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Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 09/23/09 05:31:19 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 90% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Click to read:Solar Eclipse Seen in Parts of India Jul 22, 2009
Visitors try out solar view goggles after a demonstration on safely watching a solar eclipse at the Science City in Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki). (CBS News)
112 now dead from toxic beer Jul 11, 2009
R K Misra, Ahmadabad ... Doctors from across Gujarat state have been rushed to Ahmadabad city to assist in the treatment of another 225 people who have been hospitalised, an officer at the Police Control Room said on Friday ... Schools and colleges were shut in Ahmadabad on Friday after the opposition called for their closure in protest. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Toll in India alcohol tragedy hits 112 Jul 11, 2009
AHMADABAD, India - Opposition leaders accused police of abetting bootlegging in western India, saying they were partly responsible for the recent deaths from illegally brewed poisonous liquor ... Doctors from across Gujarat state have been rushed to Ahmadabad to assist in the treatment of another 225 people who have been hospitalized, said an officer at the Police Control Room ... Schools and colleges were shut in Ahmadabad yesterday after the opposition called for their closure in protest. (Boston Globe)
* Home-brewed liquor kills 69 in India Jul 11, 2009
AP , AHMADABAD, INDIA Saturday, Jul 11, 2009, Page 5. A man who consumed illicitly brewed liquor is treated at a hospital in Ahmadabad, India, on Thursday ... The tragedy began unfolding on Monday when people began to fall sick after drinking sessions over the weekend in Ahmadabad, the main city in Gujarat state. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Homemade liquor kills 43 in western India Jul 9, 2009
AHMADABAD, India - Tainted home-brewed liquor that poor workers living in slums drank over the weekend has left at least 43 dead in western India, police said yesterday. Another 23 were battling for their lives in three hospitals in Gujarat state s main city, Ahmadabad, said S.S. Khandwawala, the director-general of state police ... Some were found on the streets of Ahmadabad, said police commissioner S.K. Saikia. (Boston Globe)
Death toll in Indian liquor tragedy rises to 69 Jul 9, 2009
AHMADABAD, India (AP): At least 69 people, mostly poor workers living in slums, have died over the past few days after drinking tainted home-brewed liquor in western India, an official said Thursday. The tragedy began unfolding on Monday when people began to fall sick after drinking sessions over the weekend in Ahmadabad, the main city in Gujarat state ... The death toll now stands at 69, said I.P. Gautam, the chief municipal official of Ahmadabad. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
India's ruling Congress alliance wins election May 17, 2009
Congress party's election symbol is seen in the background as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, looks on during an election campaign rally in Ahmadabad. (Associated Press). (Globe and Mail)
A right path for India's left May 8, 2009
Finally, a string of terrorist attacks across major cities in India in 2008, including Jaipur (May), Bangalore (July), Ahmadabad (July), New Delhi (September), and Mumbai (November), illustrated the growing threat of home-grown Islamic extremism in India under the banner of such groups as the Indian Mujahedeen and Students Islamic Movement of India. While these attacks have so far failed to ignite communal tensions, future high-profile attacks may spark levels of Hindu-Muslim violence that were... (Asia Times Online)
India among terrorism affected nations May 1, 2009
Besides the 26/11 Mumbai attack, the annual "Country Reports on Terrorism 2008" of the US State Department has listed seven other major terrorist attacks in India during 2008 -- prominent among them being the Jaipur bombings, attack on Indian Embassy in Kabul and the terror strikes in Ahmadabad, Delhi and Assam. "In addition to the Mumbai attacks, the rise in terrorist attacks and their coordinated nature throughout India suggested the terrorists were well-funded and financially organised," the... (India Times)
The Fiery Hindu Nationalist Who's Roiling Indian Politics May 1, 2009
Narendra Modi addresses Bharatiya Janata Party workers in Ahmadabad Sam Panthaky / AFP / Getty ... On Monday, the court ruled on a petition filed by Jakia Nasim Ahesan, the widow of Ehsan Jafri, a legislator belonging to the Congress Party who was killed along with 38 people by a mob at his home in Ahmadabad, Gujarat's largest city. (Time.com)
The US$1,900 car touted to be within reach of the world's poor Mar 23, 2009
This Jan. 11, 2009 file photo sjows Tata's Nano car at an exhibition during the fourth Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit in Ahmadabad, India. It is toutred as a vehicle meant to herald a revolution by making it possible for the world's poor to purchase their first car. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
IPL confirms security Mar 11, 2009
Last Updated: 02:04pm 10 Mar 2009. R100 Free @ Piggs Peak. (iAfrica.com)
IPL assumes direct charge of all player security Mar 10, 2009
The Associated Press Published: March 10, 2009. Indian Premier League organizers have vowed to take direct responsibility for all security arrangements during the Twenty20 tournament in the wake of a terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan that has heightened concerns of players traveling to the subcontinent. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
* Tainted syringes behind India hepatitis outbreak Mar 6, 2009
AP , AHMADABAD, INDIA Friday, Mar 06, 2009, Page 6 ... In Ahmadabad, the state capital, investigators found warehouses where used syringes, needles, saline bottles, IV drips and vials had been sorted, washed and repackaged for sale, said Manish Fenci, a senior city health official. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
New Delhi says it helped in bid for Gandhi items Mar 6, 2009
AP Photo - Visitors look at Mohandas Gandhi's spinning wheel and other belongings in his room at the Gandhi Ashram in Ahmadabad, India, Friday, March 6, 2009. Mohandas Gandhi's eyeglasses and other items were sold for $1. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Dirty syringes tied to Indian hepatitis outbreak Mar 5, 2009
AHMADABAD, India - Investigators in western India looking into a deadly hepatitis outbreak traced to infected syringes have uncovered a huge operation to illegally recycle hundreds of tons of used medical equipment, officials said Wednesday ... In Ahmadabad, the state capital, investigators found warehouses where used syringes, needles, saline bottles, IV drips and vials had been sorted, washed and repackaged for sale, said Dr. Manish Fenci, a senior city health official. (MSNBC -- Health)
Martin Luther King III on pilgrimage to India Feb 21, 2009
A man places a paper cap on Martin Luther King III as his wife, Arndrea Waters King, looks on during their visit to Gandhi Ashram in Ahmadabad, India, on Friday. The son of late U.S. civil rights leader is on a visit to India commemorating the 50th anniversary of his parents' pilgrimage here to study non-violence. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Local Weather Feb 8, 2009
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 02/08/09 07:15:32 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 89% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
