Police Commissioner discusses soaring crime rate with Parliament Speaker
2010-03-10
Commissioner of Police Ahmed Faseeh has yesterday met with the Speaker of the Parliament, Abdulla Shahid.
Leader of the Parliamentary Group of the opposition Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) Kendhoo MP Ahmed Thasmeen Ali, and Fuvamulah-South MP Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed represented DRP in the meeting...[Full Story]
Parliament starts debate on Narcotics Bill
2010-03-10
The parliament has started debating on Narcotics Bill proposed by the government with an amendment to establish a separate court for proceedings concerning drug-related cases.
While submitting the bill, according to the new regulation of the parliament, Interim Leader of Parliamentary Group of the..[Full Story]
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India wants to give women one third of legislative seats
2010-03-10
NEW DELHI – India's upper house of parliament voted overwhelmingly Tuesday for a historic bill that would reserve one-third of legislative seats for women, despite a boycott by socialist lawmakers.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described the 186-1 vote a "historic step forward toward..[Full Story]
2010-03-10
NEW DELHI – India's upper house of parliament voted overwhelmingly Tuesday for a historic bill that would reserve one-third of legislative seats for women, despite a boycott by socialist lawmakers.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described the 186-1 vote a "historic step forward toward..[Full Story]
Researchers back cancer-fighting properties of papaya
2010-03-10
MIAMI (AFP) – Researchers said Tuesday that papaya leaf extract and its tea have dramatic cancer-fighting properties against a broad range of tumors, backing a belief held in a number of folk traditions.
University of Florida researcher Nam Dang and colleagues in Japan, in a report published in..[Full Story]
2010-03-10
MIAMI (AFP) – Researchers said Tuesday that papaya leaf extract and its tea have dramatic cancer-fighting properties against a broad range of tumors, backing a belief held in a number of folk traditions.
University of Florida researcher Nam Dang and colleagues in Japan, in a report published in..[Full Story]