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Pahre (74-78)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
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Ashtpadi (129-130)
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Bara Maha (133-136)
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Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
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Gurbani (347-348)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
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Gurbani (537-556)
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Gurbani (557-564)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
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Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
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Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
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Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 138889" data-attributes="member: 884"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: navy"><strong>80 percent of India's infants are underfed, risk death</strong> </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy"><SMALL>India Gazette</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">Wednesday 22nd December, 2010 </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">(IANS)</SMALL></span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">A global report released Wednesday has said that over 80 percent of infants born in India each year - 20 million out of a total of 26 million - are insufficiently fed and face the risk of disease and death.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">The report on 'The State of Breastfeeding in 33 countries: 2010, Tracking Infant and Young Child Feeding Policies and Programmes Worldwide' said that globally out of 136 million babies born each year, only about 50 million practice exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and 86 million don't.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">'In 33 countries where an assessment of policies and programmes on infant and young child feeding was done, out of 78 million born each year, 42 million are sub-optimally fed. For India, these numbers are 26 million born and 20 million do not practice optimal feeding,' the report said.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">Norwegian Ambassador to India Ann Ollestad, who released the report, said that it is especially significant since the nations are edging closer to the deadline of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in 2015.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">The MDGs refer to the eight international development goals that all 192 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organisations have agreed to achieve by the year 2015.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">These include eradicating extreme poverty, reducing child mortality rates, fighting disease and epidemics such as AIDS, and developing a global partnership for development.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">According to World Health Organisation and Unicef, 1.5 million children's lives can be saved with proper breastfeeding and timely and appropriate complementary feeding after six months along with continued breastfeeding.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">The report said that almost 8.1 million under-five children die each year - 22,000 everyday - in the world, more than 2.6 million in South Asia and majority being less than one year old because of newborn infections, diarrhoea, pneumonia and associated malnutrition.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">The 33 countries included Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Colombia, Mexico, Sri Lanka and Zambia.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><strong>source:</strong> </span></p><p><a href="http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/722874/cs/1/ht/80-percent-of-Indias-infants-are-underfed-risk-death/" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: navy">http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/722874/cs/1/ht/80-percent-of-Indias-infants-are-underfed-risk-death/</span></u></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 138889, member: 884"] [CENTER][SIZE=5][COLOR=navy][B]80 percent of India's infants are underfed, risk death[/B] [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]<SMALL>India Gazette[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]Wednesday 22nd December, 2010 [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][COLOR=navy](IANS)</SMALL>[/COLOR][/SIZE][/CENTER] [SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]A global report released Wednesday has said that over 80 percent of infants born in India each year - 20 million out of a total of 26 million - are insufficiently fed and face the risk of disease and death.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]The report on 'The State of Breastfeeding in 33 countries: 2010, Tracking Infant and Young Child Feeding Policies and Programmes Worldwide' said that globally out of 136 million babies born each year, only about 50 million practice exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and 86 million don't.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]'In 33 countries where an assessment of policies and programmes on infant and young child feeding was done, out of 78 million born each year, 42 million are sub-optimally fed. For India, these numbers are 26 million born and 20 million do not practice optimal feeding,' the report said.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]Norwegian Ambassador to India Ann Ollestad, who released the report, said that it is especially significant since the nations are edging closer to the deadline of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in 2015.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]The MDGs refer to the eight international development goals that all 192 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organisations have agreed to achieve by the year 2015.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]These include eradicating extreme poverty, reducing child mortality rates, fighting disease and epidemics such as AIDS, and developing a global partnership for development.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]According to World Health Organisation and Unicef, 1.5 million children's lives can be saved with proper breastfeeding and timely and appropriate complementary feeding after six months along with continued breastfeeding.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]The report said that almost 8.1 million under-five children die each year - 22,000 everyday - in the world, more than 2.6 million in South Asia and majority being less than one year old because of newborn infections, diarrhoea, pneumonia and associated malnutrition.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]The 33 countries included Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Colombia, Mexico, Sri Lanka and Zambia.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=navy][B]source:[/B] [/COLOR] [URL="http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/722874/cs/1/ht/80-percent-of-Indias-infants-are-underfed-risk-death/"][U][COLOR=navy]http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/722874/cs/1/ht/80-percent-of-Indias-infants-are-underfed-risk-death/[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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