India News / Press Releases on March 1, 2008

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Campaigning ends in Meghalaya(Lead: Meghalaya)
Campaigning for the single-phase Assembly elections in Meghalaya to be held on March 3 ended on Saturday. ANI

Sonia seeks votes for Congress on loan waiver plank(lead: Sonia
UPA Chairperson and Congress party president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday reiterated that the budget proposals for 2008-09 were historic and revolutionary in content, and had addressed every section of society in the run-up to next years general elections. ANI

Lt Gen Bhardwaj takes over as Northern Army Command chief
Lt. Gen. P C Bhardwaj on Saturday took over as the chief of the Udhampur-based Northern Command of the Indian Army. ANI

Theatre spreads message of peace in strife-torn Kashmir
An orphanage in collaboration with the Jammu and Kashmir (J and K) Academy of Art, Culture and Languages and the Jammu and Kashmir Police recently organised Shehjar Carnival 2008, a two-day theatre festival at the Abhinav Theatre here. ANI

BJP unhappy with Talbotts remarks
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has reacted strongly to former US Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbotts remarks that the BJP, which is now opposing the Indo-US nuclear deal, was ready to sign it with much less when it was in power. ANI

Gogoi to present Assams 2008-09 Budget on Monday
The Budget Session of Assam Assembly for year 2008-09 will begin on Monday at Dispur. ANI

Normalcy returning slowly to Darjeeling Hills
Life is slowly limping back to normal in West Bengals Darjeeling Hills following the suspension of an indefinite shutdown called by the Gorkha Jana Mukti Morcha (GJMM). ANI

UP Cabinet Secretary relieved of responsibility
Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh has been relieved of the charge of administrative head of the state secretariat.Talking to reporters, Chief Minister Mayawati said that Chief Secretary P K Misra will be the new administrative head of the state secretariat. ANI

Hindu Marriage Act invalidates Sanjay-Manyatta marriage
Lawyer Mrunalini Deshmukh has said that if starlet Manyatta has not converted to being a Hindu, her marrige to bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt is invalid under the Hindu Marriage Act. ANI

Amer Fort steeped in art buzz
A few miles from state capital Jaipur, is located the 16th-century Amer Fort, which has become a hot tourist destination for thousands of domestic and foreign visitors. ANI

Baseball expands base in Chandigarh
Popular in more than 100 countries, baseball is about to make its base in Chandigarh. ANI

Slain UK youths family helps to bring light in lives of Tibetan kids
A slain British charity volunteer, Michael Blakeys parents have raised 22,000 pounds in UK, for setting up a centre for destitute children at Dharamsala, to make their sons dream come true. ANI

Students learn to battle stress during exams
To enable students who are all set to face the central board examination in March, the Chhattisgarh district authorities have arranged special workshops to keep their exam phobia at bay. ANI

Pakistani fundamentalist groups try Infiltration from Bangladesh
With the western border getting fenced and movement during winter becoming impossible due to snow in the Kashmir valley, the outlawed anti-India groups based in Pakistan are now trying to enter India through the comparatively easy porous border with Bangladesh, said Additional Director General (ADG) of Border Security Force (BSF), U K Bansal. ANI

New Mumbai police chief vows to root out terrorism
New Mumbai Police Commissioner has said that his priority would be to root out terrorism. ANI

Campaigning for Meghalaya Assembly polls ends today
The campaigning for the single-phase Meghalaya Assembly polls, slated for March 3, will end today at 4 p.m. ANI

Truck carrying LPG cylinders catches fire in UP
A truck carrying cooking gas cylinders caught fire after ramming into a motorcycle in Uttar Pradeshs Jalaun District late last evening. ANI

Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei meets Pranab
Visiting Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei met External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee here last evening. ANI

CBSE exams begin today
Over 13 lakh students, including 18,000 from foreign countries, are set to appear for the Board (CBSE) examinations for both Classes 10 and 12, that begin today. ANI

Uddhav welcomes waiver of farmers loans
Shiv Sena Executive President Uddhav Thackeray has welcomed the budgetary proposal of the Centre to waive farmers bank loans to the tune of Rs 600 billion. ANI

Police seize 25 kg heroin in Punjab
In a major haul, Punjab Police seized nearly 25 kg of heroin, valued at 6.25 million dollars in international market, in Ferozepur District. ANI

Amitabha office attacked
Some unidentified persons attacked the Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (ABCL) office in Juhu late on Friday night. They allegedly threw beer bottles at the actors office, which is situated behind his Juhu residence Jalsa. ANI

Sonia to address poll rallies in Nagaland
Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi will address two rallies in Nagaland today for the single-phase Assembly elections, scheduled to be held on March 5. ANI

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