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Tsunami diplomacy boosts
India's 'Look East' thrust
What is India News Service,
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 2000 hrs IST
India's prompt action in providing relief to Sri Lanka, Maldives and Indonesia in the aftermath of the devastating tidal wave disaster
will invigorate its "look East" policy aimed at strengthening relations with southeast Asia, a leading US think tank has said.
"The Indian naval forces mobilised with impressive speed, providing relief to Sri Lanka within the first 12 hours of the disaster. Relief operations were fully underway in Lanka and the Maldives by tsunami day three (December 28)," the
South Asia Monitor, a newsletter published by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington-based think tank said.
The Indian armed forces were the first to reach Sri Lanka and the Maldives after the tsunami struck, it said, adding pictures of the Indian
Goa: NDA threatens to stall Parliament:
Continuing their protest against the dismissal of the Manohar Parrikar Government of Goa, The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners today took to the streets, threatening to stall the Parliament proceedings.
Govt admits criminal-politician-official nexus:The UPA government has candidly admitted in the Supreme Court that the nexus among criminals, politicians and bureaucrats has increased leading to a \93disturbingly\94 high-level of corruption, yet it has opposed any move to strike down the \93single directive\94 in the Central Vigilance Commission that protected top officials from direct investigation by the CBI.
Shaurya Chakra winners to return awards:
The \91Sandhu family, which had created history by receiving four Shaurya Chakra awards for fighting against militants in the early nineties, has decided to return country\92s most prestigious gallantry awards in protest against the withdrawal of security.
Rane to seek trust vote "as soon as possible":
The Goa Chief Minister, Pratapsinh Rane, has said that he would seek a vote of confidence on the floor of the Legislative Assembly "as soon as possible" within the 30 days' time given by the Governor, S.C.
Jamir.
Bilkis to
testify in camera: Bilkis Yakub Rasool will testify in camera during the trial of the gang-rape case, which has been transferred to Mumbai by the Supreme Court. She did not appear in the court today as summoned, and the case was adjourned.
Censor Board reconstituted:
The Government today reconstituted the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), retaining three members in the newly-constituted 21-member set-up.
President leaves hospital:
The President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, was today discharged from the Army Hospital Research and Referral Centre, a day after a corrective procedure was performed on him to set right his fractured right shoulder.
States
Student\92s kidnapping creates panic in Amritsar:
The police is still clueless about the sensational kidnapping of a plus two student of the local DAV Public School and son of a rice-sheller owner, Guddu, who was kidnapped by three unidentified youths, one of them in police uniform, at gun point here from the Majitha road last evening.
Police dispose
of Naxals' bodies: Karnataka police said they had decided to dispose of the bodies on Tuesday in view of \91Aero India\92 inauguration scheduled for Wednesday.
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Sarang, Sukhoi and Suryakiran provide a visual treat:
A dazzling display of India's fighter prowess gave a flying start to Aero India 2005, the biennial air
show, in Bangalore.
Rare Owl spotted in
Karnataka: An injured Bay Owl, a rare species, was spotted on the premises of the Sirsi Forestry College and provided
treatment.
Neighbours
World Bank will soon appoint
expert on Baglihar: The World Bank President, James Wolfensohn, has said there is a possibility of appointment in the next two weeks of a neutral expert to resolve the differences between India and Pakistan on the Baglihar hydroelectric
project.
Rail service restored in Balochistan:
The train service between Quetta and the rest of the country was restored after eight hours' disruption on Tuesday morning after the damaged portion of the main track near Damboli was repaired by Pakistan Railways engineers.
Yesterday's headline: Main rail link to Quetta blown
up
View from abroad
$640m for Pakistan in US budget: Pakistan will receive $640 million from the $2.57 trillion US budget plan President George W. Bush sent to Congress on Monday.
Overall
Tsunami diplomacy boosts India's image: By quickly rushing to the rescue
of its neighbours, India has strengthened its friendships in Asia, a US think
tank has said.
Avalanches killed nine: Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir were
affected by avalanches.
President returned home: Abdul Kalam is feeling fine after a shoulder
surgery.
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