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Nepal clamps down on schools teaching Indian subjects
Kathmandu: In a move that will affect nearly 6,000 students, Nepal has ordered five private schools that teach Indian studies and subjects, to stop taking new admissions.The Ministry of Education has asked five schools conducting examinations under India's Central Board of Secondary Education, not to admit new students for the new academic year, official daily Gorkhapatra reported quoting District Education Officer Baikuntha Aryal.Those violating the government's instruction will be penalised, warned Mr Aryal.
The schools running under Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) system are Modern Indian School, Rai School, Alok Vidyashra, Rupy's International School and Chadbagh School, according to the government daily.The education...
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India rejects TN resolution to declare Lanka ‘unfriendly’
In an interview to a private news channel, foreign minister Salman Khurshid gave an emphatic "no" to all the demands made by the Tamil Nadu assembly.
The UPA government rejected the Tamil Nadu assembly resolution asking Sri Lanka to be declared an "unfriendly" state. In an interview to a private news channel, foreign minister Salman Khurshid gave an emphatic "no" to all the demands made by the Tamil Nadu assembly.In a unanimous resolution, the Tamil Nadu assembly said there should be a referendum on Eelam, economic sanctions be imposed on Sri Lanka and it be declared an unfriendly state. Khurshid clarified that this was also the view of all Tamil ministers in the UPA government, including finance minister P Chidambaram.Tamil Nadu's...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 23:25
Poorest nations say yes to emissions cuts
In what could be a far-reaching move, the world’s poorest countries say they are now prepared to commit themselves to binding cuts in their emissions of greenhouse gases.
The move has the potential to quicken the pace of the glacially-slow UN negotiations, which have for years been trying to agree an effective way to cut emissions in order to avoid runaway climate change.The Group of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is a major negotiating bloc at the UN talks, with its member states including 12% of the world’s people..Whether its willingness to accept cuts will in fact hasten the birth of a new...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 23:17
U.N.: End violence over Bangladeshi court
DHAKA, Bangladesh, March 29 (UPI) -- U.N. human rights experts Friday called for an end to violence in Bangladesh that is tied to court decisions concerning the country's war for independence.
Since February, large-scale demonstrations have been held in response to decisions of the Bangladeshi International Crimes Tribunal, which was established in 2010 to try people accused of committing atrocities, including genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the 1971 war.
In recent weeks, 88 people have been killed and hundreds injured in clashes between security forces and activists, the independent experts said in a release.
"I call upon the authorities in Bangladesh to ensure prompt, impartial and effective investigations of...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 23:17
U.N.: End violence over Bangladeshi court
DHAKA, Bangladesh, March 29 (UPI) -- U.N. human rights experts Friday called for an end to violence in Bangladesh that is tied to court decisions concerning the country's war for independence.
Since February, large-scale demonstrations have been held in response to decisions of the Bangladeshi International Crimes Tribunal, which was established in 2010 to try people accused of committing atrocities, including genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the 1971 war.
In recent weeks, 88 people have been killed and hundreds injured in clashes between security forces and activists, the independent experts said in a release.
"I call upon the authorities in Bangladesh to ensure prompt, impartial and effective investigations of...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 23:05
Obama says Holy Days a time for renewal
WASHINGTON -- Easter and Passover is a special and sacred time for millions of Americans to reflect on their common values, President Obama said Saturday.
In his weekly address to the nation, Obama noted the Christian and Jewish holidays afford people an opportunity to take a break from their "busy and noisy lives" and "slow down and spend some quiet moments in prayer and reflection."
"This week, Jewish families gathered around the Seder table, commemorating the Exodus from Egypt and the triumph of faith over oppression," Obama said. "And this weekend, Michelle, Malia, Sasha and I will join Christians around the world to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the hopeful promise of Easter.
"As Christians, my family and I remember the incredible...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 22:58
No action so far against Zul Noordin ‘because he is Muslim’, says Hindu Sangam chief
Hindu Sangam said today a video of Zulkifli (2nd right), making what the opposition has said are vicious attacks against Hinduism, had originally surfaced in 2011. — file picKUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — A umbrella body for Hindus said today that it had previously complained about apparent insults to Hindus made by independent lawmaker Datuk Zulkifli Noordin, but no action was taken “because he is a Muslim.”
Hindu Sangam said today a video of Zulkifli, making what the opposition has said are vicious attacks against Hinduism, had originally surfaced in 2011.
“At...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 22:44
MIC leaders tell Zul Noordin to ‘shut up’ and apologise
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — MIC leaders told Datuk Zulkifli Noordin today to “shut up”, apologise and retract his remarks that allegedly disparaged the Hindu religion.
The Independent Kulim-Bandar Baharu MP was recorded in a video uploaded yesterday on YouTube as questioning the purity of the Ganges River in India, which the Hindus consider sacred, claiming that chicken carcasses were floating in it.
“If you don’t have in-depth knowledge, you must shut up and keep quiet,” MIC central working committee member Datuk T. Rajagopalu told The Malaysian Insider today.
