daring exploits of Du Yuesheng continue with further progress in the drug trade, as he compromises the anti-opium commissioner and takes two more wives.THE British concession gangster Shen Xingshan became more aggressive in his opium robbery business. Huang Jinrong had no choice but to make his move to prevent Shen from encroaching onto his territory in the French concession.Soon, under Huang’s instruction,...
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a simple youth from Pudong rose to become a most feared gangland leader a century ago.IN the spring of 1902, a greenhorn from a village in Pudong arrived at the bustling Shanghai Bund by boat. Carrying a letter of recommendation from his grandmother’s village friends, the 15-year-old boy walked west to the busy harbour of Shiliupu.In high spirits, he moved through streets filled with shops and people...
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salesman waits for tourists, on the Esplanade du Trocadero, in front of the Eiffel Tower on...
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salesman waits for tourists, on the Esplanade du Trocadero, in front of the Eiffel Tower in...
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Lancashire are working hard to bring back South African batsman Francois du Plessis to Old Trafford next season, despite a clampdown on Kolpak players.Du Plessis, who has spent the last two summers at Old Trafford, has been threatened by the new Home Office laws limiting the use of Kolpak signings."It's something we've just got to be patient with," Lancashire coach Peter Moores told BBC Radio Manchester."Under...
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After an 18-hour meeting, academic council of Delhi University on Tuesdaydecided against accreditation of the university by National Assessment andAccreditation Council (NAAC). Instead, the council members decided to create aninternal assessment mechanism by setting up a quality assurance cell for theuniversity.The council also discussed the "controversy'' over thedegree of Valson Thampu, principal...
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DELHI University’s AcademicCouncil (AC) has rejected the proposal of getting DU-affiliated collegesaccredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). Themembers of the council feel that the accreditation would ‘adverselyaffect’ some colleges of DU. Also, a large number of academics feel thatthe NAAC methodology is too general and cannot be applied to DU colleges."NAAC assesses...
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University is now an open book: well, almost. Setting a precedent for affiliated colleges, the university has put its budgetary expenses in the public domain for the first time in history by displaying it on their website — du.ac.in.A simple click of the mouse would be enough for those trying to assess the budgeted spending of the university in 2008-09.“We have put all our budget expenses online two...
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Not many would know that Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is an honorary professor at Delhi University. On Saturday, however, not only did he reveal the little known fact to hundreds of students and others at a conference here, but also admitted that he was a "lazy" person and "useless" as a professor.Even as an awestruck audience -- many of them Tibetan youngsters and staff of Delhi University...
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Bhavai in English! That's ashow with which MS University's (MSU) performing arts faculty students aregearing up to enthral audiences in United Kingdom. The cultural platterincluding other traditional Gujarati folk forms will be part of the firstinternational exchange programme between MSU and Durham University (DU).Performers will present a variety of programs and also add theflavour of Rajasthan by...
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