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Obama to host tripartite meeting with Israeli PM and Palestinian President

September 20, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Jerusalem, Sep 20 (ANI): In an effort to renew the peace process in the Middle East, President Barack Obama will host a tripartite meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday.
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said the meeting would take place after Obama meets separately with each of the two leaders.

“These meetings will continue the efforts of President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Special Envoy George Mitchell to lay the groundwork for the relaunch of negotiations, and to create a positive context for those negotiations so that they can succeed,” the Jerusalem Post quoted a White House statement, as saying.

The meetings will take place in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly conference.

The White House announcement of the meeting comes as something of a surprise, since both Israel and the PA until Saturday continued to blame each other for the current stall in peace talks

And recently, Mitchell had failed to make progress in talks with the two leaders.

On Saturday, Mitchell said: “It is another sign of the president’s deep commitment to comprehensive peace that he wants to personally engage at this juncture.” (ANI)

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No toxic substance found in Urumqui’s latest syringe attack victims’ body

September 14, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Urumqui, Sep. 14 (ANI): The blood samples of Urimqui’s latest syringe attack victims showed no trace of radioactive, toxic or viral substances, such as AIDS, an expert at a Beijing-based laboratory has said.

However, Director of Disease Control and Biological Security Office with China’s Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Qian Jun, has said that the victims have showed signs of depression.

“Although no radioactive or toxic substances were found, some patients showed various levels of anxiety and depression and have been recommended for psychological counselling,” China daily quoted Quian, as saying.

Meanwhile, the first group of syringe attack suspects were prosecuted in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

At least 500 cases of attacks have surfaced in the city since mid-August.

Two men and a woman were given sentences ranging from seven to 15 years in jail for syringe stabbings or robberies in which they threatened their victims with needles.

The court sentenced 19-year-old Yilipan Yilihamu to 15 years in prison for injecting a woman with a hypodermic needle on August 28 at a roadside fruit stall. (ANI)

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‘Red-faced’ Mischa Barton kicked out by toilet attendant!

July 3, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New York, July 3 (ANI): O.C. star Mischa Barton was left embarrassed after she was kicked out by a toilet attendant for dragging a friend into the toilet stall with her, it has emerged.

The 23-year-old actress was out with five friends and her new boyfriend at Whisky Mist nightclub in Mayfair, London, when she tried to drag friend Bridget into the toilet stall with her.

As they tried to go into the toilet stall, they were stopped by the toilet attendant, who kicked the actress out of the loo.

According to the Daily Mail, the attendant was later forced to knock on the door repeatedly, when Barton took too long in the stall solo.

“Then her mate was knocking to check she was feeling okay,” the New York Daily News quoted an onlooker as saying.

“When she came out of the cubicle she was complaining about people knocking on the door. She looked slightly worse for the wear as she attempted to apply her make-up,” the onlooker added. (ANI)

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Miss Nude South Africa dismisses claims Sexpo event exploited women

May 16, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Johannesburg, May 16 (ANI): After a handful of Christians protested outside Cape Town’s Sexpo, Miss Nude South Africa has rejected claims that the event exploited women.

Bella Anderson, who is conducting lap dancing workshops at Sexpo, hoped that visitors to the event would leave more comfortable with who they were, instead of worrying about what other people said.

“We are all here by our own choice: no one’s been forced to be here,” 24.com quoted a topless Anderson as saying at her stall in the expo.

“I mean, I love sitting here… I enjoy this. It’s not like I’m a prostitute or anything.

“I’m just enjoying the fact that I’m a woman first of all, and second of all I’m using my womanly side and my femininity… to have fun with people.

“It’s not like I’m sleeping with anyone or doing bad things,” she added.

Outside the Cape Town Convention Centre, where Sexpo is being held, about 15 Christian conservatives held a placard protest and handed out pamphlets.

Spokesperson for the Christian Action Network Taryn Hodgson said that Christians believed that sex was a gift from God and should be expressed only within the confines of marriage.

“We shouldn’t take something that’s private and personal and make it public,” Hodgson said.

She also said it was outrageous that an industry that promoted the “objectification and exploitation” of women should be given space at a premier tourist destination in the heart of the city.

The protesters handed out a statement expressing concern that Sexpo would lure members of the public into experimenting with porn and attending strip clubs, which were hubs for criminal activity including prostitution.

Making a statement in reaction to the protest that the event was a “health, sexuality and lifestyle” show, Sexpo organiser Silas Howarth said: “We are quite happy there are people in the democracy who are… exercising their freedom of speech, but we also believe they should respect the fact that we have a massive expo, with massive, massive following.”

