Computers lose byte as Chernobyl ravages machines
A day after Chernobyl struck all over again, personal computer users are trying to pick up the pieces. If there was anything to gather, that is. For, the CIH or Chernobyl virus has wiped clean the hard disks of all computers and compelled users to start life before the monitor on a clean slate.

Farmers' body to observe May 1 as `Betrayal Day'
Vidarbha Janandolan Samiti, an Yavatmal-based farmers' organisation, will observe the coming Maharashtra Day on May 1 as `Betrayal Day' to protest Sena-BJP coalition Government's alleged casual attitude to cotton growers' plight.

Guriya - Where sex workers earn respect
Shamim Bano is dancing. But this time, the audiences don't make lewd comments. Instead there are appreciative comments on her dancing talents. Bano is pleasantly surprised. Having spent several years in prostitution.

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