budget 2011-12

New Delhi, Feb.28 : The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Monday welcomed the budget proposals for 2011-12 presented in Parliament by Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. The CII said that it was focused on the investment environment, especially in agriculture and infrastructure.

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India, Pakistan and the Kashmiri struggle

Nottingham (UK), Feb.28 : Normally people accuse me and my colleague Ababs Butt for being ‘anti Pakistan’. Their main allegation is that we don’t speak about human rights abuses on the Indian side of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Chimpanzee meat on sale in Britain’s lucrative markets, restaurants

London, Feb 28 : Chimpanzee meat is reportedly being sold illegally in restaurants and market stalls in Britain. The meat, which can cost over 20 pounds a kilogram, is part of a lucrative black market trade that experts describe as ‘rife’ in Europe, the Daily Mail reports.

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Budget: What may become cheaper, what could be dearer

New Delhi, Feb 28 – A look at what items can become cheaper and what could become dearer on account of the budget proposals on excise and customs presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha Monday: Cheaper– – Automobiles (Hybrid electrical vehicles, compressed natural gas kits) – Low-end housing loans – Diapers and sanitary napkins – Homeopathic medicines – Agarbatti – Pistachio – Solar lantern – Light emmitting diode (LED) lights – Raw silk materials – Syringes and needles – Ink jet, laser jet printers – Agricultural machinery, irrigation equipment, cattle feed Costlier– – Treatment in airconditioned private hospitals – Meals at restaurants serving liquor – Hotels charging more than Rs.1,000 per room per day – Legal services – Air tickets – Branded jewellery – Branded clothes No change– – Cigarettes – Consumer durables like TV, fridge, washing machines etc IANS

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