The Hindustan Times back issues from Thursday, November 3:
VICE PRESIDENT GREETS NATION ON ID-UL-FITR
Nov 03, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Secretariat of the Vice President of India issued the following press release: The Vice President, Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, has greeted the countrymen on the auspicious and joyous occasion of Id-ul-Fitr which marks the end of the holy month of ...
GOVERNMENT DECLARES OCT. 21 AS NATIONAL POLICE DAY
Nov 03, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Government of India's Ministry of Home Affairs issued the following press release: The government has decided to declare 21st October as National Police Day with participation of all police forces and the nation at large to honour the policemen, who have ...
PRIME MINISTER GREETS NATION ON ID-UL-FITR
Nov 03, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Office of the Prime Minister of India issued the following press release: The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of Id-ul-Fitr. In a message, Dr. Singh said that the festival of Id-ul-Fitr at the ...
KAMAL NATH RELEASES LOGO FOR HANNOVER FAIR
Nov 03, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Government of India's Ministry of Commerce & Industry issued the following press release: In recognition of its growing prowess as a preferred destination for high-end and scale neutral manufacturing, India has been invited as the Partner Country for ...
PNDT ACT TO BE ENFORCED VIGOROUSLY
Nov 03, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Government of India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued the following press release: The pre-natal diagnostic techniques (PNDT) Act is to be enforced vigorously by the Centre and the states and union territory administrations. The need based ...
GOLD PRODUCTION IN SEPTEMBER
Nov 03, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Government of India's Ministry of Mines & Minerals issued the following press release: Gold production in the country in September 2005 has been 314.441 kg against the target of 259.889 kg. Out of this Hutti Gold Mines Limited (HGML) has produced ...
BAALU APPROVES HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT WORKS IN ANDHRA PRADESH
Nov 03, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Government of India's Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways issued the following press release: The Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Thiru T.R. Baalu has approved an expenditure of Rs. 1,142.88 lakh for the National ...
INDIA TO BE GUEST OF HONOUR IN FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR
Nov 03, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Government of India's Union Cabinet issued the following press release: The Union Cabinet today gave its ex-post-facto approval for the participation of India as the Guest of Honour Country in Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF) 2006, which will enable India to ...
INDIA TO JOIN AGREEMENT ON GLOBAL TECHNICAL REGULATIONS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
Nov 03, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Government of India's Union Cabinet issued the following press release: The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to the following proposals in regard to India's joining 1998 agreement on Global Technical Regulations for Motor Vehicles, being administered ...
PROTOCOL FOR AMENDING CONVENTION ON AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION BETWEEN INDIA, ITALY
Nov 03, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Government of India's Union Cabinet issued the following press release: The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for signing of the Protocol amending the Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC). The two sides agreed to incorporate the Italian ...
CABINET APPROVES OPERATIONALISATION OF NATIONAL INVESTMENT FUND
Nov 03, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Government of India's Union Cabinet issued the following press release: The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to the following proposals: General scheme for Operationalisation of the National Investment Fund (NIF) For creation of a post ...
CABINET APPROVES SETTING UP OF SPV FOR FUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE
Nov 03, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Government of India's Union Cabinet issued the following press release: The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to the following proposals for establishment of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for funding infrastructure: The Scheme for financing ...
GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT REVISED SCHEME OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN SCHOOLS
Nov 03, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Government of India's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs issued the following press release: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved the following: (i) Implementation of the revised scheme of Quality Improvement in ...
PRESIDENT CONDOLES PASSING AWAY OF V.K. MADHAVAN KUTTY
Nov 03, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Secretariat of the President of India issued the following press release: The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has condoled the passing away of the noted journalist Shri V.K. Madhavan Kutty. Dr. Kalam, in a condolence message to ...
GOVERNMENT APPROVES NATIONAL STEEL POLICY
Nov 03, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Government of India's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs issued the following press release: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval for National Steel Policy. The National Steel Policy envisages that India ...
VOLCKER COMMITTEE REPORT UNDER CONSIDERATION: GOVERNMENT
Nov 03, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Office of the Prime Minister of India issued the following press release: The Government is deeply concerned about the unverified references made in the Volcker Committee report to the Congress party and the External Affairs Minister, Shri Natwar Singh ....
