CPI (M) defends Buddha over skipping politburo meet

September 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - CPI(M) Politburo member Sitaram Yechury on Sunday said that Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will remain West Bengal's Chief Minister, laying to rest speculation that he would be replaced. "There is no such thought of removing him or that he should give up, or anything of that sort, on the agenda.

September 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo on Saturday discussed possible strategies for the forthcoming assembly elections in three states at the two-day meet being held in the national capital. Senior leader and politburo member of CPI-M Sitaram Yechury after the first day of the meet said: "The Politburo meeting began this morning.

August 2nd, 2009 POONCH - Thousands of devotees joined the annual Buddha Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. The pilgrimage, which started on July 27 from Vaid Mandir Ambphalla, will conclude on August 5.

July 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI J - The Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is likely announce it's with a decision today on the infighting in its Kerala unit. The two-day meet that began on Saturday, is discussing the fate of Kerala Chief Minister V.S.

July 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is meeting here later today to resolve the crisis of the party's Kerala unit. Sources said that the politburo is likely to focus on resolving the feud between Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan and state party secretary Pinarayi Vijayan.

June 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) will meet here next week to deliberate on the "disunity" within the party's Kerala unit. The extraordinary two-day meeting will be held on July 4 and 5 to discuss the infighting between Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan and the party state Secretary Pinarayi Vijayan.

June 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The relics said to be from the body of Buddha, have been returned to the Beijing Yunju Temple in China, from the Capital Museum. The relics were welcomed by 108 monks and more than 400 Buddhists, as they returned from a underground storage room at the Capital Museum.

May 31st, 2009 KUSHINAGAR - An international airport is soon to come up in Kushinagar, the destination of Buddha 'Parinirvana' or final salvation, where Buddha breathed his last. The place is connected by road only.

May 17th, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is likely to skip the CPI (M) politburo meeting on Monday in Delhi. The reason for the West Bengal Chief Minister skipping the politburo meeting is that he wants to "oversee the law and order situation in the state".

May 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India-Marxist will decide on any post-poll alliance only after the results are out, CPI-M politburo member Sitaram Yechury said here Tuesday. 'Decisions are not taken by an individual,' he told reporters when asked to comment on West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee remarks Monday that the Congress was not untouchable.

May 9th, 2009 LEH - Thousands of enthusiastic Buddhism devotees converged at Leh in Ladakh region of Kashmir to celebrate Buddha Jayanti or, the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha on Saturday. The festival was celebrated with great religious fervour and gaiety at several monasteries located in Ladakh and also in Kargil.

May 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil has greeted the nation on the occasion of Buddha Poornima, which will be celebrated tomorrow. In her message, she said, "On the auspicious occasion of Buddha Poornima, I extend my greetings and good wishes to all the citizens of this country.

May 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday greeted the nation on the occasion of Buddha Poornima, which is being celebrated Saturday, and stressed the importance of Lord Buddha's teachings of non-violence. 'On the auspicious occasion of Buddha Poornima, I extend my greetings and good wishes to all the citizens of this country,' the president said in her message.

April 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress Wednesday criticised Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani for skipping Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's dinner for outgoing Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee and said it indicated his scant respect for parliamentary democracy.

January 6th, 2009 SHIMLA - An antique Buddha icon weighing about 20 kg has been recovered from a Himachal Pradesh village, police said Wednesday. 'We recovered an antique bronze icon of Buddha during a raid at a village in Hamirpur district Monday night,' Hamirpur Superintendent of Police Asif Jalal told IANS.