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Fleetwood Dryer Vent Cleaning Wizard on a Mission to Eliminate Dryer Fires in his CommunityFleetwood Dryer Vent Cleaning Wizard on a Mission to Eliminate Dryer Fires in his Community
Aug. 21 | EMAILWIRE.COM, August 21, 2010 ) Fleetwood, PA – Dryer vent cleaning may have prevented two recent dryer fires. A pregnant mother of two was hospitalized and the New Jersey family was left homeless. Another dryer fire in Massachusetts caused major...
No more oil spill off Mumbai coast: Jairam Ramesh
Aug. 10 | New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The oil spill from the Panamanian ship that rammed into another vessel in Mumbai harbour has stopped, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh told the Lok Sabha Tuesday. “The oil spill from the ship has stopped and the situation...
Headmistress tortures students with burning wood
Aug. 10 | Hyderabad, Aug 10 (IANS) In a shocking incident, the headmistress of a government-run primary school in Andhra Pradesh’s Warangal district tortured students with a burning wood as they were making noise in their classes. At least 13 children of...
Pakistani held with fake Indian notes in Nepal
Aug. 10 | Kathmandu, Aug 10 (IANS) A Pakistani, posing as a physically challenged man, was caught at Kathmandu’s international airport while trying to smuggle in fake Indian currency — with a face value of Rs.2.5 million — stashed away in his...
1982 Asian Games had unified authority, unlike CWG: Gill
Aug. 10 | New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The organisation of Commonwealth Games entails multiple authorities unlike the 1982 Asian Games, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs M.S. Gill said in the Lok Sabha Tuesday. “In a single unity of command and authority,...
Indian missions asked to give long-term visas to PIOs
Aug. 10 | Panaji, Aug 10 (IANS) Indian missions have been advised to issue long-term extendable visas, and not short duration tourist visas, to Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) who are keen on visiting India, Eduardo Faleiro, Goa’s commissioner for NRI affairs,...
Alpana-Neeraj drift away from traditional bridal wear
Aug. 10 | New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Imagine wearing a lehenga with a corset inspired by military elements. This and many more unusal outfits have been churned out by design duo Alpana-Neeraj for the contemporary bride. “We have been getting requests from our...
Kerala nursing students in Melbourne to protest new rules
Aug. 10 | Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 10 (IANS) Hundreds of nursing students from Kerala in Melbourne will march in protest to the Victorian parliament Wednesday against the new rules for nurses. Vinaya Augustine, 25, who is doing a basic course in nursing at the Deakin...
Efforts on to combat oil spill hazards off Mumbai
Aug. 10 | Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) Environment disaster loomed large over coastal Mumbai, Raigad and surrounding areas Tuesday, the day after oil stopped leaking from the sinking Panamanian ship MSC Chitra. An estimated 2,000 litres of oil has spilled from the grounded...
Debris will be cleared in time: Dikshit
Aug. 10 | New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) As Delhi Tuesday missed a crucial deadline to clear the city roads of rubble ahead of the Commonwealth Games, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit insisted that the debris had been cleaned to a large extent and the remaining would be...
Mamata bashing unites opposition, BJP demands PM’s intervention
Aug. 10 | New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Congress found itself cornered by a united opposition in parliament Tuesday over Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee’s speech in Lalgarh questioning the manner in which Maoist leader Azad had been killed and the BJP...
Cowell to sponsor Disney trip for cancer patient
Aug. 10 | London, Aug 10 (IANS) “X-Factor” judge Simon Cowell has decided to sponsor a Disney trip as a birthday gift for a young girl suffering from cancer. Megan Kershaw, 12, is suffering from a rare form of liver cancer. She will be flying to...
Call to boycott I-Day celebrations in northeast
Aug. 10 | Guwahati, Aug 10 (IANS) Security forces were put on maximum alert across the northeast as five guerrilla groups Tuesday called a 17-hour general strike to boycott Independence Day celebrations Sunday. “We call upon the people of our region to... 
What are You Sending Today – Friendship Day SMS or Greeting Cards ?
Aug. 1 | Friendship Day celebrated every year on first Sunday of August. On this day people spend time with their friends and express their feelings for them, and send Friendship Day Gifts such as flowers, friendship day wrist bands, write friendship shayari or... 