RBI REFERENCE RATE FOR DOLLAR, EURO ON NOV. 3
Nov 03, 2005 ... MUMBAI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued the following press release: The Reserve Bank of India's Reference Rate for the US dollar is Rs. 45.2700 and the Reference Rate for Euro is Rs. 54.6200 on November 3, 2005. The corresponding rates for the previous day ...
CONDOLEEZZA RICE CALLS ON NATWAR SINGH, CONDEMNS DELHI BLASTS
Nov 03, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Government of India's Ministry of External Affairs issued the following press release: Briefing Points by Official Spokesperson on telephone conversation between EAM and US Secretary of State US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called Shri K ....
RBI ISSUES QUARTERLY STATISTICS ON DEPOSITS, CREDIT OF SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS
Nov 03, 2005 ... MUMBAI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued the following press release: Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks - June 2005 provides data on aggregate deposits and gross bank credit of scheduled commercial banks as on last Friday of ...
INDIA CONDEMNS VIOLENCE IN ISRAEL, PALESTINE
Nov 03, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Government of India's Ministry of External Affairs issued the following statement: Statement by Official Spokesperson on violence in Israel and Palestine We strongly condemn the several incidents of violence and terrorism in Israel and Palestine in ...
25 PAISE COINS VALID FOR TRANSACTIONS AS HITHERTO: RBI CLARIFIES
Nov 03, 2005 ... MUMBAI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued the following press release: The Reserve Bank has been receiving complaints from members of public regarding non-acceptance of 25 paise coins by shops, business establishments, utility services and even public sector ...
INDIA SANCTIONS FREE MEDICAL TREATMENT OF 20 PAKISTANI CHILDREN-PATIENTS
Nov 03, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Government of India's Ministry of External Affairs issued the following press release: Government of India has sanctioned free medical treatment of another batch of 20 Pakistani children-patients. This will bring the total number of Pakistani children ...
Hike in hotel tariffs fuels row in Rajasthan
Nov 03, 2005 ... Jaipur, Nov 3 -- A 20 percent hike in hotel room rates in Rajasthan will affect tourism in the state, say tour operators. Not really, argue hotel owners. The tourism industry was anticipating a growth of over 30 percent in arrivals. Statistics reveal that every third foreign tourist ...
Cash assistance handed over to Kashmiri quake victims in Poonch
Nov 03, 2005 ... Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), Nov. 3 -- Officials in Jammu and Kashmir have handed over cash cheques of Rs.40, 000 each (909 dollars) to over two dozen earthquake-hit families in the state's Poonch region. The Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution and Transport, ...
CZECH PRESIDENT TO VISIT INDIA FROM NOV. 6-12
Nov 03, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Government of India's Ministry of External Affairs issued the following press release: H.E. President Vaclav Klaus, accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Livia Klausova, will be on a State Visit to India from November 6-12, 2005. The President's delegation would ...
INDIA, MAURITIUS ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT
Nov 03, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 3 -- The Government of India's Ministry of External Affairs issued the following press release: Joint Statement issued at the conclusion of the State Visit to India to Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius, October 23-28, 2005Dr. The Hon. Navinchandra ...
No 'I do's' yet for Jolie and Pitt!
Nov 03, 2005 ... London, Nov. 03 -- Actor Brad Pitt's publicity team has refuted the claims of a UK tabloid that the movie hunk has secretly exchanged vows with actress Angelina Jolie in a recent ceremony. Britain's Daily Star has claimed that Hollywood's famous couple have recently got married in a ...
A day old J and K CM to chair meet on quake relief today
Nov 03, 2005 ... Srinagar, Nov 3 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has called for a cabinet meeting today to review the ongoing relief and rehabilitation works in quake-hit areas of the state. While addressing a press conference after taking oath as the 10th Chief Minister of Jammu ...
