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| Thursday 29th of May 2008 / South Asia |
| The monarchy in Nepal has been abolished
A constituent assembly meeting in the capital Kathmandu voted to banish royal rule, ending 240 years of the monarchy in the country yesterday (28.05.08). |
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| Wednesday 14th of November 2007 / South Asia |
| US advanced technology companies to invest in India
Bangalore, Nov.14 (ANI): A delegation of senior executives from Montgomery County-based advanced technology firms visited Bangalore on Wednesday, on a business mission to explore opportunities for joint ventures and partnerships with dynamic India-based advanced technology companies. |
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| Wednesday 12th of July 2006 / South Asia |
| Indo-Canadian plans top-notch eye-treatment facility in India
Ottawa, July 12 (IANS) Anup Singh Jubbal, an Indo-Canadian and president of Canadian Eyesight International, is planning to raise $500,000 to set up a state-of-the-art eye treatment facility in Amritsar district of Punjab.
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| China's chemical plants pose major risks
Beijing, July 12 (Xinhua) Forty-five percent of China's chemical and petrochemical plants pose major environmental hazards, says the country's state-run green agency.
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| China builds vegetable farms near desert
Yinchuan (China), July 12 (Xinhua) Farmers in China have built one of the largest vegetable production bases near the rim of the vast Mu Us desert, known for its frequent sandstorms.
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| Hunt still on for Sobhraj's partner in crime
Kathmandu, July 12 (IANS) While serial killer Charles Sobhraj, caught and slapped with life imprisonment in Nepal for murder, has begun a legal fight to get his sentence overturned, Nepal's police are still searching for an Indian, believed to have been |
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| Tuesday 11th of July 2006 / South Asia |
| Pakistan harps on Kashmir over SAARC
Islamabad, July 11 (DPA) Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Tuesday called for a resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute with India as a precondition to fully exploiting the economic potential of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
| 30 Taliban insurgents killed in coalition operation
Kabul, July 11 (Xinhua) Afghan and the U.S.-led coalition forces in their latest operation against Taliban-linked militants eliminated 30 insurgents in the troubled southern Helmand province on Tuesday.
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| Pakistan mourns plane crash victims
Islamabad, July 11 (Xinhua) The eastern Pakistani city of Multan observed a day of mourning Tuesday one day after a Pakistani International Airlines plane crashed killing all the 45 people on board.
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| 60 Afghan civilians killed in US air strikes
Kabul, July 11 (Xinhua) At least 60 civilians were killed in air strikes conducted by the US-led coalition forces in southern Afghanistan, said an official Tuesday.
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| 32 killed in Bangladesh as train rams into bus
Dhaka, July 11 (Xinhua) At least 32 people were killed and 20 wounded Tuesday when an inter-city express train ran into a passenger bus at a rail crossing in Bangladesh's northwestern Joypurhat district, a local official said.
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| Monday 10th of July 2006 / South Asia |
| More rebels killed in Balochistan campaign
Islamabad, July 10 (IANS) More than 20 rebels were killed and 15 injured in clashes with security forces in Pakistan's Balochistan province over the weekend, reports say. But no official data is available on the ongoing campaign.
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| Musharraf more popular than Benazir, Nawaz: Economist
Islamabad, July 10 (IANS) In a clear boost to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf who wants to keep his uniform and seek a second term, a British magazine says he is more popular than former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif who are challen |
| Agni designers are incompetent: Pakistan scientist
Islamabad, July 10 (IANS) The failure of Agni-III reflected 'incompetence' of the Indian missile designers and planners, said an eminent Pakistani scientist.
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| 45 people dead in Pakistan plane crash
Islamabad, July 10 (Xinhua) A Pakistan International Airline plane crashed Monday in the eastern city of Multan, killing all 45 people on board, said an official.
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| Tempers rise as world body ignores Everest plight
Kathmandu, July 10 (IANS) Environment activists across the world are fuming after a world body ignored pleas for urgent action to protect some of the globes finest sites, including the Mt Everest, from climate change.
