India News / Press Releases on June 20, 2008

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Nuke-deal: Karat meets Pranab
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary Prakash Karat on Friday called on External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee to discuss nuclear deal issue. ANI

Women separatists in Kashmir demand release of detainees
The Muslim Khawateen-e-markaz, a women wing of the Hurriyat Conference staged a protest in Srinagar today and pressed for the release of Kashmiri prisoners in different prisons of the country. ANI

Lieutenant Governor of NCT, Delhi met Prof. Soz
Lieutenant Governor of NCT of Delhi, Tejendra Khanna on Friday called on Union Minister of Water Resources, Prof. Saifuddin Soz regarding the necessity for expeditious construction of Renuka Dam in Himachal Pradesh and other related issues. ANI

Two Tibetans trying to cross the Indo-Tibetan border arrested by police
Three Tibetans-in-exile, trying to cross the Indo-Tibetan border breaching the police security were stopped by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) near Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh. ANI

Farmers in eastern India hit by early arrival of monsoon
The early arrival of monsoon in Bihar has adversely affected the monsoon crops by upsetting the farmers sowing schedule. ANI

Dhanbads Maoist is today a peasant
While many youngsters find it hard to come out of the web of Naxalism, there are several persons who after having served their terms in jails take to righteous path and start living a happy life with their families in peace. ANI

Carpet Technology Institute set up in Srinagar
The Indian Institute of Carpet Technology and the Craft Development Institute will be declared open here by Union Minister of Textiles Shankersinh Vaghela tomorrow. ANI

Distress sale of onions by Orissa farmers
patna (Orissa), June 20 (ANIWhere people in coastal Orissa are battling with floods, farmers in Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi District in western Orissa are forced to sell their onions at throwaway prices. ANI

Bandipora keeps tonga tradition alive
Bandiporas affair with Tongas hasnt ended in spite of the rest of the world moving towards fast cars and high technology. ANI

Successful flight tests of Nishant UAV
Nishant, the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Army has been successfully flight tested near Kolar today. ANI

Divisional Commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba killed in Handwara
A self-styled divisional commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit was killed in a joint operation by Handwara Police, Srinagar Police and 32 Rashtriya Rifles at Khaipora in Handwara. ANI

Floods maroon people in Balasore district of Orissa
People marooned in flash floods in Balasore in Orissa have alleged tardy pace in relief operations. ANI

BJP skeptical about Communist threat to government
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has alleged that the threat by the Left allies to withdraw support to the ruling Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) over the nuke deal is hallow. ANI

A prosperous Punjab hurts Radio Pakistan
By listening to the Punjabi Durbar programme, one gets an idea that the broadcasters at the radio station seem to be upset that the farmers in Punjab have become wealthy by adopting modern farming techniques. ANI

Mamun Mia gets ten-day police remand in Tripura
Tripura Chief Judicial Magistrate court has ordered a ten-day police remand to a suspected Bangladeshi militant Mamun Mia, alias Suman Majumdar to probe into the matter of his links with state Food and Civil Supplies Minister Sahid Choudhury in anti-Indian activities and trafficking in arms and explosives. ANI

Situation remains critical in flood-hit Midnapore
Flood situation in West Bengals Midnapore District continued to be critical with rivers flowing above the danger level. So far, 23 people have lost their lives. ANI

Manmohan Singh condoles death of Bangla journalist Barun Sengupta
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today expressed his sincere condolences on the passing away of Barun Sengupta, a distinguished journalist and the founding editor of Bartman. ANI

BJP demands all party meeting on rising inflation
Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh here today asked the government to convene an all-party meeting to discuss measures to check the ever rising inflation. ANI

13 killed in a bus accident in Nainital
At least thirteen people were killed and three other injured when their bus fell into a river in Veerbhatti area of Nainital district today. ANI

Development activities in Sonbhadra to curb Naxalism
Development activities in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh hope to contain the spread of naxalism in the area. ANI

Divisional Commander of LeT killed in Baraulla
A self-styled divisional commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit was killed in a joint operation by army and police in Jammu and Kashmirs Baramulla District today. ANI

Indian textile industry on the upswing
Indian textile industry has regained confidence in the international market as China, the international leader in textile business, is going through recession. ANI

Gorkha agitation affects tea exports from Darjeeling
Export of Darjeeling tea is affected badly as a result of the shutdown called by the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), which has been demanding a separate state for the Gorkhas in Darjeeling hills in West Bengal. ANI

Traditional drink Handia sells like hotcakes in Orissa
In the tribal areas of Orissa, the traditional drink Handia is very much in demand in summer. ANI

Controversy over land transfer to Amarnath shrine board
The issue of land transfer to the Amarnath shrine board in Jammu and Kashmir has snowballed into a full-blown controversy. ANI

Amarnath Yatra suspended due to bad weather
The annual pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath, which commenced on Wednesday, has been suspended due to bad weather. ANI

Domestic Air fares in India to go up from today
Air travelers in India have to pay more as major airlines have increased their domestic air fares upto 3,000 rupees. ANI

Adulterated soft drink claims two lives in UP
Atleast two children died and more than 40 were hospitalised here after consuming adulterated soft drink. ANI

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Kingfisher Airlines and Deccan Announce New 'Minimum Base Fares' with Immediate Effect
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