Sunday, September 24, 2006

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Cement, bank stocks take Sensex past 12K-mark Riding on cement and bank stocks, the BSE Sensex breached the 12,000-mark intra-day at 12,003.68 points before winding down to close the day at 11,973.02. This is first time since the May fever that the Sensex has managed to edge past the "scary ...

Maintenance workers warned - don't take the gamble with asbestos
"Don't take a gamble with your life" is the message to maintenance workers from Steve Coldrick, Director of the Health and Safety Executive's Disease Reduction Programme.

Honors For Medical, Green Chemistry Breakthroughs Go To "Heroes Of Chemistry"
An antibiotic that fights resistant bacteria, chemotherapy for a rare cancer, methods to make fiber glass and refrigerants more environmentally friendly, a more productive and safer way to transport needed toxic gases, and a drug to fight serious fungal infections are the creations of the 2006 Heroes of Chemistry. The scientists will be honored for these accomplishments in San Francisco on Sept.

Carpenter wins 400,000 damages
A carpenter suffering from mesothelioma, the asbestos-related disease, has won agreed damages of 400,000 from his former employer. Field Fisher Waterhouse, the law firm acting for Amargeet Singh Dahele, said it believed this was one of the highest-ever settlements in such a case.

170 die waiting for decision on asbestos payments
At least 170 people have died while waiting for a decision on whether they qualify for benefits for asbestos-related diseases in the six months since a compensation law took effect, a survey showed.

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Sensex surges on upbeat sentiment The Sensex touched its highest level since May 12 as it gained for the second consecutive day on the back of news that the US Fed Reserve had decided to keep the interest rates steady at 5.25 per cent. The markets also took a cue from positive ...