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Net information is not knowledge

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

All too often, we hear people mouth a ‘fact’ with the sole authority that it has been accessed through the Internet. How wrong can they be! Sometimes, the Internet is seen as a library of information, stored electronically, and easily accessed.

How then do you find out if something that is posted on the Internet is correct or not? Click here to find an old-fashioned answer to what seems like a new-age problem….

Where doctors and patients are missing

Sunday, September 10th, 2006

THE first thing that strikes you about Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot, is how huge the building is. A big edifice, and along with it, another half-finished OPD block. As you walk in, you notice that even early in the morning, the place is clean, and floors are being mopped. You look around for patients—and keep looking. Click here to read more, and see photographs.

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NY Times:This news is not for you

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

This news is not for you
by Roopinder Singh

The New York Times carried, on August 28, a detailed story titled “Details Emerge in British Terror Case” for its readers—except those who live in Britain, the focus of the item. One of the top newspapers in the world took this unusual step to conform to the British law. Click here to read more

Birthday

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

It was quite a blast this birthday. I took a day off from office and was relaxing at home when I got a call from a friend saying that someone needed blood.
Read more about it by clicking here.