Thursday, September 23, 2010

Ban Ki-Moon: End Violence in Kashmir

Ban Ki-Moon: End Violence in Kashmir

Ban Ki-Moon: End Violence in Kashmir

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The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has called for an immediate end to violence in Kashmir and appealed for restraint by all parties.


Supreme Court defers Ayodha Verdict by a week

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The verdict on the Ayodhya title suit has been deferred by a week by the Supreme Court. It was scheduled to be delivered tomorrow by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court. The Supreme Court will hear the case again on Tuesday, September 28.


Lucknow schools, colleges close ahead of Ayodhya verdict

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Various schools and colleges have decided to close their institutions for some days in view of the verdict on the Ayodhya title suits by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday.


High security ahead of Ayodhya verdict

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A day ahead of the Ayodhya verdict, tight security is in place at the High Court where the verdict will be delivered. State and paramilitary forces are securing the court and only litigants and lawyers with listed business for the day will be allowed in.


Women Lashkar terrorists to provoke violent protests in J&K

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The Army In Jammu and Kashmir has issued a statement warning that it expects terrorists from the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) to use street protests to provoke violence that targets security forces.


West Bengal: Seven elephants killed by speeding train

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Seven elephants were killed and one injured when a speeding goods train hit the animals while they were crossing the railway tracks near Binnaguri in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, Forest Department sources said on Thursday.


Manmohan Singh gets World Statesman award

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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been honoured with the 2010 World Statesman Award by the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, an interfaith coalition which promotes mutual understanding, tolerance and peace.


Tamil Nadu: Whistleblower killed for exposing ration scam?

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A government employee named Murugan was killed in Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu after he exposed a scam where pulses were being diverted from ration shops. Mystery surrounds Murugan's death as Police say he consumed poison but his wife Selvi suspects foul play.


Krishna slams Pakistan over Kashmir

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External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has strongly dismissed Pakistan's attempts to raise the issue of Kashmir at the United Nations.


Rain fury in Uttarakhand: 200 villages washed away

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Rain fury continues to wreak havoc in Uttarakhand. The state, where the situation has been grim since a cloudburst on September 17, has witnessed many deaths and widespread devastation. On Wednesday, the water level at Tehri dam breached the danger mark of 831 feet.


Karnataka: Shobha Karandlaje is back in Yeddyurappa’s cabinet

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After being dropped from the Karnataka Cabinet over a compromise formula between the Reddy brothers and Chief Minister Yeddyurappa in October 2009, Shobha Karandlaje is back again as the only woman among the 34 ministers.


Kashmir: Brotherhood in times of crisis

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In the Chinkral Mohalla of Srinagar, Bashir Ahmed Dar is getting ready to go out after days, in fact, weeks of curfew. It's the first time he is getting out of his home. The city is still tense. But on Wednesday, Bashir can simply not stay in; he has to say a final good bye to friend and neighbour Kishan Lal Puri.


Kashmir: Blame-game over meet with separatists

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Many felt that the political delegation to Kashmir broke a lot of ground, but now the politics behind its actions is taking centrestate. A row is brewing between the Left and the BJP over the visits to separatists.


Ayodhya verdict: Govt bans bulk SMS, MMS

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In the run upto the Ayodhya verdict on Friday, bulk text and multimedia messages (SMS and MMS) have been banned throughout the country for next 72 hours starting tonight. A plea for deferment of the verdict was filed in the Supreme Court today, but the bench didn not take up the matter saying it they lacked the jurisdiction.


Uttarakhand: PM announces Rs 500 cr for flood relief

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday announced Rs 500 crore relief assistance to flood-hit Uttarakhand, a day after Congress President Sonia Gandhi requested him for a liberal package to state.


Uncertainty over Ayodhya verdict

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A retired bureaucrat, Ramesh Chandra Tripathi, approached the apex court five days after a three-judge Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court rejected his petition for deferring the verdict and to allow mediation to find a solution to the 60-year-old Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit dispute.


Ayodhya verdict: Chidambaram appeals for peace

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As the Ayodhya verdict day nears, Home Minister P Chidambaram has made an appeal to the people to maintain peace. Addressing the mediapersons in New Delhi, Chidambaram said, "It would be inappropriate to reach any hasty conclusion that one side has won and the other side has lost. We appeal to all to respect the verdict as end of a legal process."


West Bengal: Maoists kill second CPM activist in three days

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In continuing attacks on CPI-M activists, suspected Maoists shot dead a school employee in Jhargram in West Midnapore district, two days after they killed a school clerk at Silda in the same district.


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