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Advani promises national board for pilgrimage centres
NAT62National/Politics/ReligionAdvani promises national board for pilgrimage centresMumbai, Oct 1 IANS Bharatiya Janata Party BJP leader L.K. Advani Wednesday promised to set up a national board to provide better facilities and ensure safety at all religious places if his party was voted to power in general elections.Making a reference to the temple stampede in Rajasthan's Jodhpur town Tuesday that killed 149 people, Advani told a public rally at Washim town in Maharashtra that the issue of pilgrims' facilities had not got adequate attention until now.He said that three years ago more than 300 pilgrims died in a stampede at a temple in Satara in Maharashtra and 145 people died similarly this year at the Naina Devi temple in Himachal Pradesh.“One of the main reasons for these tragedies is that we have not addressed the need for adequate and reliable infrastructure, facilities and safety provisions at the places of pilgrimage in our country,” he said.Therefore, he said, if the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance NDA came to power, the government would set up a National Board to improve facilities at all important pilgrimage centres.Advani linked the issue to the Amarnath land row in Jammu and Kashmir that left more than 50 people dead in July-August.He said the country “should be thankful to the people of Jammu for fighting a long and determined battle for a legitimate cause”.The reference was to mass protests that gripped the overwhelmingly Hindu region of Jammu after Muslims in the Kashmir Valley forced the state government to cancel the award of land to the Amarnath shrine board to provide facilities to its Hindu pilgrims.--Indo-Asian News Servicepa/mr/sk288 Words*01101913 read moreBJP to woo first-time voters with anti-terror theme
NAT45National/Politics/TerrorismBJP to woo first-time voters with anti-terror themeLucknow, Sep 29 IANS The Bharatiya Janata Party BJP is all set to launch a campaign in Uttar Pradesh to woo first-time voters with the theme of combating terrorism."The campaign aims to instil a sense of responsibility among the youth, who by voting in favour of the BJP will help the party to contain terrorism," BJP state president Ramapati Ram Tripathi told reporters here Monday.During the statewide campaign, "we will sensitise the youth primarily against the central government's ineptness in dealing with terror, he added. According to BJP officials, the campaign will start within a couple of weeks. The campaign assumes significance owing to the large youth population in the country, BJP officials said, pointing out that more than two-thirds of India's one billion plus people are younger than 35 years of age, making it one of the youngest emerging economies in the world.--Indo-Asian News Serviceasit/dd/vm/vt163 Words29091840 read moreTwo killed, 10 missing as boat capsizes in Uttar Pradesh
NAT56National/AccidentTwo killed, 10 missing as boat capsizes in Uttar PradeshLucknow, Sep 29 IANS At least two people were drowned and 10 went missing after a boat capsized in the Saryu river in Uttar Pradesh Monday, the police said. "The accident took place near the Khairigarh bank of the river in Lakhimpur-Kheri district," District Superintendent of Police Ram Bharose told IANS by telephone. Lakhimpuri-Kheri is about 100 km from Lucknow. As many as 25 people were in the boat at the time of the accident. Of them, 13 managed to swim to the shore, he added.The people were going to Singhai town in the district for shopping, the police said.--Indo-Asian News Serviceas/am/vt 120 Words29092146 read moreBus blast kills 12 in Baghdad
INT58International/TerrorismBus blast kills 12 in BaghdadBaghdad, Sep 28 Xinhua Twelve people were killed and 35 wounded Sunday in a massive bus bomb explosion at a busy market in southwestern part of the Iraqi capital, officials said. A minibus packed with explosives went off in a busy market just before dusk, interior ministry officials said, requesting anonymity.All the victims were civilians. Several shops were also destroyed in the blast, officials said. Local residents were preparing for the meal to break their daily fast as part of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan when the blast took place. No further details were immediately available.--Xinhuasnb/vm115 Words28092211 read moreTwo strong earthquakes jolt Manila
INT25International/Disaster/EnvironmentTwo strong earthquakes jolt ManilaManila, Sep 27 DPA Two strong earthquakes jolted the Philippine capital and nearby provinces Saturday but no injuries or damages were reported, a government agency said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology Phivolcs said the first earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 rocked Manila and the nearby provinces of Mindoro, Bataan and Pampanga before noon. Five minutes after the first earthquake occurred, a stronger quake with a magnitude of 6.5 also jolted the same area, the agency said Both quakes were tectonic in origin and with the epicentre located off Mamburao town in Mindoro Occidental province, 165 km southwest of Manila. Phivolcs said people in the areas affected by the two earthquakes should expect aftershocks within the day.--DPAskp/jg136 Words27091306 read moreWest Bengal on alert after Delhi blast
NAT63National/Security/TerrorismWest Bengal on alert after Delhi blastKolkata, Sep 27 IANS Security was tightened in West Bengal after a blast again hit the national capital Saturday, killing a teenager and injuring 17 people, said the police."Security at crowded places, especially at shopping malls, multiplexes, railway stations and the city airport has been tightened," Kolkata police deputy commissioner Vinet K. Goyal told reporters here. "Sniffer dogs have been kept at important and vulnerable places like railway stations," Goyal said."Our personnel have been asked to interrogate anyone who is behaving suspiciously. Not only people and their baggage but also their mobile phones are being thoroughly checked," he said.West Bengal police inspector general Raj Kanojia said: "The state police are already on alert. Necessary actions are being taken."A young boy was killed and 17 people were injured in the latest terror attack in a crowded area of Mehrauli in south Delhi Saturday.The terror attack came two weeks after five bombs went off in three crowded areas in Delhi, killing 24 people.--Indo-Asian News Servicebs/sk/vt188 Words27092000 read moreTaliban free 150 Afghan labourers, seven rebels killed Lead
