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Online edition of India's National Newspaper Wednesday, March 05, 2008 |
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ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF ... DAKSHINCHITRA
A personal soliloquy Sheetal Gattani celebrates Mumbai with sone original works
VOICE YOUR VIEWS - TACKLING THE MOSQUITO MENACE 
Real solutionMalaria is caused by the female anopheles mosquito — one of the three kinds of mosquitoes contributing to the menace. The other two are the Aedes egypti and culex. While Anopheles and Aedes egypti breed in ... 
Dos and don’tsMosquitoes lay eggs in stagnant water and they hatch in 7 to 10 days. A single mosquito lays around 250 eggs, so if you have standing water in or around your home, you’re going to be in trouble! Also, think about that flower vase in your ... Wastage of money Repellents have become a big drain on our monthly budgets. Anti-mosquito drives by civic authorities will not serve the purpose unless we citizens are determined to eradicate this nuisance by keeping our surroundings clean and hygienic. ... Garbage all around Only in big cities such as Chennai is the severity of the mosquito menace felt because of crowds everywhere and unhygienic conditions. Come evening, an army of mosquitoes swarm into the house. With increasing amounts of garbage and litter, ... 
Prevent diseasesPublic’s common sense can keep diseases at bay. Urinating in public places, stagnation of water and accumulation of garbage are the reasons behind increase in mosquitoes. V. Charanya
During the monsoon, plastic covers and other contaminating things and slush get into the storm water drains. When the rains stop, the stagnant dirty water becomes a breeding ground for mosquitoes. In the evenings, you can see a huge number of ...
Silent night, all in deep sleep, slowly they creep in and start singing in our ears the music of hell ...! Ouch! Our sleep is gone. How do these enter our homes despite the use of the so-called ‘powerful’ repellents. These ...
A simple method that can help is to mix two table spoons of any oil or kerosene in water and pour it in the drainage. This will leave a layer (film) of oil on the surface of stagnant water preventing aeration and the mosquito larvae will not ...
Remove stagnant pools of water near your home, including old tyres or disposable containers which may hold water. Mosquitoes breed in water. Spray the bedroom an hour before you go to sleep. The Corporation needs to prepare a comprehensive ...
Tackling mosquitoes inside the house can be done with repellents. The real problem is the lack of hygiene outdoors. Despite widespread incidences of chikungunya, malaria and dengue in the city, people still have not understood the importance ...
Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai will give a talk on the Berlin Film Festival today at 6.30 p.m. at Goethe-Institute/Max Mueller Bhavan. Goethe Institute and German Consulate, Chennai had sent Leena to attend the film festival that was held from ...
To coincide with International Women’s Day and to celebrate its 200th batch, Advanced Learning Institute (Asia) announces scholarships for it’s 4 module mastering English programs called Words Work. These Shakthi ...
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