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- Miley Cyrus Marked Jewelry has High Amount of Cadmium, Read harmful Effects of Cadmium
- Lost Series Finale Video: Watch Locke & Ben in 2nd Preview Clip of “The End”
- Jesse James Appeals Judge to Ban Some Debatable Statements, Read what are they?
- Laila Cyclone cut Mobile Phone Service in AP
- American Idol top two gears up for Finale
- Cyclone Laila: 6 Deaths & High Alert in Karnataka
- YouTube and Facebook Stands Blocked in Pakistan
- Hissss Mallika Listed Among 13 “Best Dressed Celebrities”: French Fashion Website
- Cyclone Laila: Troublesome Condition, Demand of Additional Help from Manmohan Singh
- Naxals Captured Truck Having Massive Explosives
- Kites Movie Review: Mixed Reviews Yet Positive Rating
- Movie Review: John Rabe
- Kites Movie: What Anurag Basu says over Sexy Barbara Mori?
- Laila Cyclone Proving Terrible, Know Influential Districts, Problems & Rescue Operations
- Kites Review: Kites flying in a combo English, Spanish and Hindi Colors
- Hang Kasab Game: Exciting Online Game, Know Method of Playing Game
- Naval war room leak accused Shankaran arrested in London
- Orissa evacuates 4,000 people due to cyclone Laila
- Killed CRPF men given tearful farewell by colleagues
- India seeks more private funds in scientific research
| Miley Cyrus Marked Jewelry has High Amount of Cadmium, Read harmful Effects of Cadmium Posted: 20 May 2010 05:39 AM PDT  Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus labeled jewelry is being traced from the shelves at Walmart — following news that the jewelry has high amounts of a poisonous metal. The step is in reaction to a recently highlighted countrywide check conducted for the Associated Press, in which many items from the Miley Cyrus jewelry line — sold out completely at Walmart — had a hazardous amount of cadmium … which can be very risky if consumed. The AP notices that the jewelry is not known to be hazardous if generally worn — but specialists afraid that the cadmium can go into a person’s body if the jewelry is “sucked, bitten or swallowed.” As per the news, long-term revelation to cadmium can result in bone softening, kidney collapse & other harmful situations. The AP tells Walmart became conscious the jewelry had quantity of cadmium back in February, but even then continued sale out of the products anyway & until yet. As per Walmart, the jewelry was “designed for and marketed to older audiences” and was “not intended for children.” The company too alleges they will no longer sale the jewelry “while we investigate its compliance with our children’s jewelry standard.” Miley Cyrus' symbolized jewelry is being captured from the shelves at Walmart — following | ||
| Lost Series Finale Video: Watch Locke & Ben in 2nd Preview Clip of “The End” Posted: 20 May 2010 04:58 AM PDT  lost The superb ending of Lost Series Finale has done. But need not to get depressed –there’s yet single episode, it's the long duration episode, to go through prior to we can tell it’s in actuality the end. Here’s the 2nd preview clip off Sunday night’s series finale, titled “The End”, and it has Locke & Ben approaching forward to the well where Sayid put Desmond, merely to find out that it’s empty. You too can watch the video of "Lost" Series Finale. But it’s not the 2 who search its empty. But, it’s our favorite con guy Sawyer, who tackled to press in a witticism or two. So, where is Desmond? Did Widmore find Desmond soon? Was it Jacob? Some more bunches of queries that have to be replied, although there is certainty nobody will wait for 6 yrs to trace. The readers can watch the video of favorite "Lost" Series Finale. watch Lost Season 6 Episode 16 full video click here  Lost Series Finale | ||
| Jesse James Appeals Judge to Ban Some Debatable Statements, Read what are they? Posted: 20 May 2010 04:30 AM PDT
 Sandra Jesse Jesse James desires to establish his record as normal person as he does not wish to be symbolized as a Nazi or like that who did fraud with Sandra Bullock. James is filing his appeal to a judge of L.A. County Superior Court, in a charge where Jesse is blamed of screwing over a clothing company. The charge is about to go to trial — and yet Jesse has registered some papers proving it evident that his private life is out-of-bounds. In the papers, registered last week, Jesse inquires the judge to ban any debatable statements that include: - Sexual deeds of Jesse Jesse James has the belief the concerns given above have no significance to the clothing line case. Now, Let us see whether Judge will favor Jesse James or not. | ||
