PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. back issues from June 2004:
Hong Kong allows Air India to levy fuel surcharge.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Beijing, June 1 (PTI) Hong Kong has allowed Air India, the state-owned long distance air carrier, to levy fuel surcharge from passengers along with seven other international carriers operating in the Chinese territory. Apart from Air India, the other international carriers which ...
Former PM's portrait still adorns Indian Ambassador's office.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Moscow, June 1 (PTI) More than a week after a new government headed by Manmohan Singh assumed office, former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's portrait continues to adorn the country's ambassador's office in Moscow. When asked why Singh's portrait has not taken its ...
NASDAQ plans to increase support for Chinese companies.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New York, June 1 (PTI) The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. plans to increase its support for the Chinese companies listed under it. "NASDAQ opened its first office in Shanghai in 1998 and we are committed to strengthening our presence in China by developing our on-the-ground support ...
Everest climbers warned of air pressure risk.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New York, June 1 (PTI) Climbers on Mount Everest could die because of sudden drops in air pressure triggered by high winds and better forecast of these events could save many lives, researchers say. Kent Moore, a physicist from the University of Toronto, says mountaineers should ...
Three Indian organisations in race for 'Green Oscars'.
Jun 01, 2004 ... H S Rao London, June 1 (PTI) Three Indian organizations are among seven finalists short-listed for this year's prestigious Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy, globally known as the 'Green Oscars'. The three finalists from India for the award, carrying a cash prize ...
US to improve access to information about Iraqi prisoners.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New York, Jun 1 (PTI) Under attack for the Abu Ghraib prison abuses, the American military is taking steps to improve access to information for the families of arrested Iraqis, media reports say. The issue was central to a confidential report by the International Committee of ...
R C Lahoti sworn-in as Chief Justice of India.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) Justice Ramesh Chandra Lahoti was sworn-in on Tuesday as the 35th Chief Justice of India by President A P J Abdul Kalam. ...
Justice R C Lahoti takes oath as CJI.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) Justice Ramesh Chandra Lahoti on Monday became the new Chief Justice of India (CJI) taking oath in the name of God and immediately thereafter took blessings of his mother at the glittering Ashoka Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan (Presidential palace). Justice ...
Kozhikode, June 1 (PTI): A 3-D animation telefilm based on.
Jun 01, 2004 ... novelist Vaikkom Mohammed Basheer's 'Anavariyum Ponkurishum' is being produced under the banner of Origa Creations, Multimedia Production Division of the Thai Group of Companies. Speaking at a press conference here on Monday, Najeeb Kuttipuram and others associated with the ...
Advani to be Leader of Opposition in Indian Parliament.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) India's Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was on Tuesday elected Chairman of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Parliamentary Party while, former Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani was elected its Leader. BJP President M Venkaiah Naidu announced this ...
Gustad's associate may be booked for "false complaint".
Jun 01, 2004 ... Mumbai, June 1 (PTI) Police may book film director Kaizad Gustad's associate, Ashish Udeshi on Tuesday for lodging a false complaint of road accident following the death of Gustad's assistant Nadia Khan, at Mahalaxmi railway station on May 25. Udeshi's claim that Nadia Khan died ...
Military court disallows recording of personal allegations.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Jodhpur, June 1 (PTI) The military court, recording summary of evidence in Siachen "fake killing" case here, on Tuesday disallowed taking on record personal allegations leveled by the then Commanding Officer (CO) of Gorkha rifles against his junior officer. Presiding officer of ...
UPA govt to face testing times on "tainted" ministers issue.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government in India is expected to face testing times in its first session of Parliament beginning Wednesday with opposition Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) determined to raise the issue of ...
Tigers warn destruction following killing of Tamil journalist.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Colombo, June 1 (PTI) Tamil Tiger guerrillas on Tuesday warned of "calamity and destruction" following the murder of a Tamil journalist and blamed security forces for the wave of violence that had gripped the island's embattled east. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ...
Indian Govt to restore incentives to plastic exporters.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Chennai, June 1 (PTI) The Indian government will restore the incentives provided to the exporters of plastic consumer goods to unexplored regions, including Latin America and CIS countries, from April 2005. "We will restore the incentives and subsidies to those who export ...
Six dalits embrace Islam in Southern Indian state.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Tuticorin, June 1 (PTI) Close on the heels of Tamil Nadu government withdrawing the anti-conversion law, six dalits (lower caste) of a remote village in the district embraced Islam citing discrimination from Hindus as one of the main reasons for the conversion. Official sources ...
Insurgent shot dead, IED diffused in Kashmir.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Jammu, June 1 (PTI) Security forces have gunned down an area commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen Pirpanjal Regiment (HMPPR) and averted a major tragedy by detecting and defusing an Improvised Explosive Device(IED), planted by militants, on the roadside in two separate incidents in Rajouri ...
