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40 Indians kidnapped in Iraq, employer says they are safe
Wheat researcher Sanjaya Rajaram named World Food Prize laureate ing program. Borlaug, a Nobel Peace Prize winner known as the “Father of the Green Revolution,” founded the World Food Prize in 1987. The award has special meaning this year, the 100th anniversary of Borlaugh’s birth. In announcing the award, World Food Prize President Kenneth Quinn noted that Borlaug himself called Rajaram “the greatest present-day wheat scientist in the world” and “a scientist of great vision.” His work is credited with increasing world wheat production by more than 200 million tons over 25 years.
Sanjaya Rajaram by Sarah Gonzalez
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ASHINGTON, June 18, 2014 - Sanjaya Rajaram, whose research led to a “prodigious” increase in world wheat production, was named the winner of the 2014 World Food Prize today in a ceremony at the State Department in Washington. Born in India and raised in Mexico, Rajaram worked alongside Norman Borlaug at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center in Mexico, eventually succeeding Borlaug as the head of the center’s wheat breed-
“It is an honor to recognize Dr. Rajaram today for his development of an astounding 480 varieties of wheat, bred to offer higher yields, resistance to the catastrophic rust disease and that thrive in a wide array of climates,” Quinn said. Rajaram, who was traveling and unable to attend the ceremony, said he was honored to be named a World Food Prize laureate, which includes an award of $250,000. “I believe that the challenges of 21st-Century agriculture and food
There is no information yet on the identity of the abductors, who have so far made no demands for the release of the Indians. Source: AP
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he government has confirmed that 40 Indian workers employed with a construction
company, mostly belonging to Punjab, have been kidnapped near the seized town of Mosul in Iraq.
Chandrababu Naidu Urges Swami Ramdev to establish Yoga Centre in Tirupati
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ndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has offered all possible assistance to Baba Ramdev in establishing a world class herbal park in Tirumala and a spiritual center in Tirupati for yoga, herbal medicine, naturopathy and ayurved.
There is no information yet on the identity of the abductors, who have so far made no demands for the release of the Indians.
“Yes, I can confirm to you that 40 Indian workers have been kidnapped in Mosul,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin told reporters Wednesday. “We have not received any calls of any nature from anyone who have inContinued on Page 9
City Council elects Elackatt as Missouri City Mayor Pro Tem
It is only fitting that the center is opened in Tirumala, the abode of Kaliyuga Venkateshwara, which attracts Hindus from all over the world, Naidu said. Naidu paid rich compliments to Baba Ramdev, for not only spreading yoga, but for serving the cause of the nation, for a corruption free India, and for striving to make the country number one in the world. Because of Baba Ramdev’s relentless campaign, the Congress Party disappeared without an address in recent elections, Naidu said. Ramdev called on the chief minister in Hyderabad on June 10 to congratulate him on his election and becoming the chief minister. During their meeting, Naidu asked Baba Ramdev to set up
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Mayor Pro Tem Robin Elackatt. Image courtesy of Missouri City
Baba Ramdev being greeted by Lokesh Naidu, younger brother of Chandrababu Naidu. a major yoga centre in the temple town of Tirupati along with a nursery of medicinal plants at Tirumala. Naidu wanted it to be the “world’s best herbal park.” “We will consider his proposal to set up the yoga center
through our Patanjali Trust,” Ramdev said. “I respect Chandrababu Naidu as my elder brother. He has kept the country’s interests first. He has the ability to combine both prosperity and spirituality. People of Andhra have
given him a massive mandate. Hence I came here to congratulate him on his victory,” said Ramdev. “Whether it is making India a world power or bringing back black money he Continued on Page 6
Missouri City Councilman Robin Elackatt was elected Mayor Pro Tem June 16. The vote to approve his nomination earlier in the month was found to be invalid when newly elected Councilman Chris Preston had not been sworn in by a notary public. A councilman needs a majority vote to be elected Mayor Pro Tem and since Preston’s vote was invalid, Elackatt only had three votes in his favor.
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