The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, June 04, 2002

Nationwide family health centres -- Training begins for Apollo franchisees at IIM-B
The franchise model will be volume-driven, with an emphasis on reliable and quality services. Besides lending its brand, Apollo will also lend its medical, technical and software expertise and help in setting up the centres. More

Japan aid for polio eradication programme
THE Japanese Government has extended to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) a grant assistance of 750 million yen, about Rs 29 crore, towards the polio eradication project in India. According to an official communiqué, the grant ... More

LIFESTYLE

Hawkers' paradise, buyers' delight
THE churn is for an hour...five days a week. A narrow deserted alley bridging Queen's Road and Infantry Road turns into a corridor of hectic trading every week-day between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. as traders throng the pavements selling a range of ... More

CINEMA

Left in the lurch
An organiser at a press conference of the movie `The legend of Bhagat Singh' talking over the cell-phone as the Director, Rajkumar Santoshi, and actor, Ajay Devgan, could not attend the function. The movie, based on the life of Bhagat Singh, will ... More

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

Weekend getaways to Dubai
TOURISTS can now visit Dubai just for a long weekend — thanks to a new initiative from Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline. The airline has obtained authority from the Dubai Government to issue 96-hour turnaround visas for ... More

SPORTS

Winning colours
Kolkata kids get themselves painted to cheer Brazil's opening match against Turkey at the World Cup on Monday. Most Kolkatans stayed out of offices to watch their favourite team play. ... More

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