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| Sunday 9th of July 2006 / South Asia |
| Miss Nepal contest falls prey to chaos
Kathmandu, July 9 (IANS) The escalating violence and disruptions during the fag end of King Gyanendra's absolute reign continue to affect Nepal months later with Miss Nepal, the kingdom's best known and most-popular beauty pageant, becoming the latest ca |
| Congo rebels free captured Nepal peacekeepers
Kathmandu, July 9 (IANS) Five Nepali soldiers serving with the UN Peacekeeping Forces in Congo have been freed after being held captive for over a month by a rebel warlord and facing execution threats, Nepal's official media said Sunday.
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| Pakistan apex court summons legislature officers
Islamabad, July 9 (IANS) Pakistan's Supreme Court has summoned the presiding officers of the national assembly, senate and all provincial legislatures in a case to decide whether those having degrees awarded by madrassas are eligible to contest elections |
| Pakistan hosting SAARC finance ministers conference
Islamabad, July 9 (IANS) Pakistan is hosting the first SAARC finance ministers meeting here on Monday to discuss major issues, including the setting up of a poverty alleviation fund for the South Asian region.
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| Nepal's controversial chief election commissioner quits
Kathmandu, July 9 (IANS) Caught between parliament that started proceedings for his impeachment and a high-level commission that summoned him for questioning, Nepal's Chief Election Commissioner Keshav Raj Rajbhandari, who faced criticism for holding ele |
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| Saturday 8th of July 2006 / South Asia |
| Indian-owned Nepal hotel to reopen with Maoist push
Kathmandu, July 8 (IANS) A legendary Kathmandu hotel once associated with a Russian visionary and now owned by Indian businessman Radheshyam Saraf is to reopen after its closure in December - after a Maoist push.
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| 11 killed in China landslide
Taiyuan, July 8 (Xinhua) Eleven people were killed in a landslide early Saturday at a local iron mine in north China's Shanxi province.
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| Malaysian Indians facing major social problem: minister
Kuala Lumpur, July 8 (IANS) The Indian community in Malaysia is faced with a major social problem, according to the country's works minister and Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) president S. Samy Vellu.
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| Indian national turns himself in for murder
Singapore, July 8 (DPA) An Indian national has turned himself in to a neighbourhood police centre in Singapore for the murder of a fellow countryman, said an official Saturday.
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| Two Indian hostages rescued in Philippines
Manila, July 8 (DPA) Policemen rescued two kidnapped Indian men and arrested their five abductors in a northern Philippine city, a police official said Saturday.
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| Friday 7th of July 2006 / South Asia |
| China, US discuss North Korea nuclear issue
Beijing, July 7 (Xinhua) US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill held talks Friday with Chinese officials on North Korea's missile tests and nuclear weapons programme.
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| Nepali lawyer stalks Charles Sobhraj
Kathmandu, July 7 (IANS) There can't be a greater contrast than between Nepali lawyer Bishwa Lal Shrestha, 61, who reads the Bhagavad Gita every day and doesn't touch alcohol, and his better-known contemporary, 62-year-old Charles Sobhraj, once on the wa |
| 43 killed in China explosion
Taiyuan (China), July 7 (Xinhua) Forty-three people were killed and 28 injured early Friday in an explosive blast in north China's Shanxi province.
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| Musharraf to decide uniform issue in 'supreme national interest'
Islamabad, July 7 (IANS) Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said he would decide when to resign as chief of the army staff (COAS) and shed his uniform 'in supreme national interest'.
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| Pakistan revives body for federal, provincial coordination
Islamabad, July 7 (IANS) Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has revived a constitutional body to debate on federal and inter-provincial issues and find a way to tackle contentious matters between the federal government and the provinces.
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| Thursday 6th of July 2006 / South Asia |
| India sending troops to Afghanistan: Pakistani media
Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) The Pakistani media has claimed that India wants to send peacekeeping troops to Afghanistan and blamed Islamabad for not doing anything to prevent the move.
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| Pakistani media says India sending troops to Afghanistan
Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) Claiming that India wants to send peacekeeping troops to Afghanistan, the Pakistani media has criticised Islamabad for not doing anything to prevent the move.
