Chhattisgarh Police investigates a threat letter received by college authoritiesAugust 21st, 2009 JAGDALPUR - Police in the Jagdalpur area of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh are investigating a threat letter received by the authorities of four colleges, allegedly sent by the Maoists, threatening out-station staff to leave the place. Principals of four different colleges in Maoist-hit Jagdalpur area received the letter by post.
Pakistan poses 'mortal threat' to the world: Hillary ClintonApril 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Accusing Pakistani government of 'abdicating to the Taliban', Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned that the deterioration of security in the country poses a 'mortal threat' to the US and the world. 'I think that the Pakistani government is basically abdicating to the Taliban and to the extremists,' Clinton said in an appearance before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Wednesday, her first since being confirmed.
Security tightened at Tiruchirapalli airport following bomb threatMarch 22nd, 2009 TIRUCHIRAPALLI - Security at Tiruchirapalli airport was tightened on Saturday after a message was received at Kolkata airport threatening bombs explosions at airports in Southern India. A city police team was deployed along with the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) within the airport complex.
Threat to Kasab's life, police beef up securityFebruary 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - Security was beefed up inside and around the Arthur Road jail in south-central Mumbai Tuesday following a threat perception to the life of captured terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab, police sources said. The move came after central intelligence agencies indicated a threat to Kasab's life from some mafia dons based in Pakistan, the well-placed police sources said.
Laskhar as big a threat as Al Qaeda: former CIA officialFebruary 7th, 2009 LONDON - The Laskhar-e-Taiba (LeT), the Pakistan-based terrorist network blamed for the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, now constitutes as big a threat to the US and Britain as Al Qaeda, a former CIA official who has advised President Barack Obama was quoted as saying Sunday. The comment, made to the Sunday Telegraph, comes after Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told his British counterpart Sir Philip Rickett in London talks Friday that Pakistan must take immediate steps to 'wind up' the terrorist infrastructure that continues to operate from its soil.
Study commissioned on international migration from PunjabJanuary 30th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Migration Research Unit, affiliated to the Centre for Development Studies (CDS) here, will work with the Chandigarh-based Centre for Rural Research and Industrial Development (CRRID) to conduct the first-ever comprehensive study on international migration from Punjab. S. Irudayarajan, head of the the research unit which is funded by the Ministry for Overseas Indian Affairs, said that they will be providing the questionnaire for the survey and also provide the sampling design.
Heard at security checkJanuary 7th, 2009 CHENNAI - Heavy security at the seventh Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in the wake of the Mumbai terrorist attack need not mean tension as a light-hearted exchange here revelaed. At the security check-point at the Chennai Trade Centre, the venue of the diaspora meet, a mediaperson told the policeman on duty to check him thoroughly since Sivarasan - the mastermind behind former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination - came to Sriperumbudur in the guise of a reporter.
Protesters use diaspora meet to garner attention to causeJanuary 7th, 2009 CHENNAI - Activists of a Tamil nationalist group and a Hindu organisation Thursday organised separate demonstrations in this city, where the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD) is underway, to draw attention to their cause. Organisers of both the protests said they were using the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas occasion 'to voice their hurt feelings and attract international attention'.
Tight security in Chennai ahead of PM's visitJanuary 6th, 2009 CHENNAI - Security was tightened for the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas here Wednesday amid reports of a threat to top leaders attending the annual diaspora meet organised by the government. Police detained a suspect, Abdul Rahim, 37, a cadre of the Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK), in connection with the threats.
Tight security in Chennai ahead of PM's visitJanuary 6th, 2009 CHENNAI - Security has been tightened here amid reports of a threat to top leaders attending the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the annual diaspora meet organised by the government from Wednesday. 'Though most threats are hoaxes, we take all information seriously.
Indian diaspora meet set to open - amid global recessionJanuary 6th, 2009 CHENNAI - Colourful giant billboards and tight security welcome 1,500 delegates and dignitaries at the venue of the seventh Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the country's annual convention to connect with its diaspora starting here Wednesday evening. Delegates from over 40 countries are scheduled to participate in the three-day event Chennai Trade Centre.
Exhibition inaugurated at Indian diaspora meetJanuary 6th, 2009 CHENNAI - An exhibition showcasing India to the overseas Indians was inaugurated here Wednesday evening as part of the seventh edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)- the three-day annual diaspora meet. 'The interests of non-resident Indians (NRI) and people of Indian origian (PIOs) will be protected through various steps which are being put in place by the Indian government,' V.
Government warns against unauthorised diaspora meetDecember 25th, 2008 NEW DELHI - The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs Friday warned against a diaspora meet being held under the aegis of an organisation called 'Pravasi Bharati' in Thiruvananthapuram in January and clarified that it was not affiliated to any government body. The organisation called Pravasi Bharati does not have any affiliation with the central government or the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, the office of the Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said here.
After threat, security tightened at Kusaha embankmentDecember 23rd, 2008 PATNA - A day after a threat was received to blow up the coffer dam under construction near the Kusaha embankment, the Nepal government has beefed up security at the site and assured protection to the officials from Bihar posted there, officials said Wednesday. 'The Nepal government has tightened security around the coffer-dam following the threat,' a government official told IANS here.
Diaspora meet to spur tourism infrastructure in KeralaDecember 22nd, 2008 KOCHI - The two day 'Ente Naadu', billed as a platform for the Kerala diaspora to invest in tourism projects in the state, has attracted a good response with more than 500 delegates from 42 countries attending the meet. The key objective of the two day meet is to open up exciting prospects for non resident Keralites (NRKs) through the 'Bring Home a Friend programme', which will make them brand ambassadors of Kerala.
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