Annual Indo-Tibet trade begins.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Dehra Dun, Jun 1 (PTI) The annual Indo-Tibet barter trade officially began on Tuesday at Taklakot area in Tibet with the authorities expecting the trade volume to touch Rs 50 million in the four-month long affair. Even as the officials are hoping to issue around 450 passes this ...
China says "progress" made in dealing with problems with India.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Anil K Joseph Beijing, Jun 1 (PTI) Flourishing political interaction, uninterrupted dialogue channels and stronger mutual trust between China and India during 2003 helped the two countries make progress in dealing with bilateral issues, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. ...
Nepal marks King Birendra's death anniversary.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Kathmandu, June 1 (PTI) People and the press in Nepal Tuesday paid tributes to the late king Birendra on the third anniversary of his death in a gruesome palace carnage that also took the lives of eight members of his family, but there was no official programme at the Narayanhiti Palace. ...
Advani elected BJPPP leader.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) Former Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani will be the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha or the Lower House of Indian Parliament following his election Tuesday as leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party while former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was chosen ...
IndiaS, Bangladesh dicuss insurgency, inter-linking of rivers.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New Delhi, Jun 1(PTI) In the first high-level contact after the Manmohan Singh government assumed office, India and Bangladesh Tuesday discussed insurgency, inter-linking of rivers and other issues in a spirit of "mutual understanding" and agreed not to let bilateral ties be a prisoner of ...
China rubbishes Pentagon report on military build-up.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Anil K Joseph Beijing, Jun 1 (PTI) Rejecting as "exaggerated" the Pentagon's latest report which said China was aggressively expanding its military might, Beijing Tuesday asked Washington to stop sale of sophisticated weaponry to Taiwan. "The Pentagon report is full ...
Future of Indo-Pak talks should be based on trust: Natwar.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) India today announced dates for the much awaited Foreign Secretary-level talks and expert-level parleys on Nuclear Confidence Building Measures, saying that future of Indo-Pak talks should be based on trust, not mistrust. In his first press ...
Govt may consider 5 per cent divestment in BSNL.
Jun 01, 2004 ... By Anjanaa Daas New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) In a bid to consolidate position of the its telecom undertakings, the Indian government may consider five per cent divestment in Bharat Sanchar Nigam before looking at the option of merging it with Mahanagar Telephone Nigam. ...
Saudis allowed terrorists to walk free under a deal: Report.
Jun 01, 2004 ... London, Jun 1 (PTI) Three suspected al-Qaeda terrorists who carried out twin attacks in a Saudi Arabian oil city, killing 22 people including eight Indians, were allowed to walk free as part of a deal to ensure the release of others taken hostage by them, a media report said Tuesday. ...
Nearly 100 prisoner abuses, including stealing comes to light.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Washington, June 1 (PTI) Shocking cases of previously unreported prisoner abuses by the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan, including stealing of expensive items and deaths and assaults outside prisons, have come to light after it was revealed that 91 such cases are being probed by ...
China rejects Pentagon report on military build-up.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Anil K Joseph Beijing, Jun 1 (PTI) China Tuesday angrily dismissed as "exaggerated" a US government report on the Communist nation's military might, saying it was filled with "Cold war mentality" even as Beijing asked Washington to stop sale of sophisticated weapons to Taiwan ....
Musharraf asks west to help resolve Palestine and Kashmir.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Islamabad, June 1 (PTI) Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Tuesday called on western countries to help resolve political conflicts involving Muslims such as Palestine and Kashmir, and said Islamic countries should grapple with terrorism which causes more loss of life within the Muslim ...
Kalam calls for the economic development of oceans.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Dehradun, June 1 (PTI) Stressing on the need to exploit the maritime zones of India, President A P J Abdul Kalam Tuesday called for evolving a national plan for the economic development of oceans. "We have to map our maritime zones with its living and non-living resources as ...
Arun Prakash to be new Naval Chief.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) Vice Admiral Arun Prakash will be the new Chief of the Indian Navy succeeding Admiral Madhvendra Singh who is retiring on July 31. In the rank of Vice Admiral, he has been Commandant of the National Defence Academy (1997-99) and Chief of Personnel at ...
US says it has renewed offer of hi-tech weaponry cooperation.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) United States Tuesday said it had renewed to India its offer to move ahead on cooperation in joint development of hi-tech weapons system including missile defence shield and it was awaiting the new government's response. "We have renewed the offer as ...
Natwar to visit Nepal first after assuming office.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) India's External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh will be undertaking his first visit after assuming office to Nepal from June four and later travel to China, Oman, UAE and Geneva. The two-day visit to Nepal follows a telephonic call from Nepalese Prime ...
