NEW DELHI: Even as the Amarnath issue shows no signs of abating, the BJP on Wednesday demanded that delimitation of constituencies should be conducted in Jammu and Kashmir as done in the rest of the country."We demand that the delimitation process should be started at the earliest in Jammu and Kashmir. It has been due for a long time," BJP senior leader Venkaiah Naidu told reporters in New Delhi.The Kuldip Singh Commission initiated the delimitation exercise in the country in 2002. Interestingly,...
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Continuing protests in the valley leave 42 injured
NEW DELHI/KASHMIR: Forty two persons were injured on Wednesday in police firing at various places in Kashmir, as demonstrations continued across the city over the economic blockade of the valley by Shri Amarnath Sangharsh Samiti in Jammu.Four persons received bullet injuries when CRPF personnel opened fire on a group of protesters being chased by police in Delow village of Rajpora area in Pulwama distict, official sources said.The protesters were engaged in clashes with police when the latter fired...
JHU wants further debates on National issue
COLOMBO: Jathika Hela Urumaya will not participate in the All Party Representative Committee proceedings until the Committee puts before the public the dynamics of conflicting opinions, which have held back the APRC from reaching a consensus to provide a political solution to the national issue.The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) has informed President Mahinda Rajajpaksa in writing that it will not participate in APRC meetings unti the conflicting opinion concerned are put before the public for their...
Hasina remains outside the Country on parole
DHAKA: A Special Court at the Parliament Complex has directed Awami League President Sheikh Hasina and other accused in Mig-29 fighter plane graft suit to appear before it on August 20 in a bid to frame charges against them. Yesterday as the defence counsels prayed to the Court for not framing charges(The Bangladesh Today)against Hasina during her absence, Judge Golam Mortuza Mojumdar of Dhaka Divisional Special Court passed this order.The Court's order is handed down for appearance of Hasina at...
Khaleda will not apply for release - News from Bangladesh
DHAKA: Former prime minister Khaleda Zia will not apply to the government for her release, a lawyer said Tuesday.After visiting her in special jail, advocates Ahmed Azam Khan and Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas told reporters that Khaleda believed the cases filed against her have no basis and she thinks those cases are bailable."[Khaleda Zia] said the government has detained her on unfounded cases. She will not apply for her release," said Azam Khan.She said there was no substance in the cases filed...
Pak to approach UN over situation in J&K
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has said that it started approaching global bodies like the UN over the "deteriorating situation" in Jammu and Kashmir, ignoring India's warning that such statements amount to "clear interference" in its internal affairs and will undermine the composite dialogue process.Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Sadiq said Islamabad is "deeply concerned over the deteriorating situation" in the Indian state that is "resulting in loss of life and property of the Kashmiri people".Earlier,...
Third Pakistani Assembly ( SINDH) votes against Musharraf
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Wednesday became the third of Pakistan's four provinces to adopt a resolution asking President Pervez Musharraf to face a vote of confidence or resign, in yet another sign of eroding support for him ahead of an impeachment motion in Parliament."President Musharraf is not a suitable candidate for the post of Presidency," Provincial Law Minister Ayaz Soomro said tabling the motion which said that if Musharraf failed to do either, he should be impeached in Parliament."The...
Despite warning, Pak interferes in J&K again
NEW DELHI: Despite New Delhi's warning to Pakistan to keep out of India's internal affairs, Islamabad has once again raked up the Jammu and Kashmir issue and sought immediate end to the violence in the state.Ignoring India's strong reaction to its comments on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who visited the All Parties Hurriyat Conference office in Islamabad to express condolences over the death of Kashmiri separatist leader Sheikh Abdul Aziz, regretted...
US envoy seeks safe passage for Musharraf, Nawaz opposes
LAHORE: PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf did not deserve any safe passage, since he sowed the seeds of hatred between the people of Pakistan and the Army, resulting in the death of innocent people.He said this during a meeting with US Ambassador Anne W Patterson, who called on him at his Raiwind residence.During the meeting, the US ambassador sought a safe passage for President Musharraf, while Mian Nawaz Sharif told her that parliament is the right forum...
Impeachment resolution tabled in Sindh Assembly
KARACHI: Impeachment’s resolution against President Pervez Musharraf has been presented in Sindh Assembly today.Provincial Law Minister Ayaz Soomro tabled the impeachment motion in the Assembly session chaired by its Speaker Nisar Khuhro.Resolution demands the president to take vote of confidence from the Sindh Assembly.Ayaz Soomro said, “President Musharraf is not a suitable candidate for the post of presidency. On this occasion, Opposition Leader Jam Madad Ali said government was taking unconstitutional...
Tawang dispute holding back talks
KUALA LUMPUR – India and China will hold the next round of boundary talks soon but the lingering dispute over the Buddhist enclave of Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh is preventing efforts by the two countries to “cross the rubicon,” National Security Adviser M K Narayanan has said, reports PTI. “We are working toward an agreed framework. Five or six points, the more difficult points are settled. What is important is that areas of convergence are increasing. But areas of divergence remain. Tawang, in...
NDA accuses Lalu of land-for-job scam
The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar has demanded an independent probe into the alleged “land-for-job” scam in the Railways and has asked Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad be sacked.The NDA plans to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the next 15 days with their demands. They have demanded a probe into Lalu’s assets.“After the fodder scam, Lalu has not changed. This is another big scam in the making. He is a habitual offender and an example...
