India

Vohra appoints four-member panel to resolve Amarnath row

Jammu, Aug 7 : Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra last night appointed a four-member committee for holding talks with the Shri Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti 
(SASS) to find a solution for the ongoing Amarnath land transfer row.

The committee comprising former state chief secretary SS Bloeria, Vice-Chancellor of Jammu University Amitabh Mattoo, retired Judge of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Justice GD Sharma, and Chief Executive Officer of Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) BB Vyas will make a fresh appeal to the agitating group to end the stalemate.

Earlier, the Sangarsh Samiti had refused the proposal of Vohra to hold direct talks with the shrine board.

80 Kg IED recovered in Srinagar

Srinagar, Aug 7 : Security forces this morning recovered a powerful improvised explosive device (IED), weighing 80 kg, on the airport road in Haidarpura during a search operation in Srinagar.

LG Launches KP106B GSM Handset In Indian Market

LG Electronics has made announcement about the launching of its new LG Launches KP106B GSM Handset In Indian Marketentry-level phone, named LG KP106B, in the Indian market.

Targeting users looking for longer talk-time, the newly launched LG KP106B measures 123 x 115 x 64 mm and weighs just 63 grams.

The phone features a ‘best in class battery’ that lets users to enjoy non-stop conversation with their loved ones.
 
Moreover, the GSM mobile handset comes equipped with LG’s exclusive anti-theft mobile tracker to track user’s stolen phone as soon as the stealer puts in another SIM card.

Sonia, Rahul leave for Beijing

New Delhi, Aug 7 : Sonia, Rahul leave for BeijingCongress president and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi along with her son and the party’s General Secretary Rahul Gandhi left for Beijing early this morning to attend the inaugural ceremony of the Olympics 2008 on Friday.

The Congress and the Communist Party of China (CPC) are set to institutionalise their relationship during her three-day visit to Beijing from today. Priyanka Gandhi, her husband Robert Vadra and Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma have also accompanied the Congress chief to Beijing.

Tibetan hunger strikers arrested in India

New Delhi - Indian police arrested six Tibetan activists who have been on a hunger strike for nine days to protest the upcoming Beijing Olympics and the "occupation" of Tibet by China, a Tibetan Yo

Samsung ‘F 480 TouchWiz’ Mobile Phone Launched In India

Samsung has released its new F 480 TouchWiz mobile phone in the market. Samsung ‘F 480 TouchWiz’ Mobile Phone Launched In India   The new mobile phone is equipped with full touch screen and ultra slim body. The phone has much user friendly application.

It has 5 mega pixel auto focus camera with LED Flash. "Auto smile shot" feature of phone makes it more users friendly. It has large 2.8-inch TFT LCD (240×320) display screen, FM, USB 2.0 connectivity and media & multi-format video playback facility.

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