Pak accepts dates proposed by India for talks.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Islamabad, Jun 1 (PTI) Pakistan Tuesday said it has accepted dates proposed by India for Foreign Secretary-level talks and expert-level parleys on nuclear CBMs later this month. "The government of India Tuesday proposed June 19-20 for the Expert-Level talks on nuclear Confidence ...
Indian railways to be honoured for computerised ticketing.
Jun 01, 2004 ... T V Parasquram Washington, June 1 (PTI) Indian Railways will receive the prestigious Computer World Honour 2004 for the computerised 'Unreserved Ticketing System' (UTS) that has improved customers' travelling experience and provided operational efficiency for the world's second ...
Solution to W Asia crisis sans Arafat "unrealistic": Natwar.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) Observing that India valued its relations with Israel, External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh Tuesday said it would be "unrealistic" to find a solution to the West Asia crisis without Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. India's relations with Israel would ...
Arun Prakash to be new Naval Chief.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) Vice Admiral Arun Prakash, one of the highest decorated naval officers who as a Lieutenant won a bravery award for flying IAF fighters in 1965 Indo-Pak conflict, was today named as New Chief of the Naval Staff. Prakash will take over from Admiral ...
Outstanding issues with Bangladesh to be resolved: Manmohan.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said all outstanding issues with Bangladesh would be resolved through sustained cooperation and consultations. Singh conveyed this to visiting Bangladesh Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan who called on him as the ...
Jet Airways joins corporate travel payment system.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) Jet Airways has become a merchant party to the internationally-recognised Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP) Programme card. The UATP card, the world's first corporate travel solution and payment system, will be accepted at all cities and airport offices ...
India's export earnings from BPO may reach $ 21-24 bn by 2008.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) India's export earnings from business process outsourcing is likely to reach 21-24 billion dollar by 2008 with an increased market share of 4.8 per cent, according to a study by IDC-Assocham. By increasing the market share to 4.8 per cent by 2008 from the ...
Hero Honda mulls renewing agreement with Honda tomorrow.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) India's biggest motorcycle maker Hero Honda Motors Tuesday said it was considering renewing its agreement with joint venture partner Honda Motor Co. of Japan Wednesday. Hero Honda, which is 26 per cent each owned by the Munjals and Honda Motor Co, informed ...
Wipro Infotech signs four major agreements in Kuwait.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) IT major Wipro Infotech has signed four agreements in Kuwait in the areas of application development, IT consultancy, infrastructure related development and awareness programmes on six sigma quality standard. Wipro has entered into agreements with three ...
Chinese firms seeking partnerships in India.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) Chinese construction companies have expressed keenness to work with Indian companies on infrastructure projects in both India and China. "Chinese companies are keen to explore projects on BOT basis, in partnership with Indian companies in areas like ...
Natwar moots common nuclear doctrine for India, Pak, China.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) Outlining the broad contours of the new government's foreign policy, India's External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh Tuesday mooted a common nuclear doctrine for India, Pakistan and China, announced that Foreign Secretary-level talks with Islamabad will be held on ...
STT-Telekom Malaysia to acquire AT&T's 33% stake in Idea.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) Singapore Technologies Telemedia and Telekom Malaysia combine have reached an agreement with AT&T for acquiring its 33 per cent stake in mobile operator Idea Cellular. "A broad agreement has been reached under which STT and Malaysian Telecom jointly will ...
Bhutanese Foreign Minister visits India from June 7.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) Bhutanese Foreign Minister Lyonpo Khand Wangchuk would be on a four-day visit to the country from June 7 and would hold indepth talks with the Indian leadership to consolidate bilateral cooperation. Wangchuk will call on Indian Prime Minister Manmohan ...
Mandela wants to spend time with friends, family and himself.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Durban, Jun 1 (PTI) Former South African President Nelson Mandela virtually announced his retirement from public life Tuesday, saying he wanted to spend time with "family, friends and myself." Speaking in Johannesburg a day after opening yet another school for the ...
Two killed in clashes during funeral of Karachi blast victims.
Jun 01, 2004 ... K J M Varma Islamabad, Jun 1 (PTI) At least two persons were killed in clashes between police and protestors in southern Pakistani city of Karachi Tuesday when thousands converged to attend the funeral of 20 people who died in a suicide bomb blast at a Shiite mosque. ...
US air carriers outsourcing and insourcing maintenance work.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Washington, June 1 (PTI) America's air carriers are benefiting by both outsourcing and insourcing with more than half of all maintenance work for the airlines now being performed by contractors - foreign and domestic and the figure projected to grow to 60 per cent by 2008, according to ...
India will not agree to separate Tamil 'eelam': Natwar Singh.
