Kyrgyzstan

Power Struggle Threatens Central Asian Electricity Grid

Defections from regiona distribution network may destroy Soviet-era effort to ensure equitable sharing of electricity. By Gulnura Toralieva in London (RCA No. 596, 20-Nov-09) Kazakstan’s decision to withdraw from the Central...

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Ailini Taufeeala : Samoa

100 of $625 raised. Started raising funds on Nov 20, 2009 Ailini Taufeeala is a 47-year-old woman living in the town of Vaisala. She is married and has eight children. To make a living, Ailini operates a fishing business. The...

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UNECE releases guidance on water and adaptation to climate change

Countries need to adapt to climate change jointly without delay! This is the main message of the Guidance on Water and Adaptation to Climate Change, developed under the UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of...

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"Let them burn it…"Askar Akaev is outraged with disorder in Kyrgyzstan

The representatives of Kyrgyz special services, Public Prosecutor’s office and law enforcement agencies showed up in the house of Askar Akaev, the former President of Kyrgyzstan, in Bishkek. They ordered to take all personal...

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Kyyal Musabaeva's Group : Kyrgyzstan

175 of $1,375 raised. Started raising funds on Nov 20, 2009 Musabaeva Kyyal is the leader of this group. Kyyal has two children. Her husband is a cab driver. Her son, who is the oldest, is eleven years old and her daughter is...

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Meiramhan Turlimbetova's Group : Kyrgyzstan

275 of $1,600 raised. Started raising funds on Nov 20, 2009 Meiramhan Turlimbetova is the leader of this group. She is fifty five years old. There are three children in her family. Only their little twelve year old son lives...

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Jamilya Karymshakova's Group : Kyrgyzstan

0 of $1,600 raised. Started raising funds on Nov 20, 2009 Jamilya is the leader of this group. She is fifty-one years old. Jamilya has raised four children and has been divorced for some years. Her children have already grown...

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Forgotten master of a vanishing art

From vocal to mridangam to konnakol was a long journey that Pakkiria Pillai pursued. On November 3, 1937, The Hindu's correspondent wrote to “announce the death of Sangitha Vidwan Konnakol Pakkiriya Pillai this morning at...

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The charm of her velvety voice

Ashwini Bhide Deshpande enthralled connoisseurs at a recent concert in Varanasi. To touch the note correctly is difficult in classical singing and to utter the correct note beautifully is rare. Recently, vocalist Ashwini Bhide...

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UAQ to host home for little ones

Gulf News Dubai A box placed near a garbage container drew the attention of passers-by. A child was found at Al Faisal mosque and then a 16-month-old boy was later found abandoned in a toilet at Al Sahabah mosque. Brigadier Ali...

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