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Special henna for Aishwarya-Abhishek wedding 2007-04-07 16:47:22 Jaipur, April 7 (IANS) Those of us who don’t know where Sojat is, it’s time to refresh their general knowledge. This is the place in Rajasthan from where Aishwarya
Rai will get henna for her mehndi (henna) ceremony when she weds Abhishek
Bachchan.
Over 15 kg of local henna will travel to wherever (the trader refuses to disclose where) the ceremony takes place. The henna packets would be sent five days prior to the wedding
day.
“The Bachchan family contacted a mehndi agent in Mumbai who in turn has placed orders with two of the leading henna traders of Sojat,” sources told IANS here Friday.
These traders had prepared a special type of mehndi for model and actress Liz Hurley’s wedding to NRI businessman Arun Nayar recently.
“We have received orders from an agent in Mumbai for the Bachchan wedding and we are preparing special packets for them. We will send these packets to wherever they decide to get married,” said Nitesh Agarwal, a Sojat-based Read more:Abhishek wedding
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Buddhadeb for all-party meet on Nandigram peace initiative 2007-04-07 16:42:18 Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Saturday has asked the Left Front committee to reconvene an all-party meet on Nandigram peace initiative
since a previous meeting was not attended by the main opposition parties.
Left Front chairman Biman Bose told a press conference that since the earlier all-party meeting called by the chief minister was not attended by several political parties he has sought another meeting.
“While the state government has already started taking initiatives in this regard, we have asked the East Midnapore district committee to start political and social process in Nandigram to restore peace,” Bose said.
At least 14 people were killed and over a hundred injured in Nandigram March 14 when police opened fire to quell mob protesting take over of agricultural land for an industrial complex of Indonesia’s Salim group.
Nandigram, about 150 km southwest of Kolkata in East Midnapore district, has been on the boil sin
Fire destroys abandoned urea plant 2007-04-07 16:35:47 Angul (Orissa), April 7 (IANS) A major fire devastated an abandoned coal-based urea plant in Orissa’s Angul district, with officials saying Saturday they were ignorant how the blaze erupted.
Firefighters were still battling hard Saturday morning the raging flames that were noticed at about 3 p.m. Friday. The state-run Fertilizer Corp of India (FCI) plant is located at Bikrampur village, 12 km from Angul town.
At least 100 fire fighters from various parts of the district tried to bring the fire under control.
The fire is suspected to have destroyed the cooling plant, the conveyer belt, the ammonia plant, the central store and other areas of the complex, said one official.
The cause of the fire is not known. No estimates have been given about the loss of property. According to one estimate, the damage could be worth several million rupees.
The plant was set up in the late 1970s and started production from 1980. As it failed to make any profits till 1992, the government closed it d
Kashmir to have Asia’s largest tulip garden 2007-04-07 16:34:19 Srinagar, April 7 (IANS) The next time sprawling tulip
fields catch your imagination in a Bollywood blockbuster, don’t think of Holland. For, Jammu and Kashmir
may soon have Asia
’s largest tulip garden.
Sirajbagh, a vast expanse of fertile land situated at the foothills of the Zabarwan mountains on the banks of the Dal Lake in summer capital Srinagar, is these days a riot of colour.
Yellow, white, pink, purple, red, blue and crimson tulips impart a majestic look to the valley’s first tulip garden. These beautifully laid tulip fields are a romanticist’s dream come true.
The authorities here are upbeat about Kashmir having Asia’s largest tulip garden soon because they have managed to grow as many as 50 exotic varieties of tulips imported from Holland.
“We engaged consultants from Holland and imported 50 exotic varieties to be grown here and all of them are in bloom these days.
“Finally to be extended to 90 acres, Sirajbagh is soon to be Asia&rsq
Nasdaq welcomes small Indian companies with new service 2007-04-07 16:31:41 Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) Nasdaq
, the largest electronic screen-based equity securities market in the US, hopes to get more companies from India listed with the launch of a portal market services platform meant for small companies by June.
“The small companies have to meet certain basic parameters in terms of turnover and good track record for listing. The companies should have transparent disclosure norms for getting listed in the exchange,” Nasdaq’s managing director (Asia Pacific) Ghanshyam Dass said here Saturday.
He said 14 Indian companies had already registered for the Nasdaq portal. Registration for the service was on and it would be operative soon.
There are eight Indian companies listed on the Nasdaq and two of them - Infosys Technologies and Cognizant - have earned a place in the Nasdaq 100 index, meant for the best 100 companies in the bourse.