Jun 01, 2004 ... New Delhi, June 1 (PTI) Asserting that India will not agree to a separate Tamil 'eelam' (state) in Sri Lanka, India's External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh Tuesday maintained that New Delhi is committed to the sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of the island nation. ...
Nobody raised leadership change issue, says UDF convenor.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Thiruvananthapuram, June 1 (PTI) Ruling-United Democratic Front Tuesday ruled out a leadership change in Kerala following its rout in the recent Lok Sabha polls, but called for a change in the "style of functioning" of the state government. "Nobody has raised the issue of ...
CPI-M expels ex-VC from party.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Thiruvananthapuram,June 1 (PTI): Demonstrating the firm grip of 'traditionalists' in CPI-M's Kerala unit, former vice-chancellor of the Kerala Univeristy Dr B Ekbal and academic Joy Elamon were today expelled from the party for taking up foreign-funded study projects, a party release ...
Major train mishap averted.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Thiruvananthapuram, June 1 (PTI) A major train mishap was averted Tuesday with the timely application of brakes by the engine driver avoiding a collision with another train which was coming along the same track at the Central Railway Station here, Railway sources said. When ...
Waugh hails ICC decision on Zimbabwe crisis.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Kolkata, June 1 (PTI) Former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh Tuesday lauded the decision of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to cancel the Test series between Zimbabwe and Australia and asked the African country to sort out the crisis on its own. "ICC has done ...
Waugh's next project for blind children in city.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Barrackpore (WB), June 1 (PTI) After lending invaluable support to 'Udayan', the home for children of leprosy patients, former Aussie skipper Steve Waugh will now set up a blind school in Kolkata as part of the welfare ventures of his 'Steve Waugh Foundation'. "I have ...
Waugh keeps 'secret' Aussies' plans for Indian challenger.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Barrackpore (West Bengal), Jun 1 (PTI) Former Australian captain Steve Waugh Tuesday kept 'secret' the Aussies' plans and preparations for the forthcoming Indian tour but said it would be a 'great challenge' for his country to beat the hosts in their backyard. "I want to ...
Nasser timed his retirement perfectly: Waugh.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Barrackpore (West Bengal), Jun 1 (PTI) Former Aussie skipper Steve Waugh Tuesday hailed former England captain Nasser Hussain for making a heroic exit from international cricket after scoring a match-winning knock against New Zealand in the first Test at Lord's. "Nasser has ...
Detailed communication from UCB awaited: Dalmiya.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Kolkata, Jun 1 (PTI) India's cricket board - BCCI - president Jagmohan Dalmiya Tuesday said it was awaiting a detailed communication from the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCB) expressing concerns over possible Delhi Police's action on two of its cricketers in a match-fixing ...
Afghan farmers harvest another bumper crop of heroin.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Washington, June 1 (PTI) Afghan farmers have harvested another bumper crop of heroin-producing poppies but US authorities have decided to leave the crop alone for the time being to maintain political peace and security in the country. The problem is that there are no ...
US welcomes Indo-Pak talks.
Jun 02, 2004 ... Washington, June 2 (PTI) The United States has welcomed the proposed Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary level talks later this month and said it was glad to see the United Progressive Alliance government in New Delhi was continuing the policy of peaceful dialogue. "We certainly have ...
Two Indian-origin persons listed among drug kingpins by US.
Jun 02, 2004 ... T V Parasuram Washington, June 2 (PTI) Two persons of Indian origin are among the list of foreign individuals and entities the US President George W Bush has designated as 'Foreign Narcotics Kingpins' to face special sanctions. Iqbal Mirchi - an Indian national and ...
Bush plays down contacts with Chalabi over his Iraq policy.
Jun 02, 2004 ... Washington, June 2 (PTI) US President George W Bush has sought to play down notions that his administration's policy on Iraq was influenced by information received from Ahmed Chalabi, the expatriate leader who was financed to be the "successor" of Saddam Hussein. "My meetings ...
US confident that Saudi oil supply won't be affected.
Jun 02, 2004 ... Washington, June 2 (PTI) United States has expressed confidence that Saudi Arabia would continue uninterrupted supply of oil in the wake of the terrorist attack on the country. "I have confidence in the ability of the Saudi Arabians to continue to provide a secure flow of oil ...
US condemns Karachi violence.
Jun 02, 2004 ... Washington, June 2 (PTI) Condemning the spate of violence and a deadly blast in a mosque in Karachi following the killing of a Sunni cleric, the US has said such incidents would affect Pakistan's efforts to strengthen democracy. "We strongly condemn the latest violent incidents ...
Bush administration to appeal ruling on partial birth abortion.
Jun 02, 2004 ... Washington, June 2 (PTI) US President George W Bush has expressed his strong disagreement with a California Court ruling that would permit partial birth abortion and said the Government would appeal the ruling. A White House statement said partial birth abortion "is an abhorrent ...