Kathmandu: Two young Indian girls were lucky to survive the Nepalese airliner crash on Monday near high-altitude Jomsom airport in northern Nepal, being among the six who were rescued alive from the debris of the ill-fated plane. The girls aged 6 and 9 were among three Indian survivors of the crash in which the Dronier aircraft got buried after hitting a mountain peak straddling the airport. "The girls are conscious...
03:01 PM, May 14, 2012
New Delhi: In a shocking development from the Dandeli-Anshi tiger reserve in Karnataka, a forest officer has died after being allegedly attacked by a group of tourists. Assistant conservator of forest MH Nayak was allegedly hit on the head by the tourists after he tried to stop them from feeding crocodiles at the Kali River which is inside the tiger reserve. The tourists were holidaying at a nearby resort. Irate...
01:22 PM, May 09, 2012
HYDERABAD: It would seem the tourism department and the Hyderabad corporations style of promoting the citys most famous landmark this World Heritage Week includes just a dash of bright coloured flags and self advertisement banners, rather than improving facilities for tourists to the monument as promised. For any visitor to the Charminar on Wednesday, the sight of brown, green and white flags bearing symbols of the APTDC and GHMC would...
09:08 AM, Apr 20, 2012
CHENNAI: In 2008, Purushothaman used to ferry foreign tourists arriving at the International Airport at Meenambakkam to various destinations of their choice in the city. On the last day of their sojourn, he would drop them back at the airport on his tourist-friendly auto rickshaw.Four years down the line, he continues in the same profession, albeit with a difference - Purushothaman has now switched over to a taxi. "It's three...
08:09 AM, Apr 05, 2012
Bhubaneswar: After a day's break, talks resumed between the Odisha Government and Maoist negotiators for release of the Italian captive while the state Assembly unanimously appealed to the kidnappers of BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka to free him. The appeal comes a day before the deadline fixed by the ultras expires. Home Secretary UN Behera led a three-member team of government representatives in the talks with Maoist-named mediators BD Sharma and...
01:48 PM, Apr 04, 2012
New Delhi: Odisha government on Monday resumed talks with negotiators to end the hostage crisis after Naxal leader Sabyasachi Panda issued an ultimatum, threatening to kill Italian tourist Bosusco Paulo if the Naveen Patnaik government fails to fulfill their demands. Panda on Monday released a fresh audio tape. He said that the Odisha government had not made it clear as to what demands they had agreed to meet. Panda further...
08:04 AM, Apr 03, 2012
Berhampur (Odisha): The abduction of two Italians is the first such incident in Odisha's Kandhamal district involving foreigners, but the district has witnessed an alarming spurt in extremist violence in the last four years. Covered by dense forest and being a mountainous terrain, the tribal-dominated district has served as a safe haven and hide-out for extremists for sometime, an intelligence official said. The district had not witnessed any violence or...
01:09 PM, Mar 28, 2012
New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has hit out at the Centre for not helping the state in the Italian abduction issue. He said that the central government did not do anything to end the hostage crisis. "Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Union Home Department are not displaying urgency in the hostage crisis issue. SM Krishna did not even attend to my call initially when the Italian tourist...
07:44 AM, Mar 21, 2012
New Delhi: In the backdrop of the abduction of two Italian tourists by Maoists in Odisha, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday cited the need for National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) to tackle extremism. "Nation needs to be united on terrorism. Abduction of two Italians in Odisha is a grim reminder of Left-wing extremism. The abduction is an indication that our security has a threat if we are not united...
12:26 PM, Mar 20, 2012
Bhubaneswar: Sabyasachi Panda, the man allegedly behind the kidnapping of the two Italians, has ruled the jungles of Odisha for two decades. But police have just one photograph of the Maoist leader. It was on his instructions that the two Italian trekkers were allegedly abducted last week. A science graduate, Panda, joined the Naxalite movement in 1991. He is the one who was responsible for the killing of RSS leader...
08:57 AM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: Naxal leader Sabyasachi Panda has reportedly issued a fresh audio tape regarding the abducted Italian nationals and set Tuesday evening as the new deadline for the state government to respond. The message in the tape says that the two Italian tourists are safe and are being fed well. The Naxals have also announced a unilateral ceasefire and urged the odisha government to declare the halt of all operations...
07:17 AM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Monday that the Odisha government was willing to hold discussion with the Maoists over the abduction of two Italian nationals by the force. He said that the two, one of whom has been staying in Puri for the past 20 years, should be released immediately without any harm. "The government has received the statement sent in by the Maoists asking for...
08:42 PM, Mar 19, 2012
New Delhi: Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda has put forth 13 demands for the release of two Italian hostages Bosusco Paolo and Claudio Colangelo. The demands are the same as were made in February, 2011, when Malkangiri collector R Vineel Krishna was abducted. The 13 demands made by the Maoist leader are: 1) Stopping anti-Maoist operations. 2) Withdrawal of cases against tribals jailed on the charges of being Maoists. 3) Scrapping...
12:33 PM, Mar 19, 2012
New Delhi: Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has appealed for the release of the two Italians who were taken hostage by Maoists on Sunday. The state government though is still waiting for a formal demand by the Maoists. Home Ministry sources say that the Centre is ready to provide assistance but the state hasn't asked for it. The two Italian hostages are safe, according to one of the two Indians...
10:36 AM, Mar 19, 2012
New Delhi: The two Italians taken hostage by Maoists in Kandhamal, Odisha, are scared but safe, according to one of the two Indians released. The Maoists have set a deadline of Sunday evening for 13 demands to be met including an end to anti-Naxal operaitons. The Maoists treated us well, did not beat us and gave us food to eat. Both the Italian tourists are scared but are safe and...
06:21 AM, Mar 19, 2012
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