Poor blood screening practices leaves year-old Kerala baby with HIV
Nov 03, 2005 ... Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Nov. 3 -- A 16-month-old baby girl in Kerala has fallen victim to the lack of proper screening facilities in blood banks. The baby, named Reshmi, born to Non- HIV parents, has tested positive to the infection recently. Her shocked poor parents say the ...
Shields ready to tackle post-partum depression!
Nov 03, 2005 ... Washington, Nov. 3 -- Hollywood actress Brooke Shields, who battled with depression at the time of her daughter's birth in 2003, is expecting her second baby next year, and is not afraid of the blues this time. "If you're aware of what your struggles are, then you can take the necessary ...
Pak should be proud to have a daughter like Mukhtaran, say US lawmakers
Nov 03, 2005 ... Washington, Nov. 3 -- When US lawmakers met Pakistan gang rape victim-turned-woman-rights-activist Mukhtaran Mai, they showered heaps of praises on her saying that "Pakistan should be proud to have a daughter like Mai" who brought good name to her country through her courage and resolve to fight ...
Bush officials oppose amending India nuclear deal
Nov 03, 2005 ... Washington, Nov. 3 -- The Bush Administration on Wednesday warned against efforts to impose new conditions on a controversial civilian nuclear power agreement with India, saying such amendments would be "deal breakers". The landmark U.S.-India accord reached on July 18 grants New Delhi ...
Post-Diwali, and bullfights dominate the Madhya Pradesh landscape
Nov 03, 2005 ... Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Nov. 3 -- Thousands of people thronged the grounds of the villages of Halaikhera and Fofta on the outskirts of Bhopal on Wednesday to witness bullfights organised as a special treat for the public as a part of post-Diwali celebrations. The bull fights, ...
US should pull plug on Musharraf's repressive dictatorship, says Asma Jehangir
Nov 03, 2005 ... Washington, Nov 3 -- Pakistan human rights activist and the chairperson of the country's Human Rights Commission, Asma Jehangir has said that under Pervez Musharraf's "dictatorship" the situation in Pakistan was "repressive" where the intellectual class was finding it impossible to survive and ...
"Sex" helped Madonna evolve!
Nov 03, 2005 ... London, Nov. 03 -- Pop queen Madonna has reportedly claimed that she has no regrets about her "Sex" book because the scandal raised by the controversial writing helped her become stronger and more confident about herself. The book, which is full of hot pictures of the star dressed in ...
India to gift fortified biscuits worth 20 million dollars for famished Iraqi children
Nov 03, 2005 ... New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- Renewing its commitment towards rebuilding war-ravaged Iraq, India will gift fortified biscuits to Iraq for the UN World Food Programme's (UNWFP) school feeding programme in that country. The consignment will be handed over by External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh to ...
Jude-Sienna back together?
Nov 03, 2005 ... London, Nov. 3 -- After spending a night together in London last week, Jude Law and Sienna Miller were again spotted together, fuelling speculations that they are very much together. The two, who have been in news for their on-off relationship for quite a long time, had lunch together ...
Bloom's love still blooms for Bosworth
Nov 03, 2005 ... London, Nov. 3 -- Hunky "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Lord of the Rings" star, Orlando Bloom dismissed rumours of his reported split with girlfriend/actress Kate Bosworth and insists that there is no trouble in paradise. Bloom also denied rumours of a romantic relationship with his ...
Pak assures action against attackers of Delhi blasts if evidence provided
Nov 03, 2005 ... Islamabad, Nov. 3 -- Pakistan has assured India of all possible help to nab the culprits of the Delhi serial blasts and initiate action against them, if New Delhi proved that the attackers were linked to Pakistan. Pakistan Foreign Office spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam told media persons in ...
Hand-held sensor to check HIV developed
Nov 03, 2005 ... Washington, Nov. 3 -- The price of antiretroviral therapy for HIV may have slashed in developing countries, but a lack of cheap, simple diagnostics to enable doctors to use these complex treatments remains a stumbling block. Now US scientists have developed a hand-held sensor that checks the ...
