India News / Press Releases on June 24, 2008

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India, China most popular destination for sourcing talent
Global staffing services firm Manpower has said that India has been ranked as the third most popular destination for sourcing foreign talent and is believed to pose a threat to other nations competitive ability. ANI

Prayers offered for Obamas victory at Sankat Mochan temple
Priests at the famous Sankat Mochan temple here offered prayers on Tuesday, seeking victory for Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama in the US presidential election. ANI

Thackerays came to Mumbai two generations ago for jobs
Nationalist Congress Partys mouthpiece Rashtravadi has said that the Thackerays came to Mumbai two generations ago for jobs and have no right to assault those coming in search of livelihood in the financial capital of India. ANI

1,136 camps set up for flood-affected victims in Midnapore
Nearly four lakh people affected by the flood in West Bengal have been provided with shelter in 1,136 camps in the worst affected Midnapore district. ANI

GJM delegation meets Shivraj Patil
A four-member delegation of the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) met the Union Home Minister, Shivraj Patil here today. ANI

Amarnath Yatra suspended after glacier caves in
The Amarnath Yatra was suspended today after a part of a glacier caved in at Sangam. ANI

New naval enclave at Kakinada
Minister of State for Defence M.M. Pallam Raju today inaugurated the Naval Enclave at Kakinada. ANI

Signing N-deal will lead to UPA Govts fall: CPI
Communist Party of India (CPI) General Secretary A B Bardhan has warned that the signing of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal will lead to the fall of the UPA Government, prompting immediate elections. ANI

BJP protests opposition to transfer of land to Amarnath Shrine Board
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) protestors blocked the highway here today to counter a separatist campaign in the Kashmir Valley for the non-transfer of land to the Amarnath shrine board. ANI

Rescue centre near Tirupati inspires true animal care
Sri Venkateshwara Zoological Park at Alipiri near the famed pilgrimage city of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh has been inspiring everyone by its sense of care for the plight of fauna. ANI

Harkat-ul-Mujahideen militant arrested in Delhi

New Delhi, June 24: Delhi Police arrested a suspected Harkat-ul-Muajahideen militant from Sarai Kale Khan area on Monday night. ANI

Gujjar agitation affects stone industry in Rajasthan
Known for its sandstone reserves of 900 million tons, Rajasthan holds its own significance as far as the stone industry in the country is concerned. But the recent Gujjar agitation has badly affected it. ANI

Shops, business establishments remain closed in Srinagar(Update-Srinagar Protest)
A day after the death of a protestor, Feroz Ahmed Rah, who was injured in police firing during a protest over the controversial allotment of forest land to the Amarnath Shrine Board, shops and business establishments in Srinagar remained closed. ANI

Ambubasi Mela at Kamakhya Temple draws a huge turnout of devotees
Tens of thousands of devotees from different parts of the country thronged the Kamakhya Temple for the three-day traditional fair, Ambubasi Mela held here. ANI

Pakistan keen on Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline
Pakistan is keen on developing the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline, terming it as important for solving the world energy crisis. ANI

Pak Radio claim of Punjabi youth being pushed towards drugs, alcoholism exposed
Radio Pakistans propagandist Punjabi Durbar program is showing no signs of restraint insofar as its anti-India tirade is concerned. ANI

Scientists caution Govt against going ahead with N-deal
As Congress President Sonia Gandhi tries to achieve a breakthrough in the impasse over the Indo-US Nuclear deal issue, some senior scientists today cautioned the United Progressive Alliance Government against going ahead with the deal. ANI

Giant pandas face food scarcity due to quake damaged bamboo forests in China
The devastating earthquake in China has not only given a blow to men in the quake-hit region, but has also taken a toll on the pandas living in the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base as they are facing food scarcity because of the damaged bamboo forests. ANI

Flood-hit Orissa limping back to normal
Authorities in Orissas Balasore District today said that relief material including food and medicines has reached all the marooned villages and the affected people, and termed the situation as under control. ANI

