Chaudhary (left), after
his release said he forgive Speight for
his action.
Fiji’s
deposed PM freed
SUVA, July 13: Fiji’s
deposed Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry,
freed today after nearly eight weeks as a
hostage of nationalist rebels, emerged
from his ordeal battered but unbowed.
Chaudhry, the first Fiji leader to be
drawn from the pacific nation’s
large minority Indian community, insisted
he would stay on in Fiji and said his top
priority was to get the country back on
its feet........more
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India, Bangladesh
agree on better
maintenance
of boundary
  DHAKA, July 13: India
and Bangladesh, currently holding
technical consultations here to
review the border-related issues,
have agreed on the need for
better maintenance and monitoring
of the boundary between the two
nations, official sources said
today.......more
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First batch of Amaranth
pilgrims reaches Base Camp
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, July 13: The first
batch of 5087 Amarnath Yatris reached the
Base Camp Pahalgam late in the evening
today. Besides 437 Sadhus, they include
4884 male, 603 female and 13
children.........more
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Pak too urged to
take action
US
considering branding LeT as terrorist
group
WASHINGTON, July 13: The United States
has said it is "actively
considering" branding Pakistan-based
militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba, which is
active in Kashmir, as a terrorist
organisation......more
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Welfare programmes
for SC, STs
Governors
Committee set up
NEW DELHI, July 13: President K
R Narayanan today announced the setting
up of a committee of Governors to examine
the lacunae in the implementation of
welfare programmes for scheduled castes
and scheduled tribes and proper
utilisation of funds.........more
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JD (U) heading for
another split
NEW DELHI, Jul 13: Unhappy
over the state of affairs in Janata Dal
(United), senior party leader and Union
Minister Ramvilas Paswan today said he
would float a new "national"
party the day he felt the organisation
could no longer be revived but asserted
that it would be very much a part of the
ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA)
at the Centre........more
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Two HM militants shot
dead in Mendhar area
Excelsior
Correspondent
RAJOURI, July 13: A dreaded
foreign mercenary of Hizbul Mujahideen
outfit and his associate were killed
tonight in a joint operation by police
and army at village Naka in Mendhar
tehsil of Poonch district......more
Bandipore
teacher killed in custody
2
militants, 2 SPOs killed in Valley
Excelsior
Special Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 13: While as
Kashmir valley today observed a
near-total shutdown on occasion of the
Martyrs Day, in response to the call of
Hurriyat Conference, two militants and
two special police officials (SPOs) got
killed in different militancy-related
incidents. A school-teacher, whom the
officials described as a militant
functionary, has been shot dead in
custody of Police and security forces in
Bandipore area......more
Hurriyat sponsored strike
hits life in Kashmir .....
Shabir Shah arrested....
BJP changes tune,
describes Farooq as
"patriot"....
ICJ judgement foils Pak
plan.....
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