India News / Press Releases on May 2, 2008

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Protest against price hike turns violent in Haldwani
(Uttarakhand), May 2 (ANIThe nationwide shutdown against the soaring inflation in response to the call by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) turned violent in Uttarakhands Haldwani town on Friday. ANI

Greenpeace alert on genetically modified corn in Indian food products
Greenpeace, an environmental activist group sounded an alert in New Delhi on Friday on the presence of Genetically Modified (GM) corn in Indian food products that is harmful to humans. ANI

Policing the policemen
Brahmpal, a rickshaw-puller in Ghaziabad, which is now a suburb of Delhi, has been policing the policemen for nearly two decades. ANI

Sholay fame Ramanagaram to witness triangular contest
Ramanagaram Assembly constituency in Karnataka where the film Sholay was shot is witnessing a fierce triangular battle. ANI

Soaring mercury forces tourists to remain indoors in Varanasi
A soaring heat wave continues to sweep Varanasi shutting the business of boat owners and giving problems to residents and tourists. ANI

Police baton charge demonstrators in Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday opened fire in Srinagar to disperse demonstrators protesting against alleged human rights violations in the region. ANI

Water crisis hits tourist haven of Shimla
Residents of the hill town of Shimla in Himachal are grappling with a severe water crisis that is expected to affect the flow of tourists to this summer destination. ANI

Congress seeks to exploit development issue in Karnataka elections
Candidates of the Congress Party are confident of winning peoples mandate in the forthcoming Karnataka Assembly elections and are nowadays busy conducting door-to-door campaigns. ANI

Traders stage unique protest outside Rajghat against inflation
Donning shorts, vests and ties, Delhi businessmen staged a unique demonstration on Friday outside Rajghat, the memorial to the Father of India, Mahatma Gandhi, protesting against the rising prices of essential commodities. ANI

Dalai Lamas envoys to leave for China
The Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lamas special envoy Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari and envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen will arrive in China on May 3, 2008 for informal talks with representatives of the Chinese leadership. ANI

India global leader in polio eradication: Expert
India leads the world in the progress towards the target of polio eradication in 2008 - the most dangerous type 1 poliovirus - and appears closest to its goal, said Dr Bruce Aylward, Director, Global Polio Eradication Initiative at the WHO. ANI

Dalai clique must take care of its own human rights problems in India: Peoples Daily
The Peoples Daily, the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of China (CPC), has said that Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, does not have the right to talk about human rights issues in Tibet, and should concentrate on improving the socio-economic lot of exiled Tibetans in India. ANI

A child prodigy in Pune aspires to enter world records
A child artist prodigy in Pune, who draws inspiration from Leonardo da Vincis paintings, made a portrait just in 30 seconds, which has been sent for inclusion in the Guinness Book of World Records. ANI

Porters hold classes in Patna
The railway station in Patna presents a colourful pageant where hundreds of red-shirted railway porters are teaching one other ahead of the selection process for the post of gang men. ANI

Rare vulture specie gives birth to a chick in Rajasthan
A pair of endangered specie of King Vulture gave birth to a chick in Talchapar, a black buck sanctuary in Rajasthan. ANI

Fishermen in tsunami hit areas protest against govt apathy
Fishermen in Puducherry staged a hunger strike today protesting against the apathy of the authorities who have failed to provide adequate housing even four years after tsunami waves hit the coastal region. ANI

Bridegroom and father taken captives by in-laws for duping
A bridegroom and his father were held captives by the brides parents on the ground that the jewellery given by the bridegroom was artificial! ANI

Deer in Tal Chhapar sanctuary facing fodder and water paucity
Deer at a Tal Chhapar sanctuary in Bikaner are bearing the brunt of an acute water shortage, caused due to the bourgeoning salt units in the region. ANI

Deer in Tal Chhapar sanctuary facing fodder and water paucity
Deer at a Tal Chhapar sanctuary in Bikaner are bearing the brunt of an acute water shortage, caused due to the bourgeoning salt units in the region. ANI

Time to end lethal lottery of Indias death penalty system: Amnesty
Indias death penalty system is riddled with fatal flaws and the only remedy is to abolish the practice completely, the Indian branch of the human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has said. ANI

Twenty border road workers feared killed in J-K landslide
At least 20 road workers were feared dead after a landslide smashed into trucks in Kishtwar District, about 215 km from Jammu and Kashmir. ANI

Nirmala Despande cremated today
Dr. Nirmala Despande, Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha, who died on Thursday morning, was cremated today. ANI

West Bengal felicitates Dominique Lapierre
Indophile and French author Dominique Lapierre has promised to keep up his humanitarian tryst with India, even as West Bengal erupted in joyous felicitation on his visit to the state after being conferred the Padma Bhushan. ANI

Pak beauty queen wants to date Musharraf, but not marry him
Miss Pakistan International Mahleej Sarkari has said that she wants to go on a date with President Pervez Musharraf on some Australian island. ANI

NDAs dawn-to-dusk strike against price rise begins
The Opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is observing a general strike today to protest against the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Governments inability to control rising prices of essential commodities. ANI

NDAs dawn-to-dusk strike against price rise begins
The Opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is observing a general strike today to protest against the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Governments inability to control rising prices of essential commodities. ANI

Amnesty to release India-specific death penalty report today
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International India and the Peoples Union for Civil Liberties, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, will release a Report on Death Penalty here today. ANI

LEX Nexus, Restructured as a Specialised Shipping Law Firm
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Ansaldo STS Train Warning System - a Safety and Technological First for Indian Railways
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Manipal Cure and Care (MCC) Launches Robert Schwartz Cosmeceutical & Nutraceutical Brands from France
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