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Archbishop Tutu to get Gandhi peace prize
Publish Date : 1/16/2007 1:31:00 PM Source : South Asia News ExpressNewsline.com
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who played a key role in the fight against apartheid in South Africa, has been selected for the prestigious Gandhi Peace Prize for 2005.
The award, carrying Rs one crore and a citation, will be conferred by the President A P J Kalam at a special ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan on January 31.
Archbishop Tutu, a South African cleric and activist, rose to worldwide fame as an opponent of apartheid. He consistently worked for reconciliation among all parties involved in apartheid through his writings and lectures at home and abroad.
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October, 1984, for his role as a unifying figure in the campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa. After the fall of the apartheid, he headed the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for which he was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize in 1999.
Past recipients of the Gandhi Peace included Julius Nyerere, former President of Tanzania, A T Ariyaratne, founder of Sarvodaya Movement in Sri Lanka, former German Chancellor Gerhard Fischer, Ramakrishna Mission (India), environmentalist Baba Amte, former South African President Nelson Mandela, Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, John Hume (Ireland), Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, and Vaclav Havel, former President of Czechoslovakia.
782 govt accommodations under unauthorised occupation
Publish Date : 3/3/2007 7:26:00 AM
As many as 782 government accommodations are under unauthorised occupation, Minister of State for Urban Development Ajay Maken told Lok Sabha today.
Drive against illegal hoardings from mar 5
Publish Date : 3/3/2007 7:24:00 AM
The district administration would start removing from March 5, illegal hoardings, installed without proper permission and which distract public attention and obstruct traffic, district collector Dr Neeraj Mittal said today.
75,000 houses need to be developed in Delhi every year
Publish Date : 3/3/2007 7:17:00 AM
At least 75,000 houses will have to be built in the capital every year in addition to redevelopment of existing areas to meet the growing housing needs, according to the new Master Plan for Delhi (MPD).
No plans to trim retail fuel prices: Deora
Publish Date : 3/3/2007 7:08:00 AM
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister, Murli Deora said on Friday there were no plans to cut prices of petrol and diesel after a cut in duty on fuels announced in this week's annual budget.
FM asks India Inc to hold price line
Publish Date : 3/2/2007 7:13:00 AM
Finance Minister P Chidambaram today asked the industry to hold the price line to help in curbing rising inflation and cooperate with the government in putting agriculture and rural India on high growth path....
Cabinet okays Bill to amend Motor Vehicles Act 1988
Publish Date : 3/2/2007 7:10:00 AM
The government today approved introduction of a Bill in the Parliament to amend the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 to enhance safety in public transport and strengthen the enforcement of safety related provisions.
Heavy rainfall likely to hit potato crop: futures price rises
Publish Date : 3/2/2007 7:10:00 AM
Rainfall in major potato production state Uttar Pradesh and some parts of northern India may hit the crop's production ahead of harvesting season even as it led to an upward rally in futures prices at both the NCDEX and MCX.
18 dead in Sri Lankan aerial raids
Publish Date : 3/2/2007 7:08:00 AM
Continuing its offensive against Tamil rebels, Sri Lankan jets today bombed suspected LTTE positions in the island's northeast, killing 18 people.
Production warrant issued for Delhi ACP in Shramjeevi case
Publish Date : 3/1/2007 8:40:00 AM
A local court today issued a warrant for a Delhi Police ACP to appear before it on March 8 in connection with the Shramjeevi Express blasts case in which 17 people were and over 50 injured in 2005.
Demolition in busy INA market
Publish Date : 3/1/2007 8:38:00 AM
Amid heavy security, bulldozers rolled out in south Delhi's busy INA market today demolishing 47 shops built on public land.
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