Up to 1,000 Islamists dead in Ethiopia offensive-Meles

Tuesday, December 26, 2006, 19:37 [IST]

ADDIS ABABA, Dec 26 (Reuters) Somalia's Islamists are in full retreat after Ethiopian air strikes and a ground offensive that killed up to 1,000 of the movement's fighters, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said today.

''A joint Somali government and Ethiopian force has broken the back of the international terrorist forces ... These forces are in full retreat,'' Meles told reporters in Addis Ababa, adding that up to 1,000 Islamist fighters had been killed.

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Palestinian PM confirms he plans to visit Jordan

Tuesday, December 26, 2006,19:37 [IST]

GAZA, Dec 26 (Reuters) Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh confirmed today he had been invited to Jordan but said no date had been set for possible talks in the kingdom with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on ending in-fighting. ''We pray to God that this step will be a good start to our national unity and putting our Palestinian house in order, to block intervention by (Israel) and the U.S. administration in our internal affairs,'' Haniyeh,.....

VSP bags Awards best Water Management principles

Tuesday, December 26, 2006,20:02 [IST]

Visakapatnam, Dec 26 (UNI) The Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) has won Excellent Water Efficient Unit Award, Most Useful and Best Presentation Award and Most Useful Case Study Award in Water Management. According to a release from the VSP, it had won the award in Water Management in the summit conducted by CII at Hyderabad, after being selected from more than 30 short listed companies. The release said the VSP had further embarked on more water conservation.....

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AP Minister assures farmers seven hour power supply

Tuesday, December 26, 2006,20:03 [IST]

Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, Dec 26 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Marketing Minister Botsa Satyanarayana today said the state government would ensure-seven hour uninterrupted power supply to farmers to save their crops. Talking to newspersons here, he said the Government was purchasing power from other states for provision of adequate supply to the farm sector. The Chief Minister, Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, had sanctioned Rs 600 crore for purchase of power, he added. Alleging that the erstwhile.....

Minor fire at West Delhi Mall

Tuesday, December 26, 2006,20:03 [IST]

New Delhi, Dec 26 (UNI) A minor fire erupted in one of the prime malls of West Delhi's Rajouri Garden this evening which was brought under control within minutes, said the fire brigade. The fire began from one of the signboards at 'Paragon Mall' in Rajouri Garden at 1906 hrs. ''It was brought under control within ten minutes after three fire tenders and a water hose was pressed into service.'' No report of any injury has.....

High power Rly Delegation inspects the newly laid bg tracks

Tuesday, December 26, 2006,20:03 [IST]

Tiruchirapalli, Dec 26 (UNI) A high-level railway delegation, led by P K Sen, Commissioner of Railway Safety, Southern Railway today inspected the newly laid broad gauge tracks between Tiruchirapalli and Keeranur section of the Tiruchirapalli-Pudukottai section for final clearance. A senior official of the S R told UNI here, Mr Sen, accompanied by Hemanth Kumar, Divisional Railway Manager, Madurai Division and othr technical experts travelled in the trolley on the newly laid tracks. The.....