India News / Press Releases on June 4, 2008

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High-powered committee constituted to examine the financial position of oil companies
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday constituted a High powered committee under the Chairmanship of B.K. Chaturvedi, Member, Planning Commission to examine the financial position of oil companies. ANI

PM urges countrymen to bear burden of hike in petrol prices
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has urged the citizens to bear the burden of a modest hike in prices of petroleum products in the interest of the nation and the future generations. ANI

Police seize over 150 tortoises from Bihar
Bihar police has seized over 150 tortoises from an unidentified sack lying on a railway station in Patna on Wednesday. ANI

Gujjars disrupt rail and road transport in Rajasthan
Gujjar protesters on Wednesday blocked a railway track in Dausa district of Rajasthan leading to suspension of several trains and disrupting traffic on a highway linking the state with Madhya Pradesh. ANI

Animals beat the heat with efforts of zoo authorities in Gwalior, locals in Chhatarpur
With soaring mercury, the zoo authorities in Gwalior make efforts to soothe the animals from the searing heat, while in drought-hit Chhatarpur, locals redefine symbiotic life, by fitting water vessels on trees to quench thirst of fauna. ANI

Thane blast injures five
A blast in the parking area of Gadkari Rangayatan theatre in Thane today injured five persons. ANI

Left Front, Trinamool call for shutdowns in Bengal over fuel price hike
The Central Governments declaration of an across-the-board fuel priced hike on Wednesday, has begun to have its repercussions in both West Bengal and Bihar. ANI

Banning of export of milk powder will be a retrogade step, says Punjab MP Gujral
Reported moves by the Government of India to ban the export of milk powder in order to contain milk prices in the country has been criticised by Naresh Gujral, the Member of Parliament representing the Shiromani Akali Dal party and Punjab in the Rajya Sabha. ANI

Chinese man uses beer bottles to make mum feel comfy!
A Chinese man in Mizhi county, Shaanxi province, built a solar water-heating device by using beer bottles so that his elderly mother could take a warm bath every day. ANI

Sacked Assam education minister, co-accused in CBI custody
Tis Hazari Court today remanded sacked Assam Education Minister Ripun Borah and a co-accused to three-day CBI custody for allegedly offering a bribe of Rs ten lakh to a CBI officer. ANI

Pranab Mukherjee begins four-day China visit((Lead:Mukherjee)
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today left on a four-day visit to China to hold discussions on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest, including the decades-old boundary row. ANI

A K Antony to chair committee to revive Congress before polls
A seven member committee headed by Defence Minister A K Antony will ponder over electoral reverses suffered by the Congress recently and will suggest ways to strengthen its base considering the coming assembly and Lok Sabha elections. ANI

Commercialisation of God annoys pilgrims at Vaishno Devi shrine
Introduction of a new system of payment to bypass queues at Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir is annoying devotees who term the act as commercialisation of God. ANI

Sand artist Patnaik on ill effects of leather
Renowned sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik has made a giant sand sculpture of a polar bear crushed by a shoe to highlight the harmful effects of leather industry ahead of the of the World Environment Day. ANI

Petrol dearer by Rs 5, diesel by Rs 3
The Central Government on Wednesday upped the price of petrol by Rs 5 a litre and that of diesel by Rs 3 a litre. The price of a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) also has been increased by Rs 50 a cylinder. There will be no increase in the price of kerosene. ANI

Royal Jelly, the wonder honey that increases longevity
As kids we are generally told a bit about the bees collecting honey from flowers. But what most of us may not know is that these industrious insects also produce an anti-aging medium that is based on honey and named as Royal Jelly. ANI

Ripun Borahs graft case adjourned
An Additional Sessions Judge has adjourned the hearing of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) graft case of Assam Education Minister Ripun Borah, till later this afternoon. ANI

Separate wells for lower caste villagers in Bihar
Many villagers in the Vaishali region of north Bihar are compelled to drink contaminated water due to the prevailing caste system here. ANI

Chinese quake lakes water level dangerously edges toward sluice
The Tangjiashan quake lake in Chinas Sichuan Province dangerously edged closer to the top of its dam on Tuesday. ANI

Attitude to life changes for quake-hit Chinese
Safety and good health has become the new mantra of a majority of Chinese following the devastation caused to life and property by the May 12 earthquake in south west Sichuan province. ANI

Communists threaten agitation against possible fuel price hike
Communist parties have threatened to launch a public stir if the government goes ahead with a possible fuel price hike. ANI

Irate mob clashes with police in Uttar Pradesh
Violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh over the State Governments decision to expand a district by merging villages of an adjoining district. ANI

Karnataka legislature session begins today
The three-day legislature session of the newly elected Karnataka State Assembly will begin today. ANI

Shivraj Patil to review Delhi Metro security today
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will review the security arrangements in Delhi Metro today. ANI

Government to take up 15 SEZ proposals today
The Government will consider 15 new proposals for Special Economic Zones (SEZ), including 11 information technology and electronic hardware projects here today. ANI

Pranab to begin four-day visit to China from today
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will begin his four-day visit to China from today. ANI

Cabinet to decide on fuel price hike today
A Cabinet meeting will be held here today to decide on increasing the prices of fuel, which has now become almost inevitable due to the continuous rise in international crude oil prices. ANI

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