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Police fire on protesters defying Indian Kashmir curfewSrinagar, India (AFP) July 31, 2010 Another protester was killed Saturday in revolt-hit Indian Kashmir, bringing to five the number of young men shot dead by security forces in two days as fresh violence shook the region. The latest casualty marked the deadliest 48 hours in the Muslim-majority Himalayan territory since June 11, when the turmoil first erupted after a 17-year-old student was killed by a police tear-gas shell. So far, Indian security forces have been accused of killing 22 Kashmiri civilians - many of them in their t ... read more |
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New Delhi, India (PTI) Jul 26, 2010The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is engaged in the satellite mapping of the country's wetlands and will complete the project by the end of August, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Thursday. "It is for the first time that all wetlands in the country will be mapped. ISRO will provide us with an upto date inventory of wetlands, estimated at around 7-10 million hectares, by ... more  
Dhaka (AFP) July 24, 2010Bangladesh's biggest zoo has declared three days of mourning following the death of a 100-year-old elephant which was its top attraction and "loyal servant," an official said Saturday. Pabantara collapsed Thursday after a heart attack and died hours later, plunging her fans into grief, A.H.M Shahidullah, head of the state-owned Dhaka Zoo, told AFP. The female Asian elephant had lived at ... more  
Dharamshala, India (AFP) July 25, 2010The Tibetan community in exile headed by the Dalai Lama is a constant irritant for China, but Beijing has hit upon a way to weaken the movement: starve it of new arrivals. An almost empty dormitory in the gloomy main reception centre for Tibetan exiles in Dharamshala, the Indian hilltown home to the community, is a graphic illustration of changes that have taken place over the last 18 months ... more |
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Indian towed-gun deal hits another snagNew Delhi (UPI) Jul 22, 2010 India's defense ministry has delayed again the purchase of towed heavy artillery guns worth more than $2.5 billion in the wake of a corruption scandal. The move further disrupts the decade-long procurement process for more than 1,500 guns to replace the army's aging Bofors units, some around 20 years old. The defense ministry acted on recommendations from the Central Bureau of Investigation earlier this month that the military blacklist firms that are allegedly involved in corruption cas ... read more |
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