PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. back issues from March 2008:
Thirty-eight killed, about 50 injured in Pak suicide blast.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Thirty-eight killed, about 50 injured in Pak suicide blast By: Rezaul H Laskar Islamabad, Feb 29 (PTI) Thirty-eight people were killed and nearly 50 injured in a suicide attack during the funeral prayers of a police officer slain by militants in northwestern Pakistan ...
TN budget on March 20.
Mar 01, 2008 ... TN budget on March 20 Chennai, Mar 1 (PTI) The Tamil Nadu Budget for 2008-09 would be presented on March 20. An official release here tonight said the budget session of the state Assembly will begin on March 19. After obituary references to sitting CPI ...
Canada for closer economic ties with India.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Canada for closer economic ties with India Ottawa, Mar 1 (PTI) Seeking to increase its commercial presence in Indian markets, Canada has stepped up efforts to expand economic cooperation with India, a senior official has said. "We have stepped up efforts to expand our ...
Canada-India Business Council lauds Union Budget.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Canada-India Business Council lauds Union Budget Toronto, Mar 1 (PTI) The Canada-India Business Council (C-IBC) has commended the union budget presented by Finance Minister P Chidambaram as "thoughtful", "pragmatic," and a blend of "India Rising" and "India Shining". ...
US not to interfere in Pak's internal politics: State Dept.
Mar 01, 2008 ... US not to interfere in Pak's internal politics: State Dept By: Sridhar Krishnaswami Washington, Mar 1 (PTI) Insisting that it is not going to interfere in Pakistan's internal affairs, the Bush administration has said it is for that country to decide how to organise ...
Maruti domestic sales in Feb at 59,311 units.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Maruti domestic sales in Feb at 59,311 units New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Ltd today reported a marginal increase in domestic sales in February at 59,311 units as against 59,095 units in the corresponding month last year. The company ...
ICICI Bank opens first branch in US.
Mar 01, 2008 ... ICICI Bank opens first branch in US New York, March 1 (PTI) ICICI Bank, India's largest private sector bank, has opened its first branch in the United States at posh midtown New York. Under the licence granted by regulators here, the bank would initially provide ...
UNSC set to impose fresh sanctions on Iran.
Mar 01, 2008 ... UNSC set to impose fresh sanctions on Iran By: Dharam Shourie United Nations, Mar 1 (PTI) The UN Security Council is all set to impose new sanctions on Iran to force it to abandon its uranium enrichment programme, but Tehran has already challenged the legality of the ...
Extreme cold devastated livestock sector in Afghanistan: FAO.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Extreme cold devastated livestock sector in Afghanistan: FAO By: Dharam Shourie New York, Mar 1 (PTI) Extreme cold has devastated the Afghan livestock sector, killing over 3,00,000 animals since late December and seriously affecting livelihoods, a new United Nations ...
WSC-AR representatives to miss inter-religion meeting of April.
Mar 01, 2008 ... WSC-AR representatives to miss inter-religion meeting of April New York, Mar 1 (PTI) Representatives of a Sikh organisation in the US will miss next month's inter-religion meeting with Pope Benedicts XVI in Washington as the Secret Service has turned down their request that they ...
SA beat Pak by 98 runs, to meet India in final.
Mar 01, 2008 ... SA beat Pak by 98 runs, to meet India in final Kuala Lumpur, Mar 1 (PTI) South Africa beat Pakistan by 98 runs on the basis of Duckworth Lewis method in the second semifinal to meet India in the final in the Under 19 Cricket World Cup here today. Brief Scores: SA ...
Sensex gains 1.32 pc in last week of derivatives contract.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Sensex gains 1.32 pc in last week of derivatives contract Mumbai, Mar 1 (PTI) Stocks: The Union Budget turned out to be a non-event for the stock markets, even as the benchmark Sensex posted a 1.32 per cent gain as the concluding week for derivatives contract sparked ...
'LTTE crippling economy despite consuming govt-provided food'.
