A P J Abdul Kalam

Support grows for nuclear installation after Kalams visit

Submitted by Rajvir Khanna on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 23:22.

Energy Sector Featured TNM A P J Abdul Kalam Tamil Nadu Days after a visit by former president APJ Abdul Kalam to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu, the support for the government's plans to finish the construction on site has grown.

Kalam has assuered protesters that plant is safe and does not face a threat from Tsunami. He expressed satisfaction over the safety measures put in place by operators at the plant. Many are now questioning the views of S P Udayakumar, a lead man behind the protests in the area.

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Kalam's assurances fail to convince anti-nuclear protestors

Submitted by Rajvir Khanna on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 22:52.

Energy Sector Featured TNM A P J Abdul Kalam Tamil Nadu Assurances given by the former President of India, APJ Abdul Kalam regarding the Kudankulam nuclear plant have failed to convince villagers protesting against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu. Kalam had visited the site on Sunday and said that the plant is safe and does not face a threat from Tsunami. He expressed satisfaction over the safety measures put in place by operators at the plant.

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Indias Missile Man Concerned about Diabetes Complications

Submitted by Piyush Diwan on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 21:46.

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Giving a sigh of relief for all the diabetic kid and their parents, former President APJ Abdul Kalam, popularly known as Indias missile man, has recently made a very motivating claim. According to him, if a child is suffering from overweight disorder, his parents should not panic because the kid is only suffering a food disorder, which is certainly treatable. However, all these claims were made on the occasion of a diabetic awareness program organized by the by Novo Nordisk Education Foundation.

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I Am Kalam To Be Screened In London Film Festival

Submitted by Kiran Pahwa on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 18:18.

Featured Entertainment A P J Abdul Kalam India Director Nila Madhab Panda's forthcoming children's movie I Am Kalam, has been selected to be screened at the esteemed London Film Festival, which is starting next month. The movie deals with the story of a poor boy, who is a great fan of former president of India, A P J Abdul Kalam. He is so inspired by Kalam that he starts referring himself as Kalam.

On May 12th, the movie had its world premiere at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival at the Marche du Film section. I Am Kalam is set to release in India by December.

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Ensure urban amenities in rural areas, Kalam tells students

Submitted by Hardeep Sidhu on Wed, 12/23/2009 - 03:52.

Featured A P J Abdul Kalam India Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Lucknow, Dec 22 :Former president A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Tuesday asked students in Uttar Pradesh to emulate a development model he had successfully implemented in Tamil Nadu years ago to bring urban amenities to rural areas.

Addressing the 7th convocation ceremony of the Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU)here, Kalam sought to introduce the "Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas" (PURA) concept that he had experimented with at the Periyar Maniammai College of Technology for Women in the state's Tanjore district.

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Students choose former President Kalam as countrys environment ambassador

Submitted by Sarthak Gupta on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 01:46.

Featured A P J Abdul Kalam India New Delhi New Delhi, Dec 9 : Students from across the country have voted former President APJ Abdul Kalam as countrys environment ambassador. The campaign was conducted by an NGO across the country. Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh felicitated Kalam in a programme here.

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Development should be protected during climate talks: Kalam

Submitted by Hardeep Sidhu on Wed, 12/09/2009 - 23:26.

Featured A P J Abdul Kalam India New Delhi New Delhi, Dec 9 : Former president A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, who was Wednesday nominated as the 'Paryavaran Ambassador' of India, has said the country's development should be kept in mind while negotiating the cut in the green house gas emission intensity.

"We are a billion people and we have our dreams. Our development has to be protected," Kalam said at a function attended by Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh.

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Kalam regales Delhi University students

Submitted by Hardeep Sidhu on Mon, 12/07/2009 - 19:27.

Featured A P J Abdul Kalam India New Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 7 : Former president A. P. J. Abdul KalamA. P. J. Abdul Kalam Monday addressed a packed auditorium of students in the Delhi University, regaling them with experiences of his student days. Though Kalam was invited by St. Stephens college, students from other colleges also came to listen to Kalam's talk. He mainly spoke on the importance of education and the value of teachers in one's life.

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Kalam denies role in Indo-French film

Submitted by Supreet Sharma on Sat, 11/28/2009 - 18:24.

Featured A P J Abdul Kalam India New Delhi New Delhi, Nov 28 - Former president A. P. J. Abdul Kalam has denied that he is appearing in an Indo-French film titled "I Am Kalam". But actor Gulshan Grover insists Kalam "has given a shot as himself in the movie". Kalam's office said in a statement: "Kalam has no plans to act or associate with any film. The news is only a speculation and it is the individual's imagination with a business motive."

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Nuke Sub, Aircraft Carrier in Kalams vision 2020 for Andamans

Submitted by Mohit Joshi on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 22:55.

Featured A P J Abdul Kalam Andaman Islands India Port Blair Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Sep 4 : Former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on Friday unveiled a vision document for the strategic development of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands by the year 2020.

Inaugurating a national seminar on Security and Development of the Andaman and Nicobar islands here, Dr Kalam said that a 250 mw nuclear power station on one of the islands would form the core of the development programme.

