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02.09.2005 Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman G. Madhavan Nair inaugurated a tele-neurosurgery facility at Manipal Hospital in Banglore.

02.09.2005 A hi-tech crematorium with Internet links, air-conditioned halls complete with music systems, and, of course, two modern electric furnaces has been set up in Ahemadabad.

02.09.2005 A workshop to prepare Palestinian media professionals and journalists to cover the Israeli disengagement was held late July/early August in Gaza in the premises of the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation Media Training Centre (PBC).

01.09.2005 The Indian government has asked states to gear up for development of self-help groups (SHG) under the Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna and involve SHG promotion agencies on large scale.

01.09.2005 Mobile phone use does not raise the risk of cancer, at least in the first 10 years of use, the largest investigation to date shows.

01.09.2005 A 10-year-old girl was saved from drowning by a computer system designed to raise the alarm when swimmers get into difficulties in U.K.

01.09.2005 The Philippines Board of Investments has launched a round-the-clock, toll-free call centre for investment inquiries to make investing in the country easier.