| Laila Cyclone cut Mobile Phone Service in AP Posted: 20 May 2010 03:51 AM PDT Immense rainfalls & strong winds because of harsh cyclonic storm "Laila" in the Bengal- Bay cut the service of mobile phone communication in numerous parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh on Thursday. Excluding Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) which is state owned all other networks of mobile communication service givers were not properly working in the influenced areas, adding the nervousness among the people. People in other parts of the state & outside, who have their relative & companions in the coastal areas were got tense later not being capable to make a contact with their near & dear ones. As per the officials, harsh winds with a velocity of 75 km/h uprooted various towers of cell phone & thus harmed the network of other communication equipment, especially in Prakasam, Guntur, Nellore, Krishna & East and West Godavari areas. Power supply to 11 cities & nearly 1,500 rural villages in the 6 regions was cut. Those who using BSNL mobile phone connections too could not be arrived after the batteries of their cell-phones rushed away as they could not be recharged. Expecting heavy loss to landline & mobile contact, area officials have organized ham radio network & satellite phones for doing appropriate contact during save & relief operations. | ||
| American Idol top two gears up for Finale Posted: 20 May 2010 03:31 AM PDT American Idol season 9 final contestants are finally here- Crystal Bowersox and Lee Dewyze, while Casey James have been handed the return ticket. The latest episode of American Idol evaluated the three participants in terms of solo performances. With Lee convincingly claiming an edge and Crystal rendering decent performance, Casey was pushed to the bottom with off the mark singing. The show also witnessed Justin Bieber perform “Your Smile”-”Baby” medley with perfection. And in the end, Ryan Seacrest announced the finalists for the title clash. Eliminated candidate Casey James expressed his gratitude to the show for the opportunity and honor. Crystal and Lee seemed certain choices for the final round after the last series of renditions. Now the stage is set for an Ohio single mom and a paint store employee from Chicago to show off their superiority to claim the title of American Idol season 9. | ||
| Cyclone Laila: 6 Deaths & High Alert in Karnataka Posted: 20 May 2010 03:02 AM PDT Bangalore, 20th May 2010: Intense rain-showers & thunder-storms triggered by Cyclone Laila took life of 6 persons of Karnataka regions, where a high alert situation has been pronounced. 3persons passed away when lightning hit them while 1 died due to a coconut tree fell down on him in Chitradurga area. Another person was too hit by lightning in Kundapur in Udupi area. The 6 deaths took place in a wall smash episode in Bellary district, as per the officials. A high alert has been announced whole of the coastal Karnataka, according to sources. B Puttanna (Director Meteorological Department) revealed though the cyclonic influence is being observed since yesterday, Laila is anticipated to enter Karnataka by tomorrow evening & will be accompanied by brutal rain-showers & thunder-showers. As per a Mangalore report, intense rain-showers resulted in a landslide at Deralakatte; about 13 km from the city, but no loss of any life were informed. Cyclone Laila too leave an impact on Karnataka as intense rain-showers & thunder-storms took life of 6 persons. High Alert situation has been declared in Karnataka. | ||
| YouTube and Facebook Stands Blocked in Pakistan Posted: 20 May 2010 02:58 AM PDT
 Facebook stood blocked in Pakistan over the controversial anger over a page on the site. Facebook is a social networking site in which people can post their images, and make them public. The site was used to post images of Prophet Muhammad, which is totally unacceptable by the Islamic community. Though the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority did not cite any speficic material or page on either YouTube or Facebook, but it eventually went forward to block the access to the whole sites calling them “growing sacrilegious contents.” The Pakistani government welcomed representatives from both the sites to get together and reach a to a conclusion that “ensures religious harmony and respect.” But the conversation could not succeed and action was taken again the two websites. A spokesperson from the website company said, “While the content does not violate our terms, we do understand it may not be legal in some countries,” “In cases like this, the approach is sometimes to restrict certain content from being shown in specific countries.” Though the ban saw some early support from the country people; but later the day, it also saw some hard arguments posted on Twitter, another social network site, which still was unblocked. The Internet users really seemed angry due to the restrictions posed on the internet use in the country. “Sad and embarrassing day in the history of Pakistan. Tough times to be a Pakistani. Questionable decisions in a so called ‘democracy,’” was posted by one of the users on Twitter. Some other countries have also banned some of the social networking sites. China has permanently restricted Facebook and YouTube, but it's readily available to the users through proxy servers, or various other means. | ||
