India

President Patil arrives in Mumbai, visits terror victims in hospital

Pratibha PatilMumbai, Dec. 1 : President Pratibha Devisingh Patil arrived here this evening from Indonesian capital Jakarta after completing a State visit to that country and to Vietnam.

On landing, the President went straight to the J. J. Hospital in the city to meet surviving victims of last week’s terrorists’attacks. She spent about 25 minutes in the hospital talking to some of the affected patients and enquired after their welfare.

She also met the medical staff and praised them for their round the clock commendable job in treating victims of the terror attack.

The President will stay at Raj Bhavan tonight.

India will leave no stone unturned to fight terror: PM

Manmohan SinghJaipur, Dec 1 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said that no stone would be left unturned to fight terrorism while addressing a public rally here on Monday.

In the backdrop of the Mumbai terror attacks that killed at least 197 people and left 295 wounded, the issue of terrorism is bound to dominate the polls in Rajasthan.

“I also want to promise you that the Central Government will not leave any stone unturned in fighting terrorism. There is a request to all countrymen and political parties to help us in this fight against terrorism, and in maintaining law and order in the country,” said Dr. Singh.

FBI team visits Hotel Taj Mahal in Mumbai

FBI team visits Hotel Taj Mahal in MumbaiMumbai, Dec 1 : United States investigating agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), took first hand information of Hotel Taj, one of the sites attacked in Mumbai, on Monday to help the Indian investigating agencies unravel the conspiracy behind the Mumbai terror attacks.

The FBI team arrived in India reportedly to give technical and forensic support to crack down the atrocious Mumbai attacks that according to state police killed around 200 people, including 22 foreigners.

Security forces must be prepared for bigger challenges : Jaiswal

Sriprakash JaiswalNew Delhi, Dec. 1 : Sriprakash Jaiswal, Minister of State for Home Affairs, has asked security forces to be prepared for bigger challenges in the future.

Addresssing BSF personnels in New Delhi, Jaiswal described the present condition in the country as challenging for security forces.

He was speaking on the occasion of 43rd Raising Day celebrations of the Border Security Force (BSF) in New Delhi on Monday.

Referring to the sixty- hour- long Mumbai terror seige, Jaiswal assured the troops that his government would do the needful to address all concerns of the security forces.

Indian probe points to links with Pakistan; warnings ignored

India PakNew Delhi - Investigations have shown those behind Mumbai terrorist attacks that left 188 people dead were based in neighbouring Pakistan, Indian media reported Monday, adding that intelligence warnings about the strikes had been repeatedly ignored.

The findings are supported by the testimony of the only terrorist arrested during the three-day massacre in India's financial hub in which heavily armed men targeted two luxury hotels, a railway station, a hospital and a Jewish centre.

India's Ministry of External Affairs summoned the Pakistani High Commissioner Shahid Malik to lodge a protest related to the attacks, the NDTV network reported.

People of Bharatpur seek government support to promote tourism

rajasthanBharatpur (Rajasthan), Dec 1 : As the Assembly elections are approaching in Rajasthan, people of Bharatpur are demanding political support to promote tourism in the city, which is renowned for its World heritage site-Keoladeo National Park, formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary.

Every year thousands of tourists visit this sanctuary to watch thousands of aquatic birds from all across the globe, especially from Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, China and Siberia.

But, due to water scarcity, the lakes in the sanctuary are unable to attract the birds as well as the tourists.

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