Little blue pill saves newborn Mar 6, 2008
PANIPAT: The jury may still be out on Viagra, but the magic blue pill saved the life of a newborn suffering from pulmonary hypertension. A neonatologist, Dr Girish Arora, of local hospital claimed that the drug was used on an "experimental basis" after the newborn did not respond to any other treatment. (India Times, India)
When South Meets North Feb 14, 2008
Women from Kerala were few in numbers (although at last count there appeared to be about 150 such women in Hissar and Panipat) in relation to the total number of marriages and were dispersed over two districts. Other sociologists pointed out that not all of Kerala followed the matrilineal system which anyway had declined considerably even among those communities that had practised it earlier. (India Times, India)
41 per cent of Internet users are from ''smaller'' townsnews Dec 12, 2007
The cities covered by the survey included Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Patna, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Coimbatore, Guwahati, Surat, Nagpur, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Durg, Vishakhapatnam, Trichy, Bellary, Panipat, Trisshur and Jalgaon covering 65,000 households. Town Class Definitions:Top 8 Metros: The top 8 cities in India in terms of population. (domain-B)
M'lore: Minister Invites Kuwaiti Oil Company to Invest in City Dec 9, 2007
In this context Deora urged that KPC too could adopt similar model for investing in new refining capacities planned at places like Panipat (Haryana), Mangalore (Karnataka), Kakinada and Vishakapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) by various oil PSUs. Assuring fullest support of Indian Government, the Minister underlined that joint venture projects between KPC and Indian Oil PSUs would be tremendously beneficial for both partners. (Daijiworld.com)
Kuwait keen to invest in oil, gas projects Dec 7, 2007
Other projects in the pipeline for setting up refinery and petrochemical complex include IOC in Panipat, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in Mangalore, HPCL in Vishakhapatnam. Mr. Deora said that promoting refinery projects in India was competitive as capital cost was low and project consultancy by PSU technology company Engineers India was of high quality and at competitive cost. (Hindu)
Sports goods makers on poor wicket Dec 1, 2007
CHANDIGARH/PANIPAT: Indias recent T20 World Cup win sparked wild celebrations ... The rapid appreciation of the Rupee against the dollar has resulted in the thriving export-dependent textile and sports goods clusters in Ludhiana, Panipat and Jallandhar on the verge of grinding to a halt ... Ram Niwas Gupta, president, Panipat Handloom Exporters Association, says that due to the huge losses, all companies are now cutting down shifts and some of them are even closing down. (India Times)
Fatal triple bomb attack in India Nov 24, 2007
Over 60 people were killed after a bomb attack aboard a train travelling from India to Pakistan near Panipat, north of the capital, Delhi, in February. In May, at least nine people were killed in a bomb explosion at a historic mosque in the southern city of Hyderabad. (BBC News -- South Asia)
There's more to BPOs than big bucks and booze: Netizens Nov 7, 2007
Henna says from Panipat, "The companies should take government's help in ensuring full safety of women employees. It is not possible for BPOs to do it on their own. Security on roads is also not tightened by the government. Besides, I don't agree, BPOs culture is affecting our youth." Nowadays, it is a common trend for undergraduates to join the call centres and finish their studies through correspondence. At 18-21 years, is this young brigade ready to undergo the pressure of strenuous working... (India Times, India -- Community News)
Samjhauta blasts: Suspect related to imam Nov 1, 2007
Sixty-eight people were killed in the blasts which took place at Deewana near Panipat. The blasts were triggered by low-intensity explosives which were accompanied by inflammable material to create a fire in the coaches. (India Times, India -- Community News)
DLF to invest Rs 16,000 crore to build 20 big malls Oct 14, 2007