FANS fight over mega venue : Southern Star Chiranjeevis Political Debut
TIRUPATI: After the announcement comes the jostling. Less than 24 hours after megastar Chiranjeevi made clear his political intentions, a fight has broken out between his fan groups over the proposed site of the public meeting the star-turned-politician is scheduled to address here sometime next week.Permission has been sought from the district authorities to hold the meeting—most likely on August 26— at Avilala Tank near the Padmavati temple in Tiruchanur. Spread over 183 acres, the government...
VHP, BJP protests hit traffic in Delhi, Mumbai
NEW DELHI: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Wednesday began its nationwide protest against the cancellation of land transfer to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) by blocking roads and disrupting train services across the country. Traffic hit in NCRTraffic was affected and several people were stranded in many parts of the national Capital region on Wednesday as a number of BJP and VHP activists blocked roads as part of their nationwide 'chakka jam' agitation over the Amarnath land row.Vehicular...
Musharraf likely to resign soon after August 14: Report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has finally decided to step down soon after Pakistan Independence Day (August 14), according to Pakistan daily WAQT News here on Tuesday.Highly placed sources have told WAQT News, Musharraf has been ensured a safe exit after he resigns.Musharraf is likely to demand an opportunity to address the nation before formally announcing his resignation.Earlier on Tuesday, Pakistan’s ruling coalition said the impeachment motion against Musharraf will be submitted...
Soren adamant on becoming CM
NEW DELHI/RANCHI: Jharkhand appeared headed for a spell of central rule with the UPA leadership not keen on presiding over any change of guard in the state, given the tough task of convincing eight Independent legislators to support Shibu Soren as chief minister in place of Madhu Koda.Brushing niceties aside, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha boss Soren bluntly told UPA leaders at a meeting here on Tuesday that he wanted the top post for himself and — as the alliance's largest party as well as the state's...
State Congress poll panel formed
JAIPUR: All the members of the steering committee of state Congress have been nominated in the key election committee, responsible for finalising candidates for the Assembly election. The list was approved by Congress president Sonia Gandhi after a meeting with state president CP Joshi in Delhi on Tuesday.Party general secretary Mumtaz Masih said the committee would be headed by Joshi. The presidents of all the four frontal organisations will also be the members of the committee. It will have leader...
Illegal Bangladeshis threat to security: Delhi High Court
NEW DELHI: Days after a judge of Guwahati High Court (HC) hit out against influx of illegal Bangladeshi migrants into Assam, it is Delhi High Court which has expressed alarm and said this trend has "serious implications for internal security.""The influx of Bangladeshis who have illegally migrated poses a threat to integrity and security of India," Justice S L Bhayana observed on Tuesday while upholding an order of Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) to deport four members of a Bangladeshi...
Musharraf's ouster will boost terror outfits: Indian National Security Advisor
NEW DELHI: Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf's removal would create a political "vacuum" that would give free rein to all the Islamist terrorist outfits which target India, says national security adviser MK Narayanan.In an interview to the Straits Times , Narayanan said, "It (the impeachment) leaves a big vacuum and we are deeply concerned about this vacuum because it leaves the radical extremist outfits with freedom to do what they like, not merely on the Pak-Afghan border but clearly our side...
Sri Lanka's controversial government minister organizes an anti-media protest and calls for ban on TV station
Colombo: The Free Media Movement (FMM) says that the rogue government Minister Mervyn Silva organized a protest against the MBC network's Sirasa television station in Colombo on 11th August 2008.Around one hundred men, women and children were bussed in to the city centre from the Minister's constituency of Kelaniya. The protest was given wide publicity by all state media justifying the allegations made by the Minister against the private media station in their commentary and reportage.Amongst the...
BJP activists launch agitation over Amarnath issue
Over 500 BJP activists were taken into custody for staging a demonstration on the Amarnath land issue in Bangalore on Tuesday.The activists, led by Party's National General Secretary Anant Kumar staged a protest at MG Road.The party workers carried placards and banners relating to the Amarnath stir and shouted slogans.Police said 520 activists were taken into custody and later released.Source : Hindustan Ti...
Musharraf plans move to counter offensive
ISLAMABAD: A beleaguered President Pervez Musharraf is reported to have told his loyalists that he has ‘sufficient official records’ to expose failures of the four-month-old coalition government.PML-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi made on Monday a third call on the president in four days to discuss the situation arising out of the impeachment move.Sources said the two leaders briefed the president on their efforts for galvanising support...
Zardari condemn Army and ISI involvment in politics
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman, Asif Ali Zardari has told the media that Pakistan army and the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) are not involved in politics.In an exclusive interview to private channel Asif Ali Zardari said that it would be premature to say that President Musharraf might have misappropriated the US aid given to Pakistan in war against terror. PPP co-chairman said that his statement in this regard was stated out of context by British newspaper.As regards Dr. Aafia...
Congress ready to support Soren as Jharkhand CM
NEW DELHI: With JMM chief Shibu Soren staking claim for Chief Ministership of Jharkhand, Congress on Tuesday expressed its readiness to back him."Congress will support him (Soren) if he forms the government," AICC in-charge of Jharkhand Ajay Maken said when asked to comment on the JMM chief's demand that Chief Minister Madhu Koda should step down to pave way for him.Maken, who is also Union Minister of State for Urban Development, refused to speak further on the issue.Koda, an Independent, is heading...
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