The year is coming to an end.Here is a list of people who were predominantly present in the limelight through out the year .So whom do you think is capable of been crowned the Indian of the Year.
Activists of a radical Sikh outfit today blocked trains and buses in Amritsar to enforce the Punjab bandh called by them to protest alleged inaction against the 1984 riots accused, disrupting rail traffic on the busy route and leaving many passengers stranded.
The activists of Dal Khalsa and some other outfits blocked the tracks, delaying the movement of many trains including the Shatabdi Express, Sachkhand Express, Paschmi Express, Super Fast, Dadar, Kathiar Express and Tata Mouri.
An official said all the trains were postponed and would run after 11: am.
A senior officer of Ambala Division told PTI in Chandigarh that a number of long distance passenger trains running on the Delhi-Amritsar and Delhi-Jammu section were affected due to the blockade of tracks between Rajpura and Shambu on the Ambala Ludhiana mainline section.
Happy independence day to all who visit this Blog.
Freedom in the Mind,
Faith in the words..
Pride in our Souls..
Lets salute the Nation on 61th Independence Day!
Australia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called for calm as Indian students led “vigilante” patrols on Wednesday after a second night of
protests in the wake of attacks on foreign students in Sydney and Melbourne.
Scores of Indian students took to the streets of western Sydney, leading to two police arrests, after attacks in both Sydney and Melbourne which have sparked diplomatic protests and fears of an international student exodus from Australia.Read more
New Delhi has warned Canberra the lucrative Indian education market could be at risk if Australia doesn’t do its utmost to ensure the safety of students from the sub-continent.
India has conveyed to Australia its “deep anguish” over a recent spate of attacks on its students, warning growth in the education sector could be jeopardised if nothing is done to stop the violence.
Education-related travel is Australia’s biggest service export to India, valued at $2 billion in 2007/08, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.more
The Indian sky is changing - the March winds are coming in and winter begins to bow out. Holi is the festival that carries the country into the bright days of summer.
Ghaziabad is a city in Uttar Pradesh in India. It is an industrial town. It is situated at about 1.5 km east of the Hindon River. It is 19 km from Delhi and 46 km south west from Meerut. The city houses the headquarters of the Ghaziabad district. Read the rest of this entry »
“Garhwal†this word consists of word “garh†which means forts. Garhwal was made of many small forts which were ruled by chieftains. So the history of garwhal before the dynastic rule of the “Panwar†rulers was not known. Read the rest of this entry »
Built by Maharana Jagat Singh in 1743 it was meant as a royal summer palace and now converted in to a five star palace hotel. Read the rest of this entry »
The district of Daman of the erstwhile Union Territory of Goa, Daman & Diu is situated in the Surat District of Gujarat. It is about 160 km from Mumbai. Read the rest of this entry »