India News / Press Releases on June 9, 2007

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Gujarat fake encounter: DSP Amin granted anticipatory bail
Ahmedabad Sessions Court on Saturday granted anticipatory bail to a Deputy Superintendent of Police of Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), N K Amin alleged to be involved in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case. ANI

Army receives Golden Peacock Eco-Innovation award
The Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army has been awarded Golden Peacock Eco-Innovation Award for the year 2007 for their work done in arresting environmental degradation and instituting energy conservation measures in all cantonments and military stations across the country. ANI

Kashmiris march to save Dal Lake
Prominent Kashmiris took out a march around the Dal lake on Saturday to save it from extinction caused by increasing pollution and encroachment around the lake. ANI

INTACH organises heritage walk to popularise Pinjores Mahabharata era temple
Indian National Trust for Architecture and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), organized a heritage walk on Saturday at the site of an ancient Bhimadevi temple, considered an architectural wonder of Mahabharata era, to raise awareness about monuments significance and promote it as a major tourist attraction. ANI

Punjab Advocate General stresses on need for National Judicial Commission
Advocate General of Punjab, Hardev Singh Mattewal has said that the Centre should expeditiously form a National Judicial Commission (NJC) to resolve the public complaints against judiciary ANI

CBI to appeal for Quattrocchis extradition
The Central Bureau of Investigation will be appealing for extradition of Ottavio Quattrocchi, an accused in Bofors kickback case, in the Argentine Supreme Court challenging the lower courts verdict denying Italian businessmans extradition to India. ANI

Murder charges framed against four Dera sect members(lead: Dera)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today framed charges against four members of the Sirsa based Dera Sacha Sauda sect in connection with the July 10, 2002 murder of Ranjeet, one of the ten members of the Dera management committee.Charges were framed against the four members -- Krishan Lal, Avtar Singh, Inder Saini and Jasbir Singh. ANI

Godmother Santokben booked in rape and murder case
The Gujarat Police today registered a case against gangster Santokben Jadeja for allegedly providing shelter to two persons and a women accused in a case relating to May 13 rape and murder of two Koli (fishermen) community girls near Datar shrine in the Junagadh District. ANI

Forest fire in Himachal wipes out 2000 hectares of greenery
Hundreds of hectares of forest have caught fire in Himachal Pradesh and it has already gutted almost 2000 hectares of the reserve forest area falling under Shimla and Solan Districts of the state. ANI

Indian Navy to buy 40 warships , aircraft carrier Gorshkov to join by next year
Giving details of the expansion plans of the Indian Navy , Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta today said that the Russian aircraft carrier Gorshkov will be delivered to India by the end of 2008 and 40 more ships will be purchased in next few years. ANI

Congress sloppy attitude resulted in Quattrocchis extradition denial: BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused the Congress party of being sloppy while dealing with the extradition of Ottavio Quattrocchi, one of the accused in the 64-crore Bofors kickback scam, that resulted in the denial of New Delhis request for his extradition by an Argentine court. ANI

Kerala govt seeks army help to contain Chikungunya
The Kerala Government today sought the help of the armed forces to contain the spread of viral fever, Chikungunya, in the state. ANI

Nepal Government urges ethnic leaders to call off strike
Nepal Government on Saturday urged the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NFIN), an umbrella organisation of ethnic communities, to call off its two-day nation-wide strike beginning tomorrow. ANI

West suspended spare part supply to India after Agni-III launch
In a significant revelation, President A P J Abdul Kalam has said that the sale of a critical missile component, PAN fibre, was suspended by the Western suppliers to India after the successful launch of the nuclear capable Agni-III missile on April 12. ANI

AIADMK activists to be released: Tamil Nadu Government
The Tamil Nadu Government on Saturday ordered the release by the evening of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhgam (AIADMK) activists, who were arrested during the partys agitation on Thursday. ANI

Swallowing live-fish for asthama cure
A large number of people have gathered here to swallow medicine stuffed inside a live fish - a treatment believed to cure asthma and other respiratory ailments. ANI

Charges framed against four Dera members in a murder case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today framed charges against four members of the Sirsa based Dera Sacha Sauda sect in connection with the July 10, 2002 murder of Ranjeet, one of the ten members of the Dera management committee. ANI

Adventure camps make summer vacations exciting for kids (Amended)
Students from several parts of the country are flocking to the cooler climes of Shimla to make the best of their summer holidays. ANI

ver six hundred cadets pass out of Indian Military Academy
Six hundred and forty-nine cadets, including 24 foreign cadets, passed out of the Indian Military Academy (IMA) here today. ANI

Nagaland gets its first Test-Tube baby
The 17-year-old wait of the Zhimomi family living in Nagaland to hear the cry of a newborn is over. ANI

Koirala under physicians observation
A team of three doctors has been assigned to look after the health of Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who has been suffering from chest pain. ANI

Times of India group launches tabloid Bangalore Mirror
With an aim to cater to the young readers, the Times of India group has launched a new daily -- Bangalore Mirror -- in a tabloid form. ANI

Argentine court rejects Indias request for extradition of Quattrocchi
An Argentine court has rejected Indias application for extradition of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, an accused in Bofors kickback case, on Saturday. ANI

Maninder Singh hospitalised after slashing his wrists
Former cricketer Maninder Singh was admitted to Shanti Mukund Hospital in East Delhi after he reportedly slashed his wrists in the wee hours of Saturday. ANI

Adventure camps make summer vacations exciting for kids
The students from several parts of the country are flocking to find the cooler climes of Shimla to make the best of their summer holidays. ANI

Delhi Police rescues 22 child labourers
The Delhi Police has rescued 22 children, who were employed as labourers at a hazardous industrial unit in north Delhi. ANI

Jharkhand tribe falls back on age-old customs for settling disputes
Oraon, a Jharkhand tribal community still settles all disputes within the community at its annual congregation of village heads. ANI

Chennai transgenders go quacks way for sex change
Since sex change is not legal in India, transgenders in Chennai, go to unqualified doctors or quacks to get sex reconstruction surgery. ANI

Graham Ford good coach material for India: Shaun Pollock
South African all-rounder Shaun Pollock has commended Graham Ford, short-listed by India for the job of national coach, as being an able candidate for the assignment. ANI

Fear psychosis grips Assamese following ULFA killings
A psychosis of fear seems to have gripped the majority of Assamese following the targeted killing of innocent civilians by the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). ANI

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Bullion Market / Gold & Silver Prices on June 9, 2007

Mumbai Bullion Market

24 carat gold (10 grams): Rs. 8740
22 carat gold (10 grams): Rs. 8690
Silver (Kg): Rs. 18375

Chennai Bullion Market

Bar Silver (Kg): Rs. 18025
24 carat gold (10 grams): Rs. 8730
22 carat gold (10 grams): Rs. 8090

Bullion Rates on June 9, 2007 for All Major Indian Cities

Bullion prices presented here are indicative and are for general information only. Please check with your Gold Merchant or a local bank for latest and correct prices. All prices are in Indian National Rupees only.