| Hissss Mallika Listed Among 13 “Best Dressed Celebrities”: French Fashion Website Posted: 20 May 2010 02:36 AM PDT  hisss Mallika Sherawat, the full-bosomed actress of Bollywood who performs the main role in Jennifer Lynch's fresh movie presentation 'Hisss' & appeared at Cannes Film Festival, has been mentioned in the list among 13 best dressed celebrities by a French fashion website. In reality, Mallika Sherawat is the mere Indian mentioned in the list & this despite of the issue that sizzling Aishwarya Rai & sensational Deepika Padukone also walked the red carpet at the Cannes festival like Mallika. Mallika was certainly on the 9th cloud & tweeted that she was wowed by the logic that she was mere Indian on the impressive list. However, this is not for the 1st time that Mallika has become the most revealing news at Cannes. It may be again called that previously when she had seemed in a low cut out-fit with Jacky Chan for the purpose of promotion of the movie 'The Myth', then it was also a big thing. It's a diverse matter that Mallika did not have any major role in the film. In the movie 'Hissss', Mallika Sherawat performs the counterpart of a snake woman (Ichchadhari nagin). She appeared at Cannes Film Festival to promote her next assignment by kissing & cuddling a 22 feet python gesture & delightfully posed for the photographers. Recently, Mallika has been mentioned in the list among 13 best dressed celebrities as per a French fashion website. Hissss Hindi Movie Trailer & Wallpapers | ||
| Cyclone Laila: Troublesome Condition, Demand of Additional Help from Manmohan Singh Posted: 20 May 2010 02:12 AM PDT  Cyclone HYDERABAD, India: A brutal Cyclone "Laila" wrapping winds of 110 km/h ended in on southeast coastal region of India on Thursday as tens of thousands of persons left their houses due to terrible storm harm. Cyclone Laila was anticipated to strike the condition of Andhra Pradesh later in the day-time, with predictors threatening of a sea terrible episode and disturbed power & communication lines. As harsh rain & strong winds disturbed the coast, state authorities told minimum 30,000 people had been removed from low-lying regions. The armed forces were deputed to give aid in the purpose of evacuation after Andhra Pradesh’s chief minister, K. Rosaiah, contacted Manmohan Singh (Prime Minister) to demand additional help. Ramulu, a mid-aged inhabitant of Balajinagar city told “We have had no power supply since yesterday. The municipal authorities are just not bothered about people’s plight. We have formed our own teams to clear the roads of fallen trees and electric poles.” The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) ranked Laila as “severe”, and told it was due to strike land near the city of Machilipatnam after turning up from its recent place 100 kilometres (62 miles) away from the coast in the Bay of Bengal. The department’s latest warning said a “storm surge” of up to 2 meters more than the normal tide was fallen down; houses damaged & escape routes from the coast flooded. All fishermen were ordered to stay on shore due to “very rough” sea conditions, and as per some sources, Reliance Industries had postponed crude oil & gas production in the Bay as a measure of safety. The agency told 40,000 people had been removed from 100 of coastal rural areas, while some air flights & train services were too influenced. State disaster authorities told that besides existing cyclone shelters, schools & community halls were organizing as relief camps to effected persons. 3 people were died when a shed fallen down during strong winds in Andhra Pradesh, while a man doing the occupation of fishing drowned in rough sea in neighboring Tamil Nadu state. As per the domestic news, total death toll exists in between 14 &17. The cyclone, which lessened to some extent overnight, is predicted to proceed towards the coast by Orissa & West Bengal states after making land. India & Bangladesh are often struck by cyclones that form in the Bengal-Bay between April & November, causing havoc harm to homes & fields. Last May, Cyclone "Aila" broke out through southern Bangladesh took the life of 300 people & smashed 4,000 kilometres of roads & river embankments, leading to major flooding. About 2, 00,000 blameless persons lost their homes & many resided at temporary shelters. Now, this time cyclone "Laila" is revealing its terrible impact in the regions of Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu. | ||