He said that attendances of some 100 000 over the past year in various centres showed that most South Africans were comfortable with the event.

“At the end of the day all we’re doing is saying ‘this is what’s out there, this is what is happening in the adult industry, this is what it feels like to be comfortable with your sexuality and sensuality and to have fun,’” he said.

“When it’s between two consenting people – or more than two consenting people – at the end of the day, if people are willing, if they’re wanting to do it, if they’re doing it safely, where’s the harm in that?” he added. (ANI)

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Nathu La trade draws low response in its fourth season

May 9, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Nathula (Sikkim), May 9 (ANI): The fourth season of trade between Sikkim and the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) through the Nathu La Pass of Sikkim has reflected disappointment among Indian traders who still haven’t received travel passes since border trade was opened on May 4.

The travel passes of around 62 Sikkimese traders are still pending with the East district administration which is the prime agency to issue all such passes for the border trade causing a major disappointment.

Anil Gupta, General Secretary of Indo-China Border trade association of Sikkim said, ” the low-key inauguration ceremony of May 4 and the delay of travel passes will create a unharmonious situation between the two countries and will refrain Indian traders from visiting the Tibetian side from next year.
“With the delay of travel passes a bitter international relation will be created affecting the trade. The identity of Sikkim will also be spoiled in the national scenario. The travel passes shouldn’t have been delayed as it was declared officially that the international border trade would begin and every thing should have been well organized. Now because our traders can’t go there creating a lot of disappointment on their side,” he added.

Border trade between the two countries is also sluggish due to restrictions in tradable items. India can import 15 items from China including silk, yak pelts and horses, and export 29 goods that include textiles, tea, rice, vegetables and herbs.

Business people from both sides of the border are seeking a broadening of the list of items traded through the pass.

Kesang Diki, Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) commerce official was unsatisfied with the facilities given to them on the Indian side and with the unfavourable weather causing further threat to their goods.

“When the fellow Indian traders come to our place to trade we provide all the basic necessities like carrying the good and picking from the bus stand and keeping inside the stall. We don’t let them face problems but out here we face the trouble of carrying our own good to the mart. I also feel that a revamped list of items should be of prior concern if you want a good trade between India and China,” she said.

In July 2006, the two Asian giants, re-opened trade across the Nathu La Pass as part of a broader rapprochement. The move marked the first direct trade link between the nuclear-armed neighbours since a bitter border war in 1962.

Under the agreement, trade takes place four days a week – Monday to Thursday – beginning May each year and lasting until November 30 when snow makes the area impassable.

Although two-way trade was slow in the first three seasons, about 1,900 Chinese traders crossed the border separated by a rusty barbed wire marker to the bazaar of Sherathang, five kilometers below the pass on the Indian side. About 1,200 Indian traders headed to the Rinchengang interim market in Tibet on the Chinese side, 16 km from the border, during the first three seasons. (ANI)

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Tourism festival organised in Manipur

April 23, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Imphal, Apr 22 (ANI): The ten-day long Manipur Tourism Festival 2009, organised by the state’s tourism department, witnessed a significant participation of visitors from across the country and abroad.

The festival, which concluded on Tuesday, was aimed at highlighting the art and culture of northeast Manipur state.

Visitors from Thailand, Pakistan, Vietnam and Myanmar expressed great enthusiasm and contributed actively to the festival.

Jim Csuthathip Thavesuk, a stall owner from Thailand hoped that she would get a good response in this festival.

“Last time we took part in an exhibition in Guwahati and many people showed interest in our products because our products are available only at one place. I hope that in this exhibition many people will be interested in our products,” said Thavesuk.

Local visitors like Linda claimed that this festival was better organised than the last festival.

“From the last time its better and well organised. There are stalls from other countries. This way, they are going to learn from us and we are going to learn from them,” said Linda.

The stalls displayed goods and artifacts from other states of India.

The people were impressed by the Manipuri handloom and handicrafts items and paintings on display.

Tourism Department had drawn up attractive packages for the tourists like visits to historical places, expedition to fantastic destinations such as Shiroi Hills, Kangkuli Caves in Ukrul District, Tharon Caves of Tamenglong village, adventure at Lamdan and the Leadership Park in Churachandpur.

Among other sporting events were games of traditional hockey, polo, Mukna (traditional wrestling).

