Saturday, March 18, 2000,
Chandigarh, India
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Pak shelling in
Uri sector
SRINAGAR, March 17 (UNI) Several houses were
damaged overnight in the Pakistani mortar and artillery
shelling on forward Indian positions along the Line of
Control in the Uri sector of North Kashmir, official
sources said today. Pakistani shells landed in Balakote,
Trikote and its adjoining villages damaging a number of
houses. Sources said the shelling started at around 11
p.m. yesterday and continued for about four hours. The
window panes of many houses were smashed and many houses
developed cracks. Indian troops returned the fire, but
the damage on the other side was not known.
US-Iran ties
Washington, March 17 (AFP) The USA eased sanctions
against Iran today and moved toward returning Iranian
assets frozen here since 1979 in a renewed bid for
dialogue with the Islamic republic. In a major policy
address, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright announced
a lifting of import bans on Iranian caviar, carpets nuts
and dried fruit and took the unusual step of
acknowledging past US interference the countrys
internal affairs
New Nepalese PM
KATHMANDU, March 17 (AFP) The Nepali Congress (NC)
Parliamentary Party will elect a new parliamentary party
leader on Monday who will take over from outgoing Prime
Minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, a senior party source
said today. The parliamentary party met here under the
chairmanship of NC President Girija Prasad Koirala.
Nepals King Birendra has accepted Mr
Bhattarais resignation.
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