OCTOBER 7, 2007.
Headlines:
· Musharraf wins presidential poll.
· Seven militants, two jawans killed.
· Job cuts loom over tirupur
“ I deserved more from McLaren ”
In shanghai, last Sunday Fernando Alonso criticize McLaren Mercedes severely. He expected more from the English team and his boss Ron Dennis. He said that, I was expecting a lot more, we all were. He also qualified for Chinese grand prix for the forthcoming Sunday. He also said that, “Not a double champion, but a normal person”.
He also said that he had spoken with all other persons like David coulthard, Juan Pablo Montoya, kimi raikkonen and he found that all were left their teams and had a lot of happiness. There must be some reasons for all the facts. He had his own philosophy and all understood it.
Alonso has a contract with McLaren for the next two years, admitted he don’t know if he would be in the team in 2008.There are ten teams that could be interested in him. He could be gracious in defeat, if team-mate Lewis Hamilton become the first to win the title. Alonso added, “I think he deserves it if he wins it in the end”. He said that ,“if I don’t win this year its because someone has scored more points than him”.
Other important news:
1. Jones- from grace to disgrace.
2. National Investment Fund launched.
3. Government amends local body Acts.
October 8, 2007
Headlines:
· BJP formally parts ways with JD(S), submits letter to governor.
· Sonia defends nuclear deal.
· Madurai prison guard suspended.
· ‘Sound of the Silent’ set to allure the hearing impared.
“Tribals now eco-tourist guides”
Measures to protect environment, create employment
Theni: Tribals ,who once wandered in interior forests to collect forest produce and firewood for their livelihood, have become eco-tourism guides and protectors of the environment at Kumbakarai Falls, a popular tourist attraction of the district. Over 100 tribal residents of Indira nagar, all members of village Forest Council have been deputed as eco-tourism guides to maintain the Kumbakarai Falls site, regulate tourists and keep the surroundings clean. Eco-guides will also act as eco-guards, preventing tourists from entering danger zones.
Uniforms and identity cards will be given to them. They will also be trained in giving first-aid, the DPO said. Toilet facilities, a bathing ghat, dress changing room and dinning shelter will be created for tourists.
Other important news:
1. Indian medicine seats go abegging.
2. Senior citizens demand national policy implementation.
3. Dudhwa tiger count by Year-end.
October 9, 2007
Headlines:
1. Kumaraswamy resigns…..
2. Karat meets Pranab, Sonia on nuclear deal.
3. India and the IAEA safeguards agreement.
“Taiwan to unveil missiles”
Taiwan is to unveil for the first time two locally developed missiles in a show of strength this week. Taiwan has developed a long range missile capable of striking china’s financial centre and biggest city, shanghai. Taipei plans to eventually deploy 500 Hsiung Feng 2-E cruise missiles to counter some 800-plus Chinese missiles based across the 160-km-wide Taiwan strait. The military will unveil the supersonic Hsiung-feng 3 brave wind ship to ship and the Tien kung 3 sky bow missiles at coming Wednesday’s national day parade, said Defence minister Lee tien-yu.
Chang Li-teh said that, with a range of at least 130 km, the Hsiung-feng has been designed to counter the Russia-made SS-N-22 sunburn bought by china. He is the managing editor of the Taipei-based defence technology.
Other important news:
1. U.S. markets opened up for Indian investors.
2. Diamond bourse coming up in Mumbai.
3. Concern for Musharraf’s security.
October 10, 2007.
Headlines:
1. President’s Rule in Karnataka.
2. Remote controlled operation of irrigation systems planned.
3. Left hopes government will not proceed with talks on nuclear deal.
“They shrank the hard disk”
Physics Nobel for work that led to information technology breakthrough à
Stockholm: Albert Fert of France and Peter Grunberg of Germany won the physics nobel prize for their pioneering work that led to the miniaturized hard disc.
Professor Fert, 69, and Professor Grunburg, 68, were highly praised for their discovery in 1988 of a principle called giant magnetoresistance, or GMR.
It is considered as the first application of Nano technology. It leads to diminishing of electronic devices.
The first read-out head based on Fert and Gruenberg’s technology was launched in 1997, and has been a standard in industry since then.
Working independently, they discovered that minute magnetic changes, in materials made of very thin layers of various metallic elements, lead to huge differences in electrical resistance. These differences lead to changes in the current in the readout head, which scans a hard disc to spot the ones and zeros in which the data are stored. The read out head isthus able to read smaller and weaker magnetic areas and this sensitivity means more information can be packed more densely on the hard disc.
Other important news:
· Batting will hold the key for Indians.
· Rupee recovers initial losses.
· Karunanidhi targets BJP on Ramar Sethu.
October 11, 2007.
Headlines:
· Two-phase polls in Gujarat, Himachal.
· Advocates to continue indefinite court boycott.
· Plans to ease traffic in Coimbatore City.
“Chinese students turn to South Indian Universities”
137 out of 300 who are in India have joined VIT university:
Out of about 300 Chinese students who arrived in India this year for pursuing higher education, 137 have enrolled for various courses at VIT university. An informal chat with some of these students revealed their eagerness to study computer science and commerce, the most sought after fields in china. According to Sathyamoorthy, chairman of SIETA addressed that as many as 101 students have joined in Mysore university and 60 students joined in Bangalore university. He also said that, “ we want to create a platform to bring together Chinese and Indian universities for educational exchange programmes, which will be beneficial to students of both countries”.
Other important news:
1. From Vizag, around the world.
2. AIADMK to hold public meetings.
3. Reopen road that passes through Kodanad estate.
October 12, 2007.
Headlines:
· Two killed in blast at Ajmer dargah.
· Karunanidhi puts proposal on hold.
· Fiyadeen strike at CRPF camp in J & K.
“No Threat to government”
Pawar, Lalu à
Nationalist Congress party and Rashtriya Janata Dal chiefs Sharad Pawar and Lalu Prasad on thrusday asserted here that there was no threat to the United Progressive Alliance government. The two had come to attend their party functions. Mr. Pawar said that, as poor prophecy the observation of Leader of the opposition in the Lok sabha L.K. Advani that there would be a snap poll in the first half of 2008. Mr. Prasad said there was no chance of a mid-term poll ,as talks with the left.
Other important news:
1. Aussie pace battery leaves India shell-shocked.
2. Turkey slams U.S. passing of “genocide” bill.
3. Salem division to become fully operational from Nov.1.
October 13, 2007.
Headlines:
· Manmohan, Sonia rule out early polls.
· Blood storage centres to reduce maternal mortality.
· Nobel Peace Prize for Gore, U.N. climate agency.
“102 litres of petrol, boat spares seized”
Ramanathapuram: Marine commandos of the Indian navy on Friday seized 102 litres of petrol and a bag of boat spares near Kothandaramar Temple, a remote beachfront in Rameswaram.
The seized materials were handed over to customs officials for further investigation. The circumstances under which the cans were seized showed they were meant for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealem. The personnel, patrolling off the Rameswaram coast, noticed a group of persons near the beach. As they approached them the group fled, abandoning two cans containing petrol and other materials. He said that all mechanized and country boats of the place operated on diesel. Petrol could not be used in the beachfront area. This showed that it was meant to smuggled into Srilanka.
Other important news:
1. No fireworks sale on road, in public places: High Court.
2. Inzamam bids goodbye to international scene.
3. An honour for IPCC scientists: Pachauri.