India News / Press Releases on July 4, 2008

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Rojgar Samachar now available on line
A website has been launched in Hindi to cater to the needs of those seeking jobs; the website www.rojgarsamachar.gov.in has been launched by Employment News weekly newspaper, which is a unit of the Directorate of Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. ANI

RJD decides for Lok Sabha poll alliance with any party including SP
Rasahtriya Janata Dal on Friday decided to make poll alliance with any party including Samajwadi Party to defeat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies in the coming Lok Sabha elections. ANI

Next hearing in Babri mosque demolition case on July 11th
A special court in Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh has fixed July 11 as the next date for hearing of the 1992 Babri mosque demolition case. ANI

Congress going ahead with N-deal even without Left
Congress party on Friday claimed that it has numbers to go ahead with the Indo-US Civil Nuclear deal even if the Left withdraws support. ANI

Congress declines to comment on Lefts July 7 deadline
Rejecting the July 7 deadline set by Left parties on the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government to come clear on its stance on Indo-US civil nuclear deal, the Congress declined to clarify whether it was going ahead with the deal. ANI

TERI chief Pachauri to discuss India plan on climate change
Dr R. K. Pachauri, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Chairman IPCC will address the media on July 8 at 12.15 p.m. at the TERI office, India Habitat Centre, here to discuss the recently announced Indias National Action Plan on Climate Change. ANI

Indias contact with Nuclear Suppliers Group is ongoing, decision to go to IAEA awaited: Menon (Lead: (N-deal)
Indias Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon said on Friday that the governments talks with the Buclear Suppliers Group is ongoing, and added that when a decision is made to approach the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for an India-specific safeguards regime with reference to the US-India civil nuclear cooperation agreement, it would be announced. ANI

Foreigners throng Puri for Rath yatra
Foreigners are among the tens of thousands of devotees who joined the annual juggernaut of Lord Jagannath in Puri (Orissa) on Friday for an annual Rath yatra festival, marked by an elaborate procession and great fanfare. ANI

Police open tear gas to control protest in Indore over Amarnath land transfer issue
Police resorted to tear gas shells after fresh violence broke out in Indore on Friday over revocation of land transfer to Amarnath Shrine Board. ANI

Indian Airborne Early Warning and Control System to be integrated into Brazilian EMB-145 aircraft
The Centre for Air-Borne Systems (CABS), DRDO, Bangalore, is developing an Air-borne Early Warning and Control (AEW and C) system for the Indian Air Force (IAF), which will also be integrated into the Brazilian-manufactured Embraer-145 aircraft by 2012. ANI

J-K police kills JeM militant in Pulwama
In a joint operation by Pulwama Police and 182 Batallion Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has eliminated a militant of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in Pulwama district. ANI

Protestors injured during Kashmir separatist march in Srinagar
Scores of protestors were injured on Friday after Hurriyat Conference leaders tried to take out a peace rally from the historical Jamia Masjid in Srinagars downtown area to the famous Hazratbal shrine. ANI

India, US sign education exchange program pact
Ties between India and the United States took another step forward on Friday, with the governments of the two countries inking an agreement to finance certain educational exchange programs. ANI

Now, go on a holiday, in Tarzan-style
Remember Tarzan, the fictional character in your childhood storybooks, who lived in a treehouse and you had longed for such adventure. ANI

Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruva becomes great asset for security forces
Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) named Dhruva (Pole Star), a light (5.5t class) multi-role and multi-mission helicopter has proved useful for security forces in Kashmir. ANI

Manmohan Singh to discuss Indo-US nuclear deal with Bush on July 9
Prime Minister Manamohan Singh is expected to meet US President George W. Bush on July 9 on the sidelines of the G-8 summit in Hokkaido in Japan. ANI

President launches Gateway Portal to connect with rural poor
President Pratibha Patil launched the Governments multi-lingual portal India Development Gateway (InDG) in New Delhi today to connect with the rural people by providing information on strategic needs of the poor and the marginalized in local languages. ANI

Amritsar all set to Go Green
Taking a serious note of the depleting green cover in the holy city Amritsar, the district administration with the help of a city-based NGO has embarked on a tree-plantation drive here. ANI