Hindus celebrate sibling festival of "Bhai Dooj" across India
Nov 03, 2005 ... New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- Hindus across northern India celebrated "Bhai Dooj", a festival dedicated to ensuring the wellbeing of brothers, on Thursday. The celebration of this tradition forms an important part of Indian lifestyle. In New Delhi, women, young girls visited their ...
Exercise can prevent the common cold
Nov 03, 2005 ... Washington, Nov. 3 -- A new study by Appalachian State University researchers has found that exercise is the best protection against catching a cold. For more than 10 years, the researchers have studied the relationship between exercise, the immune system and upper respiratory tract ...
"Sex And The City" siren turns doting housewife!
Nov 03, 2005 ... London, Nov. 03 -- Actress Sarah Jessica Parker, best known for her role as 'Carrie Bradshaw' in hit TV series, "Sex And The City", is reportedly all set to dump her single woman image, with her signing up to play the part of a subservient wife in new film "The Family Stone". The blonde ...
Lucknow uses kite flying to promote communal harmony after Diwali
Nov 03, 2005 ... Lucknow/Gorakhpur, Nov. 3 -- The skyline of Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow is these days dotted with colourful kites as people celebrate "Jamghat", the traditional kite flying festival that follows a day after Diwali. A festival, which was started off as a hobby when the city was ruled ...
US to work with India on combating terrorism
Nov 03, 2005 ... Washington, Nov. 3 -- The United States is working closely with India and other countries to fight terrorism, a global scourge which transcends borders and religions, the State Department has said. State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack commenting on the weekend New Delhi blasts said ...
Bush officials formally seek US Congress approval for nuke deal with India
Nov 03, 2005 ... Washington, Nov. 3 -- The Bush administration has formally sought the approval of the US Congress for its nuclear deal to provide civilian nuclear technology to India, despite of the opposition of some influential lawmakers. Nicholas Burns, who is considered the architect of the Bush ...
Bangladeshi writers concerned over attacks on intellectuals
Nov 03, 2005 ... Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Bangladeshi writers who attended the SAARC writers' conference feel that the recent serial blasts and attacks on writers, intellectuals, artists and democratic institutions in the last four years poses a serious threat to the development and paint a bleak future for the ...
Radio Pakistan tries to mislead farmers in Punjab
Nov 03, 2005 ... Amritsar, Nov. 3 -- Even as India and Pakistan are striving to improve bilateral ties through people-to-people contact, Pakistani media, it appears, is working to reverse the efforts made by the leaders of the two countries. The broadcast of a recent episode of 'Punjabi Darbar' on Radio ...
Gilgit and Baltistan is back on the agenda
Nov 03, 2005 ... London, Nov. 3 -- Legally and constitutionally areas of Gilgit and Baltistan are part of State of Jammu and Kashmir; and after defeat of the Maharaja troops in 1947, these areas were taken over by government of Pakistan. Since that date, unlike area of Azad Kashmir, which is now ...
Families claim PoWs still languish in Pakistani jails
Nov 03, 2005 ... Chandigarh, Nov. 3 -- The outbreak of a war results in massive death and destruction. Precious lives get lost at the battlefront what remains are only grief and sorrow, for the dead, who of course lay down their life for the motherland. Gradually, people start forgetting their ...
Prince William's 'private love' for Kate Middleton
Nov 03, 2005 ... London, Nov. 3 -- While rumours are flying about who the A-list stars are seeing and who they're not, one of the world's most eligible bachelors, Prince William, the heir to the British throne, refuses to even publicly acknowledge that he's in a relationship. The Prince is apparently ...
41 quake-hit villages in NWFP still to be reached by Pak Army
Nov 03, 2005 ... Peshawar, Nov. 3 -- The Pakistan Army has officially admitted that there were at least 41 villages in the NWFP and PoK, where relief and rescue material had not reached yet, even after nearly four weeks have elapsed since the devastating October 8th earthquake. A military statement said ...
Kidnappings of Hindu girls reaches fever-pitch in Pak
Nov 03, 2005 ... Karachi, Nov. 3 -- Pakistan Human Rights Commission (PHRC) has expressed deep concerns at the recent rise in the number of kidnappings of Hindu girls, especially in the Punjab province. An HRCP release issued here yesterday stated that as many as 19 girls, mostly from Punjab, were ...
