(VM) Mizoram panel to resolve border disputes
August 10th, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Aug 10 (IANS) Mizoram has formed a committee to resolve its boundary disputes with Assam and Tripura, an official said Friday.The five-member committee will be led by legal expert ... Read more...
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Want to settle border row with neighbours, says Gogoi
July 13th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jul 13 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Friday said that his government wants to settle the boundary row with Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh."We want to settle ... Read more...
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Mizoram forms panel for border disputes with Assam, Tripura
March 27th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, March 27 (IANS) The Mizoram government has formed a five-member committee to resolve the boundary disputes with neighbouring Assam and Tripura, an official said Tuesday."The boundary committee headed by ... Read more...
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Thackerays seek urgent end to Maharashtra-Karnataka boundary row
December 19th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IANS) Three days after the Maharashtra assembly passed a unanimous resolution demanding that Marathi-speaking areas of neighbouring Karnataka's Belgaum be declared a union territory, the estranged ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh leaves for two-day Bangladesh visit (Lead)
September 6th, 2011 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday left for Bangladesh on a two-day visit. India and Bangladesh are expected to settle boundary disputes, improve trade ties, ... Read more...
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With Mamata out, four CMs to accompany PM to Dhaka
September 5th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, accompanied by four chief ministers from the northeast, leaves for Bangladesh Tuesday on a visit that is likely to see ... Read more...
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Rs.3 crore, 30 kg gold seized from Janardhana Reddy’s house
September 5th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Hyderabad, Sep 5 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday seized Rs.3 crore in cash and more than 30 kg of gold from the residence of former Karnataka ... Read more...
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Denmark to lay claim to North Pole
May 18th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 18 (IANS) Denmark plans to plant its flag on the North Pole to lay claim to the top of the world, according to reports here.Quoting reports from Denmark ... Read more...
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Peace meet held to mend troubled relations between Assam, Nagaland
March 26th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Mar 26 (ANI): In a bid to end the conflict that has erupted as a result of boundary disputes between Assam and Nagaland, representatives of both sides recently organized a peace ... Read more...
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Solve water sharing problem, Bangladesh urges India
November 11th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 11 (IANS) Bangladesh is keen to resolve the problems of water sharing and basin management of 54 common rivers and to sign an extradition treaty with India, its Foreign ... Read more...
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Border settlement key issue between India, Bangladesh: Envoy
November 10th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 10 (IANS) Resolving the long-pending boundary disputes between India and Bangladesh is the core issue between the two neighbours, Bangladesh High Commissioner Tariq A. Karim said Wednesday."Besides the 6.5-km disputed ... Read more...
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Kerala looking into reports of Taliban style courts
July 27th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 27 (IANS) Kerala is looking into the veracity of media reports suggesting that Taliban style courts are functioning in the state, Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan told the state assembly ... Read more...
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Maintain status quo, BSF urges Bangladesh border guards
June 16th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 16 (IANS) Indian border guards have asked their Bangladeshi counterparts to maintain status quo in "areas of adverse possession" until a solution is found to boundary dispute between the ... Read more...
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BSF, Bangladesh Rifles exchange gunfire
June 15th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 15 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Tuesday traded gunfire in three areas along the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya in which a woman was injured, ... Read more...
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End row over maritime boundary, Dhaka tells Delhi
June 14th, 2010 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 14 (IANS) Bangladesh is open to "an amicable settlement" of its maritime boundary disputes with India and Myanmar though it has sought UN involvement, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni has ... Read more...
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Dhaka, Delhi to talk boundary disputes next month
June 6th, 2010 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 6 (IANS) The Joint Boundary Working Group of Bangladesh and India is expected to meet next month to comprehensively address long-pending land boundary disputes, a media report quoting officials ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh soon to resolve boundary disputes: Pillai
June 4th, 2010 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 4 (IANS) India's Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Friday said the boundary disputes between India and Bangladesh will be resolved as a working group of both countries will meet soon.
"The joint ... Read more...
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Meghalaya for all-party effort on border row with Assam
June 3rd, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 3 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Thursday urged all political parties to join hands with the state government in submitting a joint petition to the central government for urgent ... Read more...
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Much scope for India-China joint projects: Krishna
April 7th, 2010 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 6 (IANS) India and China have a "considerable scope" for setting up joint ventures in infrastructure and Information and Techonolgy sectors, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said here Tuesday.
"considerable scope" ... Read more...
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UN tribunal to arbiter Delhi-Dhaka maritime border depute
March 1st, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 1 (IANS) The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea has nominated three judges to constitute an arbitration tribunal on the Bangladesh-India maritime boundary dispute.
The judges are Rudiger ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists begin anti-India campaign
January 11th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Jan 11 (IANS) Ahead of Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna's first official visit to Nepal, former Maoist guerrillas Monday kicked off an anti-India campaign, accusing the southern neighbour of grabbing ... Read more...
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Repeat of 1962 India-China war not possible: IAF chief
October 1st, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) A repeat of the 1962 India-China war is not possible now as the Indian armed forces have enhanced their capability, Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal ... Read more...
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`Resist US mediation on patrolling in Bay of Bengal’
February 10th, 2009 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 10 (IANS) The US offer to Dhaka to assist in patrolling sea lanes in the Bay of Bengal would lead to "naval dominance" that would be detrimental to the interests ... Read more...
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Bangladesh-Myanmar maritime boundary talks failed
November 18th, 2008 - 2:23 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 18 (DPA) The maritime boundary talks between Bangladesh and Myanmar ended Monday with the two sides agreeing only to hold further talks to resolve their demarcation dispute, officials said."The issue ... Read more...
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Another Nepal ‘murder mystery’ to be resurrected
September 6th, 2008 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 6 (IANS) A 15-year-old death that was as controversial as the massacre of the Nepal royal family in the tightly guarded palace in Kathmandu and is believed by many to ... Read more...
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India and Pakistan resolve to fight terrorism, strengthen economic ties
May 21st, 2008 - 10:16 pm ICT by admin
By Naveen KapoorIslamabad, May 21 (ANI): The fourth round of Composite Dialogue between India and Pakistan ended on Wednesday, with both countries agreeing that that they had made a significant progress ... Read more...
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