Dass said Nasdaq, having a long history of acting as a platform for companies intending to raise capital from US in
Austrian chicken lay ‘dyed Easter eggs’ 2007-04-07 16:30:27 Vienna, April 6 (DPA) A small flock of hens owned by a chicken breeder in Tyrol, western Austria, offer a time-saving alternative to dying your Easter
eggs, Austrian
media reported Friday.
Karin Sprenger’s clucks, cross-breeds between the South American Araucana chicken and local domestic hens - lay green eggs, the report said.
The chicken farm owns only 10 of the Easter egg producing hens, originally acquired from a local animal fair. Shape and taste of the eggs were similar to normal eggs, Sprenger said.
The only downside was that the chickens lay eggs only every other day, so the supply of the light green eggs is limited. The chicken themselves are more mundanely coloured - black, grey or brown.
The colour of an egg is determined in the last five centimetres of the hen’s fallopian tubes, where the lime glands are situated. The South American Araucana hen normally lays blue eggs.
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India reminds Pakistan about anti-terror pledge 2007-04-10 16:54:02 New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Underlining the importance of a “peaceful and prosperous neighbourhood”, India
Tuesday reminded Pakistan
that the “success” of the peace process will depend on Islamabad fulfilling its pledge not to allow terror activities from its soil against New Delhi.
“For us, terrorism remains a particular concern. Infiltration continues from across the border,” Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told a select gathering of strategic thinkers and retired diplomats here.
The discussion meet was organised by the Observer Research Fund, a think tank specialising in strategy issues.
“We have stressed to Pakistan that the success of the dialogue process is predicated on Pakistan fulfilling its commitment not to permit any territory under its control to be used to support terrorism in any manner,” Menon said.
India presented evidence of the alleged complicity of Pakistan’s ISI in some recent terror attacks in its territory
Praveen had threatened Pramod: Rekha 2007-04-10 16:52:44 Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) Praveen Mahajan, accused of killing his brother Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan, had threatened
him a few days before shooting him when the latter refused to meet his demand for Rs.10 million, Pramod’s wife Rekha told a court here Tuesday.
“Praveen had come to our residence at Worli a few days before the shooting on April 22, 2006 and had demanded Rs.10 million from his elder brother and my husband Pramod,” Rekha told a city sessions court.
“But when Pramod tried to convince him that he did not have that much money, Praveen got angry and after threatening my husband with dire consequences left the house.”
Rekha, who had earlier told the court that she had seen Praveen fire at least one bullet at Pramod, was being cross-examined by defence counsel Harshad Ponda.
Pramod Mahajan was allegedly shot at and grievously wounded by his younger brother after a heated argument. While the BJP leader was rushed to the Hinduja Hospi
4 soldiers killed, 19 injured in Taliban ambush 2007-04-10 16:51:11 Kabul, April 10 (Xinhua) Taliban
militants ambushed an Afghan military convoy in Zabul province of southern Afghanistan Tuesday, killing four soldiers and injuring 19 others, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.
The ambush occurred when the convoy was on its way from Hassan Kariz area to Qalat, the provincial capital, on Monday afternoon, the statement said.
The wounded soldiers, including four with serious injuries, had been evacuated to a Qalat hospital for medical treatment, it added.
Earlier, a local senior commander said two Afghan soldiers were killed and four others were injured
in the ambush, but according to the Defence Ministry the casualties apparently were higher.
Meanwhile, Taliban rebels ambushed a police convoy in the province’s Loyawala district Monday afternoon, police chief of the southern Kandahar province said Tuesday
During the ensuing conflict, one policeman and one Taliban insurgent were killed, police chief smatullah Alizai said.
Due to rising Taliba
Bhavik braves high Atlantic waves 2007-04-10 16:49:24 New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) In his attempt to be the first Asian to cross the Atlantic Ocean, Bhavik Gandhi has embarked on a journey to cover 3,000 nautical miles in just 90 days.
The 30-year-old Indian, in a 23-feet-long boat, has already rowed 900 nautical miles in 35 days after he set off from La Restinga on the island of El Hierro off the coast of Spain, Feb 28.
“Rowing solo across miles and miles of ocean pits man against nature and all that it has to offer. Some days it is just beautiful and calm while other days it comes with problems such as rough weather, strong currents which push people to and beyond boundaries they never knew existed,” said Gandhi in a statement Tuesday.
According to Gandhi, his effort to row across the Atlantic solo will inspire others to take on greater challenges.
“That is the biggest battle of them all. I have to get miles out of nature by pushing the boundaries of the equipment, body and mind.