The Department of Tourism is hopeful of this festival yielding the desired results, which in turn would boost the economy of Manipur. By L.C.K. Singh (ANI)

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Singapore woman in coma, 100 others ill from food poisoning

April 6, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Singapore – A Singapore woman fell into a coma and at least 28 others were hospitalized while more than 100 other people sought hospital treatment after eating a popular local savory, the New Paper said on Sunday.

The Health Ministry said it was investigating a food stall named Rojak Geylang Serai, which makes and sells an Indian-style deep-fried mixture of meat and vegetable in the eastern district of Geylang.

After patronizing the stall, Aminah Samijo, 57, fell sick and went into coma on Friday, while her husband is in the regular ward of the same hospital.

Abdul Latiff, 44, and his four children, aged 7 to 16, as well a pregnant woman also suffered food poisoning by eating from the same stall.

The ministry has directed the stallholder and his assistant to undergo screening for food-borne pathogens.

The stall, which was closed since the outbreak, has been operating for more than 20 years with perpetually long queues of its regular customers and has been rated among the best in the city.

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Cheers And Tears As Jade Cortege Passes By

April 5, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Hundreds of people have turned out to watch reality TV star Jade Goody’s funeral procession through the streets of south east London. Skip related content

Her grandparents looked on as her plain white coffin was carried from F A Albin and Son in Bermondsey and placed in a vintage Rolls Royce hearse.

Sky News Entertainment correspondent Matt Smith, at the scene, said Jade was very close to her grandparents.

“They were the people she most identified with,” he said.

Earlier flowers were laid in the street outside the funeral directors, many with warm tributes to Jade.

A staff member at F A Albin said they had “never known anything like it, not in 20 years”.

Police stopped traffic as the cortege made its way through Bermondsey, where Jade grew up, in wet, gloomy conditions.

Many well-wishers tossed flowers into the hearse as it passed by. Others stood applauding in the rain.

The funeral cortege is tracing the geography of Jade’s life as it makes its way to St John The Baptist Church in Buckhurst Hill, Essex.

As it travelled through Bermondsey it stopped at The Blue Market where Jade’s family used to have a stall.

Funeral director Barry Albin-Dyer told the crowd: “I knew you’d be like this. I knew you’d come and say goodbye like this. So from everyone in Bermondsey, goodbye.”

He then released a single white dove which was greeted by loud cheering and applause.

Flowers were collected from well-wishers and some were placed on top of the coffin.

The vicar of St James’s Church, Rev Stewart Hartley, said a prayer before leading the crowd in “three cheers for Jade”.

The cortege went on to pass through the council estate where she grew up.

After picking up Jade’s mother Jackiey, the cortege made its way over Tower Bridge, through East London and on to the star’s former home in Upshire, Essex.

Jade’s sons Bobby and Freddie are not expected to attend the funeral.

They are believed to have gone to Australia with their father Jeff Brazier.

Publicist Max Clifford, who represented Jade, said the funeral would be “a very Jade Goody event”.

Jade died at home aged 27 on March 22 after losing a battle with cervical cancer.

Mr Clifford said he and her husband Jack Tweed, 21, would be among people paying tribute at the service.

“I’m sure it will be a very emotional celebration and tribute to a very special young lady,” said Mr Clifford.

“I think Jade would want people to be laughing and crying and I’m sure they will be.”

Church officials were preparing to erect crash barriers in anticipation of huge crowds.

TV hosts Richard and Judy, the Sugababes, Jamelia and Kerry Katona are expected to be among 300 mourners inside the church.

The service will be beamed onto giant screens outside. Jade will be buried at a private service nearby.

Jade’s friend Kevin Adams, one of her bridesmaids and a school friend are also due to make tributes.

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PPP leaders anxious about Bilawal Bhutto’s security

March 29, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Karachi, Mar. 27 (ANI): Pakistan People’s Party leaders are concerned about the security of party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who is currently in Pakistan to attend the joint session of the Parliament and the death anniversary of his late grandfather Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

Bilawal Bhutto has been moving across the country publicly leaving people quite surprised.

He was spotted shopping in the Clifton and Defence area, and also stepped out of his bulletproof vehicle in Larkana to buy fruits from a local stall.

Senior party leaders are concerned about his security being handled by the same people who were responsible for Benazir Bhutto’s security prior to assassination.

Bilawal plans to meet party leaders and consult them on party and government affairs.

Sources said Bilawal is keen to bring back old party leaders into the decision-making process, is also having reservations about some government affairs.

Party cadres are happy to see Bilawal active in the country.