Mar 01, 2008 ... 'LTTE crippling economy despite consuming govt-provided food' Colombo, Mar 1 (PTI) Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka wonders if any nation other than Sri Lanka is "feeding a terrorist outfit" carrying out bloody attacks on its people and trying to cripple the economy, an ...
Liquid water found flowing on Mars? Not yet.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Liquid water found flowing on Mars? Not yet New York, Mar 1 (PTI) Researchers claim to have found no trace of liquid water on Mars, casting doubt on an earlier research which indicated presence of bright spots in some Martian gullies. "It rules out pure liquid water," ...
MIBOR-MIDDAY.
Mar 01, 2008 ... MIBOR-MIDDAY Mumbai, Mar 1 (PTI) CategoryTimeMibid Standard Mibor Standard Rate Deviation Rate Deviation ------------------------------------------------------------ Overnight 9.40 A.M. 7.440.04307.54 0.0666 ...
Bangla authorities to install cellphone jammers in jails.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Bangla authorities to install cellphone jammers in jails Dhaka, Mar 1 (PTI) Authorities in Bangladesh have decided to install cellphone jammers in prisons amid attempts by high- profile inmates, mostly politicians, to contact the outside world defying rules. The step ...
KOCHI OIL PEPPER MARKET NOTE.
Mar 01, 2008 ... KOCHI OIL PEPPER MARKET NOTE Kochi, Mar 1 (PTI) ...
China opposes US dual probe into its steel tubes.
Mar 01, 2008 ... China opposes US dual probe into its steel tubes Beijing, Mar 1 (PTI) China has strongly opposed the US decision to launch dual trade investigations into its steel tubes, saying the move was not only "unwise and wrong" but would also complicate the normal bilateral trade ...
India keen to exploit Australia's middle order batting woes.
Mar 01, 2008 ... India keen to exploit Australia's middle order batting woes By: Ashish Shukla Sydney, Mar 1 (PTI) India will seek to exploit the batting slump of some of Australia's key batsmen when they clash with the world champions in the first of the best-of- three cricket ...
India, Pak should focus on trade ties: Zardari.
Mar 01, 2008 ... India, Pak should focus on trade ties: Zardari Islamabad, Mar 1 (PTI) India and Pakistan could set aside the Kashmir issue to be resolved by a future generation while they focus on trade and economic ties to improve bilateral relations, PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said ....
Budget evokes mixed reaction.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Budget evokes mixed reaction Hyderabad, Feb 29 (PTI) The Union Budget evoked mized reaction from the cross section of the society with the common response to the proposals that it was "good and an election budget". Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and ...
Sugar mill gate price eases on selling pressure.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Sugar mill gate price eases on selling pressure New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Select sugar millgate price declined in the range of Rs 5 to Rs 10 a quintal in the wholesale sugar market here today due to selling pressure from mills amid reduced offtake. Marketmen said selling ...
Army's awareness-cum-educative tour concludes.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Army's awareness-cum-educative tour concludes Jammu, Mar 1 (PTI) A group of 30 people, including Muslim clerics, from Jammu and Kashmir have returned after a fortnight long awareness-cum-educative tour of some cities in northern India, a defence spokesman said here today. ...
Select centres freight rates down.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Select centres freight rates down New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Freight rates for the nine metric tonne payload section for select destinations declined in the local truck transport market here today due to easy availability of lorries as compared to the cargo movements. ...
Gur price closes flat.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Gur price closes flat New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) The wholesale gur (jaggery) market remained steady here today as prices after moving narrowly on small buying and selling spree, finished unchanged. Marketmen said little buying interest against restricted supply, largely ...
LANKA-RELICS.
Mar 01, 2008 ... LANKA-RELICS Buddha relics whip up religious fervour By: T V Sriram Colombo, Mar 1 (PTI) Braving heavy rains, thousands of Buddhist devouts thronged the road sides in south Sri Lanka to catch a glimpse of the almost 2500-year-old sacred hair relics of the founder of Buddhism ...
