Date: 15.05.2012 On the occasion of 23nd martyrdom anniversary of Com Gurmail Singh Hunjan and Com Joginder Singh who fought against separatist designs of Khalisatni terrorists and laid down their lives for integrity and sovereignty of the country, a mammoth public meeting was organised at their native village Pandher Kheri, Block Dehlon, Distt. Ludhiana where like previous years thousands of people gathered to pay homage to the beloved leaders. While paying homage Com Dr ...
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KATMANDU, May 14, 2012 Thirteen Indian pilgrims were among 15 persons killed on Monday when a small plane with 21 people on board crashed in northern Nepal after hitting a hill top while attempting to land at a high-altitude airport. Six others, including three Indians and two Danish nationals, miraculously survived the crash of the Dornier 9N AIG aircraft belonging to the private carrier Agni Air, nearly eight months after 10 Indians perished in an air disaster near here. The ...
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CHENNAI, May 12, 2012 Indian Bank reported a decline of 21 per cent in its net profit in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2012 at Rs. 345.42 crore against Rs. 438.86 crore in the same period in the previous year. This was mainly due to reversal of interest on account of restructured loans and excess provisioning against non-performing loans. Addressing presspersons here on Friday, T. M. Bhasin, Chairman and Managing Director, said the bank had made an additional provision of ...
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CHENNAI, May 12, 2012 Indian Bank reported a decline of 21 per cent in its net profit in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2012 at Rs. 345.42 crore against Rs. 438.86 crore in the same period in the previous year. This was mainly due to reversal of interest on account of restructured loans and excess provisioning against non-performing loans. Addressing presspersons here on Friday, T. M. Bhasin, Chairman and Managing Director, said the bank had made an additional provision of ...
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Ludhiana-10-May, 2012 College of Dairy Science & Technology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University was established in the year 2008 and its first batch of 20 B. Tech (Dairy Technology) students are expected to pass out in the June 2012. Nestle is the first company to visit for the campus placement of outgoing dairy graduates which is a matter of pride for the college. Dr. P.K. Singh said that Nestle Selected three students named Mr. Abhay Raj, Mr. Gursharn Singh and ...
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New Delhi, May 2, 2012 The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of Italian merchant navy ship Enrica Lexie, which was seized after two of its Marines had allegedly killed two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast in February this year. The apex court also allowed four marines and six crew members on board it to leave Indian shores after the Italian government and the ship owner assured it that they will be available when required by Indian legal authorities. A Bench ...
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Oslo, May 1, 2012 Norwegian telecom company Telenor on Monday said it will write down $682 million to remove accounting exposure to India due to uncertain business environment in the sector. The company said its decision follows spectrum auction recommendations by telecom regulator TRAI after the Supreme Court had cancelled 122 telecom licences, including 22 of the Norwegian firm, in the 2G spectrum case. “As a precautionary measure, Telenor ASA has decided to write ...
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London, April 28, 2012 Notwithstanding global credit rating agency S&P’s lowering India’s outlook to ‘negative’, the country remains bullish and its long-term economic growth potential is 8-9 per cent, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said. “My view of India is that it is bullish. India’s long-term growth potential is 8 to 9 per cent. In order to achieve this, we have to get our Macro-economic right,” said Mr. Ahluwalia, briefing ...
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Bhatinda, April 28, 2012 Stating that India faces “formidable” challenges on the energy front, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said spiralling international oil prices have put a strain on the country’s import bill and domestic prices need to be rationalised. “With imports accounting for about 80 per cent of our crude supplies, the spiralling prices of crude in the international market have put a severe strain on our import bill,” he said formally opening a ...
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Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD)139-E, Kitchlu Nagar, Ludhiana – 141001 Date: 24th April 2012 Sub: Request to cover press conference by Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD) Dear Madam/Sir, Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD) has since long being campaigning for complete elimination of nuclear weapons as these could annihilate not only the man kind but whole the flora and fauna on earth. Even a limited use of these weapons could put crores ...
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27/04/2012 Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD) has since long being campaigning for complete elimination of nuclear weapons as these could annihilate not only the man kind but whole the flora and fauna on earth. Even a limited use of these weapons could put crores of peoples at risk. The International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) has carried out a study in this regard which is being released internationally now said Dr.L.S.Chawla while addressing ...
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Ludhiana: 27-April, 2012. Dr Charan Kamal Singh, Professor of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University , Ludhiana has brought laurels to GADVASU by becoming “Fellow” of Indian Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Research (IAAVR). The national fellowship of IAAVR is prestigious since it is awarded on the basis of competitive score card where only those scientists that have excellent professional achievements at national and international level to their ...
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LONDON, April 26, 2012 Prime Minister David Cameron believes that if ever Britain were to have an Indian-origin Prime Minister, he or she would be from the Conservative Party. “We were the first party to have a woman Prime Minister [Margaret Thatcher], we were the first party in [Benjamin] Disraeli to have a Jewish Prime Minister and when I look at the talent behind me I think we are going to be the first party to have a British Indian Prime Minister,” he boasted speaking ...
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COLOMBO, April 24, 2012 The events seem to be a replay. It was External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna then. It is India’s Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj’s turn now. A leading newspaper in Sri Lanka has claimed that no discussion was held regarding the devolution of powers to States when the Indian MPs delegation met President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Soon after Mr. Krishna met the President in January 2012, the Indian side released to the press a statement, which said that the ...
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New York, April 24, 2012 A24-year-old Indian student, who was found dead near the Boston University campus, was not a victim of hate crime and his killing appears to be an isolated incident, a prominent Indian-American organisation has said. Odisha native K. Seshadri Rao, a student at Boston University’s Graduate School of Management, was shot in the head and leg in the early hours of April 19. He was pronounced dead on the scene by Boston police. Telugu Association of ...
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Washington, April 22, 2012 The Chief Economic Advisor raised a flutter last week when he remarked that no big ticket reform was possible till 2014 elections. After the flak over his remarks to a think tank here, Chief Economic Advisor Kaushik Basu feels India will see “some important” reforms in the next six months, including on subsidies and may be partial diesel decontrol and FDI in retail. However, he feels the “biggest reform”, GST (Goods and Services Tax), may ...
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Ludhiana) Date22.04.2012 PRESS RELEASEA society based on equity and justice is the only way for sustainable development to the benefit of whole mankind. The present day imperial powers led by the USA are imposing neoliberal economic policies on the developing countries in ...
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Washington, April 21, 2012 India is working towards elimination of subsidies in all areas except for food and is also taking concrete steps to reduce massive leakages in subsidy. “My strategy would be two-pronged, first to prevent the leakage of subsidy by taking technological advantage by ensuring that subsidy reaches the targeted beneficiary. I have already started taking some measures in that direction,” Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said. He was responding to a ...
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WHEELER ISLAND (ORISSA), April 20, 2012 India on Thursday propelled itself into an elite club of nations with Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) technology by successfully test-firing nuclear-capable Agni-V, which covered a range of more than 5,000 km. The significance of the success lies in the fact that Agni-V is the most formidable missile in India's arsenal, with the longest range. With this grand success, India joins the U.S., Russia, France and China, which have ICBM ...
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STAVANGER, April 18, 2012 The Tingret or district court in this Norwegian city on Tuesday heard arguments presented by the lawyer for Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya and the advocate of the Child Welfare Service (CWS), on the possible return to India of their children, Abhigyan (3) and Aishwarya (1), placed in care by the authorities last May on grounds of gross parental neglect. Judge Anne Kamilla Silseth will give her verdict in the next few days. “I am more than ...
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