Monday,
July 16,
2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
LoC could
become line of peace Talks
with Pak to continue: PM Jammu, July 15
Expressing hope of
Jammu and Kashmir becoming a symbol of India-Pakistan
cooperation rather than conflict, Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh today announced that India would continue the dialogue
process with Islamabad despite “difficulties”.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh receives the degree of doctor of letters (honoris causa) of the University of Jammu from Governor and chancellor S.K. Sinha in Jammu on Sunday. Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and vice-chancellor Amitabh Mattoo are also seen in the picture.
— Tribune photo by Anand Sharma
Medicines
likely to cost more Chandigarh,
July 15
The prices of certain
medicines, including vitamin B complex, are set to rise
following certain changes in its export policy by China,
according to sources in the pharmaceutical industry.
Dhanni Deeh Mass Rape Victims
record statements Bhinga, July 15
The testimonies of the wronged
women of Dhanni Deeh village made it clear beyond doubt that they were
disrobed, beaten up, paraded naked in the village and faced
‘beizzati’— a term which for lack of proper vocabulary they
could not further describe.
8
Hemkund pilgrims die of oxygen scarcity
Dehra Dun, July 15
As many as eight Sikh pilgrims, mostly from Punjab, have died so far due
to lack of oxygen and related problems during the Hemkund Yatra which
began on June 1.
Haneef
not be extradited to UK: Australia
Melbourne, July 15
Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef, charged in connection with the last
month’s failed car bomb attacks in Britain, will not be extradited to
the UK while proceedings against him continue in Australia, according to
attorney general Philip Ruddock.
37
killed in Pakistan suicide blasts Troops moved
into trouble zone Two suicide
bomb attacks and a land mine blast killed at least 22
persons including 12 security men and wounded 39
others today in Matta area near Mangora, capital of
the former princely state Swat, in the NWFP.
Residents gather at the site of a suicide bombing in Matta town of Swat in North West Frontier Province on Sunday. Pro-Taliban militants are known to operate
from this town. — Reuters
Indian
core team leaves for 123 talks New Delhi, July
15
A core Indian team,
headed by National Security Advisor M. K. Narayanan, left
for Washington today, for addressing the last mile problem
in operationalising the Indo-US civilian nuclear cooperation
agreement.
Nehru,
Edwina were in love: Pamela New Delhi, July 15
"Love blossomed" between
a "lonely" Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of the
country, and the last Viceroy of India Lord Mountbatten’s wife,
Edwina, who had had other "lovers" before, says her daughter.
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