China says it wont accept politicization of Olympics
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has said that respecting the spirit of the Olympic Charter, no attempt should be made to politicize the forthcoming Beijing Olympic Games. ANI

IIT Delhi revokes termination order of 3 students
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi has revoked the expulsion of three students for under performance here today, including two belonging to the Scheduled Caste. ANI

Directory on Environmental NGOs in India - 2008 released
The 9th edition of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) -Indias Directory, titled Environmental NGOs in India - 2008 has been released. ANI

Sonia meets Pranab, Antony
In the series of secret political parleys since morning over the Indo-US nuclear deal, Congress president Sonia Gandhi met External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Defence Minister A K Antony here this morning. ANI

A village near Patna still logged in floodwater
Maksudpur village near Patna continued to remain waterlogged following incessant rains lashing the region during the last one week. ANI

Mulayam meets PM and Sonia, favours nuke deal
Samajwadi Party leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Amar Singh met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi here today to discuss the Indo-US civil nuclear deal and made it clear that they favoured the deal. ANI

Left parties will take final decision on support to government on Monday
The Left parties have sent a letter to the head of the Left-UPA nuclear deal panel Pranab Mukherjee asking him about the final decision of the United Progressive Alliance government on the Indo-US nuclear deal. ANI

Six killed during Jagannath rath yatra in Puri
At least six people were killed and 12 injured in a stampede during the annual rath yatra of Lord Jagannath here today. ANI

Supreme Court directs J-K Government to provide adequate security to pilgrims
The Supreme Court today directed the Jammu and Kashmir Government to provide adequate security to the pilgrims. ANI

US Congressman Gary Ackerman meets PM
US Congressman Gary Ackerman met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today in the backdrop of the Bush administration support to the Indo-US civil nuclear deal. ANI

Somnath Temple in Gujarat all set to regain its lost glory
The historic temple of Somnath in Gujarat is all set to become a golden temple by 2010. ANI

China lays down the rules for further talks with the Dalai Lama
The Chinese government is learnt to have conveyed to His Holiness the Dalai Lama that before another round of talks with his representatives could be held, he should publicly declare that the activists of Tibetan Youth Congress should not disturb the Beijing Olympic Games and shun plots to fan violence during the Games. ANI

Advani to launch election campaign in Gujarat on Sunday
Bharatiya Janata Partys Prime Ministerial candidate L. K. Advani is all set to launch election campaign for the Lok Sabha due in the normal course for May 2009. ANI

Free education project launched for Muslim girls in Bihar
Human Resources Development Minister Arjun Singh has inaugurated a project titled HUNUR for imparting free skills to Muslim girls in Bihar. ANI

Jagannath rath yatra begins in Puri amidst tight security
The annual rath yatra of Lord Jagannath began here today morning amidst tight security. ANI

Support for Tibetan cause by Trans-Himalayan delegates in Shimla
Hundreds of delegates from the entire Himalayan region assembled here to express solidarity with the Tibetan exiles to mark the 94th anniversary of Simla Agreement of 1914. ANI

Left to decide on modalities of withdrawing support from UPA
The Left parties will meet here today to decide on the modalities of withdrawing support from the UPA government even as the Third Front i.e. UNPA, led by the Samajwadi Party asserted its unity yesterday after a crucial meeting. ANI

RJD national executive meet in Patna today
A crucial meeting of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) national executive will be held here today to chalk out partys strategy in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. ANI

Countrys seventh IIM starts from today
The first academic session of the countrys seventh Indian Institute of Management (IIM), the Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management (RGIIM) in Shillong, will begin today. ANI

Hearing in Babri mosque demolition case today
A special court will hear the Babri mosque demolition case today. ANI

Superfil Selects SYSTIME as Partner for Oracle E-Business Suite Implementation
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Cornell University School of Hotel Administration to Boost Asian Hospitality Management Skills
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'Catch them Young' and Promote Environment Education in the School Network
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Satyam Foundation Launches Vizag Chapter
Satyam’s Corporate Social Responsibility arm opens in Vizag; plans to expand outside of India are underway Solus Media

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