Dreaming Lhasa, seeks to capture rich Tibetan tradition
Nov 03, 2005 ... Dharamshala, Nov. 3 -- A film depicting the Tibetan Buddhist culture and the complexity of its ties with the outside world was recently premiered at Dharamshala. 'Dreaming Lhasa', a film by Ritu Sarin and Tenzin Sonam showcases the life and culture of Tibetans living in exile. This film ...
Renee's ex compares divorce to big screen TV heist!
Nov 03, 2005 ... London, Nov. 3 -- US Country singer Kenny Chesney recently broke his silence on the break-up of his short-lived marriage to Oscar winning estranged wife Renee Zellweger. When asked about how he felt, the country crooner compared the break-up to having to watch helplessly while one's ...
Soon, you can play videogames with "The Simpsons"
Nov 03, 2005 ... London, Nov. 03 -- Twentieth Century Fox Television and Gracie Films have reportedly signed a long-term licensing agreement with Electronics Arts, and have acquired the exclusive rights to develop multiple games based on "The Simpsons". Though the financial details of the pact have not been ...
Champion for world, Mai still hounded at home
Nov 03, 2005 ... Washington, Nov. 3 -- Pakistan's gang rape victim Mukhtaran Mai, who is in the US to receive the "Glamour Woman of the Year" award for her long and committed legal battle against her Pakistan's conservative socio-legal system with the objective of bringing her culprits to book, has alleged that ...
Reese Witherspoon declares war on the paparazzi!
Nov 03, 2005 ... London, Nov. 3 -- Fed-up with having her life and the lives of her children endangered by the ruthless efforts of the paparazzi to take her pictures, actress Reese Witherspoon defended her work with the Los Angeles Police Department(LAPD) to investigate the illegal and dangerous tactics used by ...
Keralite comes up with an album on newspaper records for Guinness
Nov 03, 2005 ... Kochi (Kerala), Nov. 3 -- A hobby of collecting news reports for the past 57 years has made Abraham Puthussery a strong contender to apply for the Gunniess Book of World Records. Abraham collection, which started in 1948, has now become an album spread over 300 pages, weighing 4.5 ...
Leo-Gisele split- This time for good!
Nov 03, 2005 ... New York, Nov. 3 -- The on-again, off-again relationship of Leonardo DiCaprio and supermodel Gisele Bundchen is over and this time it seems that it's for good. New York gossip column Page Six says that though the reason for the split is not yet known, it is expected to be blamed on the ...
A mirror can trick your brain to relieve your pain!
Nov 03, 2005 ... London, Nov. 3 -- The next time your'e at your wits end with pain in your hand, foot or limb for which your doctor can find no direct cause,just look in the mirror and trick your brain into believing your body is free of pain. Scientists in the latest edition of the medical journal, ...
Magic show promotes communal harmony among Tihar Jail inmates
Nov 03, 2005 ... New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- Well known Indian magician Professor Shankar, and his son Shankar Junior, who has been declared "The Youngest Magician of the World" at the Society of American Magicians Convention in Houston, performed with their "Gili Gili Magic" troupe for the inmates of Tihar ...
Fatty liver increases hypertension risk
Nov 03, 2005 ... Washington, Nov. 3 -- A new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo has found that accumulation of fat in the liver may increase a person's risk of developing hypertension. According to the study, published in the recent issue of journal Hypertension, fatty liver, resulting ...
Pak allows import of 300 more items from India
Nov 03, 2005 ... Islamabad, Nov 3 -- Pakistan has added around 300 more items in the list of importable items from India. These additional items include some items that would be helpful in carrying out the rehabilitation work plan for the earthquake victims. The list was finalized at a meeting of the ...
Whinging at work can get you 'the sack'!
Nov 03, 2005 ... London, Nov. 03 -- Beware! if you are into the habit of whinging about the weather or the broken photocopier to your bosses, it may cost you your job, as a German company has recently banned moaning, and has made them "sackable offences". Employees at IT company Nutzwerk Ltd, in Leipzig, ...