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| Nepal rub salt on Tibetan wounds on Dalai Lama's birthday
Kathmandu, July 6 (IANS) Nepal's new government has rubbed salt on the wounds of Tibetans on the eve of the birthday of the Dalai Lama, wooing Chinese tourists to the country as a Buddhist destination while refusing to register the exiled leader's closed |
| Cut suicide scenes from Indian films in Malaysia: minister
Kuala Lumpur, July 6 (IANS) Malaysia's Deputy Minister for Women, Family and Community development G. Palanivel has urged the country's Censorship Board to cut out suicide scenes from Indian films.
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| Tata still optimistic about Bangladesh project
Dhaka, July 6 (IANS) India's Tata Group's Bangladesh project head has denied media speculation that the conglomerate was pulling out because the present Khaleda Zia government considers the proposed $3 billion deal 'risky' for political reasons.
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| Wednesday 5th of July 2006 / South Asia |
| India to import more kerosene
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) India will import 60,000 tonnes of kerosene within the next fortnight to bridge the shortfall in the requirements of the public distribution system (PDS), Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said here Wednesday.
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| Enron founder Kenneth Lay dies
Washington, July 5 (Xinhua) Enron Corporation founder Kenneth Lay, who was convicted for his role in one of the biggest frauds in the US corporate history, died of a heart attack Wednesday at his vacation home in Colorado.
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| AIIMS director sacked, senior faculty on strike
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The governing body of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Wednesday sacked its director P. Venugopal, prompting most of the senior faculty to go on a 24-hour flash strike that crippled medical services.
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| Kidnapped industrialist's son found murdered
Chandigarh, July 5 (IANS) The son of a leading Punjab industrialist who was kidnapped June 26 has been murdered, police said Wednesday.
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| 'Police connivance in Jessica murder acquittal being probed'
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Delhi government Wednesday told the high court that the police were not only probing alleged lapses in investigating the murder of model Jessica Lal but also their connivance in facilitating the acquittal of the accused.
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| Tuesday 4th of July 2006 / South Asia |
| Nepal formally asks UN to monitor arms, armies
Kathmandu, July 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's office has sent a formal request to the United Nations to monitor the arms and armies of Nepal's seven-party government and the Maoists during their ongoing ceasefire.
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| Rajapakse invites LTTE for direct talks
Colombo, July 4 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has offered to talk directly to the Tamil Tigers to end the country's unending ethnic conflict.
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| Delhi doctor to treat Nepali prime minister
Kathmandu, July 4 (IANS) A leading physician from New Delhi is being flown to assist in the treatment of Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who was stated to be in stable condition Tuesday, a day after he was admitted with respiratory problems.
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| Koirala stable, set to attend granddaughter's wedding
Kathmandu, July 4 (IANS) Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who was hospitalised with respiratory complaints, was Tuesday stated to be in a stable condition and is now all set to attend his granddaughter's wedding.
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| Koirala all set to attend granddaughter's wedding
Kathmandu, July 4 (IANS) Nepal's Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala having survived a health scare is now all set to attend his granddaughter's marriage.
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| Monday 3rd of July 2006 / South Asia |
| Nepal scraps state holiday on king's birthday
Kathmandu, July 3 (IANS) Just three days before King Gyanendra's 60th birthday, the Nepal government dealt another blow to the monarchy by deciding to scrap the tradition of observing the event as a national holiday.
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| Palestinian militants set deadline for Israel
Gaza, July 3 (Xinhua) Three Palestinian militant groups, who abducted an Israeli soldier, have set Tuesday as the deadline for Israel to meet their demand of freeing Palestinian prisoners.
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| 20 Afghan militants killed by coalition forces
Kabul, July 3 (Xinhua) US-led coalition forces killed 20 suspected Taliban-linked militants in southern Afghanistan, said a US army statement Monday.
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| Pakistani political scene heats up; no-confidence move planned
Islamabad, July 3 (IANS) A Pakistani opposition group has announced plans to move a no-confidence motion against the government headed by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz next month, adding to the already heated political scene in Pakistan.
