In order to improve ground handling and cargo operations at various airports, the National Aviation Company of India Ltd (NACIL) has proposed to set up joint venture companies with Singapore Airport Terminal Services Ltd (SATS).
Chandigarh administration has on Friday announced to ban auto-rickshaws from ferrying schoolchildren.
This will be effective from Jan1, 2009.
Chandigarh's state transport authority secretary Vandana Disodia said the administration's decision has been conveyed to the auto-rickshaw union and its members.
In a significant development, Pakistan had stopped the visit of famous Ghazal singer Ghulam Ali to India.
Ghulam Ali was scheduled to visit eight cities of India and perform there.
The ghazal maestro was to kick-off his umpteenth India visit - this time with Bihar's Rajgir Mahotsava on Saturday.
After this sudden development Ghulam Ali told an Indian English daily over phone that, "Hum sadme mein hain. Hamein roka gaya hai (I am traumatised. I have been stopped from travelling)."
Two Naxalites were killed in a gun battle with the police near a village in Bijapur area of Chhattisgarh on Friday.
The exchange of fire took place when the extremists were trying to attack a police camp near Pamalvaia village in Bijapur area, Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) A N Upadhya said.
A rifle and explosives were recovered from the site, he said.
The Naxalites attacked the Chhattisgarh Armed Police Force (CAF) camp, following which the police returned fire, killing two of them, Upadhya said.
The United Nations help the rural communities in western and southern Nepal suffering from serious food insecurity caused by increasing food and fuel prices, the effects of long-term conflict and the destruction of food stocks and crops by the recent floods. Around 1.5 million populations in the remote areas also require urgent help, the U.N. said in a statement late on Wednesday. The United Nations Central Emergency Response fund (CERF) has allocated NPR 247 million (US $3 million) to help them.
In order to improve ground handling and cargo operations at various airports, the National Aviation Company of India Ltd (NACIL) has proposed to set up joint venture companies with Singapore Airport Terminal Services Ltd (SATS). 
Chandigarh administration has on Friday announced to ban auto-rickshaws from ferrying schoolchildren.
In a significant development, Pakistan had stopped the visit of famous Ghazal singer Ghulam Ali to India. 
Two Naxalites were killed in a gun battle with the police near a village in Bijapur area of Chhattisgarh on Friday.
The United Nations help the rural communities in western and southern Nepal suffering from serious food insecurity caused by increasing food and fuel prices, the effects of long-term conflict and the destruction of food stocks and crops by the recent floods. Around 1.5 million populations in the remote areas also require urgent help, the U.N. said in a statement late on Wednesday. The United Nations Central Emergency Response fund (CERF) has allocated NPR 247 million (US $3 million) to help them. 
Prominent OBC leader Chhagan Bhujbal was on Friday named as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra by the Sharad Pawar-led NCP.