The shopping malls developed by DLF would come up at places like Chennai, Kochi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bangalore, Panipat, Jalandhar, Baroda, Goa, Mumbai and Ludhiana. It may lease out space to reputed national and global brands including Louis Vuitton, Armani, Gucci, Cartier, Christian Dior and Fendi, the source added. (India Times)
Grid collapse disrupts power supply in north India Oct 14, 2007
The thermal power stations at Panipat, Bathinda and Ropar stopped. The hydro power stations were the first to be re-started and power supply was restored to thermal power stations to enable a hot start up and some restoration of thermal units was possible by 3 pm. (The Tribune)
Fire in Panipat mill, 6 workers killed Oct 8, 2007
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Townships with malls, health clubs springing up Oct 7, 2007
The Chandigarh route boasts of developments along Kundli, Sonepat, Panipat, Karnal and Chandigarh. So what makes buyers buy in these areas. (India Times)
Fire breaks out at Panipat factory, six killed Oct 7, 2007
PANIPAT: Six people were killed and several others were feared trapped after a major fire broke out in a textile mill in Panipat early on Sunday ... Fire tenders from Panipat and nearby areas had been pressed into service to bring the fire under control. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Paparazzi hounds Prince Oct 7, 2007
NATIONAL: Major fire breaks out in RR Textile Mill in Panipat, kills 7 people n Blueline bus runs over 13 people in Badarpur border, South Delhi n Seven people including five women confirmed dead in the mishap n K'taka CM Kumaraswamy forwards resignations of 18 BJP MLAs to Governor PRIYANKA REMAINS UNTRACEABLE: Priyanka Todi, wife of Rizwanur Rehman remains untraceable n 23-yr-old Priyanka's husband Rizwanur was murdered in September 2007 n Priyanka's decision to marry Rizwanur seen as the... (Times Now.tv)
Special trains for women in Delhi Sep 27, 2007
The three routes identified for running the Ladies Special Trains are Panipat, Palwal and Aligarh to Delhi and back. "We have submitted the proposal to the Railway Board for running exclusive trains for women office goers in certain routes," Sri Prakash, Northern Railway General Manager said. (India Times, India)
IOC plans Rs 43250 cr capex in next five years Sep 25, 2007
Behuria said the naphtha cracker project in Panipat in Haryana is slated for commissioning in 2009 ... An integrated paraxylene/purified terephthalic acid plant for polyester intermediates is already in operation at Panipat, while a naphtha cracker with downstream polymer units is coming up at Panipat. (Financial Express)
IOC plans Rs 43500 cr expansion Sep 25, 2007
Apart from its current Panipat and Koyali petrochemicals projects, IOC plans to develop world class petrochemicals production centres at Paradip, Haldia and Chennai ... Behuria said that the Rs 14,500 crore naptha cracker project in Panipat, Haryana, is scheduled to be commissioned in 2009 ... The company has already commissioned a 5,53,000-tonne Paraxylene/Purified Theraptic Acid plant at Panipat. (Business Standard)
300 Indian youths stranded in Iraq: LBP Sep 1, 2007
Those of his group still stranded there included Kulwinder Singh, Pardeep Kumar, Gurmit Singh, Harvinder Singh, Gurdip Singh, Harpreet Singh all of Amritsar, Kulwinder Singh of Panipat and Mandeep Kumar of Hoshiarpur. Alleging that previous as well as present state government had failed to check the unscrupulous travel agents, Ramoowalia said, "Badal should either publicly admit that this problem was beyond his control or if he was even slightly serious a limited emergency for two years should... (India Times, India)
TCS bags Rs 574 crore BSNL deal Aug 31, 2007
52-hectares zone at Panipat, Haryana, and two zones of Gitanjali Gems at Aurangabad and Nagpur. The 102 hectares Aurangabad zone of the company is mainly for gems and jewellery, while the 1,000 hectares Nagpur project will be a multi-product zone. (Business Standard)
IT/ITeS SEZs to dominate BoA meet Aug 28, 2007
Likewise, Panipat and Sonepat in Haryana are trying to catch up with Gurgaon ... Mittal Infratech is setting up an IT zone in Panipat, otherwise known for its textile industries. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Mkts off low on capital goods gains Jul 11, 2007
