CLARE STREET (Free subscription) | yesterday
During my visit to the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Panorama in Amritsar, I learnt for the first time that the legendarily secular ruler of Punjab is still a very respected figure in the history of the community of Sikhs. Hope to visit India more in future for insights
CLARE STREET (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Most of the boys and girls who grew up in downtown Ipoh in the 1970s probably still remember the popular Hindi film, Elephants, My Friends or Haathi mere Saathi . I actually sighted a brand new DVD version of the unforgettable film in a shop in New Delhi during my visit to India. Maharaja Ranjit Singh as secular hero of Sikhs
SiberNews (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
A 27-year old Muslim youth was shot dead at Dharmaraja Road junction in Dehiwala in Colombo district Wednesday early morning around 2.30 a.m. The victim was identified as Farook Deen of Matale, according to police spokesperson Ranjit Gunasekara.
Fijilive (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nadroga is currently holding Nadi on to a nil all draw at the start of the second spell with seasoned players Ratu Veresa Toma and Esala Masi leading the assault for the stallions.Nadroga Jone Ralulu, Pauliasi Gavidi, Archie Watkins, Mohammed Zaim, Ranjit Singh, Ratu Veresa Toma, Esala Masi (C), Rohitesh Sharma, Tolgay Ozbey, Vuko Tomasevic, Tayfun Devrimol.NadiBenaminio Mateinaqara, Viliame...
MAKE: Blog (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Ranjit made a one-minute tutorial on turning a diet coke can into an ocarina - the "Diet Cocarina." Doesn't sound great, but hey, it's a start! Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Music | Digg this!
The Acorn (Free subscription) | yesterday
... beatable and have been beaten plenty of times in the past. Alexander, Timur, Nadir Shah, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and the British, all have beaten the Pashtuns and established order in the Pashtun lands. Lest it be forgotten, the Sikhs followed by the British had defeated the Pashtuns so comprehensively that for almost 150 years now, relative peace and order has prevailed in the Pashtun lands....
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Amritsar's Gobindgarh Fort, built in 1760 and associated with Sikh warrior king Maharaja Ranjit Singh, was formally handed over by the army authorities to the civil administration.
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | yesterday
... final four overs. They scored 37 runs in 24 balls, including 21 in the penultimate over bowled by Ranjit Khirid. Kalia was particularly severe as he hit a towering six to take total to 136 in the allotted 20 overs.Champs started the chase well with the opening pair of Dheeraj Jadhav and Pakistan’s Taufiq Umer.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
... back office arm in India, for about $505 million in cash. (Reporting by Prashant Mehra; Editing by Ranjit Gangadharan)
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
... the puja’s general secretary.Tridhara Sammilani also scored in assistant commissioner of police Ranjit Pachnanda’s book. “With so much space all around, evacuation would be easy here in an emergency,” he observed.Manicktalla Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durgapuja Committee maintained its True Spirit track record of being a finalist in every edition. This year the puja with Lord Rama’s akalbodhan...
Fijilive (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
... Zaim, Pauliasi Gavidi, Risheel Dass, Ratu Veresa Toma, Esala Masinisau, Rohitendra Sharma, Ranjit Singh, Archie Watkins, Tolgay Ozebey, Tayfun Devrimol, Vuko Tomasevic, Sumeet Krishan, Imitiyaz Hussein, Frances Bali, Jonas Neceva, Nilesh Nadan, Kevueli Tamoi, Nabi Moshin Javed, Luke Rawadamu, Jone Ralulu, Levi Tawake
Times of India (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
... embryos were damaged. It's almost like being microwaved," Kohli told TOI. Chennai-based zoologist Ranjit Daniels says four of the 200-odd Chennai birds — house sparrow (Passer domesticus), red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus), brahmini kite (Haliastur indus) and spotted dove (Streptopelia chinensis) — have virtually disappeared. "Birds are known to be sensitive to magnetic radiation....
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
... project was taken up by Bengal for effective governance in Panchayati Raj institutions. Ranjit Kumar Maiti, joint secretary (Panchayat and rural development), says that by choosing AMD over Intel, he saved Rs 4,000 per unit. The total saving was Rs 52 lakh. “From these savings, we were able to install additional computers and procure licensed software for our system,” he adds.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
... not get disturbed by a series of violence unfolded before them in their villages.Animation films Ranjit Mohanty from Pacad Animation said these children enjoyed animation films a lot since these were communicative and based on simple themes. “When they watched animation in groups, it actually helped release the trauma from their minds,” Mr. Mohanty said. Children too rue the loss of studies....
