Sunday, March 28, 2010
Now a Casabianca in Stephen Court
KOLKATA - Just as the son in the poem “Casabianca” followed his father’s words by not moving from a burning ship, Khusiram Tewary followed his master’s orders to a tee by spending two days in the city’s charred and empty Stephen Court building after an inferno claimed 33 lives. Khusiram Tewary, in his 50s, went up ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Now a Casabianca in Stephen Court.
There is no infiltration into India: Pakistan Rangers
ATTARI - Sticking to their earlier stand, Pakistan Rangers Director General (Punjab) Muhammad Yaqub Khan Sunday reiterated that no smuggling and infiltration was taking place from the Pakistani side into Indian territory. The international border with India is effectively protected and well guarded. Presence of heavy security and fencing on Indian side makes infiltration and ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : There is no infiltration into India: Pakistan Rangers.
Industrial package fails to draw much investment in Himachal
SHIMLA - A special package for industrial development in Himachal Pradesh which expires this month is likely to be extended, but experts are sceptical about its impact as the scheme has failed to attract much investment in the past seven years. Official data shows that the state has got investment of only Rs.6,523 crore, though proposals .... Original source : Industrial package fails to draw much investment in Himachal.
Pakistani infiltrator killed on border
JAMMU - A suspected Pakistani infiltrator was killed by Indian border guards in Ramgarh sector along the international border Sunday. A Border Security Force (BSF) patrol party noticed an unusual movement along the barbed wire fence in Ramgarh sector, 45 km south-west of Jammu and challenged the suspected intruders. The infiltrators tried to escape to the .... Read the original article : here.
India opening excites some US varsities, others cautious
WASHINGTON - American universities are excited by prospects of expanding their presence in India’s growing education market but some prestigious Ivy league institutions like Yale University don’t expect to open a campus in the country any time soon. Vivek Wadhwa, an Indian American entrepreneur turned academic, associated with Duke, Harvard and Berkeley, all with strong interest .... Read the original article : India opening excites some US varsities, others cautious.
I was once forced to do coke: Joan Collins
LONDON - Hollywood legend Joan Collins, who feels drugs ruin people’s lives, says she was once forced to take cocaine. The “Former Dynasty” star, 76, said it was “extremely sad” when any body ruins their life with drugs, reports thesun.co.uk. “I would never take drugs. Well, once somebody forced me to take some coke and it .... Source article : I was once forced to do coke: Joan Collins.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480: GF100 Review
The newest high performance video card from NVIDIA is GeForce GTX 480 GF100. The GTX 480 is aiming at providing maximum gaming performance, not even produced by its predecessors. The ATI Radeon HD 5870, singly dominating the GPU market, will get a good contender in form of GTX 480. For more than one year, NVIDIA has ... Original article on : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480: GF100 Review.
Koirala, a key architect of peace in Nepal: Yoga Guru Ramdev
KATHMANDU - Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has termed former Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala as the champion of democracy in the Himalayan nation. Talking to reporters here after visiting the residence of Koirala, Ramdev said: “From the establishment of democracy in Nepal, .... Source : Gaea News Network.
Larsen & Toubro gets court backing in highway project
NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court has restrained the road transport ministry from interfering in one of the first highway projects awarded on a build-operate-transfer basis to Larsen and Toubro (L&T) at Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. “I am satisfied that in the absence of grant of interim relief, the prayer made by the petitioner would ... Original article on : Larsen & Toubro gets court backing in highway project.
Duchess the orangutan turns 50 at Phoenix Zoo; celebration includes cake, gifts
Duchess the orangutan turns 50 at Phoenix Zoo PHOENIX - The Phoenix Zoo is used to hosting birthday parties, but this one was a little different. Duchess the orangutan turned 50 on Saturday, and the zoo treated her to gifts, an ice cake filled with fruit and a rendition of “Happy Birthday” by hundreds of zoo visitors. Her .... Read the original article : here.
Modi questioning a big step forward: SIT chief
NEW DELHI/AHMEDABAD - R.K. Raghavan, chief of the Supreme Court-appointed probe panel that quizzed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi over the 2002 riots, said the questioning of Modi was a very big step forward in completing investigation into the communal carnage that claimed over 1,000 lives. Modi was questioned for nearly 10 hours Saturday in Gandhinagar .... Original source : Modi questioning a big step forward: SIT chief.
Chhattisgarh legislators take dip at Kumbh mela
RAIPUR - As many as 60 Chhattisgarh legislators, including Chief Minister Raman Singh, and their spouses took the holy dip in the Ganga Sunday in Haridwar, where they flew down in a private jet Saturday to attend the Kumbh mela. “We took a dip in the Ganga and prayed for the prosperity of Chhattisgarh and its ... Read : Chhattisgarh legislators take dip at Kumbh mela.
Tiny cube to clear dangerous debris from space
LONDON - Scientists in the UK have developed a device to clear dangerous clouds of debris from the Earth’s orbit. The team plans to launch a demonstration of their CubeSail at the end of 2011. It is a small satellite that deploys a thin ... Read more : Tiny cube to clear dangerous debris from space.
On Line Rivalry Led 15 Year Old to Stab his Classmates
A 16 year old high school student can land up in Laguna Beach jail for a Facebook row with his ex classmates. Michael Jason Wilson stabbed his ex classmate, 17 yr old Julian C at his stomach and hit two of Julian's friend with a knife. Julian C., drove to the house of Wilson ... Read : On Line Rivalry Led 15 Year Old to Stab his Classmates.
Late night madness: Butler takes break from businesslike approach to revel in Final Four berth
Final Four finally gives Butler reason to party INDIANAPOLIS - The school that never celebrates midnight madness to kick off the basketball season finally held a late-night campus party. Sunday morning’s March Madness bash was even better. About eight hours after Butler beat second-seeded Kansas State 63-56 to reach the first Final Four in school history, the Bulldogs ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Late night madness: Butler takes break from businesslike approach to revel in Final Four berth.
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