| Naxals Captured Truck Having Massive Explosives Posted: 20 May 2010 12:59 AM PDT Naxals have captured a truck moving with enormous16.5 tonnes of high-grade ammonium nitrate blast materials which was on its path from Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Police have organized a tracing operation to capture the blast materials which was robbed yesterday by the Maoists. As per officials sources, truck moving with the massive quantity of ammonium nitrate, which is utilized as high nitrogen fertiliser as well as for creating explosives, was hijacked by the Naxals in Bastar district of the state, an region hit by Left-wing extremists. Official sources disclosed that the truck was going to Raipur from Vishakapatnam to supply the given consignment to a factory. The track through Bastar is the short-cut way one to arrive Raipur from Vishakapatnam. There was no security guard in the truck. The incident highlighted when the driver of the truck was escaped last night, as per Bastar SP P Sundarraj. | ||
| Kites Movie Review: Mixed Reviews Yet Positive Rating Posted: 20 May 2010 12:55 AM PDT  kites Director: Anurag Basu, Cast : Hrithik Roshan, Kangna Ranaut & Barbara Mori, Kabir Bedi,Nick Brown,Yuri Suri, Music :Rajesh Roshan, Director :Anurag Basu, Producer :Rakesh Roshan & Sunaina Roshan, Singers: K K, Vishal Dadlani, Suraj Jagan,Hrithik Roshan, Suzanne D’Mello, Rajesh Roshan, Anushka Manchanda, Release Date:May 21, 2010, Language:English / Hindi ,Genre: Romance / Thriller.  kites Kites have evoked mixed responses among the movie lovers globally prior to its much awaited release across the world. Some attribute it as a roller coaster movie with execllent story line. The international version seems to be more impressive than the Hindi version considering the global appeal. For kites MP3 songs click here A deviation from the conventionl song and dance Bollywood creations, 'Kites' is reportedly a new step into the international venue. Hrithik Roshan impresses with his all round performnace and displys terrific chemistry with his love interest, Barbara Mori. Bret Ratner's movie boasts of music by composer Graeme Revell, which is a mesmerising experience. The Hindi version directed by Anurag Basu too gained praises owing to its display of a variety of genres whether it be romance, music, or action. However it might seem hardly appealing to those who dislike romance. Click here for hot barbara mori wallpapers The movie also recieves some serious criticism from a fraction of viewers. It is reported to be way below the international standards in cases of action display and too melodramatic. Lack of a proper story line and unimpressive performances by the lead actors have also been points of criticism. However, the overall response to the movie 'Kites' seem to be encouraging as it is given tag of being a thorough entertainer. Click here for kites movie wallpapers | ||
| Posted: 20 May 2010 12:46 AM PDT  John Rabe It's a movie about a "human Nazi" who could not go against his conscience. John Rabe , historically known as "The Good German of Nanking.” helped thousands of Chinese civilians to get into International Safety Zone at the time of the annexation of Nanking by the Japanese army in 1937. This German businessman saved as high as 250,000 lives. German writer-director Florian Gallenberger, has successfully created a an aura of the contemporary war period of 1937. John Rabe's character has been played by Ulrich Tukur who is one of the higly ranked actors of germany. Rabe, a representative of Siemens AG in China for about 30 years, is known as gentle and caring man among his chinese workers. At the time of Japanese invasion towards Chinese capital of Nanking, he is not aware about the horrible tactics used by the japnese as well as nazi armies to torture their victims. After getting aware of this heart shaking reality he resolutes to save his work men from the Japanese menace. A German Jew and diplomat, Dr. Georg Rosen (Daniel Brühl), informs him about a safety zone for civilians built up in Shanghai. Valerie Dupres (Anne Consigny), the French director of the Girl’s College, appeals for such a zone for Nanking also and nominates john Rabe for chairmanship for he was a german and a nazi, thus he was the best man to protect his men from his country's japnese allies. A cynical American physician Dr. Robert Wilson (Steve Buscemi) sharply opposes “the Nazi,” neverthless, Rabe is declared the chairman. The 134-minute film is worth watching with all its information and entertainment . | ||
| Kites Movie: What Anurag Basu says over Sexy Barbara Mori? Posted: 20 May 2010 12:35 AM PDT