“I have been preparing myself for
40 TDP activists hurt in anti-dam protest 2007-04-10 16:48:05 Hyderabad, April 10 (IANS) At least 40 activists of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) were injured Tuesday as the Maharashtra police caned them at Dharmabad near the Andhra Pradesh-Maharashtra border where they were protesting against an irrigation project being built by the neighbouring state.
Violence broke out when hundreds of TDP activists tried to march towards the site of the Babli project to protest the “illegal” construction of the dam on the Godavari River by Maharashtra.
As the protesters tried to cross into Maharashtra in violation of the prohibitory orders, police resorted to force to disperse them. TV reports showed policemen chasing and beating up the protesters.
At least 40 people were injured, five of them seriously, after the police action, senior TDP leader S. Venugopal Chari told IANS from the protest site over telephone.
The TDP has been protesting over the issue for the last few days.
Maharashtra recently refused to allow Andhra Pradesh’s Minister for Maj
Mizoram green pasture for investment: chief minister 2007-04-10 16:45:39 New Delhi April 10 (IANS) Since peace is the prerequisite for development, Mizoram is a green pasture for investment
, according to Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga.
“I believe Mizoram is a green pasture for investment by companies, industrialists and other business houses… Processions, bandhs and dharnas, a daily occurrence elsewhere, seldom take place,” he said in a speech read out by state education minister R. Lalthangliana at the Third Northeast Business Summit here Tuesday.
He added that the people of Mizoram are hardworking, honest and friendly in nature.
Describing the summit as an indication of the government’s “genuine concern for bringing about industrialisation and socio-economic development in the northeast region”, the chief minister said, “The summit is a right initiative for exploring the vast pool of resources which, if properly harnessed, could make the entire region a hotbed for prospective investors from home and abroad.&
India-US discuss global, regional security scenario 2007-04-10 16:40:35 New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The global and regionalsecurity
environment figured prominently during the first meeting of the India
-US joint working group (JWG) on defence here Tuesday.
The situation in Afghanistan, where US-led forces have been in action since October 2001 in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks, came in for special mention, a senior Indian official said.
“The US side briefed the Indian side on the efforts being made to contain the remnants of the Taliban,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
There were, however, no discuss
ions on potential Indian purchases of military hardware from US manufacturers, the official maintained.
The situation in Iraq and US efforts to contain Iran’s nuclear programme also came in for discussion, another official said.
Sheelbhadra Banerjee, the director general (Acquisitions) in the Indian defence ministry and Richard P. Lawless, deputy under secretary of defence (Asian and Pacific Affairs) in the US Depa Read more:scenario
Radiient Ships Latest HDMI Hub Solution for Flat-Panel TV & Gaming 2007-04-11 18:33:44 Santa Clara, CA (PRWEB) April 11, 2007 — Radiient Technologies, a Silicon Valley based startup company, today began shipping its latest HDMI product, the Radiient Select-4ce HDMI Hub. The product delivers to customers the company’s unique switching technology and ease-of-use for HDMI-equipped sources and displays, especially for flat-panel TV and the new generation of HDMI gaming consoles. It is also compatible with all HD-DVD, Blu-ray disc players, and AppleTV.
The new product is a four input, one output HDMI switch/repeater, packaged in a compact, attractive, consumer-friendly enclosure. The Select-4ce features full HDMI and HDCP compatibility, while offering 1080p input and output resolution capability. The Select-4ce offers full HDMI performance up to the 165MHz HDMI specification limit. It is also functions as a true HDMI signal repeater, delivering a total transmission distance of up to 100 feet (30 meters).
HDMI is the new High Definition Multimedia Interface technol Read more:Gaming
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Get Ready For Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta 2007-04-11 18:16:03 But before you get your hands on the game, go behind the scenes at Bungie Studios to learn about the people, technology and process that are making Halo 3.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007: Do you have the guts to don, for the third time, Master Chief’s spartan armor and wage a war against Covenant and save mankind? You must have already had close shave with ‘the Flood’ in ‘Halo: Combat Evolved’ and ‘Halo 2′. Now, get your gaming gears ready for Halo3. Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie Studios have confirmed the multiplayer beta of ‘Halo 3′ will debut to audiences worldwide via Xbox LIVE on 16 May 2007 and run through 6 June 2007.
The science-fiction game is coming exclusively to the Xbox 360 console this fall, where Master Chief will launch an epic mission to stop the Covenant, destroy the impending Flood threat and ultimately save mankind.