“I am not worried about the party’s future. Bilawal Bhutto is our chairman and the party will unite under his leadership,” a senior party worker told The News. (ANI)

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Jaipur stall has special betel leaf

March 25, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Jaipur, Mar 25 (ANI): A special betel leaf or ‘paan’ has been lured the food lovers by its delectable taste in Jaipur.

Set up by paan sellers from Saharnpur, the stall attracted people by droves at a fair and floored them by its special paan made from 120 varieties of spices.

Cardamoms, cloves, and aniseed, are some of the ingredients that go into making this paan different from a normal paan and a hit amongst the foodies.

“This paan is special because it has 120 types of spices in it. It just dissolves in the mouth unlike the normal paan,” said Syed Mohammed Shadiq, a paan stall owner.

The makers of this special paan boast of it being the one of its kind in the entire country.

The paan sure left its sweet taste in the customer’s mouth, which lingered on as reminder of the special taste of the paan.

“The paan is very good. It felt nice to eat it. The spices gave a very good taste to it and it has freshened up my mouth,” said Preeti Gupta, a customer.

The 120 spices added to it made it different from a normal paan and left the customers with an experience to remember.

“The paan is very tasty. They have put 120 spices in it. I haven’t eaten such a paan so far,” said Upasana, another customer.

Eating paan is a South Asian tradition, which consists of chewing betel leaf with areca nut.

Paan is chewed by people as palate cleanser and a breath freshner. It is also offered to guests and visitors as sign of hospitality. By Lokendra Singh (ANI)

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Rain Rock Festival at Sohra in Meghalaya , formerly known as Cheerapunji

March 9, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Sohra (Meghalaya), Mar 8 (ANI): The first ever ‘Rain Rock Festival’ was organised in Sohra on February 20 to explore prospects of eco-tourism in Meghalaya.

The two-day festival entitled “unveil the destination” was aimed at showcasing Sohra, previously known as Cherrapunji, the spot known for highest rainfall in the world, as a possible world heritage site and tapping the tourist potential of the place. he festival offered an array of exciting and adventurous activities such as a rock concert, dance performances and indigenous games, which enthralled the huge crowd. esides, the event also gave skilled artisans an opportunity to display the rich indigenous traditions of the Khasis to the villagers.

Khasis were the earliest ethnic group of settlers inhabiting the eastern part of the state in the Khasi and Jaintia hills.ancy Passah, a stall owner, expressed her support for the event, saying, ” This helps exposes villagers of the area to the items produced in the area and the kind of creativity of the people in the region. It helps them link to other markets and improve their products.”

D. Choudhary, an organizer, said the purpose of the programme was to get Sohra on the tourism map of the world. The festival was organised by the local administration, in association with the Tourism Development Society and the Press Information Bureau.

Such promotional activities organised in the form of festivals, exhibitions, awareness programmes have enhanced tourist traffic and generated revenue for the state. By D. Henpilen(ANI)

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Nikon Garners Accolades at coveted photography awards in country

January 21, 2009 By Rajesh Leave a Comment

New Delhi, Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI/Business Wire India): Nikon won eleven awards under various categories at the industry’s three most reputed award functions – Better Photography Excellence Awards 2008, Asian Photography Awards 2008 and Uniross Smart Photography Awards 2009.

The awards were declared at various functions held during Photofair 2009, the World’s 3rd largest and Asia’s biggest Photography Show organized by the All India Photographic Trade and Industry Association.

Commenting on the accolade, Nikon India Managing Director Hidehiko Tanaka said: “The awards are gratifying recognition of Nikon as the leader in the innovation and manufacturing of cameras. In a tough competitive world, Nikon stands apart in design, usability and its continuous technology improvements. Our strength lies in our legacy and credibility to bring the best to the photographic community. It’s a moment of pride and celebration for all of us at Nikon and I congratulate all team members for successfully bringing to the notice of experts the exquisite quality of our brand and products. It is a great way to start the new year and have greater plans for the Indian market hence on.”

The awards represent excellence in camera technology and imaging and rate the best provider of imaging products and services in various categories.

Nikon celebrated new offering in the DSLR segment. The D700, which has already gained huge market popularity, was awarded the ‘Camera of the Year’ at the Better Photography Excellence Awards 2008 announced on January 7, 2009. Nikon’s D90 won the ‘Semi-Professional Interchangeable Lens Camera of the Year’. Nikon’s P6000 and D3 were declared a runner’s up in the race for the ‘Advanced Compact Camera of the Year’ and ‘Professional Interchangeable Lens Camera of the Year’ respectively.

