Kashmir issue can stall peace
process: Pervez

Islamabad, March 23 The ongoing India-Pakistan dialogue cannot move ahead unless "real issues", including Kashmir, are discussed, President Pervez Musharraf said Wednesday. Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf speaks during the National Day parade in Islamabad on Wednesday. — Reuters photo

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PM unlikely to visit USA
New Delhi, March 23
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s promised bilateral visit to the United States in July this year does not seem to be happening. It is not because of Washington’s denial of visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi despite a strong pitch made for it by the Ministry of External Affairs, but because he would be meeting President George W. Bush twice between May and July, sources said.

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New Haryana excise policy fails to block syndicate
Chandigarh, March 23
The Haryana Government’s new excise policy brought higher revenue at the auctions held today, but it failed to check the re-entry of the syndicate which had been controlling the liquor trade in the state for the past two years.

Patents Bill gets Parliament’s nod
New Delhi, March 23
The Patents (Amendment) Bill today got the nod of Parliament with the Rajya Sabha passing it amidst walkout by the BJP-led NDA, which insisted on referring the Bill to a Standing Committee.

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Pension Bill sent to standing committee
New Delhi, March 2
In a bid to avoid rubbing the Left parties the wrong way at this juncture, the government today referred the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill to the Parliamentary standing committee on finance.

1 dead, 5 hurt in bomb blast
Srinagar, March 23
A civilian was killed and five others, including three security personnel, got injured in an explosion targeted at an Army convoy here this afternoon, while security forces recovered a huge quantity of arms and ammunition during searches in Kashmir since yesterday.