“‘Halo: Combat Evolved’ and ‘Halo 2’ changed the face of console gaming forever,” sa Read more:Multiplayer
Sick of Sanjaya? It’s all Your fault 2007-04-11 17:32:59 You are totally ruining “American Idol.” You and the King of All Culture Hackers, Howard Stern, that dude at VoteForTheWorst.com and maybe some other people … but mostly You.
You seem to have no respect for a fair contest and the feelings of others. You keep voting for that Sanjaya
kid on “American Idol,” and it’s making a lot of people very cranky. Okay, in context with the rest of the planet (and in relation to things that actually matter), maybe not a lot of people. But certainly a handful of talking heads on daytime TV. Not to mention that MySpace guy who went on a (failed) hunger strike because of Your bad influence.
Perhaps You’re taken aback by all the hubbub Your little prank is producing. Hey, me too. I mean, what’s with all the shock and awe, right? Didn’t TIME magazine name You 2006 Person of the Year” for seizing the reins of the global media, for founding and framing the new digital democracy, for working for nothing and beating the pros at their own ga
Amend Panchayati Raj act to stop Pepsi: Chandy 2007-04-11 17:10:09 Thiruvananthapuram, April 11 (IANS) Kerala’s Leader of Opposition Oommen Chandy Wednesday asked Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan to amend the Kerala Panchayathi Raj Act to prevent cola giant Pepsi
Co from beginning operations at its plant in Palakkad district.
The Kerala High Court Tuesday had cleared the way for Pepsi to start operations at its plant by setting aside the Puthusery village council’s move to cancel the firm’s license to operate the plant in 2004. The council in Palakkad had alleged that the plant drew excessive groundwater leading to water shortage in the area. Pepsi then approached the high court in the same year.
A division bench of acting Chief Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice M.N. Krishnan held that the village council had no right to look into such matters, as the plant was located in an industrial belt.
It added that “the courts cannot be blamed for the predicament of the legislature and executive in their wisdom of excluding the ind Read more:Amend
13 Taliban killed in Afghanistan: Coalition forces 2007-04-11 17:07:30 Kabul, April 11 (DPA) Afghan and US-led coalition forces killed some 13 Taliban
suspects in a clash backed by close air support in southern Helmand province, US military said in a statement Wednesday.
The clash took place in Sangin district of southern Helmand province Tuesday night after Taliban fighters launched indirect mortar and rocket propelled grenade fire at a combined Afghan and Coalition forces, the statement said.
The joint forces returned mortar fire then manoeuvred to an observation position to request close air support, the statement said, adding that “Coalition aircraft arrived and dropped munitions, which resulted in the destruction of one enemy compound, a bunker and a vehicle.
“There were an estimated 13 Taliban fighters killed during the engagement,” it said. No Afghan or coalition forces were hurt during the fighting.
Over 1,000 Afghan and NATO forces recaptured the centre of Sangin district last week and the alliance’s forces are trying to Read more:Afghanistan
Lufthansa Technik plans repair facility in Hyderabad 2007-04-13 16:49:23 Hyderabad, April 13 (IANS) Lufthansa Technik
, the world’s leading provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) for planes, components and engines, plans
an MRO facility here to cater to the growing aviation sector in India.
The facility will be located at the upcoming Hyderabad international airport at Shamshabad on the city outskirts. The group will invest Rs.1 billion ($20 million) for a two-bay hangar and its state-of-the-art workshops.
The facility, the first of its kind in India, will provide base maintenance services for narrow-body aircraft like Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737 aircraft, including 737 Classic and 737 NG.
August W. Henningsen, chairman of the executive board of Lufthansa Technik AG, told reporters here Friday that as the first international MRO provider to set up an Indian base, the firm has teamed up with the GMR Group, which is developing the Hyderabad international airport.
Lufthansa Technik will be the majority stakeholder in the company, holdin
Court issues notice to Venugopal over fund irregularities 2007-04-13 16:48:09 New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) A Delhi court has issued notice
s to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director P. Venugopal and three others on a petition filed by a former patient alleging that the state-run hospital had illegally collected about Rs.450 million in excess from patients undergoing treatment at its cardiac and neuro centre.
Additional Sessions Judge Swarnakanta Mehra issued notices Thursday to Venugopal, Mayank Sharma, former senior financial advisor, Arti Viz, former public relations officer, and the AIIMS to file their replies by May 17 to the allegations in the petition filed by Abdul Mabood.
The court also summoned the record of the magistrate’s court after counsel V.K. Ohri appearing for Mabood said that the metropolitan magistrate did not take action despite the police’s failure to register a criminal case against the accused.
Ohri had filed an application before the sessions court seeking direction to the magistrate court for expediting the p Read more:Court
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