India News / Press Releases on October 12, 2008

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J-K police recruit 110 special police officers
The Jammu and Kashmir police has started a recruitment drive for over 110 Special Polices Officers or SPOs, an auxiliary police force used mainly in counter-insurgency. ANI

Indian National Lok Dal rejoins NDA
With an objective to push the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) out of power, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) on Sunday rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and announced that it will contest the coming Lok Sabha elections in Haryana with the BJP. ANI

President Patil says terrorist incidents are attack on national ethos
President Pratibha Patil today described terrorist incidents as attacks on our national ethos and that the country cannot allow misguided elements to pursue their divisive agenda. ANI

Modi and Raje want issue of terrorism to be on NIC agenda (Lead)
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje have taken strong exception to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Governments decision not to include terrorism in the agenda of the National Integration Council (NIC) meeting to be held in Delhi on Monday. ANI

Orissas voluntary organisation promotes foster family system for kids
A voluntary organisation in Orissa has launched a novel project for the orphan kids of Boudh and Bolangir Districts to enable them alternative care by foster families in a family environment. ANI

LJP announces candidates for assembly elections
Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president and Union Minister of Steel, Ramvilas Paswan, today announced the list of candidates for the forthcoming assembly election in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Delhi. ANI

Sister Alphonsa of Kerala becomes Indias first woman saint
Sister Alphonsa of Kerala becomes the first woman from India and second from Indian Roman Catholic church to get canonized today at St. Peters Square in Vatican, Rome. ANI

Right to vote should be ensured to undertrials: NHRC
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today recommended that undertrials be allowed to vote in the elections and the maximum period of detention of a person should be fixed to six months. ANI

DoT asks telecom operators to cut off mobiles without security codes
The Union Government has asked mobile operators to strictly ensure that calls are not processed on such handsets that cannot be tracked by sleuths after concerns were expressed over security lapses in the use of cell phones without proper security codes. ANI

ULFA wants ouster of Bangladeshi, Nepali migrants from Assam
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has sought expulsion of Bangladeshi immigrants from Assam, a demand that is significant as most of the top leaders of the outfit are believed to be sheltered in the neighbouring country. ANI

Why issue of terrorism not on NIC meet agenda: Modi, Raje
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasudhara Raje have taken strong exception to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Governments decision of not including terrorism in the agenda of the National Integration Council (NIC) meeting to be held on Monday. ANI

Kashmirs first-ever train service commences today
The first ever train service in Kashmir valley commenced on Sunday. ANI

Indias first woman saint cheers Christians
Hundreds of Christians gathered in Kottayam in Kerala today to celebrate the planned canonization of Sister Alphonsa by Pope Benedict at a special ceremony at the Vatican. ANI

Rescue workers still struggle to save 2-year-old boy from borewell
Rescue workers struggled in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday to save a two-year-old child, who fell into a 150-feet deep narrow bore well. ANI

E-mail threat to President Patil
The state authorities in Pune received an email threatening to target President Pratibha Patil during her ongoing trip to the town. ANI

Curfew relaxed for three hours in Maharashtras Dhule district
Curfew was relaxed for three hours in Maharashtras violence-hit Dhule district on Sunday. ANI

Tatas Nano project good for Gujarats economy: Narendra Modi
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today said that Tata Groups Nano car project is good for states economy in spite of global economic recession. ANI

Amitabh Bachchans condition stable(Lead: Amitabh Bachchan)
Amitabh Bachchan, who was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital after he was complained of severe abdominal pain, is in a stable condition today. ANI

Two Al-Badr militants arrested in Srinagar
Two militants of Pakistan-backed Al-Badr terrorist outfit were arrested from Jammu and Kashmirs Kupwara District today. ANI

National Security Advisers of India and Pakistan to meet tomorrow
National Security Adviser M K Narayanan will meet his Pakistani counterpart Mahmud Ali Durrani here on Monday. ANI

CPI (M)s central committee meeting to begin in Kolkata today
The three-day central committee meeting of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) will begin here today to discuss strategy for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. ANI

Mukherjee returns home after signing of 123 Agreement
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived here late last night after the signing of the 123 Agreement between India and the United States in Washington, paving the way for nuclear commerce between the two countries. ANI

Efforts to save two-year-old boy from borewell suffers set back
Patience of the villagers in Uttar Pradesh wore thin as rescue operations to save a two-year-old boy who fell into a 150-feet deep narrow borewell did not yield any positive result. ANI

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