“He’s not fit to be an MP. He’s a half-baked lawyer and he’s not a true Muslim man. A true Muslim man would never condemn other religions,” he added.
Rajagopalu...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 09:01
Uproar Over Tibetan Self-immolator's Secret Cremation in Nepal
Authorities in Nepal have secretly cremated a Tibetan Buddhist monk who self-immolated in the country’s capital Kathmandu in a protest calling for freedom from Chinese rule for Tibet, Tibetan advocacy and rights groups said, suggesting Beijing had pressured the Nepal government.
Members of the large Tibetan community in Nepal had asked the government to hand over the body to them so that a proper funeral could be conducted for him but authoritiese insisted that the body could only be claimed by the monk's family as required by law.
The government, according to reports, said...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 08:55
Only the Feet Know if the Shoes Fit
Hu Jintao (L) and Xi Jinping (R) applaud at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 12, 2013.
AFP
Xi Jinping's remarks about shoes have surpassed Deng Xiaoping's cat metaphor.
Recently, I have heard people say that the new generation of politicians isn't a patch on the old guard when it comes to social and political philosophy, but that's not true. An example of this is the fact that "shoe theory" trumps "cat theory" by far.The existence and popularity of cat theory is easy to see, but its popularity could have something to do with not biting the hand that feeds one, and so it...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 23:16
The politics of victimhood in Bangladesh
"The fact that the government and media in Bangladesh have refused to allow the stories of so many women, civilians and minorities to be heard is deeply worrying," says author [EPA]
Earlier this week, Bangladesh marked its national day. It ought to have been a day for joy, marking the maturing of a nation which is now just over four decades old. But 40 years on from the bloody war of 1971, which led to the independence of the nation, its events still dominate the national narrative and continue to polarise its population.
The past victims of the war are still far from justice and...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 22:59
British PM launches immigration crackdown
David Cameron announces measures aimed at reducing access to benefits for migrants and increasing fines for lawbreakers.
Cameron said that the UK was 'rolling up the red carpet ... and showing [illegal migrants] the door' [Reuters]
David Cameron, the UK prime minister, has announced a crackdown on illegal immigration, saying that he plans to show those targeted "the door" and rein in welfare benefits that he believes act as incentives for foreigners to attempt to migrate.
Under the new policy, fines for employers who hire illegal immigrants would be doubled and landlords who...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 17:06
Taliban terrorize Karachi as the new gang in town
This seaside metropolis is no stranger to gangland violence, driven for years by a motley collection of armed groups who battle over money, turf and votes. But there is a new gang in town, says a report in the New York Times.
But there is a new gang in town. Hundreds of miles from their homeland in the mountainous northwest, Pakistani Taliban fighters have started to flex their muscles more forcefully in parts of this vast city, and they are openly taking ground.Taliban gunmen have mounted guerrilla assaults on police stations, killing scores of officers. They have stepped up extortion rackets that target rich businessmen and traders, and shot dead public health workers engaged in polio vaccination efforts. In some neighborhoods, Taliban...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 17:02
New Delhi, Beijing agree to firm up bilateral exchanges
They agreed to continue with the intensity of exchanges witnessed during the tenure of Hu Jintao as President and Wen Jiabao as Premier.
Before the structured meeting with Mr. Xi in Durban, both leaders exchanged notes earlier on the sidelines of the BRICS events. They agreed to continue with the intensity of exchanges witnessed during the tenure of Hu Jintao as President and Wen Jiabao as Premier. The Prime Minister had met Mr. Wen nine times, the last time on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Cambodia.Apart from talks on a joint mechanism to monitor dam construction on the Brahmaputra, both leaders reviewed the entire palette of ties including the issue of coordinating their positions on third-country and international issues,...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 16:49
Russia may set up new Afghanistan bases: official
Russian Defense Ministry officials and NATO representatives will soon discuss the possibility of Russia establishing new bases in Afghanistan for the repairing of military hardware.
“We will look into various options of creating repair bases on Afghan territory,” the head of the Defense Ministry’s department of international cooperation, Sergey Koshelev, told the press. He added that the maintenance of weapons and military hardware in Afghanistan remains a top priority, as any instability in the country would affect Russia’s own security, as well as the security of other European nations.Russian NATO envoy Aleksandr Grushko also said that Moscow was not excluding the possibility of broader cooperation with the military bloc. In particular,...
Posted by Jamboodweepsecurity.blogspot.in on 16:46
China Expands List of Activities Forbidden to Tibetans ...
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Tibetan Monk Dies in Burning Protest Against 'Ruthless' Rule
Mori monastery in Luchu (in Chinese, Luqu) county in the Gansu province's Kanlho (Gannan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in an undated photo.
Photo courtesy of an RFA listener
ATibetan monk has burned himself to death near a monastery in northwestern China's Gansu province in the latest self immolation protest challenging Chinese rule, exile sources said Thursday, citing local contacts.Kunchok Tenzin, 28, torched himself at a major road intersection near his Mori monastery in Luchu (in Chinese, Luqu) county in the Kanlho...
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