Thousands protest Pakistan’s reopening of NATO supply route
July 17th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 17 (IANS) Thousands of people in northwest Pakistan Tuesday staged a sit-in on the main supply route for NATO forces in Afghanistan. They were opposing Islamabad's decision to ... Read more...
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First NATO container crosses Pakistan-Afghan border
July 6th, 2012 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 5 (IANS) The first container carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan Thursday crossed the Pakistan-Afghan border after Islamabad reopened the supply route, officials said.The container entered Afghanistan ... Read more...
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Pakistan hints at transit trade rights to India
October 11th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 11 (IANS) Pakistan's Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim Tuesday hinted at granting transit trade rights to India to transport goods to Afghanistan.Fahim told reporters in Lahore that ... Read more...
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Traffic between Vijayawada, Hyderabad resumes
October 4th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 4 (IANS) Road transport between the Telangana and Andhra regions of Andhra Pradesh resumed Tuesday after protesters lifted their blockade between Vijayawada and Hyderabad following the authorities ... Read more...
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PM’s remark on flag hoisting a psychological surrender’: BJP (Lead)
January 23rd, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of "psychologically surrendering" to Kashmir separatists by describing the party youth wing's decision to hoist ... Read more...
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Two held for supplying fake Rs.10 coins
August 10th, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Two youths suspected to be linked to a Nepal-based gang were arrested Tuesday from south Delhi for supplying counterfeit Indian currency coins to food joints, police said.
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UAE ministry rejects shipment of infected sheep
May 26th, 2010 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, May 26 (IANS/WAM) The UAE's environment ministry has denied entry of a sheep shipment through its Al Ghweifat border point after the animals were found infected with a contagious disease.
Sultan ... Read more...
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Maoist strike lands Indian pilgrims in unholy plight in Nepal
May 5th, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 5 (IANS) Dozens of disappointed Indian pilgrims are among the hundreds of Indian tourists forced to leave Nepal without fulfilling their dreams, thanks to the indefinite nationwide general strike called ... Read more...
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Nepal reels as Maoist strike enters second day
May 3rd, 2010 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 3 (IANS) Four years after they signed a peace pact with the ruling parties and pledged not to call any more general strikes, Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas Monday kept up ... Read more...
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Bangla-Nepal rail link on the way
January 8th, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Bangladesh's dream of a two-way transit rail link to Nepal via Indian territory is set to move a step closer to reality during Prime Minister Sheikh ... Read more...
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Nepal, China to sign pact to save the tiger
October 25th, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Oct 25 (IANS) Concerned at the spurt in the smuggling of rare animal organs and skins to China and India via Nepal, the coalition government of Nepal is pressing ... Read more...
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Another Indian pilgrim dies during Kailash yatra (Lead)
June 12th, 2009 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, June 12 (IANS) One more Indian pilgrim on the yatra to the holy Mount Kailash in Tibet died Friday, travellers returning to Kathmandu from the gruelling overland journey said.The ... Read more...
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Another Indian pilgrim dies on Kailash yatra
June 12th, 2009 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, June 12 (IANS) Another Indian pilgrim on the yatra to the holy Mt Kailash in Tibet died Friday, travellers returning to Kathmandu from the gruelling overland journey said.A ... Read more...
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Iran shuts border point with Pakistan following mosque attack
June 1st, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta (Pakistan), June 1 (ANI): In the wake of recent attack on a mosque that killed 25 people in the border city of Zahedan, Iran has decided to close the zero point ... Read more...
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Trade with Pakistan on Poonch-Rawalakot route picking up
May 28th, 2009 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Binoo Joshi
Jammu, May 28 (IANS) Trade across the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan is picking up through the Poonch-Rawalakot route, officials say. The trade route ... Read more...
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Iran accuses Pakistan of failing to guard its borders
January 30th, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 30 (IANS) A top Iranian police commander has accused Islamabad of failing to guard its borders as 12 Iranian guards were killed in Sistan-Balouchestan province and the assailants fled into ... Read more...
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Anti-foreigners campaign grips Assam
August 8th, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, Aug 8 (IANS) Assam is in the grip of a massive "anti-foreigners" drive, with the authorities stepping up efforts to arrest illegal migrants and pushing them back to ... Read more...
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Pakistani who contested Assam elections arresed
August 2nd, 2008 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 2 (IANS) Amid pressure from opposition parties and other groups, police Saturday arrested a controversial Pakistani national who contested elections to the Assam legislative assembly in 1996, officials said. A ... Read more...
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Bangladesh carries out raids on Indian separatists’ camp
May 29th, 2008 - 5:51 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A squad of Bangladesh's high-profile anti-crime force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), demolished a secret camp of the Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), a separatist outfit active in ... Read more...
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Bangladesh hands over militant leader to India
April 10th, 2008 - 8:39 pm ICT by admin
Agartala, April 10 (IANS) Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) handed over an Indian militant leader to authorities in Tripura, a police official said here Thursday. This is the first instance of Bangladesh deporting a ... Read more...
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Two Israelis killed as militants infiltrate border point
April 9th, 2008 - 10:26 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Tel Aviv, April 9 (DPA) Palestinian militants infiltrated a crossing point on the Israel-Gaza Strip border Wednesday afternoon and fired mortars, killing two Israelis, authorities said. It was unclear how many militants ... Read more...
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EU launches anti-trust probe into Visa
March 26th, 2008 - 8:45 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Brussels, March 26 (DPA) The European Commission Wednesday launched an anti-trust probe into payment-card provider Visa Europe Ltd, to find whether it has been setting unfair fees for international payments. "The European ... Read more...
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Maoists enforce shutdown in 3 Nepal districts to protest secret arms imports from India
March 25th, 2008 - 9:54 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Mar 25 (ANI): The Maoists on Tuesday enforced shutdown in three districts of Nepal to register their protest against a "clandestine imports of arms from India last night."
The shutdown was ... Read more...
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India denies arms deal with Nepal as Maoists protest
March 25th, 2008 - 2:21 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, March 25 (IANS) India Tuesday said it had not sent weapons to Nepal's army but "necessary equipment" for next month's election as Maoists protested and alleged a conspiracy by ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists call strike over Indian arms supply ‘resumption’
March 25th, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by admin
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, March 25 (IANS) Clashes erupted in south Nepal as Maoists began violent protests and closed down some districts, alleging a conspiracy by the governments of Nepal and India to ... Read more...
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India to propose amendments in Asian Highway routes
February 14th, 2008 - 8:01 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for proposing to the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific of the United Nations (UNESCAP) to link ... Read more...
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