The Indian Express -- General

Thursday, July 3 1997

India looks eastward in search of a new economic identity

Myanmar is joining a regional group inaugurated only last month in Bangkok called BISTEC (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand Economic Cooperation), thereby filling in the missing link in a trading arrangement that stretches across the Bay of Bengal from Thailand to India.

Marching with a lighter foot: the saga of Pune's Limb Centre

Jagat Bahadur Rai, a second world-war veteran who lost his legs in a mine blast has to make long arduous trips from his hometown in Nepal to the Artificial Limb Centre (ALC) in Pune for a replacement of artificial lower limb. Now he may no longer be required to do so.

Columbia back in orbit with same crew

Space shuttle Columbia and a crew of seven returned to orbit to complete a science mission that had to be cut short in April because of equipment trouble.

Steps on to supply water to 105 Karnataka towns

13% power tariff in Karnataka

Bandh passes off peacefully

Organ transplant trust launched

Transmission, distrbution: KEB's woes

Rs 50-cr fund for Punjab policemen

N.Karnataka people's directory released

Chennai Corporation to hike development charges

PM urges scientists to help government

Stigma overpowers AIDS control in Andhra

No caste names for TN Dists., Transport bodies

Rs 2.81 crore for tourism promotion in TN