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Nation & States
Pakistan
press blames India
for Kashmir stalemate
What is India News Service,
Wednesday, September 8, 2004, 1700 hrs IST
The Pakistani media on Wednesday blamed India for the stalemate in talks on the Kashmir issue, saying the new leadership in New Delhi was obstructing the journey towards peace.
India's stand is "not in consonance with the changing world scenario," The News daily commented as the first ministerial meeting in three years ended in New Delhi on Monday.
"Indian leaders say they want to talk to Pakistan on all issues including
Jammu and Kashmir, but are not willing for a real movement towards the solution
of the core issue between the two countries," it said.
Kashmir
issue will take time, says
Powell: Kashmir is a "very difficult
issue" that will take time to resolve, US Secretary of State Colin Powell
said. He pointed out that the environment for positive discussions between India
and Pakistan has greatly improved.
Spotlight
After the
India-Pakistan talks
Manmohan,
Musharraf may meet on Sept 22: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President General Pervez Musharraf could have their first meeting on September 22 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York.
Natwar,
Kasuri promise visa-free travel to journalists:
External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh and
his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri played to the gallery.
They exhibited their newly-struck personal chemistry and made spontaneous
announcements of a liberal visa-free regime for journalists of the two
countries.
The Tribune editorial
Tread
with caution |
Congress
wants new probe into Tehelka: The Congress is in favour of a fresh probe
into Tehelka case on the pattern of Godhra carnage.
BJP
banking on anti-incumbency: For once, the BJP is relishing some
pre-poll surveys predicting the return of the Congress-NCP Government in
Maharashtra. Taking the surveys in its stride, especially the way these went
awry in the parliamentary polls, the party has decided to focus on electoral
preparedness.
BJP
reiterates demand on `tainted' Ministers: Party president M. Venkaiah Naidu
said that at least now, the prime minister should save his minsitry from
"further disgrace".
Soren
fails to give passport details: Though
a Dumka court today granted bail to the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief Sibu Soren
in a case relating to election violence in 2004, he could not be released as he
was unable to give his passport number to a Giridih court as demanded.
India
lobbies for UN seat: With just
one month to go for the hotly-contested elections to the Economic and Social
Council of the United Nations, India is desperately trying to shore up
international support to retain its seat on the UN\92s second-most powerful body
after the Security Council.
Muslim
numbers rising faster in impoverished states:
The Census 2001 numbers are cause for
concern: the percentage of population in the age group of 0-6 years
(considered
an indicator of fertility), is the maximum among Muslims at 18.7 per cent.
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States
Haryana
plans uniform power tariff: The Haryana Cabinet has decided to
introduce a uniform rate of tariff for both metered and unmetered connections,
thus withdrawing the slab system of tariff and giving relief to farmers to the
tune of Rs 138 crore.
Andhra
farmers lose crores in insurance: In just 36 months since April 2001, more
than half a million insurance policies in rural Andhra Pradesh lapsed as people
were unable to pay their premiums.
278
blood donors test HIV-positive in Tripura: At least 278 blood donors
in Tripura were found to be HIV-positive, fuelling fears that blood supplied
from blood banks in the region could be infected with the killer virus that
causes AIDS.
Andhra
district up in arms against 'political murders': Thousands
of TDP activists were arrested all over the state on Tuesday as they resorted to
\91rasta roko' protesting against the unabated 'political murders' in Anantapur
district.
Parkash Utsav gold
coins issued: The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee has brought out
specially designed gold coins to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Guru
Granth Sahib installation.
Neighbours
Pakistan
to shift army HQ: As part of its modernisation efforts, Pakistan Army has
decided to shift its General Headquarters (GHQ) from the garrison town of
Rawalpindi to a sprawling Pentagon-style headquarters in Islamabad for which
President Pervez Musharraf laid a foundation stone.
US
monitoring Pak's e-traffic to curb terror: As a
counter-terrorism measure, the US is regularly monitoring Pakistan's internet
traffic.
Musharraf
asks clerics to isolate 'bad' seminaries: The Pakistan president said on
Tuesday that the majority of madrassas (Islamic seminaries) in Pakistan were
moderate and asked them to help curb extremism by isolating the minority
supporting terrorists.
Pakistan
arrests Saudi suspect:
Security forces on Tuesday arrested
a Saudi national suspected of links with Al Qaeda.
Afghans
lionise Masood on his death anniversary: More than 20,000 Afghans gathered
in Kabul on Wednesday to remember Northern Alliance military commander Ahmad
Shah Masood, slain by al Qaeda operatives two days before the Sept. 11, 2001
attacks on the United States.
Pakistan
says claim
on Osama is
'political':
Pakistan on Tuesday dismissed a claim by a US counter-terrorism official that
the United States and its allies were closing in on Osama bin Laden.
View from abroad
Sikh boys refused
entry into French schools:
France\92s
small Sikh community is in an uproar after five of its boys were refused entry
to state schools under a new law barring pupils from wearing conspicuous
religious symbols in class.
Overall:
Pakistan press blamed India:
It pointed fingers at the new government, which it said wasn't moving towards
peace quickly enough.
India lobbied for UN seat: Elections are only a
month away, and the country is garnering support to get into the powerful body.
US is monitoring
Pakistani e-mail: It is a counter-terror measure, the authorities said.
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