 Barbara Barbara Mori (Mexican beauty), who is coupled with Hrithik Roshan in ‘Kites‘, has been moving heads since the representative teaser of the movie emerged out but director Anurag Basu tells Mori was not employed for her sex appeal. Hrithik has frequently been matched with a Greek God by Bollywood fans & his chemistry with Mori has been a conversing point. The actor’s calmness with Mori even blew the gossips that his wedding with Suzzanne was in danger. However, movie director Anurag Basu forces that ‘Kites’ is above than only a skin fest. He told regarding this “Of course, Barbara is attractive; we all know that. Still, it wasn’t just her sex appeal that made us sign her. She has done so much good work in films as well as on TV. I saw them and based on that, we decided that Barbara would be the right fit for ‘Kites’." Basu knows that Mori is one of the most searched stars on internet recently, minimum in India, and viewer's anticipation is massive from the young woman who is a mother too of a kid in actual life. Basu further told "Yes, people do search for her pictures on internet. However, as a director I can vouch for the fact that she surprised when we were shooting the film. She has quite a few dramatic scenes in the film and I was wondering if she would be able to pull then off. But I was taken by surprise by her acting." The director tells he was much influenced with Mori’s work that he is again considering some scenes that he had really written. Basu took decision to sizzle up the scene by again composing a few scenes & adding a separate thinking to them. Basu revealed “Really, I was blown over by the chemistry between Barbara and Hrithik. Some of the very scenes that originally looked great to me were seemingly fake once I saw the two on screen. I had to throw these scenes away and improvise at the last moment. Call it ironical but some of the best scenes in the film are those which were written at the very end. Hrithik and Barbara really look so real and good together.” Basu, who previously deputed his 3 yrs on the Kites, tells shooting for the movie was a “great experience” but he ignored getting carried off. Basu told “Rather than feeling overtly elated, I used to tell myself right through the making of ‘Kites’ to not get carried away. I had great locales, the best art direction and the stars. I could shoot in as opulent manner as possible but I knew that I didn’t have to go away from the soul and character of the film. It happens so many times that due to the aspects as mentioned, a director gets greedy.” Kites Movie Review Kites too has Kangna Ranaut in a unique appearance along with Kabir Bedi. The film too has melodious music of Rajesh Roshan & launches all over this Friday. Click here for hot barbara mori wallpapers If you have already planned to watch the movie, you should read the Kites Review also. | ||
| Laila Cyclone Proving Terrible, Know Influential Districts, Problems & Rescue Operations Posted: 19 May 2010 11:46 PM PDT The Andhra Pradesh coastal region may escape harsh damage by cyclone "Laila" that is revealing marks of weakening prior to striking the coastal area. However, serious rain-showers with harsh winds, which took the life of 10 people, brought common living to a stay in the coastal area. Weather officials predict that the cyclone Laila may not become the reason of harsh loss when it passes over the coast between Kavali & Kakinada, near Machilipatnam in AP South coastal area by Thursday afternoon. IMD (India Meteorological Department) declared in its recent news at 7am on Thursday “The system is showing signs of weakening due to increase of wind shear and land interaction." Laila situate at central part at about 120 km northeast of Nellore, 100 km southeast of Ongole & 120 km south of Machilipatnam. It is probable to turn in a northwesterly to northerly direction and passes over Andhra Pradesh coast between Kavali & Kakinada. IMD has predicted terrible rain-showers with scattered immense falls & isolated huge heavy falls (25 cm or more) over coastal Andhra Pradesh during the upcoming 36 critical hrs. Terrible winds with utmost speed arriving 100-110 km/h is likely near & far from the coast. Influential Districts & Problems: It threatened that storm flow of 1.5-2 meters above the astronomical tide is probably to flood the coastal regions of Guntur, Krishna & West-East Godavari parts at the time of landfall. In between, heavy rains with tough strong winds continued to destroy massive in south coastal AP. Many parts of the port town of Machilipatnam in Krishna locality were flooded. Above 200 rural areas in the district are likely to be influenced by Laila. Minimum 10 people were died in rain-linked events like lightning hits & wall shatters since Tuesday night. About 25 fishermen were too informed missing. The strong winds resulted in fallen trees & disturbed transport to a stay in many parts of Nellore, Praksam, Guntur & Krishna areas. Almost 100 villages left under gloominess as the strong winds with a speed of 65-70 km/h disturbed power supply system. Impact on Crops : Mango, banana & other gardening crops above thousands of acres in the sea shore areas were destroyed. Rescue Operations: 777 villages due to devastating "Cyclone Laila" are warned by administration, probably to be strike by storm in 4 main regions of Guntur, Krishna, West & East Godavari. Above 50,000 people have previously been vacated while 1000 of others turned up to harmless locations on their own. Over 500 volunteers of National Disaster Response Force have been deputed with boats & other rescue device. 4 helicopters were employed there for rescue operations while state administration has too looked for assistance from the Indian Navy. | ||
