India News / Press Releases on July 16, 2008

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India, Bhutan decides to expand and diversify relations
Bhutanese Prime Minister L.J.Y. Thinley on Wednesday held extensive talks with his Indian counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh on a wide range of issues to expand and diversify relations between the two countries. ANI

111 awardees honoured for excellence in agricultural research
Union Minister for Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Sharad Pawar on Wednesday honoured 111 awardees under 12 different categories for the excellence in agricultural research at ICAR award ceremony, 2008. ANI

Panipat elevated highway inaugurated by Baalu
pat (Haryana), July 16 (ANIUnion Minister of Shipping Road Transport and Highways Thiru T. R. Baalu, along with Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Chief Minister of Haryana today inaugurated the ten kilometre long Panipat Elevated Highway on North-South corridor. ANI

Indias first Ginger Rail Yatri Niwas inaugurated by K.C.Jena
Chairman, Railway Board and ex-officio Principal Secretary to the Government of India K.C. Jena on Wednesday inaugurated the renovated New Delhi Rail Yatri Niwas, Indias first Ginger Rail Yatri Niwas. ANI

Congress condemns politicization of Speakers office
The Congress has strongly condemned attempts to politicise the Constitutional office of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha here today. ANI

5 per cent increase in Dearness Allowance of PSU employees
The government has increased the Dearness Allowance for employees of the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) by five per cent. ANI

Kanti Singh visits National Archives of India
Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Kanti Singh paid a visit to the National Archives of India today. ANI

Custom authorities seize Anil Ambanis jet
The government has issued a notice to seize Anil Ambanis aircraft for alleged customs duty evasion, sources said. ANI

Militancy has reached a saturation point in north-east, says Patricia Mukhim
Patricia Mukhim, a veteran journalist and the Editor of The Shillong Times, feels that militancy has reached a saturation point in north-eastern India, in Assam, Nagaland and Manipur. ANI

Patna High Court permits jailed MPs to take part in trust vote
The Patna High Court on Wednesday allowed two jailed Members of Parliament -- Mohammad Shahabuddin and Surajbhan Singh -- to take part in next weeks trust vote in Parliament, providing some relief to the Manmohan Singh Government, which reportedly has been scrambling for numbers. ANI

Antony orders inquiry into harassment of woman Army captain
Defence Minister A.K.Antony on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into an allegation of physical and mental harassment that was leveled by Captain Poonam Kaur of the Kalka-based Army Services Corps (ASC) battalion against her superior officers. ANI

Military honours for World War II hero
The Army bade farewell to their World War II veteran Subedar S.K. Thangaraj with full military honours here today.Subedar Thangaraj of Eleven Madras Engineers Regiment took part in World War II, riot control activities in Punjab during partition, Indo-China War 1962 and Indo-Pakistan War in 1965.He was cremated with full military honours by local Army unit. His body was draped in tri-colour and was given final gun salute with bugle calls of Last-Post. ANI

Jammu shuts down over Amarnath land transfer issue
Pro-Hindu organisation activists today observed a shutdown in Jammu over the issue of forest land not being transformed to the Amarnath Shrine Board.It may be recalled that initially the Congress-led State Government of former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad had ordered the transfer of the land to the shrine board, but when Muslims in the Kashmir Valley raised strong objections to the move, the order was withdrawn. ANI

If the UPA govt falls on July 22, let it fall, says Rahul Gandhi
AICC General Secretary and Nehru-Gandhi family scion, Rahul Gandhi today said that the proposed Indo-US nuclear deal was in the national interest, and if the Congress-led UPA Government falls on July 22 during the trust vote on the deal, let it fall. ANI

Keep agriculture at centre of development agenda: President Patil
President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil today stressed the need for keeping agriculture at the centre of the countrys development agenda. ANI

Khadi industry set to be come more competitive
Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Mahabir Prasad today said that the Government is proposing to provide Rs.84 crore as assistance for 200 institutions for replacement of Charkhas and looms and for making the Khadi industry more competitive and profitable. ANI

Bhutan PM calls for greater cooperation with India
Bhutans first democratically elected Prime Minister, Jigmi Y. Thinley, today called for greater cooperation between India and Bhutan. ANI

Rebel Kuldeep Bishnoi to vote against UPA
Rebel Congress MP from Bhiwani, Kuldeep Bishnoi has said that he would vote against the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition in the Lok Sabha on July 22 during the trust vote. ANI

First ever Department of Sericulture at Sher-e-Kashmir Agri-university
Sher-e-Kashmir Agriculture University of Science and Technology has set up a Department of Sericulture with a silk weaving unit, which is first of its kind for any agricultural university in India. ANI

A seminar on Classical status for Kannada and Telugu Languages
Delhi Karnataka Sangha is organizing a seminar on the Classical Status for Kannada and Telugu languages in the national capital on Saturday (July 19). ANI

One militant, one policeman killed in Sopore encounter
One militant and one policeman were killed in an encounter that began in Warpora village in Sopore near here early on Wednesday morning. ANI

Rahul Gandhi praises UPA Government for its pro-poor policies
Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has praised the UPA Government for implementing its pro-poor policies. ANI

Grenade attack in Doda claims one life, injures two
A grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmirs Doda District killed a police official and left two others injured. ANI

Bhutan PM to hold talks with Manmohan Singh
Bhutans first democratically elected Prime Minister, Jigmi Y. Thinley, will meet his Indian counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh here today and hold discussions on a wide range of issues. ANI

Over 100,000 people protest against militancy in Manipur
In the biggest ever protest against militants in Manipur, more than a hundred thousand people, mostly school students, recently took out a rally here. ANI

Nagaland prays for peace
People of Nagaland, which has been troubled by militancy and violence, held a prayer meeting here for peace. ANI

ULFA cadres vouch for peace, but leaders indulge in violence
The disconnect between the ULFA leadership and its cadres has been an open secret in Assam for quite a few years. This came out into the open last week when two major divisions of the outfits mainstay 28th battalion, revolted against the leadership accusing them of working against the interests of the people of Assam. ANI

Home Secretary to convene anti-Naxal meeting today
Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta has called a special meeting of senior officials and police chiefs of four severely Naxalite affected states here today, the focus of which will be how to counter the growing Maoist menace. ANI

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