Saturday, August 29, 2009 JEDDAH: The Abaya for women has been made part of Ahram and usual dress code by the Saudi authorities. Under the new regulation, women of all ages staying in Saudi Arab have been advised not to leave their residential compounds without wearing the Abaya otherwise they will be sent back. All Pakistani female pilgrims have been told to wear Abaya over their usual dresses before leaving their residence. However no colour has been specified for this purpose, yet a green Abaya – representing the national flag – may spot the Pakistani women among millions of pilgrims. It may be recalled that govt of Pakistan, with the collaboration of the PIA, has been distributing Abayas and scarves among female pilgrims to cover their heads. The government of Pakistan has been demanded to encourage the use of this Abaya by improving its quality.
Friday, August 14, 2009 MUMBAI: A 26-year-old woman died Thursday of H1N1 swine flu in the southern city of Bangalore, raising India's death toll from the virus to 20, authorities said.The death was the first reported in India's information technology capital, the Press Trust of India reported.Meanwhile in Pune, the worst-affected in India, two more victims of the virus died Thursday, raising the death toll in that western city near Mumbai to 12, the report said. The victims were an 11-month-old boy and a 75-year-old old woman.US media reported movie halls, schools and colleges were ordered closed Thursday for three days to a week in Mumbai, the commercial and financial capital of the country, as fear of the pandemic spread.Prajakata Lavangare, a spokeswoman for the government of Maharashtra state of which Mumbai is the capital, said similar orders were issued in Pune, which is also located in the state.The woman who died in Bangalore was identified only as Roopa, a teacher in
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