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Nepal's political parties in fresh dialogue to break deadlock
After days of political squabbling, Nepal's major parties on Wednesday initiated another dialogue process to hammer out a solution to the constitutional crisis that has plagued the country for months.
Both the ruling alliance and the opposition, have once again initiated the process of dialogue to end the two month long political impasse that emerged after Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai unilaterally announced fresh election on November 22 by dissolving the Constituent Assembly (CA).However, the main opposition parties, the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML have been pursuing...
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Policy of seeking strategic depth has changed, US told
Pakistan doesn’t have the option of “walking away from” Afghanistan, the way the US may end up doing, Ambassador Sherry Rehman told a meeting that saw her and senior Obama aides trading barbs over the Afghan conflict.
At a meeting in Aspen, Colorado, Obama officials again accused Pakistan of not doing enough to combat terrorism while the Pakistani envoy insisted that her country was doing all it could but was not getting credit for its sacrifices.Although the United States and Pakistan agreed recently to renew efforts to rebuild their troubled relationship, the discussion — posted...
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Assam riots toll rises to 32; more than 70,000 flee homes
With four rioters who defied curfew orders killed in police firing on Tuesday and nine more bodies recovered, the death toll in the five-day-old Bodo-Muslim violence in lower Assam districts rose to 32.
Shoot-at-sight orders remained in effect for the second day in Lower Assam, and Kokrajhar town, an important trade hub, looked deserted. The situation was no different in Chirang's district headquarter, Kajalgaon.Since Friday, when the orgy of violence began, more than 70,000 people have fled their homes, with at least 60 villages belonging to both Bodos and Muslims in Kokrajhar...
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भारतवर्ष- पाकिस्तान
In the case of Rinkel Kumari 17 years old girl (Pakistan)
Honorable Secretary of State, Ms. Clinton: Our Life is a living Hell..
Almost three-quarters of women from Pakistan's Hindu communities have faced sexual harassment while nearly half, complained of religious discrimination at workplaces, educational institutions and neighbourhoods. A report, prepared by the National Commission for Justice and Peace (Pakistan), states that about 74 per cent of the Hindu women faced sexual harassment.
Pakistan was created as an Islamic nation in 1947, and religious minorities are treated as second class citizens under the country’s...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 01:02
$1b credit can be used for Padma bridge: Indian official
Indian officials on Friday said New Delhi does not have any objection to the diversion of its $1 billion credit line for constructing the Padma bridge as the World Bank scraped loan exposing the project to a difficult state.
"We earlier said the credit could be used for any purpose suitable to your need. Bangladesh can use the fund for the Padma bridge project," a senior foreign ministry official told BSS as he was approached for comments about the possible diversion.
But, the official, preferring anonymity, said Padma bridge was a big project requiring more amounts "but you...
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Taliban polio ban puts 0.24m children at risk
A Taliban ban on polio vaccinations will put 240,000 children at risk in troubled northwest Pakistan if an inoculation campaign cannot start next week, officials warned on Friday.
Local Taliban and Pakistani warlord Hafiz Gul Bahadur, whose followers are fighting Western troops in Afghanistan, have banned polio vaccinations in the northwestern tribal region of Waziristan to protest against US drone attacks.They have condemned the immunisation campaign, which is slated to begin on Monday, as a cover for espionage.“There is possibility that we may have to skip the polio campaign in North and...
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Agni-I successfully test fired again
India on Friday successfully conducted another test of the 700-km Agni-I nuclear-capable ballistic missile, designed with Pakistan in mind, from Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha.
The 15-metre tall Agni-I was test-fired by the tri-service Strategic Forces Command as part of a "training exercise to ensure preparedness''. "It was a textbook launch that met all mission objectives. The missile reached the target point in the Bay of Bengal following the prescribed trajectory,'' DRDO chief controller (missiles and strategic systems) Avinash Chander said.
The missile test was conducted from a...
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India promises IT Park for Sri Lanka
Visiting Indian Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh yesterday said the economic cooperation between Sri Lanka and India is at a peak level and the benefits should go to both countries.
He said India is interested in setting up a modern IT park in Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan professionals' service can be obtained for it.Ramesh made these observations when he met Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa at the latter's ministry on Thursday.The two ministers reviewed the progress of the ongoing development projects initiated with Indian financial assistance and agreed they are progressing and...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 23:17
पूर्वोत्तर भारत ३ देशों के साथ रेल सम्पर्क से जुड़ेगा
बंगलादेश,भूटान,म्यांमार,और नेपाल जल्द ही भारत के पूर्वोत्तर राज्यों के साथ रेल सम्पर्क से जुड़ जायेगा।द्विपक्षीय व्यापार और पर्यटन के विकास को बढ़ावा देने के लिए भारत के पूर्वोत्तर फ्रंटियर रेलवे ने हल में ही रेलवे बोर्ड को एक क्षेत्र सर्वेक्षण रिपोर्ट पेश की है,जिससे त्रिपुरा,मणिपुर,असम, प्.बंगाल और बिहार पड़ोसी देश बंगलादेश,भूटान,म्यांमार,और नेपाल से जुड़ जायेगें।
जबकि त्रिपुरा की राजधानी अगरत्तला से अखौरा (ब्रह्मनबनिया, बंगलादेश) के बीच रेल लाइन का कम पहले से ही शुरू है। तथा भारतीय केन्द्र सरकार अगरत्तला से अखौरा (बंगलादेश) से जोगबनी (बिहार) से विराटनगर (नेपाल) रेल लाइन बिछाने के कार्य के लिए ४९३.५२ करोड़ रु० स्वीकृत कर चुकी है।
भारत...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 19:39
Burma nominates new vice-president Myint Swe
Burma's military has nominated a former general to be one of the country's two vice presidents.
