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Sunday, September 26, 2010

Wikipedia to open India office soon

Wikipedia to open India office soon
Battle of Haifa: 23 Sep 1918
A tribute to Indian soldiers on Haifa Day
Jharkhand faces severe drought, no rain for a month
Curfew lifted in Srinagar; Kashmir schools to reopen
Plagiarism slur on Bt brinjal report
Andhra judge settles 260 cases in a day
Elephant deaths: Blame game on, Railways defensive
Buddhadeb's new quota for Bengal Muslims an election ploy?
CVC Thomas still an accused: Vigilance Court
Kashmir peace package: New interlocutors, discussion on 'disturbed areas'
We welcome Centre's decision on Kashmir: Omar
Govt to appoint interlocutors for Kashmir talks
Chattisgarh: Naxals kidnap 7 policemen, distraught familes appeal the government
Jharkhand: Encounter on between CRPF and Naxals, 1 jawan killed

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Wikipedia, the world's free online encyclopedia, will shortly be launching an India office -- probably in Mumbai -- besides setting up an India Chapter of the Wiki Foundation, the owners of Wikipedia and its other arms, in Bangalore said.

Battle of Haifa: 23 Sep 1918

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23rd September is annually observed as 'Haifa Day' in commemoration of the capture of that city following a dashing cavalry action by the 15th Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade during the First World War.

A tribute to Indian soldiers on Haifa Day

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A moving ceremony to remember some 900 Indian soldiers who laid down their lives in liberating the Israeli port city Haifa during World War I was held for the first time at the Haifa Cemetery on September 22.

Jharkhand faces severe drought, no rain for a month

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Several districts in Jharkhand are crippled by a drought for the second year in a row. The condition is much worse this year as for the last one month, villages of Chainpur, Chattarpur and Lesliganj in Jharkhand's Palamu district have not seen a single drop of rain.

Curfew lifted in Srinagar; Kashmir schools to reopen

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The schools in Kashmir valley could possibly reopen on Monday after a long gap of three and a half months, that's what the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has announced.

Plagiarism slur on Bt brinjal report

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A charge of plagiarism has been leveled by an anti GM crop advocacy group against a high profile report from the six leading science academies of India which declared Bt brinjal as being safe. The report prepared by the heads of some of the top Indian institutions has it seems lifted material almost verbatim from a biotechnology advocacy newsletter without proper acknowledgement.

Andhra judge settles 260 cases in a day

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It was Judgement day in a very literal sense. And Judge Yesuratnam had every reason to have his cake and eat it too. This junior judge in Venkatagiri in Andhra Pradesh's Nellore district settled 260 cases in a single day on Friday, creating a record.

Elephant deaths: Blame game on, Railways defensive

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Three elephants were run over by a goods train in March this year in Deepor Beel in Assam. In the last five years across the country, more than 60 elephants have been run over by trains. But last Thursday's Jalpaiguri tragedy in which seven elephants died after being hit by a train is one of the worst cases.

Buddhadeb's new quota for Bengal Muslims an election ploy?

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West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has said that his new reservation policy for Muslims in the state has nothing to do with the Assembly elections. However, on the ground, while people have welcomed the move, there is a niggling suspicion that the whole thing is an election ploy that may not really get off the ground.

CVC Thomas still an accused: Vigilance Court

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He may have got a clean chit from the Centre in the 2G scam, but a corruption case has returned to haunt the newly appointed Central Vigilance Commissioner, PJ Thomas.

Kashmir peace package: New interlocutors, discussion on 'disturbed areas'

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Just days after the all-party delegation visited Kashmir, the government today announced that the stone pelting protesters will be released from the various jails across the state and charges against them will be dropped. There will also be a debate on the notion of the 'disturbed areas' in the state - all a part of the fresh peace initiative with a new set of interlocutors.

We welcome Centre's decision on Kashmir: Omar

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has welcomed the Centre's decision on finding a solution to the Kashmir problem and has assured that the state government will "reopen the schools on Monday". Adding that the J&K government will take gradual steps to de-escalate the tension in the area, Omar said they will examine the disturbed areas.

Govt to appoint interlocutors for Kashmir talks

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The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) met on Saturday. Home Minister P Chidambaram addressed a press conference in New Delhi after the meeting where he announced the decisions taken in the CCS meet on Kashmir.