India News / Press Releases on April 3, 2008

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Pranab congratulates Qureshi on his appointment as Pakistan Foreign Minister
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has congratulated Shah Mehmood Qureshi, for assuming the office of Pakistan Foreign Minister. ANI

Top Hizbul leader arrested in Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday arrested a top Hizbul Mujahideen leader. ANI

Forward Bloc joins Bhopal gas tragedy victims protest
The All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) cadres on Thursday joined a protest staged by victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy at the Jantar Mantar here. ANI

UPA Govt committed to improving common mans lot: Sonia Gandhi
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said the UPA Government is committed to improving the lot of the common man, and added that its policies was reflected in the recently announced loan waiver of 60,000 crores for farmers. ANI

Did Vajpayee not trust Advani, asks Sonia Gandhi
Sharpening her attack on Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate L K Advani, Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday questioned his claim that he was not party to send former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh to Kandahar to swap terrorists for hostages, and asked whether Advani enjoyed trust of then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Bajpayee. ANI

Kochi collector has jumbo album on jumbos
A man in Kochi has raised a huge collection of news and photographs of Indian elephants culled from various dailies or other published materials. ANI

Hailstorm causes widespread destruction in West Bengal district
A high intensity hailstorm hit West Bengals Dinajpur Distict, injuring three persons, and damaging 100 huts. Livestocks were also killed. ANI

CPI (M) elects Prakash Karat as General Secretary for the second time
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today re-elected Prakash Karat as the party General Secretary and also reconstituted the politburo replacing veteran leaders Jyoti Basu and Harkishen Singh Surjeet at the 19th party Congress here. ANI

Kashmir Valley to have nine railway stations
At least nine railway stations in Kashmir Valley are in the construction list of the Railways. ANI

Price hike in commodities hits Kerala consumers
People of Kerala, who normally are used to plenty of rice, vegetables and fruits, are badly affected by inflation. ANI

Potato farmers too threaten to commit suicide in West Bengal
Despite a bumper yield of potato this year in West Bengal, farmers are a dejected lot. The common complaint is that they have not been able to recover the input cost and the government has done little for help. ANI

Now, a grain-sized microchip for pets in Gwalior
Tracing a missing pet has become easy in Gwalior city after introduction of microchip system for animals here. The relatively new system for the locals has attracted a lot of people in the city. ANI

Food lovers feast on traditional Rajasthani dishes
To the delight of the gourmet lovers, Jaipur has played host to a food festival with a variety of lip smacking traditional dishes of Rajasthan. ANI

Quran recitation competition in Bhopal
A Muslim seminary organised an International Quran recitation competition Kirat-e-Quran here recently to propagate the teachings of the holy book of Islam. ANI

Shelter for ostracised transgenders in Kolkata
The transgender community in West Bengal who have been ostracised have been given refuge in the shelter homes that are being funded by the United Nation Development Program (UNDP). ANI

Karunanidhi denies using harsh language against Karnataka
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today said that he had never used any harsh language against the people of Karnataka on the Hogenakkal water project issue as alleged by senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna. ANI

JK police arrests top Hizbul commander
Jammu and Kashmir police arrested Junaid-ul-Islam, the Chief spokesman of the Hizbul Mujahideen here on Thursday. ANI

CCEA approves policy for Information Technology Investment Regions
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval to the proposal to create Information Technology Investment Regions (ITIRs). ANI

India assures China of no anti-Beijing activities by Tibetans
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has assured his Chinese counterpart that it would not tolerate any political anti-China activities by Tibetans on Indian Territory. ANI

Kargil tastes fresh vegetables for the first time in six months
Horse caravans with fresh vegetables and fruits have arrived in Kargil in Jammu and Kashmir with partial clearing of the Sonamarg-Kargil Highway by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) that remained under 60 feet of snow during winter months. ANI

Edakkal caves re-excavated after 114 years in Kerala
A re-excavation, conducted after 114 years, by the Kerala State Archeology Department has unearthed 40 odd engravings, artifacts of Neolithic period and some tools used for chiseling these huge engravings at the renowned Edakkal Caves. ANI

One Goan version of Holi
With ceremonial thanksgiving, processions to temples and shrines, songs, dance and dramas, colours and sweets, Goa celebrated its version of Holi, the colour festival, known as Shigmo. ANI

Bangalore becoming the suicide capital of India
Known as the Silicon Valley of India, Bangalore is no exception to the ravages of urbanization. ANI

Glamour quotient rules the ramp at Lakme Fashion Week
Designer Sanjay Malhotras collection A night at the Moulin Rouge enthralled the audience on the final day of Lakme Fashion Week (LFW). ANI

No-confidence motion against Andhra government defeated
A no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) against the Congress Government was defeated in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly by a voice vote at around 2:00 a.m. this morning. ANI

Kidnapper of Adobe CEOs son nabbed
Chhatrapal, the alleged kidnapper of Adobe India Chief Executive Officer (CEO)s son, Anant Gupta, was nabbed this morning in Greater Noida. ANI

Sonia to address tribals rally in Rajasthan today
Congress President Sonia Gandhi will address a tribals rally in Dungarpur district of Rajasthan. The rally is seen as the beginning of the poll campaign in the poll bound state. ANI

Bangalore Hosts 'Capacity Building Workshop to Scale up Corporate Response to HIV/AIDS'
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TERI and DuPont Jointly Ink MoU on Green Building Designs
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