India News / Press Releases on May 15, 2008

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Gods in Puri given sandalwood bath
Devotees in Puri were a busy lot. They bathed the idols of Puri gods with Chandan (sandalwood paste) to relieve them from the scorching summer heat. ANI

Stop supporting US, says Indian Mujahideen
A little known militant group Indian Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for Tuesdays blasts in Jaipur through a mysterious e-mail to various television channels and warned India to stop supporting the US in the international arena or else will face more attacks at other important tourist places. ANI

Taslima desires to stay in Tripura
Controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has said that she would like to stay in Tripura when she returns to India if not allowed to stay in Kolkata, before the expiry of her Swedish visa in August. ANI

Dust storm claims 60 dead in Uttar Pradesh
At least 60 people were feared killed in 13 districts of Uttar Pradesh after strong dust storm lashed the state. The officials said that the toll could further go up. ANI

India traditionally enjoys unique relationship with Bhutan: PM
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who will be on a two-day official visit to Bhutan, today said that India traditionally enjoyed a unique relationship with Bhutan. ANI

India offers five million dollars in aid to China
India today offered to send five million dollars in emergency supplies to China, where the official death toll from this weeks devastating earthquake has roughly touched 20,000. ANI

Left holds agitation in Tripura against price hike
The Left parties in Tripura today held rallies and marches across the state to protest against the failure of the ruling Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government to check the rising prices of essential commodities. ANI

Kinnauri cuisine, a major hit at the tourism festival in Himachal
Popularity of the traditional Kinnauri cuisine of Himachal gained a new high, when it attracted a lot of tourists and residents during the recently held tourism festival. ANI

Muslims protest against Jaipur bomb blasts
Muslims led by one of the prominent leaders of the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) Shahnawaz Hussain protested against Jaipur bomb blasts and called for strict measures to deal with terrorism in New Delhi today. ANI

Exercise Aman Sena to be conducted from May 17 to 29
Exercise Aman Sena, an elaborate multinational table top exercise on Integrated United Nations Peace Support Operations conceptualized by Integrated Defence Staff, will be conducted at the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad for officers of the Armed Forces from 17 countries including India from May 21 to 29. ANI

DHD (J) militants in Assam kill 10 workers
Militants of the Dima Halam Daogah (Jewel Garlossa faction) struck again in Assam on Thursday, killing 10 workers engaged by a cement factory and a railway employee in two separate attacks. ANI

Security upped in UP, Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh Police have upped security in the state after a SMS threat was received to blow up Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a State run premier aeronautics company. The threat was sent to the police in Lucknow. ANI

Ban on LTTE extended by two years
The Central Government has extended the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as an unlawful association by two years. ANI

India will fight against terror: Patil
After visiting Jaipur blast victims, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil today said that India will fight against terror at all costs and thwart the designs of terrorists to disturb peace and communal harmony in the country. ANI

Jaipur blasts: STF detains cyber cafe owner
The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force today detained a cyber cafe owner and his son on charges that the e-mail in which a lesser-known terror outfit Indian Mujahideen claimed the responsibility for Jaipur blasts was sent from their cyber caf‚. ANI

Centre seeks removal of Calcutta High Courts stay order on OBC quota
The Centre on Thursday approached the Supreme Court for the removal of the Calcutta High Courts stay order pertaining to the implementation of the Other Backward Classes quota in post graduate courses in the Indian Institute of Management (IIMs). ANI

Indian Railways to invest 2 lakh crore for modernization
) : Indian railways will invest Rs 2,00,000 crore for the modernization, capacity increase and completion of new projects during the 11th Five Year Plan, informed Railway Minister, Lalu Prasad Yadav in Singapore this week. ANI

Gods in Puri given sandalwood bath
Devotees in Puri were a busy lot. They bathed the idols of Puri gods with Chandan (sandalwood paste) to relieve them from the scorching summer heat. ANI

Stop supporting US, says Indian Mujahideen
A little known militant group Indian Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for Tuesdays blasts in Jaipur through a mysterious e-mail to various television channels and warned India to stop supporting the US in the international arena or else will face more attacks at other important tourist places. ANI

