The Hindu Business Line : Friday, April 12, 2002

Pact to create awareness on quality diagnostics
SPECIALITY Ranbaxy Ltd (SRL) and the local branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) have entered into an understanding to create awareness of the need to focus on quality specifications in medical diagnostics which is common in the ... More

TRAVEL & PLACES

Passport verification eased
ALL members of any All-India Service or Central Service can now issue the verification certification required for passports applied under the tatkal scheme, according to Mr G. Mathi Vathanan, Regional Passport Officer, Chennai. These officers ... More

Stic Travel unveils global student card
THE Kochi-based Stic Travel Pvt Ltd has introduced International Student Identity Card (ISIC), which provides exclusive benefits to students both in India and abroad. These cards carry the Unesco logo in recognition of Unesco's endorsement and ... More

CINEMA

Potter spell over corporates
AS Harry Potter — the much-awaited Hollywood blockbuster releases across theatres tomorrow — everyone seems to be looking for a little magic. For, it is not just audiences that are eagerly awaiting the film's release. Faced with a ... More

SPORTS

Go-karting championship
BANGALORE: Fast Lane, the inter-corporate go-karting championship, is being held in Bangalore from May 11-19 at Racepace Karting, in Patels Inn. Unlike the regular races that have been conducted in the past, "Fast Lane'' is based on ... More

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES

Puncturing one's way to good health
Acupuncture is an ancient system of healing developed over thousands of years as part of the traditional medicine of the East, particularly China. It is based on the belief that the stimulation of specific areas affects the functioning of certain or gans of the body, and has evolved into a system of medicine that restores and maintains health by the insertion of fine needles into acupuncuture points just beneath the skin's surface. These are very specific locations and lie on channels of energy. More

TOURISM

Young couples lead tourist inflow
AS Kerala tourism becomes more mature, tourists visiting the State seem to be getting younger every year. It promises to be a very good summer for Kerala's hospitality industry, and young couples seem to be leading the inflow this season. The ... More

More Indian tourists head for Dubai
DUBAI is gaining in popularity as a tourist destination for Indians. This is borne out by the fact that 2.18 lakh Indians visited the Emirate in 2001 as against 2.14 lakh in the previous year, says Mr Ibrahim Ahli, Manager (Overseas Promotions), ... More

Amaravathi festival from today
A FOUR-day Amaravathi Festival is scheduled to be launched on Friday at Guntur by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, to rediscover the history, culture, tradition and strength of the region as a trading centre of ... More

A splash in Singapore
LEADING tour operators in the South-East Asian travel and tourism industry and popular trade magazines were represented in a marketing meet organised in Singapore by the Kerala Tourism Department, which coincided with the PATA Travel Mart ... More

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