Petron Engineering has received an order from Toyo Engineering India for mechanical, piping & painting works at Indian Oil Corporation's naphtha cracker project at Panipat, Haryana, for contract value of Rs 25. 29 crore. (India Times)
L&T wins Rs 542cr order from IOC Jul 11, 2007
The unit is located at IOC's refinery in Panipat at Haryana, India. This prestigious order comprises the Residual Process Design, Detailed Engineering, Procurement, Supply, Transportation, Storage, Fabrication, Inspection, Construction, Installation, Testing, Mechanical Completion, Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning, and Performance Guarantee Test Runs for the said project, the release added. (Business Standard)
Carry on up the Khyber Jul 11, 2007
They were tattooed during the chaos and carnage of partition when their families fled from what is now Pakistan to Panipat in India. Sixty years on and the tattoos are still visible. (Guardian Unlimited)
Cairn Energy Shares Jump on Approval for $866 Million Indian Oil Pipeline Jul 7, 2007
The shortest route for the pipe is a 325-kilometer stretch to Viramgam, from where existing pipelines can supply the crude to Indian Oil Corp.'s refineries in Koyali in Gujarat, a neighboring state, and to processing facilities in Mathura and Panipat, in northern India, the presentation said. Cairn Energy bought the area from Royal Dutch Shell Plc and struck India's biggest discovery since Oil & Natural Gas discovered the Bombay High field off the west coast in 1974. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Mittal gets nod to buy 49% in HPCL refinery Jun 22, 2007
Existing refineries in Panipat and Mathura has a capacity of 12 mt and 7. 5 mt, respectively. (India Times)
Pepsi: Repairing a poisoned reputation in India Jun 7, 2007
"After Narain's fresh burst of pesticide allegations in August, Pepsi chose to ignore her and go straight to the Indian media. The company met with editorial boards, presented its own data in press conferences, and ran TV commercials featuring its then-president in India, Rajeev Bakshi, walking through a gleaming laboratory.Cartoons and stick figuresThe company also stepped up efforts to reduce water usage in its plants, a cause that factory manager Ashwini Singla has embraced with almost... (Rediff)
N-plant for Haryana May 20, 2007
He said during his visit to Panipat sometime ago, he had announced that a nuclear power plant would be set up in Haryana. He had been informed that the government had already selected a site in Fatehabad district, adding that work on this project would begin soon. (The Tribune)
Pyramids turn realty fortune-tellers May 3, 2007
Incidentally, when this franchisee opened its Moti Mahal in Panipat s Cosmos Mall last month, it strictly adhered to the pyramid principle, and now sees a conversion rate of 90. On the other hand, the two-month-old McDonald s on the same floor has about 45% conversion , she says, drawing a comparison. (India Times)
IOC eyes petrochem exports to Pakistan Apr 6, 2007
At his meeting with oil minister Murli Deora on the sidelines of the 14th Saarc summit, Pakistan prime minister Shaukat Aziz sought a detailed note on IndianOil's proposal to supply petrochem, particularly PTA (an ingredient for making plastics), and lubricant-making oils from the company's Panipat refinery ... IndianOil chairman Sarthak Behuria impressed upon the Aziz Pakistan's advantage in sourcing these items from Panipat ... Importing from Panipat will save on freight as the refinery is... (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Two arrested for Samjhauta blasts Mar 15, 2007
INDORE (MP): In the first arrests in the Samjhauta Express blasts, police on Wednesday took into custody two suspects who had allegedly provided suitcase covers to the perpetrators of the terror attack near Panipat that killed 68 ... The two suspects were being questioned by a team of Haryana police who produced them in a local court late on Tuesday evening for transit remands to take them to Panipat ... Mohammad Zakir, a victim of the blasts hailing from Bijnore admitted in Delhi's Safdarjung... (Daily News & Analysis)
Arrests In India Train Blast Investigation Mar 15, 2007