| Kites Review: Kites flying in a combo English, Spanish and Hindi Colors Posted: 19 May 2010 11:33 PM PDT  Kites Director:Anurag Basu, Cast : Hrithik Roshan, Kangna Ranaut & Barbara Mori, Kabir Bedi,Nick Brown,Yuri Suri,Music :Rajesh Roshan, Director :Anurag Basu, Producer :Rakesh Roshan & Sunaina Roshan, Singers: K K, Vishal Dadlani, Suraj Jagan,Hrithik Roshan, Suzanne D’Mello, Rajesh Roshan, Anushka Manchanda, Language: English / Hindi,Genre: Romance / Thriller, Release Date:May 21, 2010 Kites has recorded the Bollywood's widest US release till date. The romantic melodrama using three sweet languages, English, Spanish and Hindi has hit 215 stateside screens in the country of US. The usual count goes around 50 to 60. kites Kites is a tragic love story, entertaining and lovely to watch with your friends, or spouse. With Bárbara Mori, you can also expect some lovely influence from Mexican film and culture. Click here for kites movie wallpapers In spite of its wide publicity in India and all over the world, it's very hard to say if it can draw the attention of the Indian audience, and no one is sure about its reviews. It has blend of three languages, Hindi, English and Spanish, and an equal use of all of them. And with this wide variety of tonal ranges, it has only one dance number, and that too in a dance contest, and so, it will majorly not have a lot to do with the ongoing story of the film. The Hindi movie viewers will also miss musical numbers which they generally expect when they sit in the cinema halls. But the good thing is that they will get a change of taste in the movie, and further elevate the standard of Bollywood. Click here for hot barbara mori wallpapers To make it further acceptable by the international audience, a 90-minute (approx.) version of the movie, "Kites: The Remix" is being presented by Brett Ratner, with new music by Graeme Revell. This is likely to hit the silver screens on May 28, one week after the release of the original version of the film. For kites MP3 songs click here | ||
| Hang Kasab Game: Exciting Online Game, Know Method of Playing Game Posted: 19 May 2010 09:50 PM PDT  Hang Kasab Fault must be penalized. Hang Kasab is the recent without cost flash game introduced by onlinerealgames for the internet gamers where the players can hang Kasab (22) terrorist. The players can hang Ajmal Kasab frequently as they desire. Ajmal Kasab is the merely captured terrorist who attacked the Hotel Taj & took the lives of 166 blameless people. Currently 2 years later, in a hearing Indian law has provided him a death sentence. Method of playing Hang Kasab Flash Game Hang Kasab is the current flash game which has been approved broadly by the persons of India. In this Hang Kasab game, you can hang kasab several times as gamers can desire within a provided time-period. In this game, Kasab will be walking around the rope and & gamers have to click a mouse button at the suitable time to see him hanged. | ||
| Naval war room leak accused Shankaran arrested in London Posted: 20 May 2010 02:16 AM PDT New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the key accused in the Naval war room leak case Ravi Shankaran has been arrested in London. Confirming Shankran’s arrest, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) spokesperson here said Shankaran was arrested by the London Police and is at present out on bail. The CBI has initiated the legal process for his extradition, the spokesman said. A close relative of former Naval chief Admiral Arun Prakash, 46-year old Shankaran, is accused of passing vital security information to arms dealers. A Delhi court had declared him a proclaimed offender and issued Interpol notices against him in 2006. The government later revoked his passport and approached a British court for his arrest. He, however, gave police the slip. | ||
| Orissa evacuates 4,000 people due to cyclone Laila Posted: 20 May 2010 02:16 AM PDT Bhubaneswar, May 20 (IANS) Orissa Thursday evacuated nearly 4,000 people from three seaside villages and moved them to safer places amid fears of high tidal waves due to the severe cyclonic storm Laila formed over the Bay of Bengal, officials said. The residents were moved from the villages located near the Bay of Bengal at Gopalpur in the southern district of Ganjam, some 170 km from here – which officials fear could be worst hit by the sea surges. ‘We have moved about 4,000 people from Ramiya Patna, Podampeta and another fishing village to nearby cyclone shelters,’ District Collector V.K.Pandian told IANS. Hundreds of relief and rescue personnel also held drills in several places in Ganjam district as a part of their preparedness to fight the disaster, Special Relief Commissioner Nikunja Sundaray told IANS. The state government has alerted all district administrations although the main