Myint Swe is widely considered to be a hardliner and has close links to the former leader of Burma's military junta, Than Shwe.
Once the appointment is confirmed by parliament, he will replace Tin Aung Myint Oo, who stood down for health reasons.
Correspondents say this is unlikely to shift Burma's current reformist agenda.
The dominance of Burma's military is entrenched in its parliament and political system.
A total of 25% of its MPs are from the armed forces and one of the vice-presidents...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 19:33
Sacrifice of humanity or Comply with the law
New 'late-term abortion' row in China's Fujian province
New allegations of forced late-term abortion have emerged in China's Fujian province, a lawyer has told the BBC.
Pan Chunyan's pregnancy was terminated at nearly eight months in April because she had violated the one-child policy, Beijing-based lawyer Zhang Kai said.Her husband sought legal help after hearing about another recent forced late termination in Shaanxi province.The case of Feng Jianmei caused outrage when photos of her still-born baby circulated on the internet.China's one-child family planning policy aims to control...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 19:22
Maldweep-
Home Minister repeats call to halt BCS project
Home Minister Dr Mohamed Jameel Ahmed has reiterated the order to halt the installation of the border control system (BCS) by Immigration Department through Malaysia's Nexbis Limited which has been laden with allegations of corruption over its awarding.
This would be the second time Home Minister has ordered the halt of the work on the border control system project.
In response to a question from Haveeru, Home Minister last night claimed that a letter had been forwarded to the Immigration Controller Dr Mohamed Ali asking to halt the project. Jameel expressed his view that...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 18:54
Eco- Tourism in Bhutan
Local services underused
Merak and Sakteng gewog officials said benefits to the two communities from tourism were insignificant if tour operators from Thimphu continued not using local services.
Official of the two gewogs said the communities had very minimal benefits to show from eco-tourism.That, they said defied the very term “eco-tourism” attached with the two nomadic communities of the east, if they refused to use the services the communities provided.Merak mangmi Jurmey said the community had very little improvements from eco-tourism to show because, save of porter and pony, rest of the services like trained...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 18:23
Putting the claws of the Taliban in Pakistan
Killings, kidnappings rock Balochistan
The ongoing wave of violence continues unabated across Balochistan as a number of people were killed, kidnapped and bullet-riddled bodies found in different parts of the province on Tuesday.
A schoolteacher was gunned down in the Shamsabad area of Mastung district. According to sources, a teacher of a government high school was on his way when some unidentified armed men opened fire on him in front of his school. Resultantly, he died on the spot. The deceased was shifted to the Civil Hospital. He was identified as Rasheed.In a separate incident, two...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 18:09
Democracy still ‘preferable’ in Muslim nations: survey
But why should not Pakistan?
Democracy is still popular in six Muslim-majority countries, over a year after the Arab Spring, and the majority in some countries favors laws based on the Quran, according to a poll published Tuesday.
The first two Muslim-majority nations to overthrow a dictator still “desire” democracy, with some 67 per cent of Egyptians and 63 per cent of Tunisians saying “democracy is preferable,” according to the survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in recent months.In the rest of the region, 84 per cent of Lebanese and 71 per cent of Turks say “democracy...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 23:37
Undue political interference between two Jnwa heart-दो जंवा दिल के बीच राजनीति का हस्तक्षेप अनुचित
Party suspends Dahal's son for 'adultery'
UCPN (Maoist) has suspended Prakash Dahal, son of the party chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, amidst controversy surrounding his alleged illicit relationship with a student leader of the party.
A decision to this effect, taken by the party´s office bearers´ meeting on disciplinary ground, was announced during a politburo meeting of the party held on Monday. "The party suspended Prakash to investigate the allegations from various quarters of breach of discipline," said Shakti Basnet, politburo member...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 23:31
*DU to collect money for Padma Bridge
*Japan hopeful of new framework
Cabinet endorses Padma Bridge with own funds
The cabinet on Monday endorsed the prime minister’s proposal for beginning construction of the Padma Multi-purpose Bridge with self-finance without delay.
The government’s decision to construct the Padma Bridge with domestic funding came after global lender World Bank had cancelled its $1.2 billion credit for the mega project over corruption allegations in selection of consultants for supervising the construction work. Presiding over the weekly cabinet meeting at the secretariat, the prime minister, Sheikh...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 22:48
आफगानिस्तान के आज का सच -Afganistan the truth today
Local residents clash with Taliban in eastern Afghanistan
According to local authorities in eastern Paktiya and Nuristan provinces of Afghanistan local residents resisted against hundreds of Taliban militants and forced to pull back from these provinces.
Paktiya deputy provincial governor Abdul Rahman Mangal said around 400 Taliban militants attacked Mirazka district in this province early Monday morning around 2 am.
Mr. Mangal further added the assailant militants wanted to destroy district compound however Afghan security forces backed by local residents resisted the Taliban...
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