Police took the pair on Wednesday to Panipat, a town north of New Delhi near where the explosions were triggered. Investigators believe suitcases bombs were used to start fires in two cars of the Samjhauta Express because they found similar devices in a third car. (CBS News -- World)
Samjhauta blasts: Haryana Police visits Allahabad Mar 14, 2007
Two powerful explosions ripped through two coaches of the Lahore-bound Samjhauta Express on the night of February 18, killing 67 people near Panipat. Related Stories. (India Times, India)
Samjhauta blasts case: Vital clues uncovered Mar 12, 2007
The blasts on the train on February 18 near Deewana village in Haryana's Panipat district claimed 68 lives, mostly Pakistanis. Bureau Report. (Zee News)
Lodi Barbarism Mar 9, 2007
After finishing off Ibrahim Lodi and his army at Panipat, Babur had marched on to Delhi - and was bitterly disappointed at his conquest. His first observation of Delhi: "There is no cooked food available in the bazaars". (India Times, India)
INTERVIEW-Afghanistan regroups for Taliban offensive Mar 2, 2007
Select an Edition: Fri Mar 2 08:55:03 2007. MEDIA RESOURCES Tools. (AlertNet)
Lower fares and record profits mark rail budget Feb 27, 2007
He also referred to the February 18 bombing of the Delhi-Attari Link Express to Pakistan near Panipat and the July 2006 blasts in Mumbais suburban services, and said security would be a top priority for Indian Railways. Besides increasing the number of trained dogs in the existing dog squads, in many sensitive divisions of the country explosive detection devices, door frames and hand held metal detectors are being installed to provide better security. (Gulf Times)
Handle with careAddMyLinkImage("/news/181_1938192,00120001.htm", "Handle with care"); Feb 26, 2007
Even accepting fully that Islamabad had nothing to do with Panipat, we need to see whether Panipat, where mainly Pakistanis were killed, has shocked Islamabad into real cooperation with us against creatures who are as dangerous to the kind of Pakistan its leaders claim to want, as to us ... The second lesson from Panipat involves so many of our domestic concerns, it calls for separate studies ... Much has yet to be learned about what led to Panipat, but the bits and pieces emerging just leave... (Hindustan Times, India)
Expect a good budget, says Lalu Feb 26, 2007
He also clarified why he did not take a call from his Pakistani counterpart on the day of the blasts, saying he was in a plane, en route from Patna to Panipat. "There was no motive to ignore him," he said. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Mystery shrouds Samjhauta tragedy Feb 26, 2007
Panipat: A week after the Samjhauta Express blast, new leads have been unearthed. Police say the train had slowed down to just 11 kilometers per hour between the Dadli and Holambikala stations prior to the blasts. (CNN-IBN)
Adieu to Pakistani brethren Feb 25, 2007
MOURNING THE UNKNOWN: People attend the mass burial of the unidentified victims of the Samjhauta Express blasts, at Mehrana village near Panipat on Saturday ... They may have come from across the borders but we are brothers,'' shouted Indian mourner Usman Ali as police cordonned off the mass burial site at Mehrana near Panipat ... Earlier, at Panipat where he had gone to identify the bodies of his children, he said, "I am being treated here as if I know everything about the incident and the... (Hindu)
Army launches hunt for killers of 16 Indian policemen Feb 25, 2007
Muslim residents fill the graves of the unidentified victims of the Samjhauta Express train blasts near Panipat town February 24, 2007. At a solemn ceremony on Saturday attended by officials and local villagers, India began burying mostly unidentified bodies of victims of bomb blasts on a train to Pakistan which killed 68 people. (Reuters AlertNet)
Died to return, returned to die Feb 25, 2007
PANIPAT: As Shaukat Ali Rana crossed over to Pakistan on Saturday with the charred bodies of his five children killed in the Samjhauta Express terror attack, another equally poignant story of human loss surfaced. That was of Shabir Ahmed, who having left his country of birth as a young boy had desperately wanted to return. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Samjhauta blasts: Timer device made in Gujarat Feb 25, 2007
