Archive for March, 2008
Eight Taliban fighters killed in an operation in Afghanistan »
Afghan & Western troops on Saturday killed eight Taliban fighters in an operation by troops after the rebels ambushed a civilian supply convoy in troubled southern Afghanistan. An official of Police said said that the rebels were...
Lord Stallard passes away »
Lord Stallard has died, his family said on Sunday. He was 86 years old. Albert Stallard, who was known as Jock, served as MP for St Pancras North from 1970 to 1983 & as a minister and...
Animal Planet will launch Hindi service from April 1 »
Animal Planet has made an announcement that it will launch a 24-hour Hindi feed that will go on air from April 1, 2008. An official said that from April, viewers across India would be able to watch...
Curfew in Nepal after bomb blast in Mosque »
A curfew has been imposed in southern town after a bomb attack on a mosque killed two people & sparked violent reprisals. An official of Police said that the three blasts hit the mosque in Biratnagar, 220...
Govt: No foreigner will be allowed to buy land in Goa »
The government of Goa has decided that no foreigner will be allowed to buy land in the state for personal purposes. The government also said that the foreigners can buy land for business purposes, but only after...
Bomb blast in Muradabad, four killed »
A bomb has been exploded in Muradabad on Sunday in which four children killed. Police reached the spot where the bomb was exploded. Police has recovered three more bombs on the spot. An official of Police said...
BSNL extended mega offer in AP »
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is extending the mega marketing mela offer up to March 31. A lucky draw will be conducted for customers who will register for BSNL’s new landline connections during this period. First prize...
Two arrested for murder of Russian television reporter Ilyas Shurpayev »
Police has arrested two men suspected of killing a Russian television reporter in Tajikistan’s capital. A senior official of Police said that the arrested men are Tajik nationals & the search for a third suspect is under...
Police killed three militanis in Manipur »
Police has killed three militants in seperate incidents on Saturday in Manipur. An official said that the Police commandos shot dead an unidentified militant while he was trying to hurl a hand grenade at a hotel in...
Gilani: “Sacrifices of Kashmiris won’t go in vain” »
Yousuf Raza Gillani newly elected Pakistan Prime Minister on Saturday said that the “wishes & aspirations” of Kashmiri people will be taken on board while resolving the Kashmir issue & that their “sacrifices” will not go in...
Air India bus killed 1 at Mumbai airport »
A man has been died at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport after being hit by an Air India bus. The incident occured at 1:30 am on Sunday. The driver of the bus has been arrested. The loader...
Pune university B.Com paper leaked, 6 arrested »
The question paper of the first year paper of the University of Pune’s commerce course has been leaked after copies of it were sold. It will be held April 10. An official of University said, “The police...
Earthquake in Indonesia »
An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck Indonesia’s Aceh province at 12:30 a.m. on Sunday morning. There are no immediate reports of injury or damage. The epicentre of this earthquake was at 113 km northeast of the province...
Protest in Lhasa again »
A protest was again reported in in the Tibetan capital Lhasa on Saturday as diplomats wrapped up a trip organised by Beijing in an effort to blunt criticism of its crackdown on unrest in the region. An...
FIR against Maneka Gandhi for stealing buffaloes »
A complaint has been registered on Saturday against former Union minister & local BJP MP Maneka Gandhi for stealing buffaloes. A senior official of Police said that one Shabbir Ahmed from Bareilly filed the case against Maneka...
Bomb blast in mosque in Nepal killed 2 »
Two killed & two injured after a bomb blast in a mosque in eastern Nepal. The attack was claimed by a group that wants the Himalayan nation declared a Hindu state. A senior official of Police said...
Soomel get 4 years in jail in Kanishka witness murder case »
An Indo-Canadian truck driver has been jailed for four years on Sunday. The truck driver who plotted to kill a witness in the 1998 murder of Tara Singh Hayer, the editor of a local Punjabi weekly, has...
Police: ACP Rajbir Singh murdered by Bharadwaj »
Gurgaon Police has said that the encounter specialist Rajbir Singh was murdered by property dealer Vijay Bharadwaj. Vijay Bharadwaj borrowed Rajbir money which he could not pay. Rajbir Singh, ACP of Delhi Police special Operations Squad was...
Clashes in Baghdad killed 75 »
Siite gunmen & Iraqi & US troops in Baghdad’s Sadr City clashed in which 75 people killed & 500 injured over the past four days, an Iraqi official said on Saturday. A senior official of health department...
India & Pakistan will exchange prisoners lists on Monday »
Government of India said on Saturday said that India & Pakistan would exchange the lists of prisoners in each other’s jails on Monday. According to the Indian government, currently 372 Indian fishermen & around 199 other prisoners...
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