SPORT U19 BOARD.
Mar 01, 2008 ... SPORT U19 BOARD Kuala Lumpur, Mar 1 (PTI) Scoreboard of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup second semifinal between Pakistan and South Africa at the Kinrara Oval here today. South Africa: P. Malan c Ali Asad b Adil Raza15 J. Smutsc Usman b Shehzad 58 R ....
Anand maintains lead after ninth round.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Anand maintains lead after ninth round From our Chess Correspondent Linares (Spain), Mar 1 (PTI) World Champion Vishwanathan Anand continued to lead the field after the ninth round of the Morelia-Linares International Chess tournament after splitting points with ...
11 injured in Pak suicide blast.
Mar 01, 2008 ... 11 injured in Pak suicide blast Islamabad, Mar 1 (PTI) At least 11 people were injured today when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a security check post in Pakistan's restive tribal belt bordering Afghanistan. Eight personnel of the local levy ...
Watermelon kernel price up on good demand.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Watermelon kernel price up on good demand New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) In thin trading, watermelon kernel prices rose by Rs 200 per quintal in the wholesale kirana market today on emergence of buying by stockists. Watermelon kernel prices rose by Rs 200 to Rs 8,200-8,300 ...
Diligent CSs can save investors from losses: Bhardwaj.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Diligent CSs can save investors from losses: Bhardwaj New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) In the wake of debate on over-priced IPOs, Law Minister H R Bhardwaj today asked company secretaries not to compromise professional ethics and help minimise corporate frauds to save investors from ...
Chemical price rules steady in thin trading.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Chemical price rules steady in thin trading New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Steady condition persisted in the wholesale chemical market here today with prices after moving in a tight range close around previous levels. Arrivals and offtake too remained negligible and volume of ...
Copra prices up on poor supply.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Copra prices up on poor supply New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Copra prices looked up in the range of Rs 100-150 a quintal in the local dry fruits market today on revival of buying against poor supplies. Copra prices quoted higher at Rs 4,900-5,000 against previous level of ...
We have to put Australia under pressure: Dhoni.
Mar 01, 2008 ... We have to put Australia under pressure: Dhoni By: Ashish Shukla Sydney, Mar 1 (PTI) Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni reckons that the "best method" to beat Australia in the cricket tri-series finals was to "put them under pressure" and his young team was capable ...
Oil price remains quiet in thin trade.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Oil price remains quiet in thin trade New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Both edible and non-edible oil prices remained quiet in the wholesale oils and oilseeds market here today on small trading activity. Following were today's quotation per quintal: Oilseeds: mustard seed ...
Wheat dara prices up on heavy demand.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Wheat dara prices up on heavy demand New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Wheat dara prices hardened by Rs 20 per quintal in the wholesale grains market today on heavy buying by rolling flour mills and atta chakkies triggered by restricted supply. Its related atta, maida and sooji ...
Select pulse prices up on better demand.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Select pulse prices up on better demand New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Urad, Moong and masoor prices improved further by Rs 50 to Rs 100 a quintal in the wholesale pulses market here today due to renewed buying by stockists and local parties amid restricted supply. Marketmen ...
GM India Feb sales up 80 pc.(Financial report)
Mar 01, 2008 ... GM India Feb sales up 80 pc New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Car maker General Motors India today reported 80 per cent increase in its vehicle sales during February at 5,563 units as against 3,087 units the same month last year. Sales in February comprised 1,681 units of MUV ...
Select metal prices up on global cues.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Select metal prices up on global cues New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Nickel, tin and zinc prices rose between Rs 5 and Rs 10 a kg in the non-ferrous metal market here today on firming overseas advices triggered by speculative buying by stockists and consuming industries. ...
Steel price remains quiet in thin trade.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Steel price remains quiet in thin trade New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Steady conditions developed in the local iron and steel market here today as prices by and large after moving in a narrow range on little bouts of buying and selling, finished unchanged. Marketmen said ...