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| Bangladesh military intelligence body roots for Islamic banks
Dhaka, July 3 (IANS) In a move described as 'unprecedented', Bangladesh's military intelligence body has stepped in along with Islamist political parties to 'prevent' the country's central bank from circulating new guidelines meant to monitor the transac |
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| Sunday 2nd of July 2006 / South Asia |
| Bhutan refugees in Nepal send SOS to Yechury
Kathmandu, July 2 (IANS) Languishing in Nepal's refugee camps for nearly 15 years, over 100,000 Bhutanese evicted by the Druk kingdom Sunday sent an SOS to visiting Indian leader Sitaram Yechury, asking him to intervene with the Indian government on thei |
| Indian national charged with attempted murder
Singapore, July 2 (DPA) An Indian national was charged with attempted murder after breaking into a three-storey Singapore home and attacking the elderly owner and his two Indonesian maids, news reports said Sunday.
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| Bhutan to get English-Dzongkha dictionary
Thimphu, July 2 (IANS) A comprehensive English-Dzongkha dictionary, which will have over 30,000 words, is all set for release in the Bhutanese kingdom this month. Dzongkha is Bhutan's dominant language.
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| China's wild elephants now have 'dinner halls'
Kunming (China), July 2 (Xinhua) Special banana and sugarcane plantations have been grown for wild elephants in China's Yunnan province in the hope they will stop devouring crops and attacking local villagers who live on the border of nature reserves her |
| Rootless Bangladesh kids set up bank
Dhaka, July 2 (Xinhua) Child workers of Bangladesh who are often termed 'rootless' have established a saving project of their own after all the banks turned them away.
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| Friday 30th of June 2006 / South Asia |
| Prachanda offers to step down after new government
Kathmandu, June 30 (IANS) The top leader of Nepal's Maoist guerrillas has offered to step down once a new government is formed to prove that the rebels are committed to peace.
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| China's Communist Party marks 85th anniversary
Beijing, June 30 (Xinhua) As a grand rally was organised here to mark the 85th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Friday, President Hu Jintao called for intensified anti-corruption efforts in the party.
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| Bangladesh opposition plans agitation on Sunday
Dhaka, June 30 (IANS) The Awami League (AL)-led opposition alliance in Bangladesh has announced a countrywide agitation Sunday to press for electoral reforms and the resignation of the chief election commissioner ahead of general election next year.
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| Musharraf aims at deal with Islamist parties
Islamabad, June 30 (IANS) A quid pro quo deal may be in the offing between President Pervez Musharraf, who wants to get re-elected to the presidency next year, and the ruling Islamist alliance in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) by amending electi |
| North West Frontier Province to be renamed Gate of Islam?
Islamabad, June 30 (IANS) Even as Pakistan's federal government is contemplating renaming the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) as 'Khyber', the ruling Islamist party of the province wants to call it the 'Gate of Islam'.
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| Thursday 29th of June 2006 / South Asia |
| LTTE organ says rationale for olive branch missed
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) A Tamil Tiger newspaper says India has missed the rationale behind their ideologue's conciliatory comments and underlined that New Delhi and Sri Lankan Tamils were on the same boat after a 20-year gap.
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| Nepal frees frozen Rs.2.4 bn Indian aid
Kathmandu, June 28 (IANS) An India-funded development scheme for Nepal worth Nepali Rs.2.4 billion,($33 million) was Thursday given a fresh lease of life, after being kept on hold for nearly seven months by King Gyanendra's regime.
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| Ex-Nepal army chief to be quizzed for atrocities
Kathmandu, June 29 (IANS) A powerful former chief of Nepal's army, who was among King Gyanendra's advisors, has been summoned for questioning as a probe committee began quizzing royalist ministers and senior officials this week.
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| Israel intensifies air strikes in Gaza
Gaza, June 29 (DPA) Israel intensified air strikes on the Gaza Strip before dawn Thursday, while its army arrested several ministers in the Hamas-led government and members of the parliament after raiding their homes.
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| Delhi seeks Dhaka's support for Tharoor
Dhaka, June 29 (IANS) India has sought Bangladesh's nod in favour of Shashi Tharoor, New Delhi's candidate for Secretary General of the United Nations.
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