Priyadarshi said, a few officers Gujarat ATS are still in Panipat. "We have been given some important leads by Haryana police and are working on it", he said. (India Times, India -- Community News)
S Asia rivals sign nuclear pact Feb 25, 2007
Meanwhile, families from Pakistan have been arriving at the hospital in the town of Panipat in northern India, 80km (50 miles) from Delhi, looking for lost relatives after the attack. The BBC's Dan Isaacs reports from Panipat that so far 18 bodies have been identified. (Yahoo News -- Pakistan)
Feb 24 in pics Feb 25, 2007
MASS BURIAL: People attend mass burial of the unidentified bodies of the Samjhauta Express blasts victims in Panipat. (AP Photo). (India Times, India)
Mass funeral for India train dead Feb 24, 2007
Officials at Panipat, the town nearest the scene of the blast, told the BBC that six bodies had been buried on Friday after their Pakistani relatives had given their consent. They say that relatives wanting to rebury their loved ones will have the right to do so after DNA reports on the bodies are completed within the next 10 to 15 days. (BBC News)
Pakistan Calls for Joint Probe With India Into Bomb Attack on Peace Train Feb 23, 2007
Explosions ripped through two carriages of the Samjhauta Express near Panipat, about 90 kilometers (56 miles) from India's capital, New Delhi. Samjhauta means concord in Hindi, and the service symbolizes the effort to forge closer links between the nuclear-armed neighbors, who have fought three wars since gaining independence from British rule in 1947, two of them over the Himalayan region of Kashmir. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
India expands refining capacity Feb 23, 2007
State-owned oil-refining companies have lined up investments to the tune of Rs500 billion to upgrade their refineries, as part of efforts to turn the country into the "world's refinery hub'' as well as meet global standards because of international interest in the sector. The FDI announcement comes in the wake of the recent announcement by India's largest oil-refining company, the Indian Oil Corp (IOC), that it will spend Rs560 billion over the next five years on expanding its refining and other... (Asia Times Online)
Samjhauta Exp Bloodied Feb 23, 2007
Samjhauta tragedy The first batch of Pakistanis reach Panipat in search of their missing relatives, reports Hitender Rao ... By the end of the second day after the blasts on the Delhi-Attari Express, only 18 of the 66 dead bodies lying at the Panipat morgue could be identified ... He is helping us with the investigations, said IG, Rohtak range, Sharad Kumar, at a press conference in Panipat. (Hindustan Times, India)
Hope floats: Samjhauta is back on tracks Feb 23, 2007
Two bombs exploded around midnight on Sunday on the Samjhauta Express, which connects New Delhi to Lahore in Pakistan, triggering a blaze in two coaches that burned victims alive in Panipat. All of us have to die someday. (India Times, India)
Three 'detained' over train blast Feb 22, 2007
It is not clear who was behind the attack on the Friendship Express near Panipat, 80km (50 miles) from Delhi, and no group has admitted carrying it out. The police issued sketches of two men they believe got off the train just moments before it was hit by the deadly bombing on Sunday night. (BBC News)
5 detained in connection with blasts on Samjhauta Feb 22, 2007
Thursday, February 22, 2007. 5 detained in connection with Samjhauta Exp blast. (Hindustan Times, India)
Old Foes Join in Anger as Train Bombing’s Toll Rises to 66 Feb 21, 2007
On Monday afternoon, police officers worked in the sun to identify victims at the main government hospital in Panipat, the nearest city to the site of the explosions, recording the remnants they had found: singed passports, a wallet, a key ... By the time the first fire trucks arrived, the two coaches were ablaze, and the air smelled of burning plastic and flesh, according to B. D. Ahuja, the fire station officer at Panipat ... The next afternoon, he found his uncle;s body at the hospital in... (Foster's Daily Democrat)
India, Pakistan stick to plan for peace talks after bombing Feb 21, 2007