Plastic price remains quiet on some support.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Plastic price remains quiet on some support New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) The wholesale plastic market showed a flat trend here today due to restricted arrivals against sporadic demand. Marketmen said little buying interest mainly kept the prices around last levels. ...
NALCO bags award as largest exporter.
Mar 01, 2008 ... NALCO bags award as largest exporter Bhubaneswar, Mar 1 (PTI) National Aluminium Company (NALCO) has been awarded a gold trophy by Engineering Export Promotion Council as the top exporter in large enterprise category. NALCO has also been lauded for its contribution to ...
PPP "rethinking" position on Fahim as next PM.
Mar 01, 2008 ... PPP "rethinking" position on Fahim as next PM Islamabad, Mar 1 (PTI) PPP is "rethinking" its position on Makhdoom Amin Fahim being the prime ministerial candidate as it would have to choose a person who could take along its coalition partners in a new government in Pakistan, ...
Australia top seeds for ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Australia top seeds for ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan Dubai, Mar 1 (PTI) Australia would be seeded top in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan later this year while India are set to maintain their fourth position irrespective of the best-of-three tri-series finals starting in ...
AGRI-VEGETABLE PRICES.
Mar 01, 2008 ... AGRI-VEGETABLE PRICES Kolkata, MAR 01 (PTI) Following is the list of wholesale vegetable rates at the Kolay market here today : (RATES ARE IN RS. PER 5Kg) UNLESS STATED : Potato 400, Onion 500, Garlic 2000-3000, Ginger 1750-2500 (all per quintal), Parble 200-220, Brinjal 40-50, ...
Lord Paul terms budget 'visionary'; NRIs in Gulf disappointed.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Lord Paul terms budget 'visionary'; NRIs in Gulf disappointed London/Dubai, Mar 1 (PTI) The Indian government's annual budget evoked a mixed reaction from NRIs with leading industrialist Lord Swraj Paul describing it as "visionary" while expatriates in the Gulf region expressed ...
19 LTTE militants among 20 killed in Lanka: army.
Mar 01, 2008 ... 19 LTTE militants among 20 killed in Lanka: army By: T V Sriram Colombo, Mar 1 (PTI) At least 19 LTTE militants and a soldier were killed in fierce clashes between the security forces and the Tamil Tigers in the embattled northern Sri Lanka, officials said. ...
Farm loan waiver will result in closure of rural banks:CPI.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Farm loan waiver will result in closure of rural banks:CPI Tiruchirappalli (TN) Mar 1 (PTI) The CPI has said that the farm loan waiver scheme announced in the Union Budget will only result in the "closure of rural banks and strengthen private money lenders." Delivering the ...
Bush likely to pull out more troops from Iraq by his term-end.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Bush likely to pull out more troops from Iraq by his term-end Washington, Mar 1 (PTI) US is likely to withdraw more troops from Iraq before President George W Bush's term ends January next year. "We anticipate further reductions because we have confidence in the way ...
JUTSPOT KOL CLOSE.
Mar 01, 2008 ... JUTSPOT KOL CLOSE Kolkata, mar 1 (pti) jute spot prices : w-five raw-jute rdy 1170.00 b twills 1020gms rdy 2680.00 mar 2635.00 apr 2585.00 may 2545.00 june ...
Scientists devise method to see deepest recesses of brain.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Scientists devise method to see deepest recesses of brain New York, Mar 1 (PTI) Scientists have developed a new experimental technique which they claim produces some of the best functional images ever taken of the human brainstem -- the most primitive area of the brain. ...
Race in UPA to take credit for loan waiver.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Race in UPA to take credit for loan waiver New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) A virtual race has begun within the UPA for appropriating credit for the farm loan waivers and other sops in the Union Budget with opposition dubbing it an election manifesto of the ruling alliance. ...
200 illegal miners arrested in China.