INT54International/TerrorismTaliban free 150 Afghan labourers, seven rebels killed LeadKabul, Sep 27 DPA Seven Afghan militants were killed by coalition forces, while the Islamist extremist Taliban released over 150 construction workers they abducted a week ago in western Afghanistan, officials said Saturday. Five militants were killed in Qarabagh district of southern Ghazni province by Afghan and coalition forces when they were planting mines near two burnt trucks Friday night, said Ismail Jahangir, spokesman for the provincial governor. "The militants wanted to plant mines near the burnt vehicles so that they could target Afghan forces when they come to tow them away," Jahangir said. Afghan and US-led forces engaged the militants after they were spotted by a coalition helicopter in the area, he said, adding that the trucks, which were carrying supplies for foreign forces, were burnt Friday by the militants. Also Friday night, two other militants were killed and four wounded in a clash with Afghan police forces in Arghandab district of southern Zabul province, said Gulob Shah Alikhail, a senior official in the province. Meanwhile, Taliban militants released the last group of more than 150 labourers kidnapped Sunday, said Abdul Raouf Ahmadi, spokesman for police forces. "The militants had mistaken the workers for army soldiers," he said. "But when the tribal elders and influential people in the region intervened and the Taliban also found out that they were ordinary workers, they were released." The militants who identified themselves as Taliban insurgents abducted 153 workers on their way to a construction site in Bala Bulok district of western Farah province Sunday. Earlier, the provincial governor for Farah, Roh-ul-Amin said the abductors released 118 of the workers on Friday after tribal elders convinced them that they were innocent labourers. Three other workers were released earlier in the week due to illness. Amin said the government refrained from using military means because it did not want to risk the lives of the abducted men. The workers were hired by a US-funded Afghan firm building an army base in the region. The base, which will house up to 2,000 soldiers once completed, is one of several that the US military is building in the country. Kidnapping for ransom or exchange for jailed comrades has become part of the rebel campaign to weaken the Western-backed Afghan government. "No money was paid and no Taliban prisoners were released for the freedom of the 150 workers," Ahmadi said.In June 2007, Taliban militants abducted a group of 23 South Koreans from a bus on Kabul-Kandahar highway. The militants killed two hostages and released the rest after several weeks. --DPAsnb/sk471 Words27092242 read moreSAN FRANCISCO
INT10International/BusinessGoogle offers $10 mn for world's best ideasSan Francisco, Sep 26 DPA Google is offering $10 million as prize money in a competition aimed at transforming the world's best ideas into useful products. As part of the company's 10th anniversary celebrations, Project 10 to the 100th asks people to submit ideas in seven categories to the project's website, www.project10tothe100.com. "Never in history have so many people had so much information, so many tools at their disposal, so many ways of making good ideas come to life," said an announcement Thursday on the website. "Yet at the same time, so many people, of all walks of life, could use so much help, in both little ways and big." The competition is open to anyone. The seven categories include sustainable energy use, environment, health, education, shelter, encouraging communities, and building opportunities to help people better provide for themselves and their families. An eighth category is simply titled "everything else". Ideas can be submitted through a form available on the website, which poses questions including, "If your idea were to become a reality, who would benefit the most and how" and "Describe the optimal outcome should your idea be selected and successfully implemented". A panel of independent judges will choose the best ideas and divide the prize money equally among the winners. The website says that Google is looking for simple ideas that will help large numbers of people, especially those with urgent needs.Among the products cited on the website is the Hippo Water Roller, a 90-liter container that holds water and can be easily rolled on the ground with a handle, taking some of the burden off people in areas where clean water is scarce, such as parts of Africa.--DPAsnb311 Words26090651 read moreLindsay defends Samantha following dad's 'hideous, disgustin
London, Sep 25 ANI: Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan has defended lesbian lover Samantha Ronson after her father's new outburst against the DJ.Michael Lohan had earlier made it clear that he does not intend to see his daughter with Ronson.Later on his blog, he branded Samantha "dark, hideous" and "disgusting.""I don't believe that the recent blogs posted by 'Lindsay' were written by her. There is a lot more to Samantha than meets the eye. Not that what we see is so pleasing anyway... what's with this 'person' Look at the way she 'dresses'. Ronson is dark, hideous and a disgusting representation of humanity," Michael stated in an Email to X17 online."Once more, she uses her middle finger more than she uses words. Have you ever seen her apartment For God's sake, when she runs out of toilet paper she tells people to use the cardboard roll. I was told this firsthand," he added.However, Lindsay has made it evident that she is sticking by her partner and has urged her father to take medication in order to get rid of his anger."My father obviously needs to be on medication to control his moods. He is out of line and his words show how much anger he has, and it's dangerous and scary as it reminds me of how he treated my mother and I sic my whole childhood. He needs to be stopped. This is yet another reason why we aren't speaking," the Daily Express quoted Lindsay, as telling New York gossip column Page 6."My past is behind me, and that's final. There's nothing more to be said. All the false accusations that people try to make are simply because there's no story when things are calm and good. But they might as well let it go because their lies don't affect me anymore. Samantha is not evil, I care for her very much and she's a wonderful girl. She loves me, as I do her, " she added. ANI read more| << < 1 2 3 4 5 ... > >> | ||
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