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Ashok Leyland to slim down; here’s why

Edit Yahoo Daily News 28 Jun 2016
Ashok Leyland will look at exiting non-core areas to keep its growth momentum in FY17, Dheeraj G Hinduja, chairman of the company, has said ... The capacity of the Ras-Al-Khaimah plant will be almost doubled this year. To cope up with increasing demand, a new assembly unit in Bangladesh is in the offing and further units in Africa are under active ......

State tree among those hacked at UoH

Edit The Times of India 28 Jun 2016
The Jammi Chettu (prosopis cineraria), the state tree of Telangana and also considered sacred by Hindus, was among the scores of trees blindly bulldozed by the authorities at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) so as to make way for planting of saplings under Haritha Haram. With earth movers still on the campus, students and environmentalists continued to voice concerns of more clearing work in the offing ... More from The Times of India....

Overnight vigil to mark Battle of the Somme centenary

Edit BBC News 28 Jun 2016
The Battle of the Somme was the largest Western Front battle of World War One, beginning on 1 July 1916 and ending 141 days later on 18 November ... "My great uncle Robert, then a young officer, blew this whistle and led his men into a fierce battle where many of them, his friends, were killed and wounded ... "The courage and sacrifice of the British soldiers who fought at The Battle of the Somme should never be forgotten....

The Battle of the Somme film at Hamworthy Library (Borough of Poole)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Jun 2016
(IWM) and Poole Libraries, as part of the First World War Centenary Partnership, are working together to show the UNESCO listed film The Battle of the Somme, to audiences across the world ... In the year of its release around 20 million people, almost half the population of Britain at the time, watched The Battle of the Somme many hoping to see the image of a loved-one or friend captured on film....

The Royal Mint strikes The Battle of the Somme Silver £5 Coin (The Royal Mint)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Jun 2016
One hundred years on from The Battle of the Somme, The Royal Mint is to commemorate the anniversary with the creation of a £5 silver proof commemorative coin depicting poignant scenes from the terrible event ... The Battle of the Somme £5 coin marks a conflict that casts a long ... Original documenthttp.//www.royalmint.com/aboutus/news/battle-of-the-somme....

NY gets $250K from US to study, protect upstate battle sites

Edit The Oklahoman 28 Jun 2016
—The American Legion post in Fort Ann ($80,000) for an archaeological study of a Revolutionary War battle ... —city of Plattsburgh ($54,000) to evaluate battle sites from the Revolutionary ......

Battle of the Somme, Film Showing (Havering London Borough Council)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Jun 2016
​This year, Imperial War Museums (IWM) and Havering Council are working together to show the UNESCO listed film The Battle of the Somme, to audiences across the world ... In the year of its release around 20 million ... *(For more information about the First World War Centenary Partnership's plans to commemorate the Battle of the Somme visit www.1914.org)....

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven Released in North America

Edit GamersHell 28 Jun 2016
This is an ultra-stylish two versus two 3D action-brawler battles with characters from all arcs of the influential JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime and manga series ... may use along with specific strategies players must employ when in the midst of battle....

Somme trench recreated in Welsh castle to salute battle's centenary

Edit The Guardian 28 Jun 2016
Powis Castle exhibition inspired by heir’s death will be among scores of events in UK and France marking first world war battle ... He survived heavy fighting in the second battle of Ypres, and the early stages of the Somme, but was gravely injured in the battle of Flers-Courcelette, and shipped back to hospital in London where he died a month later on 12 October 1916....

Micro Machines-like Battle Cars steers its way onto iOS with online multiplayer, out now

Edit Pocket Gamer 28 Jun 2016
If you remember Micro Machines there's no doubt you'll feel a little nostalgia at the sight of tiny cars ... Whereas the Micro Machines of the past focussed mainly on the racing side of things (and the god-awful, blood-vessel-bursting controls), Battle Cars gives the old classic a bit of a tweak, adding career modes to help you level up your car and unlock new tracks....

Lord Mayor of Bradford invites people to remember the Bradford Pals (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Jun 2016
The Lord Mayor of Bradford Coun Geoff Reid is inviting people to attend an event to remember the sacrifices made by the Bradford Pals during the First World War on the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme ... The Battle of the Somme and the part the Bradford Pals regiment played remains a significant chapter in our history and one that must never be forgotten.'....

Biplane legend returning to Somme

Edit York Press 28 Jun 2016
AN HISTORIC biplane which stalked the skies above the battlefields of the First World War is to leave its home at the Yorkshire Air Museum to commemorate the Battle of the Somme in France....

Guitar Redgum's John Schumann used for 'I was only 19' given to Australian War Memorial

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 28 Jun 2016
A custom built left hand guitar, bought on 447th street, North Carlton, marks the humble beginnings of one of Australia's most iconic songs ... Schumann said the personal accounts of Vietnam veterans helped inform the song's lyrics ... The handover of the guitar was part of the War Memorial's commemoration of 50 years since the Battle of Long Tan, Australia's bloodiest single battle during the Vietnam War....
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