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CLOTHING May 18, 2018 A New Locally Owned African Clothing Line in West Towne Mall is Open to Everyone
By: Loknath DasAfrican n American Fits, a popular brand of custom-made African and American clothing that held its first fashion show last summer, has opened a kiosk in the West Towne Mall. Fits has been serving as a cultural bridge between traditional African fashion and African American culture for several years but, until now, has been selling clothing […]
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COMPUTERS June 30, 2017 Cyberattack Forces West Virginia Hospital to Scrap Its Computer Systems
By: Loknath DasPrinceton Community Hospital in rural West Virginia will scrap and replace its entire computer network after being struck by the cyberattack paralyzing computers globally. The cyberattack, known as Petya, froze the hospital’s electronic medical record system early Tuesday, leaving doctors unable to review patients’ medical history or transmit laboratory and pharmacy orders, said Rose Morgan, […]
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NEWS December 27, 2016 Payment deadlock broken for West Bengal tea-garden workers
By: sristy SahaThe deadlock over payment of wages to tea-garden workers in West Bengal seems to have been broken. Payment modalities through the State administration have been finalised and banks have agreed to set up facilities at all the gardens by March 2017. Garden managements have also been told by the State government to help the workers […]
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NEWS August 26, 2016 6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Myanmar, tremors felt in West Bengal, Bihar and Assam
By: sristy SahaImage credit: Google Maps An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck central Myanmar on Wednesday. The epicentre was located 190 km southwest of Mandalay city, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre, and strong tremors were felt in the Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar and Assam. There are no reports of casualties yet, […]
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NEWS June 28, 2016 West Indies hampered via the absence of huge hitters: Tino excellent
By: sristy SahaAuckland: rapid bowler Tino pleasant has conceded that the West Indies have suffered from the absence in their big hitters, due to accidents, following the crew‘s heavy loss to New Zealand in the first T20worldwide. The today’s assessment of the Windies’ poor run in New Zealand follows their crushing eighty one-run loss at Eden garden […]
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NEWS June 6, 2016 West Indies hampered by the absence of big hitters: Tino pleasant
By: sristy SahaAuckland: rapid bowler Tino satisfactory has conceded that the West Indies have suffered from the absencein their huge hitters, due to injuries, following the group‘s heavy loss to New Zealand in the first T20international. The today’s assessment of the Windies’ terrible run in New Zealand follows their crushing 81-run loss at Eden lawn on Saturday […]