Voters demand development in Kundapura constituency
An interesting electoral battle awaits Kundapura constituency in poll-bound Karnataka where Jayaprakash Hegde, a former minister, after losing his safe constituency under recent delimitation is wooing voters on his previous performance elsewhere. ANI

Karnataka gets set for second phase of assembly polls
With an additional layer of security in the Naxal infested districts of Udupi, Shimoga and Chiknagalur, Karnataka is all set for the second phase of assembly polls on Friday. ANI

Jharkhands Koka festival
People in Jharkhands Tamar Village, 75 kilometers from Ranchi, the State capital recently celebrated their favourite Koka festival that is devoted to Lord Shiva. ANI

Jaipur serial blasts killed three of a Muslim family
Terrorism has no religion. The serial bomb blasts, which created havoc in old Jaipur on Tuesday, devastated a Muslim family that lost three of its daughters in the incident. ANI

Supreme Court dismisses petition demanding judgess assets disclosure
The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition demanding disclosure of the assets possessed by judges, including the Chief Justice of India under the Right to Information Act. ANI

Authorities in J-K sterilize dogs to control their population
Authorities in Srinagar have sterilized thousands of stray dogs whose population has been increasing at an alarming rate. ANI

Sonia, Patil visit terror-hit areas of Jaipur
Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil today visited terror-hit areas of Jaipur. ANI

Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore inks agreement with AAI
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) today inked an agreement with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to promote mutual cooperation in civil aviation between the two organisations. ANI

Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on Mayawatis petition
The Supreme Court today issued a notice to the Centre on a petition filed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati seeking to quash the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe against her in connection with a disproportionate assets case. ANI

Six Maoists killed in Bihar
At least six Maoists were killed and three policemen were injured late on Wednesday evening in a fierce gun battle in Matahi forest area of Navada district in Bihar. ANI

Maoists to paralyse North Bihar on Thursday
The banned CPI (Maoist) has called for a 24-hour shutdown in North Bihar today to protest the arrest of one of its senior leaders Rampravesh Baitha. ANI

Squall claims 45 lives in Uttar Pradesh
High velocity winds and a squall have claimed at least 45 lives in various parts of Uttar Pradesh.Dozens were injured and a several people are reported to have died during the storm. A temple wall also collapsed, injuring four persons and killing one. ANI

Devotees throng Hanuman Temple near Jaipur blast site
Hordes of devotees thronged the Hanuman Temple near which several bomb blasts went off in Jaipur on Tuesday evening, sending out a strong message to extremists that their type of violence would not be tolerated. ANI

Police baton charge Lucknow lawyers
Police baton charged lawyers here on Wednesday after they staged a demonstration against the alleged death of a fellow advocate in jail. ANI

Security forces bust a militant hideout in Poonch
Following three infiltrations bids over a space of four days, security forces have uncovered a militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmirs Poonch District.Acting on a tip off, police along with army personnel, conducted a search operation in the forests surrounding the district on Wednesday. They seized a sizeable amount of explosives, arms and ammunition. ANI

Curfew continues in terror-hit areas of Jaipur
Curfew continued on Thursday in 14 to 15 police station areas of Jaipur, two days after eight serial blasts rocked the city.The curfew has been imposed between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. ANI

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Microfinance Insights Magazine Releases Survey Report on Human Resource Challenges
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Citi Commits US$1.5 Million to ISB to Promote Financial Inclusion for Small Investors and Enterprises
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Indian Toy Industry Welcomes a New Label - My Baby Excels
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Manipal Cure and Care launches SNORBEN in India
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Banknet's Survey Ranks Risk Management and Customer Centricity as the Top Challenges
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Manipal University implements Wi-Fi Mesh network at Campus
Manipal city becomes one of the largest WiFi networks in the country ahead of cities like Bangalore and Pune; WiFi network enables students to access fast, convenient wireless internet and the University's Local Area Network (LAN) anywhere on the campus and also while on the move. Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide

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