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26.09.2005 Muslim institutions should offer education through distance learning as it is the most economical way to reach out to large segments of poor students and women, said Syed Iqbal Hasnain, Vice-Chancellor of Calicut University.

26.09.2005 Technology may play a big role in ensuring free and fair elections to the Bihar Assembly.

26.09.2005 The government of bangladesh is set to seek around $25 million soft loan to South Korea to improve its internet
infrastructure with a view to providing high speed
internet service across the country.

23.09.2005 On September 8, 2005, the EU/UNDP funded project “Enhancement of Living Standards in Karakalpakstan” organized a roundtable on micro financing and community participation.

23.09.2005 China plans to launch eight satellites to warn of imminent natural disasters as it struggles to halt the massive destruction and thousands of deaths they cause each year.

23.09.2005 Bangalore, the silicon valley of India, has high traffic and increasing day by day. To tackle this situation, traffic police in Bangalore is given 30 simputers – simple, inexpensive, multilingual and hand-held computers.

23.09.2005 The drudging routine of learning is set to change for school children with Etisalat all set to launch a unique educational web site that promises to convert learning into a fun activity in the UAE.