Pig survives China quake for 36 days on charcoal and rainwater
A 330-pound pig was found alive in a tiny slot among the debris of its sty surviving for 36 days only on charcoal and rainwater in quake-hit Sichuan province in south-west China. ANI

Fish and chips pip the Queen to top Best of British poll
Fish and chips are the best thing about Britain, says a new survey. ANI

A third of Nepalese at risk of Kala-azar
A third of Nepals population faces risk of suffering from Kala-azar - a chronic and potentially fatal parasitic disease of the viscera with figures going up from 5,616,489 in 2006 to 8,007,323 in 2007, says a new report. ANI

Real estate developers, women elbow their way into latest list of Indian billionaires
Over the past two years 22 new individuals have been added to the list of Indian billionaires, taking the number to 162, out of which 37 are women, and true to expectation, nearly 50 of them made their fortune through real estate development. ANI

Sahara Group moves SC, says LDA defied court orders
Managing Worker and Chairman of Sahara India Pariwar Subrata Roy filed a petition in the Supreme Court today against the Lucknow Development Authority for carrying out demolition activities last evening in Sahara Sahar in defiance of the courts orders. ANI

Phone banking flourishes in Punjab
With everyone jostling on to the fast lane, people are relying more and more on cutting edge technologies to make their lives easier. ANI

Organic food at The Fort Ramgarh near Chandigarh
The Fort Ramgarh, a heritage hotel near Chandigarh, offers an all-organic gourmets sourced from the finest organic food growers of the region. ANI

Community kitchens abound en route Amarnath cave shrine
Several community kitchens have constituted at various base camps along the arduous route that leads to the cave shrine at Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir which serve food free of cost to pilgrims. ANI

Around a dozen protestors injured in police firing in J-K
Dozens of people were injured here when the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel opened fire upon demonstrators on Monday protesting against a government decision to transfer forestland to a Amarnath shrine board. ANI

China to turn quake-created lake into scenic spot
China plans to turn the Tangjiashan quake lake into a scenic spot amid efforts to rebuild a county downstream, a local official has said. ANI

Now, enjoy electronic smoking
A company in Chennai has introduced the concept of e-smoking with electronic cigarettes based on the principal of nicotine replacement therapy. ANI

First ever Ice cream factory in Kashmir Valley
As part of promoting various ventures in the State, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has facilitated setting up of the first ever Ice Cream factory in the Kashmir Valley with the brand name--Dairy Foods. ANI

Inflation hits the dead too in Bhopal
Price rise has hit the dead too in Bhopal as the inflation has made good required for last rites at crematoriums beyond the reach of common man. ANI

Central team arrives in Gangtok to take stock of Darjeeling shutdown situation
A Central Government team is visiting here today to assess the situation arising out of an indefinite shutdown called by the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM). ANI

Ranchi police nab three Maoists
Police in Ranchi have nabbed three Maoists of the Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT) outfit and also recovered arms and ammunition from them on Monday. ANI

Gorkhas recruit hundreds in Darjeeling Hills
Hundreds of people queued up in the Darjeeling Hills area to participate in a Gorkha community recruitment drive. ANI

Vice President to inaugurate ministerial retreat today
Vice President Hamid Ansari will inaugurate a ministerial retreat and a special session of governing council of Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and Pacific (CIRDAP) here today. ANI

Montek to meet Pakistan plan panel chief today
Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia will meet his Pakistani counterpart Salman Faruqui here today to discuss the development issues concerning the two countries. ANI

Abu Dhabi plans to introduce legislation allowing 100 per cent foreign ownership
Abu Dhabi, which has been quite successful in attracting foreign investment, is preparing a new law which would allow foreign investors to own up to 100 per cent in various economic sectors to spur the emirates economic boom. ANI

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Cambridge Technology Enterprises (CTE) Announces Major Restructure of Operations
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Sachin and Sourav in Running for Castrol Asian Cricketer of the Year
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