 |
|
Deuba, 19 other detainees freed
Opposition flays Pak govt’s stance on
Pakistan offers arms to Nepal
Aspirin protects men more than women
Boy testifies to sex abuse charge against Jackson
Pak gives security to Meera
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Objections technical: Pak
Judge orders release of terror suspects
|
|
Deuba, 19 other detainees freed
Kathmandu, March 11 Deuba, also the President of Nepali Congress (Democratic), and former Home Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka were released from the house arrest, the police said. Security personnel have been withdrawn from Deuba’s residence at Budhanilkantha, 10 km north of Kathmandu, they said. Khadka, the Central Member of NC (Democratic), was the Home Minister in the dissolved government headed by Deuba. Eighteen other political activists, including NC (Democratic) spokesman Minendra Rijal and Nepali Congress leader Haribol Bhattarai, were also released, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ganesh K C, said. Others who were released today were mostly student activists, he said. The release of the 20 political leaders and activists came on the eve of Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandy’s scheduled visit to Geneva to attend the UN Human Rights Conference. Pandy is scheduled to leave Kathmandu tomorrow to represent Nepal at the 61st conference of the UN rights body. Deuba was put under house arrest along with NC President Girija Prasad Koirala and Nepal Communist Party-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal soon after the February 1 royal takeover, when the King dismissed the Prime Minister, assumed executive powers and declared emergency suspending fundamental rights. — PTI
|
|
Opposition flays Pak govt’s stance on Dr AQ Khan
Islamabad, March 11 The lawmakers from the six-party religious alliance Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) demanded a debate on yesterday's statement by Information Minister Shiekh Rashid Ahmed that Dr Khan provided centrifuges to Iran. Centrifuges are used in enriching uranium for weapons use, but also can be used for power generation. Mr Hafiz Hussain Ahmed, central leader of the MMA, flayed government's stance that Dr Khan acted at an individual level.
— UNI |
|
Pakistan offers arms to Nepal
Kathmandu, March 11 “We are ready to provide arms if that are required by Nepal,” said outgoing Pakistani Ambassador to Nepal Zamir Akram yesterday. Pakistan is one of the few countries in the world that have endorsed the suspension of democracy in Nepal. India, UK, USA and other major donor countries have asked Nepal to immediately restore multiparty democracy, lift state of emergency and end suspension of fundamental rights and press freedom.
— PTI |
|
Aspirin protects men more than women
ASPIRIN does not protect women against heart attacks in the same way it does men, but the venerable painkiller does cut women’s chances of suffering a stroke, researchers reported.
A long-awaited 10-year study of nearly 40,000 women, the biggest and best such study to date, provides healthy women with the first authoritative assessment of the benefits of taking regular aspirin, a practice many have already begun based largely on studies of men. The study found that aspirin does not reduce the risk of a first heart attack for middle-aged women, as it does for men, but does cut the risk of strokes, which is not the case for men. For women 65 and older, aspirin does lower the chances of having a heart attack and stroke. The findings suggest the benefits of aspirin may not outweigh the risks for healthy women in their 40s and 50s, but once they hit their 60s the balance shifts enough to make it worthwhile. Aspirin’s major risk is of bleeding, which can cause serious problems including rare but deadly bleeding strokes. Women with high blood pressure and problems with stomach bleeding may be at particular risk. The results also add powerful new evidence to the growing body of data showing that men and women differ in fundamental ways in various aspects of health, and that research on men does not necessarily translate directly to women. — By arrangement with the LA Times-Washington Post |
|
Boy testifies to sex abuse charge against Jackson
California, March 11 The 15-year-old boy calmly told jurors that during his extended stay at Jackson's Neverland Valley Ranch, the singer had foisted wine and hard liquor on him and twice molested him under the guise of showing him how to masturbate. Though the testimony is at the heart of the sensational trial, it was partly overshadowed when the judge ordered Jackson's arrest because he failed to arrive on time. Though Jackson hobbled into court a few minutes past a deadline set by Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville, the judge canceled an arrest warrant and allowed the 46-year-old superstar to remain free on $3 million bail. A Jackson attorney later said he had tripped while getting dressed for court, injuring his back, and had gone to a hospital. — Reuters
|
|
Pak gives security to Meera
Islamabad, March 11 Meera, who returned from the sets of Mahesh Bhatt's film 'Nazar' in Mumbai three days ago, was provided security after she took up the issue of threats with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. She had received threats for allegedly featuring in a kissing scene in the film. The petition was filed stating that she had performed in "immoral scenes" that did not match with Pakistan's religious and social values.
— PTI |
|
Objections technical: Pak
Islamabad, March 11 In its response to queries from the World Bank, which is currently considering Pakistan's request for neutral expert to decide whether the project complied with the provisions of the treaty, Pak said the height of the project was in violation of the treaty.
— PTI |
|
Judge orders release of terror suspects London, March 11 They include Abu Qatada, a Syrian cleric who was a spiritual mentor to Mohammed Atta, leader of the hijackers who staged the September 11 US attacks. — Reuters |
| HOME PAGE | |
Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir |
Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs |
Nation | Opinions | | Business | Sports | World | Mailbag | Chandigarh | Ludhiana | Delhi | | Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | Suggestion | E-mail | |
Video
