India News / Press Releases on June 27, 2008

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No tsunami alert sounded after Andaman quake
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has said that no tsunami alert has been issued after an earthquake measuring 6.7 at Richter scale hit Andaman Islands at 5:40 p.m. today. ANI

Field Marshal Manekshaws last rites performed with full Military honours
State funeral was accorded to the late Filed Marshal Manekshaw with full military honours at the Military Regiment Centre ground in Wellington on Friday afternoon. ANI

DGP announces Parakaram Padak Medals
Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda today sanctioned Parakaram Padak Medals to the police personnel of the state police in recognition of their extra-ordinary commitment while performing operational duties on anti-militancy in the state. ANI

PM chairs meeting of the Energy Coordination Committee
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh chaired a meeting of the Energy Coordination Committee to discuss proposals pertaining to the development of solar energy and other sources of renewable energy. ANI

Any amendment to land grant will backlash: Venkaiah Naidu
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has warned the Congress-led Jammu and Kashmir Government of a backlash across the country in case any attempt was made to amend the land granted to Sri Amarnath Shrine Board. ANI

Pakistan Foreign Minister talks to Mukherjee on CBMs
Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi held talks with his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee here today to take the peace process forward between the two countries. ANI

Congress still hopeful towards Indo-US nuclear deal
The Congress party today said that all the allies of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government were in support of the Indo-US nuclear deal and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was under no pressure from the US government to seal it. ANI

Punjab police seize around 34 kilograms of explosives in Ludhiana
In a major breakthrough, Punjab police has seized more than 34 kilograms of explosives from three people in Ludhiana. ANI

Pakistan urges India to take decision on IPI pipeline quickly
Reviving the hopes of proposed Iran Pakistan India (IPI) gas pipeline which was relegated to backburner after India quitted the negotiations in August 2007 over transit fee demanded by Pakistan, visiting Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has urged India to take a quick decision on the proposed peace pipeline. ANI

Incessant rains submerge Banaras Ghats in Varanasi
The last three days incessant rains have left the River Ganga swollen in Varanasi and has led to the submergence of the famous bathing Ghats and several temples situated along the banks here. ANI

Mahrashtra Navnirman Sena activists go on hunger strike
Having shot to popularity through violent means of raising issues since its formation, activists of the Raj Thackerays Maharashtra Navanirman Sena party have now resorted to hunger strike. ANI

Rajnath asks Manmohan Singh not to bow under pressure in J-K land row
BJP President Rajnath Singh today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to revoke the decision of allotment of 40 hectares of land to Shri Amarnath Shrine board (SASB). ANI

Aarushi case: CBI arrests Durranis servant Rajkumar
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Rajkumar, domestic help of the Durranis, here today in connection with the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case. ANI

India regrets OIC Kashmir issue comment
The Ministry of External Affairs has expressed its regret over a statement issued by the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers on Jammu and Kashmir. ANI

CPI (M) says PMs insistence to reach IAEA responsible for political crisis
The Communist party of India (Marxist) CPI (M) General Secretary Prakash Karat today held Prime Minister Manmohan Singh responsible for plunging the country into a political crisis by deciding to go to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for securing approval for the safeguards agreement to operationalise the Indo-US nuclear deal. ANI

Moily attacks Left on N-deal
Congress leader Veerappa Moily today said that the Lefts parties would fail to keep communal forces away from power if they continued with their resistance to the Indo-US nuclear deal. ANI

A Roman Catholic is a Hindu priest in Jammu
A Roman Catholic, who visited India as a young boy for holidaying got so charmed to the people and their lifestyle in India that he decided to spend rest of his life and became a priest. ANI

A shrine in Punjab promoting football in the region
There are several shrines in Punjab dedicated to the social causes of rural areas and promoting spiritualism. But a shrine in Gurdaspur district has gained popularity over the years for promoting football. ANI

New initiatives to assist overseas Indian workers
The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs has taken new initiatives to assist overseas Indian workers with a nation-wide skill upgradation-training programme for potential migrant workers. ANI

Top Govt., military brass miss Field Marshal Manekshaws funeral
The death of Indias first Field Marshal, Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, should have prompted top leaders of the government and the armed forces to make a beeline for Wellington to attend his funeral, but on Friday, no one of note was present. ANI

President appoints Justice Cyriac Joseph as Supreme Court Judge
President Pratibha Patil has appointed Justice Cyriac Joseph, Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court as Judge of the Supreme Court. ANI

Beijing plans regulation on public toilets to aid tourists during Olympics
Chinese authorities in Beijing are planning to publish a regulation on public toilets management to ensure that people flocking to the capital in the wake of the Olympic Games can find restrooms when they need to answer the call of nature. ANI

President pays tribute to Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, who is on a two-day visit to Indore, today, paid rich tribute to Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw. ANI

Where did General S.K. Sinha go wrong?(Article)
General (Retired) Srinivas Kumar Sinha, the former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, must be asking himself, where did I go wrong in succeeding to make the State Government agree to transfer 800 Kanals of forest land at Baltal to the Sri Amarnath Shrine Board to set up prefabricated structures to see that pilgrims to the Holy Cave are made comfortable. ANI

Children churn out drugs in Uttarakhand
In a shocking display of indifference by the authorities towards child labour, small children extracting contraband from bhang (cannabis) leaves in the fields is a common sight in Matli Village in Uttarakhand. ANI

Amusement parks in Punjab are a hit among visitors
Owners of amusement parks with water themes in Punjab are doing a brisk business as people in large numbers are thronging to beat the summer heat. ANI

Manekshaws leadership evident during 1971 war: Ansari
Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari today paid glowing tributes to Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, and said that his leadership and courage was evident during the 1971 war. ANI

Shutdown cripples life in Jammu and Kashmir
Protests against the allotment of forestland to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) crippled normal life in the Kashmir Valley for the fifth successive day on Friday. ANI

Prime Minister describes Sam Bahadur as Indias greatest soldier
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today expressed deep sorrow over the passing away of Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw. ANI

Field Marshal Manekshaw will live on in our memory: Fali Major
Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal FH Major, today condoled the passing away of Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw. ANI

Pakistan Foreign Minister arrives in India (Laed:-Pak Foreign Minister)
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrived here today on a four-day visit to carry forward the peace process between the two countries. ANI

West Bengal Govt-GJM talks on Darjeeling today
Talks between the West Bengal Government and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which is demanding a separate Gorkhaland, will take place here today. ANI

Nation has lost a great soldier: Antony
Defence Minister A K Antony today condoled the passing away of Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, whose military victory in the 1971 Indo-Pak war led to the creation of Bangladesh. ANI

Pakistan Foreign Minister to arrive today
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will arrive here today on a four-day visit to carry forward the peace process between the two countries. ANI

President Patil to arrive in Indore today
President Pratibha Patil will arrive here on a two-day visit today to participate in several functions. ANI

A new short duration apple variety cheers farmers in Nainital
Apple growers in Nainital are delighted as the agriculture scientists develop a new breed of the fruit that starts bearing fruit in a short span of a little more than a year. ANI

Hippo calf born at Trivandrum Zoo brings cheer to visitors
A Hippo calf born at Trivandrum Zoo in Thiruvananthapuram is a major draw among visitors. ANI

Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw passes away
Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, whose military victory in the 1971 Indo-Pak war led to the creation of Bangladesh, died at the Military Hospital in Wellington early this morning. He was 94. ANI

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