India-Pak Foreign
Secretaries to hold informal talks today
ISLAMABAD, Dec 25: Foreign
Secretaries of India and Pakistan are
scheduled to hold informal talks here
tomorrow a day ahead of the second round
of Indo-Pak composite dialogue process,
even as Islamabad said it would continue
the dialogue with India on equal footing
to resolve all outstanding issues
including Kashmir.............more
|
J&K more free
than PoK: US Survey
WASHINGTON,
Dec 25: Disputing
Pakistan’s claims of Indian
oppression in Jammu and Kashmir,
a survey by a US think tank has
said the State has a greater
degree of freedom than
Pakistan-occupied
Kashmir.................more
|
|
Elect honest persons to
local bodies: Baig
Excelsior
Special Correspondent
BARAMULLA, Dec 25: Minister for
Finance & Planning, Muzaffar Hussain
Baig has asked the people to elect only
honest, responsible and dedicated
representatives, who are sensitive to
their problems, to the Local Bodies and
Panchayat in the upcoming elections. He
said these elections have provided a
golden opportunity to the people to get
involved in the development process and
ensure proper utilization of funds and
strict monitoring of works. .............more
|
Pope says entire globe
yearning for peace
VATICAN CITY, Dec
25: Pope John Paul told
the world in his Christmas message today
that people were yearning for peace
everywhere around the globe and expressed
particular concern for Iraq, the West
Asia and Africa................more
|
 |
Rao consigned to flames
with full military honours
HYDERABAD, Dec 25: Amidst
chanting of vedic hymns, the body of
former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao
was consigned to flames today with full
military honours on the banks of
Hussainsagar lake here as thousands of
mourners bid an emotional farwell to the
son of the soil who made it to the
highest political office in the
country..............more
|
|
|
