Sunday, August 29, 2010

Prime Minister visits CWG venues

Prime Minister visits CWG venues

Prime Minister visits CWG venues

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Two weeks after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appointed a panel of ministers to overlook the Commonwealth Games preparations, he went for an inspection of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday.


J&K: Senior Home Ministry official meets Governor

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The Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Union Home Ministry, UK Bansal, is in Srinagar today. He met Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra and discussed the overall security situation in the state.


Senior Home Ministry official in J&K

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In the wake of on and off tension in the Valley, the Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Union Home Ministry, U K Bansal, went to Srinagar .


Over 650 Indians on Interpol's 'wanted' list

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The number of Indians on Interpol's wanted list has swollen to over 650. The global crime monitoring organisation has issued 656 red-alert notices against Indians or people of Indian origin in the past five years, generally for crimes committed in countries other than India.


Chhattisgarh: 5 jawans killed in Naxal ambush

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Five security personnel, including three BSF jawans, killed in an ambush by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Sunday.


India to route Pak aid through UN

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It's Pakistan's worst floods in living history and the UN has only managed to raise one third of the amount meant for aid relief despite that Pakistan has been reluctant to take aid from India.


Will see case of Indian held in US is handled fast: Govt

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Eight days after an Indian national was arrested in Houston, India today said it will provide necessary consular assistance and actively remain engaged in the matter to see that the case is handled expeditiously.


Separatist Kashmiri leader Andrabi arrested

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Jammu and Kashmir Police have achieved a major success when it arrested pro-Pakistan hardline woman separatist leader Asiya Andrabi, believed to be one of the masterminds of present unrest, along with an accomplice from the outskirts of the city.


Vedanta seeks alternative bauxite mines from Orissa govt

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Denied permission to start mining activities atop Niyamgiri hills in Orissa's Kalahandi district, Vedanta Group has proposed to the state government to allocate it an alternative source of bauxite for running its 1 MTPA alumina refinery plant.


Bill to regulate private schools in the offing: Chidambaram

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Asserting that education cannot be allowed to become a "money-spinning enterprise", Home Minister P Chidambaram has said the Centre would bring forward bills in Parliament to regulate the private sector in the field of education.


Sanjay Gandhi is Madhya Pradesh CM's new hero

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Late Congress leader Sanjay Gandhi was infamous for the population control overdrive during the Emergency that many claim led to forcible sterilisations. Now, the BJP's Madhya Pradesh Chief Shivraj Singh Chouhan has praised the Congress leader for that very drive.


Pak issues orders for the release of 442 Indian fishermen

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Pakistani authorities on Saturday issued orders for the release and repatriation of 442 Indian fishermen in the wake of a case filed in the Supreme Court regarding their unlawful detention.


Assam-Arunachal blockade temporarily withdrawn

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The indefinite economic blockade by 12 organisations on roads in upper Assam connecting Arunachal Pradesh was temporarily withdrawn from 5 pm on Saturday. The blockade at Charaipung, launched to prevent essential goods from reaching Arunachal Pradesh via Assam, was withdrawn in the interest of the general public of both the states, the sponsors said.


Flood alert in North, Coastal Karnataka

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A flood alert has been issued for north and coastal areas in Karnataka after persistent rain over the last few days.


5,000 cyclists to take part in India Cyclothon

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Over 5,000 cyclists from across the world will participate in the BSA Hercules India Cyclothon event to be held in New Delhi on Sunday. The BSA Hercules Cyclothon, India's largest cycling event, will be held in five categories - Professional (100 km), National (50 km), Amateur and Corporate (25 km), Green Ride (15 km) and Children (5 km).


China denies reports of rift with India

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China on Saturday denied reports that defence exchanges with India had been suspended by New Delhi in retaliation for Beijing refusing a visa to a top general from its neighbour.


Montek heckled at Presidency College

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Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia was heckled by student protesters at the Presidency College in Kolkata. Protesting students hurled eggs and tomatoes.


Jet Airways press release on Mumbai flight scare

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Following the emergency evacuation incident at the Mumbai airport on Friday in which 26 passengers of a Jet flight were injured after a fire alarm went off in the cockpit, Jet Airways issued a press release.


Serious procedural lapses, pilot and crew suspended: DGCA

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Preliminary fact finding by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has indicated serious procedural lapses in dealing with the emergency and evacuation situation. Hence the Pilot in Command (PIC), First officer, four cabin crew members and four ACMs have been suspended till further orders.


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