India News / Press Releases on February 22, 2008

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Switzerland Govt. may soon deport Sikh Hijackers to India
The Sikh hijackers of the Indian Airliners in 1981 and 1984, who have taken refuge in Switzerland, may soon be deported to India. ANI

IAF to induct Hawk AJTs tomorrow
The Hawk-132 advanced jet trainers (AJTs) will be inducted into the Indian Air Force on Saturday in the presence of Defence Minister A. K. Antony. ANI

Sonia Gandhi, Shivraj Patil visit avalanche-hit areas of J-K
Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Friday visited avalanche-hit areas of Jammu and Kashmir. ANI

Supreme Court flays Raj Thackerays remarks
The Supreme Court today expressed its unhappiness over the recent statements made by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Chief Raj Thackeray relating to North Indians, which had resulted in violence in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra. ANI

Government fully committed to tiger conservation: Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Friday chaired a meeting to review Tiger conservation status in the country and the functioning of the National Tiger Conservation Authority and said that the government is fully committed to Tiger conservation. ANI

5000 volunteers reach Rishikesh to save Himalayan ecology
With a three-pronged objective of saving the imalayas from ecological disaster, cleansing the River Ganges of pollutants and also saving the cow, 5000 volunteers who have embarked upon a Ganga Yatra, have reached Rishikesh. ANI

Two injured as blast rocks Kashmir lower court
Two people were reportedly injured in a blast that rocked a lower court here today. ANI

Maoists gun down three in Bihar
Suspected CPI (Maoist) activists on Friday shot dead three persons at a village in Bihars East Champaran District. ANI

President Patil to confer Sangeet Natak Akademi awards on Feb. 26
President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will confer the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship and Akademi Awards for 2007 at a special ceremony on February 26. ANI

Chambals gun-toting men make a macho display of long moustaches
Men residing in Madhya Pradeshs Morena District take pride in having long moustaches and owning guns, and this is reflective of the macho culture of the Chambal Valley. ANI

Wheat crop provides welcome bounty to Punjab farmers
Farmers in Punjab are a happy lot as they are hoping to reap rich dividends from the wheat crop this year. ANI

Vietnamese team calls on National Commission for Minorities
A seven-Member Vietnamese delegation led by Nguyen Thanh Xuan, Vice Chairman, called on the National Commission for Minorities on Friday. ANI

Bihar opposition hoots Governor of Maharashtra origin
Opposition leaders in the Bihar Assembly hooted Governor, R.S. Gavai, a Maharashtrian, during his customary inaugural address at the opening of the 40-day Assembly session on Thursday. ANI

BSP, Congress sign pact for Karnataka Assembly polls: Website
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief Mayawati and Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi have secretly signed a pact for the forthcoming 2008 Karnataka Assembly elections, a website has claimed. ANI

Police destroy opium crop worth over 20 million rupees in Bihar
Police has destroyed opium crops worth over 20 million rupees, reportedly grown by Maoists in Bihars Manjhar village. ANI

218 candidates in fray for Nagaland polls
A total of 218 candidates will contest the single-phase Assembly poll in Nagaland on March 5. ANI

CRPF recovers huge cache of arms in Orissa
A Central Reserve Police Force battalion on Friday recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunitions from a dump in Ganjam area of Orissa that were suspected to be hidden by the Maoists. ANI

President Patil to inaugurate judicial reforms seminar
President Pratibha Patil would be inaugurating an All India Seminar on Judicial Reforms here tomorrow. ANI

Kashmiri girls tame Gulmargs snow-covered slopes
Young girls in Kashmir took on the regions snow-blanketed slopes at Gulmarg as they competed in the ongoing National Winter Sports in Kashmir on Thursday. ANI

Security tightened in Tripura ahead of polls
Central paramilitary forces have been deployed in strength at various places in Tripura ahead of Saturdays polls ANI

Puri, the new yoga and ayurveda capital for foreign tourists
The temple built in honour of Lord Jagannath is one of the major attractions of the coastal town of Puri in Orissa. ANI

Chandigarh girls use fashion accessories to be more charming
Being more fashion consciousness is something that comes naturally to girls in Chandigarh, as most of them are drawn to the latest in fashion accessories to improve their charm quotient. ANI

Kidney racketeer Dr. Amit Kumar sent to judicial custody till March 7
The alleged mastermind in a kidney transplant racket, Dr. Amit Kumar has been sent to judicial custody till March 7. ANI

ULFA desperate, say intelligentsia and Assamese
People and intellectuals in Assam want peace and have decried the United Liberation Front of Ahoms (ULFA) attempt to disrupt normal life on some pretext or other as an act of desperation. ANI

Supreme Court dismisses Raj Thackerays appeal
The Supreme Court today dismissed Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackerays appeal to re-track a gag order passed against him. ANI

Peace, the main poll plank in Nagaland
If Assembly elections in Nagaland are all about strengthening democracy, it is also about ensuring permanent peace in the insurgent-affected state. ANI

Rajasthan warrior community continues protests against Jodhaa Akbar
Warrior community protests against the Bollywood biopic Jodhaa Akbar, suggesting an Mughal-era romance between the Emperor Akbar and Rajasthani princess Jodhaa. ANI

Aromatic spice plantations giving a boost to Goa tourism
Spice plantations in Goa are giving a much needed boost to the coastal states tourism industry. ANI

French clowns spread fun and laughter in Rajasthan village
Laughter rings in the air in a small courtyard of a house in Rajasthan, as a group of French clowns try to cheer residents up. ANI

Lashkar hideout busted in Doda
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) team has busted a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant hideout near Bhaderwah in Doda district. ANI

J and K infiltration bid foiled, two terrorists killed
The Army reportedly foiled an infiltration bid by two militants on Friday in the Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmirs Kupwara District. ANI

Manipuri petrol pump owners protest militant excesses
Petrol pump owners have joined a growing band of critics to protest militant excesses. ANI

Rescued leopard vanishes into adjoining Nasik farm
A rescued leopard that had fallen into a well in Nasiks Dober village, has vanished into an adjoining sugarcane farm. ANI

Chennai commercial area fire damages property worth millions
A major fire in a commercial area of Chennai destroyed property and goods worth millions early on Friday morning. olice, however, said there was no human casualty. ANI

Shivraj Patil to undertake aerial survey of avalanche-hit areas of J-K
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will undertake an aerial survey of the avalanche-hit areas of Jammu and Kashmir today. ANI

Supreme Court to hear petition against Raj Thackeray today
The Supreme Court will today hear a petition seeking direction to the Election Commission to derecognise Raj Thackerays Maharashtra Navanirman Sena (MNS) for his controversial remarks against north Indians. ANI

Kidney racket kingpin Dr. Amit Kumar to be produced in Delhi court today
The alleged mastermind in a kidney transplant racket, Dr. Amit Kumar, will appear before a Delhi court today. ANI

Anand Sharma to inaugurate first film festival of Indian Ocean nations today
Union Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma will inaugurate the first Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) Film Festival here this evening. ANI

Investigative Journalism: There are many challenges ahead: Experts
Indian and European media experts getting set to attend a two-day EU-India Editors Round Table in the capital from Saturday have unanimously lamented the erosion of the art of investigative journalism, and called for its revival at the earliest. ANI

Manipal Cure and Care Launches First Bangalore Center
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The 12th Wharton India Economic Forum 2008: 'India | Imagine'
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