India News / Press Releases on March 22, 2008

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Sonia, Advani celebrate Holi
Holi, the festival of colours, is being celebrated across the country with great fervour and gaiety with leaders and politicians also spraying and smearing colours. ANI

For China, the sun sets in Tibet Home
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

Pranab Mukherjee leaves for US tonight
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee is departing for US tonight to hold bilateral talks with American leaders. ANI

Tibet struggle will never die: Dalai Lama
Tibetan religious leader, the Dalai Lama has said that the Tibet struggle will never die, and will continue even after he dies. ANI

Hammer Holi of Allahabad
Though Holi is popularly celebrated with colours and water, the festival is welcomed by people in Allahabad with a traditional hammer procession. ANI

Hammer Holi of Allahabad
Though Holi is popularly celebrated with colours and water, the festival is welcomed by people in Allahabad with a traditional hammer procession. ANI

Early sowing of paddy is now an offence in Amritsar
To check the rapid depletion of ground water, the District Administration of Amritsar has launched a campaign to educate the farmers, and also decided to take strict action against those farmers who would sow paddy before May 10. ANI

China to resolutely crush, smash Free Tibet forces
China today said that it would pursue its crackdown in Tibet to the bitter end in a bid to smash opposition to Beijings rule in the remote region. ANI

A sea of devotees attend Lord Balajis wedding in Delhi
Thousands of devotees of Lord Sri Venkateswara, also known as Balaji, had a rare personal audience with the holy idols of the God along with his consorts Laxmi (Sridevi) and Padmavati (Bhudevi) here on Friday. ANI

Judge who set aside Indira Gandhis election in 1975, dies at 87
Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha, who set aside the election of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from Rae Bareli in 1975, a judgment that eventually led to the imposition of emergency in the country, died at his Allahabad home on Thursday evening. ANI

Nothing wrong in Pelosi expressing her views on Tibet:
The Indian Government has said that there is nothing wrong in visiting U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressing her personal views on the situation in Tibet and her unhappiness over the Chinese crackdown in that remote region. ANI

Nation celebrates Holi today
The festival of colours, Holi is being celebrated across the country on Saturday with full traditional gaiety and fervour. ANI

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