India News / Press Releases on March 12, 2008

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Neiphiu Rio sworn-in as Nagaland Chief Minister
After the Union Cabinet decided to revoke Presidents Rule in Nagaland, the Leader of the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland Nephieu Rio on Wednesday sworn-in as the next Chief Minister of the state. ANI

Saifuddin Soz says Indo-Pak foreign secy-level talks cant resolve Kashmir issue
Union Water Resources Minister Saifuddin Soz today said that India-Pakistan Foreign Secretary-level talks cannot resolve the Kashmir issue. ANI

Interests of AAI employees will be fully protected: Praful Patel
Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Wednesday said that the interests of the Airport Authority of India (AAI) employees at these airports would be fully protected. ANI

Mayawati recommends CBI inquiry into CD case
A day after opposition members disrupted assembly proceedings over a CD allegedly containing objectionable references towards the characters in the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday recommended a CBI inquiry into the matter. ANI

CBI pulled up, asked to file report in 1884 Sikh riots case
A Delhi court today pulled up CBI for its failure to file status report in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case involving Congress leader Jagdish Tytler. ANI

Supreme Court upholds Meghalaya Governors decision to invite Congress
The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied to intervene into the matter of Meghalaya Governor S S Sidhu decision to invite the Congress Party to from the next government in the state. ANI

Repair, modernisation of Admiral Gorshkkov to cost 974 million dollars
Defence Minister A K Antony today informed the Rajya Sabha that the cost of repair and modernisation of the Admiral Gorshkkov, including providing logistic support, training and documentation, would be 974 million dollars. ANI

Construction of strategic roads in border areas
Defence Minister A K Antony today told the Rajya Sabha that 171 roads of strategic importance are under construction in bordering areas since 1993 onwards. ANI

Indian security is under control: Sriprakash Jaiswal
Minister of State for Home Affairs, Sriprakash Jaiswal, in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha mentioned today that the overall security in the country is under control. ANI

Now, a web portal for lower and middle class NRIs
Non-Resident Indians are almost always perceived as a moneyed multi-billionaire class and seen as a vibrant segment that can contribute to the countrys economic growth. ANI

Additional Judges for Delhi, Punjab and Haryana High Courts
President Pratibha Devisingh Patil in exercise of the powers conferred on her by Clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, has appointed Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Manmohan to be Additional Judges of the Delhi High Court, in order of their seniority, for a period of two years with effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices. ANI

Madras High Court judge transferred
President Pratibha Devisingh Patil in exercise of the powers conferred on her by Clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, has transferred Justice S. Ashok Kumar, from the Madras High Court to the Andhra Pradesh High Court in consultation with Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan. ANI

India has a special portal-punarbhava-- for disabled
To help make the world a better place for persons with disability,a comprehensive national interactive portal - punarbhava.in -was launched here today. ANI

Pandemonium in Lok Sabha over Kannaur violence
Proceedings in Parliament came to a grinding halt on Wednesday with some opposition members protesting against a demand to penalize BJP and RSS activists who were involved in an attack on the CPI (M) office in Keralas Kannur District last Sunday. ANI

Somnath asks MPs to maintain dignity and sanctity of the House
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today openly criticised the Members of Parliament, and asked to them to maintain the dignity and sanctity of the House. ANI

BJP demands timely provincial polls in Karnataka
Leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with their party workers and legislators from Karnataka Assembly staged a demonstration here today demanding timely conduct of polls in the state. ANI

After Scarlett Keeling, police uncover another tourists murder in Goa
Even as the controversy over the mysterious murder of a British teenage girl fails to die down, police have uncovered another body of a tourist in Goa, officials said on Wednesday. ANI

Indo-Bangaldesh ties need stand alone attention, says ex-Bangladesh Foreign Secretary
Former Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Farook Sobhan today appealed to Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to seriously consider appointing a third Minister of State in the External Affiars to look after Indo-Bangla relations alone. ANI

Seven ministers sworn in Meghalaya
Seven MLAs, including three independents, of the newly-floated Meghalaya United Alliance were sworn in as ministers in the cabinet headed by D D Lapang on Wednesday. ANI

Airport Authority employees on indefinite strike
Employees of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) have begun an indefinite non-cooperation movement from Tuesday midnight after the Government rejected their demands to continue the operations of the existing Bangalore and Hyderabad Airports. ANI

Two terrorists gunned down in Mumbai
The Maharashtras Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) gunned down two suspected terrorists and recovered explosives from their possession in Maharashtras Thane district late on Tuesday evening. ANI

Supreme Court transfers Prof. Sabharwal murder case to Nagpur
The Supreme Court today transferred the Professor H S Sabharwal murder case from Ujjain to Nagpur. ANI

Union Cabinet recommends revocation of Presidents rule in Nagaland
The Union Cabinet, which met this morning, has recommended revocation of Presidents rule in Nagaland. ANI

Democratic Alliance may get a call to form next Nagaland government
The Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) is likely to get an invitation from the Raj Bhavan today to form the new state government, after the Congress decided to sit in the Opposition. ANI

Ten dead in Punjab bus crash
A bus crash left ten people, including four women, dead and atleast 40 severely injured near Naushara Majja Singh, a small town in Punjab on Tuesday. The crash took place on the NH-15 Highway between Amritsar andathankot. ANI

Tibetan women baton charged outside Chinese Embassy in Delhi
Tibetan women tried to storm the Chinese Embassy here on Wednesday but were restrained by the police through a mild baton charge. ANI

Nephieu Rio to take oath as Nagaland CM today
With the Union Cabinet deciding to revoke Presidents Rule in Nagaland, decks have been cleared for the formation of a new government in the state. ANI

Music of Pakistani film Khuda Ke Liye released in Mumbai
The music album of the Pakistan film Khuda Ke Liye (In The Name of God) was released in Mumbai on Tuesday. ANI

Foreign tourists in Goa undeterred by Scarletts murder
Goa remains a favourite destination of foreign tourists despite the mysterious death of British teenager Scarlett Keeling.No problem here. We are not insecure. Goa is very safe. People here are very nice, said Andre, a French tourist. ANI

Supreme Court to hear plea challenging Meghalaya Governors action
The Supreme Court will today hear a plea challenging Meghalaya Governor S. S. Sidhus decision to invite the Congress, led by D. D. Lapang, to form the government in the State. ANI

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