Efforts were being made to identify some of the victims whose bodies had been collected in a makeshift morgue in the village of Panipat, near the site of the blast, but progress was slow, and Indian television news said only 11 people had been positively identified by yesterday afternoon. As Rana Shaukatali, a Pakistani shopkeeper from Faisalabad, lay at Safdarjung Hospital recovering from severe burns, his nephew, Khalid Khan, 28, returned from the gruesome task of inspecting corpses. (Boston Globe)
Bombs spur India-Pakistan peace process Feb 21, 2007
NEW DELHI - The twin bomb blasts on Monday on the Samjhauta "peace train" near Panipat in the northern Indian state of Haryana could, for the first time, draw Pakistan and India closer together in a common front against terror. At least 66 people - both Indians and Pakistanis - died and scores were injured when the bombs went off on the Pakistan-bound train about 80 kilometers north of New Delhi. (Asia Times Online)
Security lapses emerge in Indian train bomb probe Feb 21, 2007
In Panipat, 50 miles from Delhi, relatives continued today to gather at the hospital to give DNA samples in an attempt to identify the bodies. Less than 20 of the victims had been formally identified by this morning, with most of the corpses mutilated beyond recognition. (Yahoo News -- India)
Turkey condemns attack on passenger train in India Feb 21, 2007
The train was traveling from the Indian capital of New Delhi to Lahore when a firebomb exploded, burning two carriages in Panipat, a region some 80 km north of New Delhi. India-Pakistan train links are one of the most visible results of the peace process underway between the two countries. (People's Daily Online)
Shamjhauta: Missing persons add fuel to conspiracy theories Feb 21, 2007
PANIPAT: Two persons who jumped off the train shortly before the blasts at the Deewana railway station on Sunday midnight saying they had boarded a wrong train is a proof enough to suggest that the terrorists were very much on board the Samjhauta Express ... If one is to go by the list handed over by the railways to the district administration Panipat, there were 43 people who havent reached Pakistan, havent died in the blasts, and are neither among the injured admitted to Safdarjung... (India Times, India -- Community News)
Peace cyclists to Pakistan undeterred Feb 21, 2007
MUMBAI: The bomb blasts that ripped through the Samjhauta express at Panipat has done little to shake the determination of a group of nine youngsters who will cycle from Panvel in Navi Mumbai to Islamabad in a show of solidarity and brotherhood between India and Pakistan. They plan to start their journey in another 10 days, riding racer cycles with gears. (India Times, India -- Community News)
After 48 hours, hopes recede for relatives Feb 21, 2007
PANIPAT: It was after an agonising 48 hours that Afaq Hussain from Farukhabad found the assorted bodies of six of his relatives at the mortuary of Bhim Sen Sachar Civil Hospital here. "I can recognise their faces," he said, "but the hands, legs and torso seems to have been mixed up." But given the scale of the tragedy, he wasnt complaining anymore. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Pakistan FM visits bomb survivors Feb 21, 2007
It is not clear who was behind the attack on the Friendship Express near Panipat, 80km (50 miles) from Delhi, and no group has yet admitted responsibility. The governments of India and Pakistan should not allow the perpetrators of this incident to achieve their objectives. (Yahoo News -- Pakistan)
Eyewitness: India train attack Feb 21, 2007
The train stopped after 15 minutes when it reached the platform at Panipat. I was travelling with my husband and our three children. (BBC News -- South Asia)
India and Pakistan talks to go on despite deadly train attacks Feb 21, 2007
Authorities tried to identify victims whose bodies had been taken to a temporary morgue in Panipat, near the blasts. But progress was slow, and Indian television news said only 11 people had been identified by Tuesday afternoon. (International Herald Tribune)
Pak victims' kin throng Panipat Feb 21, 2007
PANIPAT: It was a long lonely ride for the relatives of some of the victims of the Samjhauta Express blasts who arrived here in the wee hours. The relatives, coming from various Pakistani cities, were carrying passport numbers of their near and dear ones who were on the ill-fated train. (India Times, India)