Mar 01, 2008 ... 200 illegal miners arrested in China Beijing, Mar 1 (PTI) More than 200 illegal miners have been arrested and nearly 900 mining sites violating laws were destroyed in a work safety drive in north China's Shanxi province, which produces about a quarter of the country's coal every ...
Another suicide attack rocks troubled northwest Pak.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Another suicide attack rocks troubled northwest Pak Islamabad, Mar 1 (PTI) One person was killed and 29 others were injured today when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into a security check post in Pakistan's restive tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, a day ...
Sonia "too great for me" to emulate, says Zardari.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Sonia "too great for me" to emulate, says Zardari Islamabad, Mar 1 (PTI) Describing UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi as "too great" for him to emulate, PPP co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said his role in a new Pakistani government would be of someone who is with the ...
Bangladesh army chief visits Santiniketan.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Bangladesh army chief visits Santiniketan Santiniketan (WB), Mar 1 (PTI) Chief of Bangladesh Army Gen Moeen U Ahmed today visited Santiniketan and met Bangladeshi students studying in Visva-Bharati university. Ahmed visited the museum and other houses in Uttarayan ...
Fit R P Singh raring to go against South Africans.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Fit R P Singh raring to go against South Africans Kanpur, Mar 1 (PTI) Ready to make a comeback into the Indian cricket team, left-arm pacer Rudra Pratap Singh says he fully fit and is eager to play in the forthcoming home series against South Africa. Singh said he had ...
Pak court acquits Shahbaz Sharif in murder case.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Pak court acquits Shahbaz Sharif in murder case Lahore, Mar 1 (PTI) PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif was today acquitted by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court of charges of involvement in the extra-judicial killing of five youths in 1998, paving the way for him to contest a ...
Vatican rules out feminist theology.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Vatican rules out feminist theology London, Mar 1 (PTI) The Vatican City has ruled out all forms of feminist theology in Catholicism, saying that God must always be revered as "Our Father". According to The Holy See, anyone baptised using alternative terms like ...
Umbilical cord bank to be set up at Ahmedabad.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Umbilical cord bank to be set up at Ahmedabad Chennai,Mar1(PTI) Chennai-based Apollo Hospitals, Cadila Pharmaceuticals and US-based Stemcell Transplantation and Therapeutics Company StemCyte Inc today joined hands to develop a "state-of-the-art" Umbilical Cord Blood (UCB) bank ...
Differences surface over selection of Pak hockey squad.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Differences surface over selection of Pak hockey squad Karachi, Mar 1 (PTI) The announcement of the Pakistan hockey squad for the tour of China was delayed for a day after differences erupted between the team management and chief selector over the recall of senior players Rehan ...
MCX-INDICES.
Mar 01, 2008 ... MCX-INDICES Mumbai, Mar 1 (PTI) Following are today's various Indices at the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) futures and spot market. MCX futures market: OPEN HIGH LOW CLOSE MCX COMDEX2759.77 2765.72 2759.77 2764.80 MCX METAL 3148.76 ...
Visual IQ begins India operations.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Visual IQ begins India operations Kochi, Mar 1 (PTI) Visual IQ, a Boston-based leading provider of digital Marketing Business Intelligence (MBI), has commenced its Indian operations from Kochi. The company expanded its global support resources in the US and abroad, ...
Malaysian police smash drug smuggling ring, 4 Africans held.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Malaysian police smash drug smuggling ring, 4 Africans held Kuala Lumpur, Mar 1 (PTI) Five persons were arrested by the Malaysian police as it smashed an international drug trafficking syndicate that hired college students to courier contraband overseas, reports said here today ....
PCB postpones governing body meeting till March 22.
Mar 01, 2008 ... PCB postpones governing body meeting till March 22 Karachi, Mar 1 (PTI) The Pakistan Cricket Board has postponed its governing body meeting till March 22, delaying a decision on charges of indiscipline against fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and leg-spinner Danish Kaneria. ...