India News / Press Releases on March 21, 2008

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Rahul Gandhi discusses NREGA with Manmohan Singh
After taking up the issue of relaxation of cap on the 600 billion rupees farm lain waiver scheme with the Centre, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Friday once again met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the effective implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (N REGA) in the country. ANI

BSF personnel celebrate Holi, gives sweet to Bangladeshi counterpart
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel celebrated Holi on Friday at Lankamura and Akhura, and gave sweets to Bangladesh Rifles. ANI

Assam police rescue alleged smuggling of 80 dogs
Assam police on Thursday prevented 80 dogs from being smuggled to the neighbouring Nagaland state and arrested at least four persons. ANI

West Bengal jumbos to do patrol work in U.P.s Dudhwa sanctuary
Jaldapara, a wildlife sanctuary in West Bengal has shifted five trained jumbos to the Dudhwa National Park in Uttar Pradesh, which will be used as patrol animals to monitor the rhino rehabilitation centre and the tiger reserve. ANI

Tibetans barge into Chinese Embassy in India
Tibetan protestors on Friday barged into the Chinese Embassy premises in New Delhi, raising the level of their protest against Chinese suppression in Tibet to a new level. ANI

For China, the sun sets in Tibet(Article)
The Government of China was upset when Dr Manmohan Singh visited Arunachal Pradesh earlier this year and announced projects worth over 100 billion rupees for development of what he stated was Our Land of the Rising Sun. ANI

Vrindavan Temple promotes use of herbal colours for Holi
A temple in Vrindavan is campaigning for the use of eco-friendly herbal colours during Holi, the festival of colours. ANI

India, Africa are natural allies, says Pranab Mukherjee
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said that India and Africa are natural allies saying that India is looking forward to a comprehensive engagement with the African countries. ANI

Communists criticise Pelosi`s meeting with Dalai Lama
The Communist Party of India (CPI) has criticised US Speaker Nancy Pelosis meeting with the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala and termed the Tibet issue an internal affair of China. ANI

Tibet internal affair, says Chinese Ambassador
The Chinese Ambassador to India Zhang Yan said on Friday that Tibet is Chinas internal affair and the international community should keep out of it. ANI

Chinese envoy objects to Pelosis meeting with the Dalai Lama
Chinas Ambassador to India Zhang Yang today reacted sharply to the Dalai Lamas meeting with visiting U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Dharamsala, saying that Beijing saw the meeting as a direct interference in its internal affairs, and strongly objected to such happenings. ANI

Sarabjit s family knocks doors of UN, Amnesty International
The family of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian detenu to be hanged in Pakistan on April 30 this year, has approached the United Nations and human rights watchdog Amnesty International to save him from the gallows. ANI

Social organisations come forward to suppress animal cruelties
An alarming increase in the number of stray animals has made the government and social organisations to sit up and take stringent action to remedy the situation. In Chandigarh, the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was set up in 1984 to prevent and suppress cruelties inflicted on animals. ANI

Many admirers, but no takers for Ajnas paintings
There are many admirers, but no takers for the paintings of a 84 centimetre dwarf girl of Kerala. ANI

Pelosi criticises Chinese policies in Tibet
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the third highest ranking US official, met the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama here on Friday. ANI

More support for Sarabjit Singh
People in Amritsar have appreciated the decision of Government of Pakistan to defer the execution of Sarabjit Singh, facing a death sentence. More support for him is being mobilized and a peace march was organized on Thursday. ANI

Malayatoor shrine in Kerala attracts thousands on Good Friday
On the eve of Good Friday, thousands of pilgrims climbed eralas famous hill shrine of Malayatoor Kurisumudi, ANI

Rahul Gandhi would be a good Prime Minister: Tony Blair
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said here that Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has a potential of becoming a good Prime Minister. ANI

Tibetans in Kolkata organise protests
Tibetans here have organised an awareness campaign to make people here aware of Chinese actions in Lhasa. ANI

Bikaner celebrates Holi with Phalgunya Football and fancy dress show
It was certainly a field day for WWE wrestler The Great Khali, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Bollywoods Aishwarya Rai who were vying with angels, gods and goddesses and Tennis queen Sania Mirza in disguise here in a soccer match played for fun ahead of the Holi festival. ANI

Rajasthan adds zest to festival of colours
Characters from mythologies and Bollywood flicks got a new lease of life as Rajasthan celebrated Holi, the festival of colours. ANI

PM greets Parsis on occasion of Navroz
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today greeted the nation, especially the Parsi community, on the occasion of Navroz, the New Year Day of the Zoroastrians. ANI

Two killed in grenade blast in Doda distric
Two persons were reportedly killed when a grenade they were fiddling with exploded in Jammu and Kashmirs Doda District, police said here today. ANI

US House Speaker Pelosi meets Dalai Lama (Update-Pelosi meet Dalai Lama)
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi met Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama here today. ANI

President, VP, PM greet nation on occasion of Holi
President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today greeted the nation on the occasion of Holi. ANI

Major earthquake, aftershocks hit Xinjiang
A major earthquake of 7.3 magnitude on the Richter scale and aftershocks hit Chinas northwestern region of Xinjiang on Friday morning. ANI

Tony Blair asks India to take lead role in defusing climate change crisis
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has urged India to exercise leadership in the global concerns on climate change. ANI

Tibetan community in Dharamsala to streamline their protest
The Tibetan government-in-exile has set out guidelines to streamline their anti-China protests. ANI

Nation celebrates Milad-un-Nabi
Nation is celebrating Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Mohammad today. ANI

US House Speaker Pelosi meets Dr. R.K. Pachauri
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi met Dr. RK Pachauri, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Chairman IPCC, to discuss major issues related to climate change in India and the various options that can engage both side of the world to tackle its impact and the potential human costs of climate change. ANI

US House Speaker Pelosi to meet Dalai Lama in Dharamshala today
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will meet Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama here today. ANI

Frame by Frame - Masterpiece - an exhibition of Select Portraits
Just about anyone who can aim a camera can make a portrait. It goes without saying that some do it better than others. Solus Media

Taj Krishna hosts Art Exhibition by Anindya Roy
Taj Krishna, a Taj Luxury hotel, is hosting an inauguration of a painting exhibition by renowned artist Anindya Roy on March 21, 2008 Vaishnvai Corporate Communications

Prestigious Grant of TBI to University of Hyderabad, School of Management Studies
The Technology Business Incubator would constitute a Project Evaluation and Monitoring Committee which will oversee the implementation and execution of the project

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