impact of the cyclonic storm is likely on the coastal districts. ‘The impact may be on coastal districts,’ Sundaray said, adding that a few districts such as Gajapati and Ganjam may witness flash floods. Besides, the Chilika lagoon might see storm surges. The Chilika lake, some 100 km from here, is spread across Puri, Khurdha and Ganjam districts along the east coast. ‘Overall about 30,000-40,000 people in the state, mostly in coastal districts, may get affected. All of them have been alerted. We are closely monitoring the situation and, if necessary, we will evacuate more and move them to cyclone shelters,’ Sundaray said. He said that the state government has already deployed relief and rescue teams in all the vulnerable areas. The meteorological centre here said the severe cyclonic storm formed over the Bay of Bengal crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast near Bapatla in Guntur district Thursday afternoon. It is likely to weaken gradually and move initially in a northerly direction and then recurve in northeasterly direction towards Orissa. Heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at a few places over southern and northern parts of Orissa during next 48 hours, it said. ‘We have issued advisory to the fishermen asking them not to venture into the sea as the condition of the sea will remain rough to very rough,’ a senior official of the centre said. | ||
| Killed CRPF men given tearful farewell by colleagues Posted: 20 May 2010 02:00 AM PDT Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) The bodies of three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) men, including a deputy commandant, who were killed in a landmine blast triggered by Maoists in West Midnapore Wednesday, were brought here Thursday and given the last salute by tearful colleagues. The bodies of deputy commandant Vijay Pal Singh, and constables Rakesh Kumar and D. Ramesh were brought to the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport here in flower-bedecked hearses in a procession. While Vijay Pal Singh was from Rajasthan, Rakesh Kumar was from Punjab and Ramesh from Tamil Nadu. The bodies of two other paramilitary men – head constable Biswalochan Santra from Khandakosh in Burdwan district and constable D.K. Samanta from Orissa – also killed in the attack, have been sent to their homes by road. At the airport, the coffins were placed on a makeshift platform outside the domestic terminal as senior CRPF officers led by eastern region Inspector General Nageshwar Rao paid their respects to the slain personnel by laying wreaths on the bodies and giving the last salute. CRPF jawans, tears welling in their eyes, gave a guard of honour and reversed their guns as the bugle sounded the last post. The coffins were put on flights to be carried to their respective homes away from the state. Meanwhile, the condition of injured constable Naba Kumar Ghosh, admitted in the Intensive Care Unit of a private hospital in south Kolkata, was described by doctors as critical. ‘He is critical. He has a rib fracture. But he is not on life support system any more,’ a spokesman of the AMRI Hospital told IANS. Five CRPF troopers were killed and one was injured when the Maoist extremists blew up their patrol vehicle by detonating a landmine in the trouble-torn Lalgarh belt. Maoist rebels triggered the explosion between Pingboni and Ramgarh areas under Lalgarh police station, about 200 km west of here. | ||
| India seeks more private funds in scientific research Posted: 20 May 2010 01:54 AM PDT New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) India wants private sector to play an active role and invest more in scientific research and development, Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan said Thursday. ‘We spend about one percent of our GDP on scientific research and development (R&D). Of this, three-fourth comes from the public sector. We want private sector’s active participation in this,’ Chavan told reporters here on the sidelines of an event organised by US aerospace major Lockheed Martin and industry association FICCI. ‘We are running many programmes under the public-private-participation (PPP) mode holding hands of private sector, but we want them to invest aggressively,’ he said. Chavan said it would be difficult for the government to double the spending on the R&D to two percent of the GDP by next year. In the budget, India has extended higher tax incentives to corporate houses that spend on in-house R&D and also to private scientists, he said. ‘We hope this will help. The government is doing all to nurture innovation. We need technology innovators and for this, we need to focus on R&D,’ he said. Indo-US Science and Technology Forum executive director Arabinda Mitra also said India needs technology innovators. ‘Technology innovators can create silicon Valley in this Indus Valley (civilization).’ |
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