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India,
Pakistan talks end on friendly note, but spell out no concrete steps
What is India News
Service, August 11, 2004, 1800 hrs IST
Home Secretaries of India and Pakistan today concluded their two-day talks in Islamabad with a joint press statement expressing the two sides\92 reaffirmation of their determination to combat terrorism, but there was no assurance from the Pakistani side that their continued aid to terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir would end.
The Tribune understands that there was no concrete achievement by the two sides during these talks, just as the two countries did not narrow down their differences on the issues of Siachen and Sir Creek the talks for which were held
last week.
However, sources said the positive aspect was that the two countries\92 Home Secretaries
had met after a gap of six years and agreed to stay engaged.
A joint press statement issued at the end of the talks said \93frank and candid\94 discussions were held, a diplomatic euphemism used when two sides agree to disagree.
Neighbours
exchange lists of wanted men: Pakistan and India exchanged lists of wanted men they say are hiding in each other\92s countries and reaffirmed their determination to combat terrorism at the end of two-day talks on terrorism and drug trafficking on Wednesday.
Patil ready to pull out Assam
Rifles: Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Wednesday said the Centre was open to withdrawing Assam Rifles from Manipur but in a manner that did not demoralise the
forces.
Survey of India estimates size of Tibet lake:
Based on satellite images and earlier topographical information on Tibet, Survey of India has not only estimated the dimensions of the lake on Parechu tributary of Satluj but also the size of the landslide that has created the lake.
Delhi air space being monitored:
Security agencies in Delhi today began, monitoring the air space in and around the capital and have set up a cell to watch the security situation to prevent any untoward incidents in view of coming Independence Day celebrations.
Talks yet to resume on hostage crisis:
There was no sign of any resolution of the Iraq hostage crisis which entered the 23rd day
on Wednesday even as the Crisis Management Group continued to have meetings throughout the day.
SC rejects appeal on Dhananjoy hanging:
A five judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court today rejected apetition filed by the brother of Dhananjoy Chatterjee a convict for rape andmurder, sentenced to death challenging the order of the President rejectinghis mercy.
ULFA releases
minister's son: Nirmalendu Langthasa, abducted son of the Assam Hill Areas Development Minister, G.C. Langthsa, today reached the official residence of the Minister after being released by the banned United Liberation Front of Asom
(ULFA).
BJP to oppose POTA repeal:
The Bharatiya Janata Party today signalled its opposition to the proposed repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
Indian
troops step up search, shoot dead three 'inflitrators': Soldiers battled militants crossing the Line of Control on Wednesday, leaving three infiltrators dead, the Indian Army said.
Troops saw the men entering the forested, mountainous terrain and opened fire, leading to a gun
battle, said an officer at the Indian Army\92s media centre in Jammu.
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States
Doctor
arrested for sexing up picture:
The Jalandhar police today arrested Dr Amarjit Singh Samra for doctoring a photograph in which
a top policeman was shown dancing with some girls.
Hydel generation
begins at Srisailam: The Andhra Pradesh town Srisailam will
start producing power Thursday morning. Six units on the right bank and five on the left
will begin working.
No rollback of sales tax,
Karnataka tells IT sector: Deputy Chief Minister Siddaramaiah justified the recent hike in the sales tax on computers
and peripherals and
indicated there would be no change till the next budget.
Karnataka
plans to contest SC fiat on NRI quota: The government will challenge the Supreme Court Division Bench order allowing an
NRI quota within the
management quota in private professional colleges, Chief Minister N Dharam Singh said on Wednesday.
Sterilisation at hand for
Bengal food exporters: Exporters in Bengal and the rest of the eastern region dealing in perishable edibles and healthcare products will no longer
have to go to Mumbai
for radioactive treatment (atomic irradiation). They can do it closer home and send bacteria-free shipments abroad.
Neighbours
Families of
missing people serve ultimatum: A day after the Nepal government made public whereabouts of 24 people said to have 'disappeared' after their arrests, the Society of
Families of Disappeared People has given ultimatum to the government to make public whereabouts of 113 people they say are still missing.
Brothers killed in
Nepal explosion: Mohan Singh Shrestha and Ram Bahadur Shrestha died when a bomb wrapped in a jute sack exploded at the main market at Sunaula bazar in Dhading district.
Osama calls for attacks
on USA, UK, Pak: Osama bin Laden has called for attacks on targets in the USA and the UK, Pakistani intelligence sources said today, but it was not clear if his appeal was accompanied by more detailed orders.
Team negotiates release of journalists: A team comprising journalists and human rights activists has been trying to negotiate with Maoist leaders in
Nepal the release of detained journalists.
Rumsfeld in Kabul for poll talks: US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld on Wednesday met US troops in Afghanistan at the start of a visit for talks with the Afghan government, just two months before its first democratic presidential election.
Pakistani
minorities demonstrate for equal rights: The All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) demonstrated in front of the Lahore Press Club on Wednesday and demanded equal rights.
Christians carrying banners and placards chanted slogans against religious terrorism and the customs of karokari and vanni and demanded a quota in government jobs for women from minorities\92 groups. The APMA also passed a resolution calling for the repeal of all discriminatory laws, including the blasphemy and Hudood laws.
View from
abroad
US wants to train Pakistani Army again:
US Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said on Tuesday he favoured resuming training Pakistani officers in US military academies as a way of increasing US influence in the country\92s armed forces and reducing that of Islamic radicals.
Arrests bolster Bush's embrace of Pakistan:
Islamabad has been working with the CIA to nab key Al Qaeda suspects, but the well of radical Islam there is deep.
US
has no stance on LoC: The United States does not have an official position on Line of Control (LoC) fencing, confessed a State Department official on condition of anonymity while talking to a group of journalists from India and Pakistan.
Asked if the US should confront the issue head-on, he categorically said no.
Saraswati vandana flows, Brooklyn-style:
Americans are invoking the Hindu goddess of learning to revitalise a
canal wasteland and their creative spirit.
UK court dismisses terror suspects' appeal:
Ten foreigners held without charge under Britain's emergency post-Sept 11 anti-terrorism powers lost an appeal on Wednesday to have their cases reheard.
Swaminarayan Temple in Chicago:
A $15 million temple has opened in Illinois, near Chicago.
Accused
gets bail in Sikh assault case:
The District Attorney in the New York borough of Queens has announced that five persons have been indicted for assaulting a Sikh last month.
New US
strategy on army bases: US forces are repositioning overseas forces, opting for smaller, transitory bases in places like
Kyrgyzstan.
Joblessness among Asian youth rising: Southeast Asia has experienced the world's greatest surge in youth unemployment over the past decade with developing nations in the region set for even worse times ahead, according to an International Labour Organisation (ILO) warning.
New entrepreneurship minister
for Singapore: Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will take over from Minister of State Raymond Lim as the new entrepreneurship minister from Friday, a statement from the Ministry of Trade and Industry said on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) plans to launch two Asian futures contracts that will give local traders exposure to the booming Indian and Chinese markets.
Overall:
Talks ended on a friendly note: The
home secretaries of India and Pakistan said they would combat
terrorism, but announced no concrete steps to do so.
Home Minister said he was willing to withdraw Assam Rifles: Shivraj
Patil has no problems calling back the unit from a Manipur
protesting army excesses.
US said it would like to train Pakistan army: The US deputy
defence secretary said Pakistani soldiers were welcome at his
country's military academies.
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