UT Administration invites suggestions to promote tourism

Friday, March 10, 2006, 5:33 [IST]

Chandigarh, Mar 10 (UNI) With an objective to workout strategies to further promote tourism in Chandigarh and to make it more tourist friendly, the Department of Tourism, Chandigarh Administration has opened a site titled ''Friends of Chandigarh'' in its official website, in which the Department of Tourism sought the suggestions from the tourists and general public to further promote tourism.

The Tourism Department invited views, ideas and suggestions from all those who wish to see the city and and to further promote tourism here. They can register their views, ideas and suggestions in this regard online also.

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Hariharan chosen for P Jayachandran-Jeevan award

Friday, March 10, 2006,5:33 [IST]

Kochi, Mar 10 (UNI) Popular singer Hariharan has been chosen for this year's P Jayachandran-Jeevan award for outstanding contribution to the field of music. The award, instituted by popular Malayalam television channel 'Jeevan', consists of Rs one lakh in cash, the channel's Chief Operating Officer Christopher George announced at a press conference here yesterday. The award would be presented to the noted 'ghazal' singer and fusion musician at a function in Thiruvananthapuram in the third week.....

US to leave Abu Ghraib, focus of anger in Iraq

Friday, March 10, 2006,7:02 [IST]

BAGHDAD, Mar 10 (Reuters) The US military prison at Abu Ghraib, Saddam Hussein's torture centre that became a symbol of shame for the American occupation of Iraq, is to close within months, the military said. Its 4,500 inmates, held on suspicion of insurgent activity, will be transferred to a new facility at the nearby Baghdad airport military base and other camps, a spokesman said. Purpose-built new cells at Camp Cropper, presently an exclusive compound for.....

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Iran rejects Western "bullying" in nuclear dispute

Friday, March 10, 2006,7:02 [IST]

TEHRAN, Mar 10 (Reuters) Iran vowed not to compromise in its nuclear dispute with the West, and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tehran would not be bullied. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Iran was probably the number one challenge for Washington and would be a major threat to US Middle East interests if it acquired atomic bombs. Iran says its nuclear programme is only for civilian use. Russia, anxious to avert any move to.....

UN staff vote no confidence in Annan management

Friday, March 10, 2006,7:03 [IST]

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 10 (Reuters) The UN Staff Union voted overwhelmingly to express no confidence in UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and his top managers after Annan announced plans to overhaul the UN bureaucracy. A motion ''to express a statement of no confidence in the secretary-general and his senior management team'' was opposed by just two of the more than 500 UN employees attending a closed-door emergency meeting of the staff group, said Staff Union official.....

Nikkei rises as BOJ move underscores optimism

Friday, March 10, 2006,7:32 [IST]

Tokyo, March 10: The Nikkei reversed early losses to rise 1.19 percent on Friday as retailers such as Mitsukoshi Ltd. gained after the Bank of Japan's exit from its ultra-easy credit policy underscored optimism on the economy.Investors were also relieved the BOJ will keep short-term interest rates around zero for now, and also welcomed its inflation reference rate of 0-2 percent as making monetary policy intentions clearer to markets.''The BOJ's move is solid proof that the economy is.....