Boy Drown in River
Region: Norway
Boy drown in river. By: Gul Hamaad Farooqi CHITRAL: A young boy was drown in Chitral river when he was trying to get his football from river. According to SHO police station Chitral a young boy Matiur Rehman son of Rahmat Aziz Khan resident of Kushum was playing football on the bank of Chitral river in a plan area. During the match football was kicked by a player speedily and put in Chitral River. He ente... more
Views: 510Chief Justice Peshawar High Court Inaugurated High Court Circuit Court at Chitral
Region: Norway
Chief Justice Peshawar High Court inaugurated High court Circuit court CHITRAL: Chief justice Peshawar High Court inaugurated High Court Circuit Court at Chitral. Chief Justice PHC Mr. Justice Dost Muhammad Khan was chief guest on the occasion who unveil plaque of high court circuit court. District and session Judge Syed Zamarrud Shah was also present on the occasion. A simple but prompt func... more
Views: 1801Norway: need to diffuse rightist spiral of silence
Region: Norway
The killing of 92 people in Norway through the bomb blast in Oslo and the gun attack at a Labor Party Youth Camp at Utoya on Friday clearly indicates that even a country like Norway, considerably involved in international conflict management efforts, cannot remain safe from terrorist attacks. According to the English daily Norway Post, seven died in a bomb blast in Oslo while 85 youths lost their lives in a... more
Views: 1787Music and poetry: New Double Focus album by musician and poet Ras Nas
Region: NorwayThe long awaited CD “Double Focus” by the Tanzanian poet and musician Ras Nas aka Nasibu Mwanukuzi is set for release in Oslo, Norway, in November this year. The CD contains music and spoken word. Recorded at Urban Sound studio in Oslo by the legendary recording engineer Jock Loveband, “Double Focus” brings together musicians from Mali, South Africa, Norway, Bangladesh and Brazil. The poems are ... more
Views: 2151Swine flu cases increasing in Norway
Region: Norway
Although nobody in Norway till date has died of H1N1 (Swine Flu), the Norwegian Institute of Public Health has the past week registered 35 new cases of the Influenza, reports the Norway Post Daily. According to the newspaper, it now makes 75 persons tested positive for H1N1 since 9 may 2009. Among those found affected, 68 percent are reported under 30. Special about the infection among them is that all of the victims... more
Views: 1915New Field in Planetology Opened by Aurora Lights Finding
Region: NorwayA new discovery made by an international team of scientists analyzing atmospheric data gathered by telescopes at Svalbard Island, Norway, at a latitude of 79° north, reveals for the first time that part of the glow of the Northern Lights is polarized--a state that, until now, was thought to be an impossibility. The new discovery is vitally important to atmospheric scientists as they continue to try to better un... more
Views: 1918Four Nations Ready to be ‘Guinea Pigs’ in the Fight Against Climate Change
Region: Norway
Guinea pigs because it hasn’t been tried ever before - an entire country going carbon neutral. Obviously the risk related to such an exercise are much greater than actually perceived since it is a completely new idea with significant social and economic consequences. For turning an entire country carbon neutral extensive planning needs to be done so that the economy gets all the fuel to keep the growth engine run... more
Views: 1869Stavanger 2008 - The other European City of Culture
Region: NorwayEuropean City of Culture The European City of Culture was launched in June 1985 by the Council of Ministers of the European Economic Community on the initiative of then Greek Culture Minister Melina Mercouri. The idea was that having a cultural focus in a different country each year would bring the citizens of the EEC closer together. European Capital of Culture In 1999, the European City of Culture was... more
Views: 1943World's Largest Seed Collection Receives a Multimillion Dollar Grant from Gates
Region: Norway
A series of multi-million dollar grants have made it possible for few dozen of the world’s major food crops, almost always propagated clonally, to be stored as seed in Norway’s famous Svalbard (also called the “Doomsday Vault” in popular media) facility. Originally opened in 2006, Svalbard is just one of many germplasm repositories of valuable food crop materials. This effort will be among the f... more
Views: 4517Glock 19 Kills Yet Again
Region: Norway
Gaston Glock must be very proud. Again his Glock 9mm automatic pistol was the weapon of choice for a mass murder. Anders Behring Breivik's 'execution of [68] Type A and B Marxists and multiculturists' on Utoeya Island, Norway last weekend adds to Glock's trophy list -- though the kill rate was a bit low, less than one person per minute. This "Massenmord' joins the 'Attentat' attempt on Gabrielle G... more
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