India News / Press Releases on June 17, 2007

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While Patil discusses presidential poll strategy, SP is in a fix
The Presidential nominee of the UPA and the Left parties, Pratibha Patil today met senior Congress leader Priyaranjan Dasmunshi and discussed strategy for the polls, that could turn into a triangular contest with Samajwadi Party seriously considering nominating a candidate from the newly formed Third Front. ANI

German tourist chips in to clean up Dal Lake
A German tourist sponsored a drive to clean up the waters of Dal Lake in Srinagar on Sunday. ANI

MP villagers protest against dam closure that led to inundation
Villagers of Gunjari village in Khandwa District of Madhya Pradesh are suffering from man-made flood as the closure of the gates of a nearby dam has flooded the low-lying villages. ANI

25000 people displaced after incessant rains flood over 300 Bihar villages
Over 300 villages in Bihar have been deluged as large tracts of land near the Indo-Nepal border got submerged under water due to incessant rains that have lashing in this region for the last three days. ANI

Six injured in villagers-police clashes in Burdwan
At least six people, including a policeman, were injured when villagers protesting against the Indian Iron and Steel Companys (IISCO) expansion plans clashed with police in West Bengals Burdwan District. ANI

Jalandhar engineer in love with making driftwood sculptures
An electrical engineer in Jalandhar has developed a unique likening for driftwood sculpture. He has raised a big collection of it that captivates attention from the very first sight. ANI

Pranabs new public diplomacy initiative evokes good response
The first session of External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjees direct rendezvous with public on matters of countrys foreign policy has evoked good response from the people of the northeast part of the country. ANI

Relatives of Sunita Williams look forward to her return on June 21
Gujarat based relatives of Indian-born American astronaut Sunita Williams are looking forward to her safe return to Earth on Thursday now that flight controllers have declared Space Shuttle Atlantis heat shield safe for the return journey. ANI

Panthers Party withdraws support to Azad govt.
The Panthers Party today withdrew its support to the Jammu and Kashmir Government. ANI

J-K police busts Hizbul module
The Jammu and Kashmir Police has busted a Hizbul Mujahideen module and arrested a militant with a cache of arms and ammunition. ANI

Pranab embarks on four-day visit to Indonesia, Singapore
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee embarked on a four-day visit to Indonesia and Singapore on Sunday morning to boost Indias Look East Policy. ANI

Under nourished kids to get proper food at Orissa village
To enable tribal parents about taking proper care of their malnourished children, the Integrated Children Development Services (ICDS) and Unicef have launched a Positive Deviance programme in Orissa. ANI

When potters took lessons in modern pottery in Tripura
Pottery, the age-old art of making articles using clay, has been a family tradition for hundreds of families in Orissas Nandanagar Paulpara Village. Today, its facing extinction for lacking modernity. ANI

Mumbai working women happy over Pratibha Patils presidential candidature
Working women residing in a hostel founded by Rajasthan Governor Pratibha Patil in Mumbai, are rooting for her victory in the forthcoming Presidential election, scheduled for July 19. ANI

Mumbai WTC receives another threatening e-mail
Security officials of the twin World Trade Centre (WTC) towers of Mumbai have received an e-mail threatening to blow the centre. ANI

When women take a holiday!
The monsoon arrival in Orissa is marked as Rajo festival, a time of the year when women are supposed to take complete rest from their household chores and just relax. ANI

When women take a holiday !
The monsoon arrival in Orissa is marked as Rajo festival, a time of the year when women are supposed to take complete rest from their household chores and just relax. ANI

Nagpur women tonsure their heads to protest farmland acquisition
The controversy surrounding the acquisition of farmlands for setting up Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in several parts of the country does not seem to die down. ANI

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