India News / Press Releases on February 27, 2008

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Bharatiya Kisan Union submits memorandum of demands to Pawar
A farmers delegation led by Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader M S Tikait on Wednesday met with Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and submitted a memorandum of demands to him. ANI

Centre ready to go extra mile for honourable solution to Naga problem: Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said that his government is willing to go the extra mile to secure a honourable settlement to the prolonged Naga political conflict. ANI

Over three hundred thousand visited Mughal Gardens in just one week
Over three hundred thousand of people, including one-and-a-half hundred thousand children visited the magnificent Mughal Gardens of Rashtrapati Bhavan since February 16. ANI

Farmers give their budget-wish list to Sonia Gandhi
A large numbers of farmers from all over the country on Wednesday met Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi to seek farmers friendly budget. ANI

Govt. to launch satellite Aditya to study the sun in 2008.
The Indian government has said that it plans to launch a satellite to study the outmost region of the sun. Disclosing this in a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State in the Prime Ministers Office, Prithviraj Chavan said that the satellite Aditya would be launched sometime this year. ANI

Kashmir lawyers demand release of innocent youths
Lawyers took to the streets here on Wednesday to demand the release of innocent Kashmiri youths imprisoned by the Indian Army on what they called trumped up charges of militancy. ANI

Fernandes supports pension, gratuity for Navodaya Vidyalaya staff
Former Defence Minister, George Fernandes today joined the All India Navodaya Vidyalaya Staff Association (AINVSA) in their protest here today to demand pension and gratuity. ANI

Rajya Sabha passes Maternity Benefit Bill
The Upper House of the Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, on Wednesday passed the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2007. ANI

Women in self-defense mode
Thousands of schoolgirls and teachers in Pune District are being trained in the martial arts to defend themselves against hoodlums and eve-teasers. ANI

Police occupy Gaya school!
Students at a secondary school in Aanti, in Bihars Gaya District are facing a peculiar situation. ANI

Jalandhar Tumbi and Tabla contributing to Indias musical legacy
Jalandhar is not only known for its sports equipment, leather and rubber goods, auto parts, but also as a major centre for the manufacture of traditional musical instruments. ANI

India, China agree to maintain tranquility along LAC
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee in response to a question in Lok Sabha today said that India and China have agreed to maintain peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on Sino-Indian border without prejudice to their respective positions on the alignment of the Line of Actual Control as well as on the boundary question. ANI

Development of Trishul missile system completed: Antony
Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha that the development of Trishul missile system has been completed completed. ANI

Mumbai felicitates 25 women achievers
Twenty five women achievers, including corporate heads and members in the medical and cinematic professions were felicitated at The Kelvinator GR8! Women Awards in Mumbai on Tuesday. ANI

Now, herbal samosas for health-conscious.
Residents of Shubhkher Village in Himachal Pradeshs Simour District are manufacturing herbal samosas, which they plan to export to the United States. ANI

US Defence Secretary meets Antony
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on a two-day visit to India met his counterpart A. K. Antony here today. ANI

Increase in salary not a disruption for state finances: Montek
Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said that an advance on salaries of state government employees would not seem to disrupt state finances. ANI

Double fence blocks Punjab farmers from cultivating their own land
yan Sector (Indo-Pak border), Feb 27 (ANIThe erection of double fencing along the India-Pakistan border in Chugawn Block of Punjab is preventing farmers of the area from cultivating and harvesting their own land. ANI

India, Myanmar to go ahead with multi-modal transit transport facility soon
In a written reply to a question raised in the Lok Sabha, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Facility envisages connectivity between Indian ports on the eastern seaboard and Sittwe Port in Myanmar uggesting that this alternate route would facilitate the transport of goods between the eight north eastern Indian states and Myanmar, Mukherjee said that the approximate cost of the project is expected to be Rs. 545 crores. ANI

Decrease in terrorist incidents in J-K: Jaiswal
Union Minister of state for Home Affairs, Sriprakash Jaiswal, replying to a question in Rajya Sabha today said there has been a decrease in terrorist incidents in Jammu and Kashmir during the last two years. ANI

Opposition disrupts Parliaments over farmers plight
Opposition parties constituting the Third Front forced proceedings in parliament to be adjourned on Wednesday, while highlighting the plight of farmers across the country. ANI

PM visiting Meghalaya today
Security has been tightened ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs proposed visit to Meghalaya today following the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC)-sponsored 12-hour bandh. ANI

India, Pakistan to release prisoners booked for petty crimes
The India-Pakistan judicial committee in its first meeting here has decided to release all prisoners belonging to one country but booked for petty offences. ANI

Committee to review Cable TV Content Code
The Government has constituted a committee for reviewing the programme and advertising codes under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995. ANI

Christianity popular in Tang Dynasty
New research on a tombstone dating back to the ninth century shows that Christianity had most probably been popular among Tang Dynasty (618-907) civilians. ANI

Private players to have greater role in building Railways freight corridors
Indian Railways is seeking greater role for private players in building rail infrastructure in the country, and this regard proposals have been made in the railway budget unveiled on Tuesday. ANI

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Delhi Bullion Market

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