Nikon continued to bag top accolades at the Photofair when the prestigious Asian Photography Awards were announced on January 8, 2009. Mr. Hidehiko Tanaka was recognized for his contribution to the field of photography and was declared the 3rd most influential person in the photography industry. Nikon’s flagship product D90 bagged the award for the ‘Best SLR camera of the year’.

Adding to this great honor, Nikon also bagged five other much coveted awards at the Uniross Smart Photography Awards. Nikon’s D3, the spectacular professional D-SLR camera, won the ‘Best Professional D-SLR of the year’. AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8 G ED bagged the award for the ‘Best Wide Angle Zoom Lens of the Year’.

Also the AF-S VR Zoom Nikkor 200-400mm f4G IF ED won the ‘Best Telephoto Zoom Lens of the year’. Nikon’s D90, the world’s first professional camera to provide D-Movie mode in a DSLR, won the ‘Reader’s choice DSLR of the year’. Nikon was also awarded the ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ award.

This is the second year in a row for Nikon to have won eleven awards. The last edition of these prestigious awards saw Nikon wining awards like ‘Best camera of the year (D300 and D3)’, ‘Best Camera Manufacturer’, ‘Reader’s Choice (D40X)’, ‘Best Advanced Compact Camera’ to names a few.

Apart from this, at the Photofair 2009, Nikon won the 2nd Best Stall for showcasing its latest innovations along with some special promotional activities for all photography enthusiasts. Surely it was one of the most visited stall at the fair.

Quick Glance of Awards bagged By Nikon:

Asian Photography

– 3rd most influential people in Photography : Hidehiko Tanaka- Best SLR Camera of the Year Nikon D90

Better Photography

– Camera of the year Nikon D700- Semi-Professional Interchangeable Lens Camera of the Year2008 Nikon D90- Runner Up: Advanced Compact Camera of the Year 2008 Nikon P6000- Runner Up: Professional Interchangeable Lens Camera of the Year 2008 Nikon D3

Smart Photography

– Best Manufacturer of the Year 2008 NIKON- Best Telephoto Zoom Lens AF-S VR Zoom Nikkor 200-400mm f4G IF ED- Best Professional D-SLR Nikon D3- Best Wide Angle Zoom Lens AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8 G ED- Reader’s Choice D-SLR Nikon D90. (ANI)

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One killed, seven injured in latest Quetta blast

January 4, 2009 By Rajiv Gupta Leave a Comment

Quetta (Balochistan, Pakistan), Jan.3 (ANI): One person was killed and seven others injured in a blast at the Mastoong Bazar Chowk here on Saturday.

Saturday”s blasts indicate that violence in Balochistan and particularly in its capital shows no signs of abating.

In 2008, Quetta experienced bomb blasts at regular intervals.

On May 9, at least 24 people were injured in an explosion near a tea stall on the Samungli Road. Police then said a locally-made explosive device had been planted close to the tea stall.

On July 4, a minor girl was killed and 11 others were injured at the Mannan roundabout on Jinnah Road.

The bomb was planted on a motorbike, which exploded in a crowded market.

All the victims were passers-by. Sources said two policemen were also among the injured.

On September 28, at least eleven people sustained injuries in two separate bomb blasts.

A powerful blast took place at an Internet café in Jinnah Complex here on December 4. Though no lives were lost, the blast was heard in a large radius.

Computers and other equipment in the Internet café was damaged.

Ethnic-Baluch tribesmen have been waging a low-level insurgency to press calls for greater provincial autonomy and control over natural resources in Baluchistan. (ANI)

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CDs supposed to be having Haj information, have Hindi film instead

November 3, 2008 By admin Leave a Comment

Lahore, Quite to the surprise to many, a Hindi movie was erroneously dubbed on CDs supposed to be containing Haj-related information.

The error was detected only when they landed in the hands of the ultimate users.

The CDs were forwarded to all four provincial offices and travel agents across the country. They were recorded at a private firm in Rawalpindi.

Each CD cost the pilgrims Rs 50.

Some of these CDs, bought from a stall at the Haji camp in Karachi, contained an Indian film, confirmed Karachi Haj Director Abdul Sattar Sameeto.

“I have informed the ministry about the CDs,” the Daily Times quoted Sameeto as saying in a TV interview.

He added about 10-20 percent of the CDs sent to Karachi had the film recorded on them. (ANI)

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