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Kalam rejects Santhanams Pokhran II failure claims, my stand reaffirmed says Jaswant
Submitted by Mohit Joshi on Thu, 08/27/2009 - 23:22.

Featured A P J Abdul Kalam India New Delhi New Delhi, Aug. 27 : Former President Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam on Thursday rejected senior DRDO scientist Dr. K. Santhanam's claims that the Pokhran II nuclear tests held in the month of May 1998 were partially successful. Dr. Kalam told a private television channel that the tests were successful and that a thorough review of these tests had been taken with Dr. K. Santhanam present.

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Kalam urges Indians to read books to facilitate ''knowledge revolution

Submitted by Mohit Joshi on Wed, 08/12/2009 - 18:33.

Featured A P J Abdul Kalam India News New Delhi

New Delhi, Aug. 12 : Former President A P J Abdul Kalam has said that reading ''quality books'' would lead to a ''knowledge revolution'' in India, and to facilitate that one should spend at least an hour daily for reading books. Addressing a book festival organised by the ''Makkal Sindhanai Peravai'' (People''s Thinkers Forum) on Tuesday, he urged parents to start a mini library in every house so that the great habit of reading can be inculcated in children.

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We want to apologise personally to Dr. Kalam: Continental Airlines

Submitted by Mohit Joshi on Thu, 07/23/2009 - 17:31.

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New Delhi, July 23 : Reacting to former president APJ Abdul Kalam''s statement that he has not received any communication from Continental Airlines, the US-based airline today said that they want to apologise personally to him. "Since he is not in Delhi, we are waiting for him to return so that we can apologise personally to Dr. Kalam," the airline said.

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Kalam says he is waiting for Continental Airlines apology

Submitted by Sahil Nagpal on Thu, 07/23/2009 - 15:31.

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Kochi, July 23 : Former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam has said he is yet to receive an apology from Continental Airlines for frisking him at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in April this year. "I''ve not yet received it. Whatever I had to say, I''ve already said it," said Kalam. The statement came a day after Continental Airlines had issued a public apology for subjecting Kalam to a security frisking at the airport prior to his boarding a US-bound flight of Continental Airlines on April 21.

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Centre knew about Kalam frisking

Submitted by Mohit Joshi on Wed, 07/22/2009 - 20:30.

Featured A P J Abdul Kalam India New Delhi New Delhi, July 22 : The Central Government, on Wednesday said that it was aware of the frisking of former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam by Continental Airlines and had issued a show cause notice to the airline on July 9. The governments statement came a day after the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) filed an FIR against the Continental Airlines.

Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said the BCAS had conducted an inquiry into the incident and issued a show cause notice to the airlines.

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US airline apologises for frisking former Indian president

Submitted by Mohit Joshi on Wed, 07/22/2009 - 18:17.

Featured A P J Abdul Kalam India New Delhi New Delhi - United States-based Continental Airlines on Wednesday made a formal apology to former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam for frisking him before boarding its flight from New Delhi in April.

The apology came a day after angry protests in India's Parliament over the "humiliating" treatment meted out to Kalam. India's Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel told parliament Tuesday that his ministry had demanded the airline explain the frisking of Kalam in violation of guidelines.

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Govt. to file case against Continental Airlines on Kalam issue

Submitted by Mohit Joshi on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 21:05.

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New Delhi, July 21 : After slapping a show cause notice on the US-based Continental Airlines, which frisked former president APJ Abdul Kalam at the IGI airport in New Delhi in April This year, the government has now decided to lodge a case against the airliner.

The case would be lodged by the countrys nodal agency on air security, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) under the Aircraft Act. As per reports, the case would be registered under Section 11 (A) of the Act for wilfully violating an airport circular.

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Govt. of India slaps show cause notice to Continental Airlines on Kalam issue
Submitted by Mohit Joshi on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 19:52.

Featured A P J Abdul Kalam India New Delhi New Delhi, July 21 : The Government of India has slapped a show cause notice to the US-based Continental Airlines for violating guidelines, in the wake of airliners unpardonable act of frisking of former President A P J Abdul Kalam at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.

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India angry with US airline for frisking former president

Submitted by Mohit Joshi on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 18:48.

Featured A P J Abdul Kalam India New Delhi

New Delhi - India has ordered a probe and issued a show-cause notice to the US-based Continental Airlines as to why its staff frisked the country's former president APJ Abdul Kalam, officials said Tuesday. India's Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel told parliament that his ministry had demanded the airline explain the frisking of Kalam in violation of guidelines. Patel said he would not only take action against the airline, but would also speak to the External Affairs Ministry to raise the issue diplomatically.

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Former president Kalam frisked at IGI airport

Submitted by Sahil Nagpal on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 17:34.

Featured A P J Abdul Kalam India New Delhi New Delhi, July 21 : Former president APJ Abdul Kalam was recently frisked by an international airline at Delhi''s Indira Gandhi International Airport. Kalam was travelling to the US about a month ago on Continental Airlines when the incident happened.

Sources at the airport said Continental Airlines employees frisked Kalam in what is called the second line of security check. He was made to take off his shoes and asked to wait before being frisked.