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| Kids continue to toil despite ban on child labour | | Beyond News | | | JAMMU | OCT 11
Several kids sit dejectedly, taking a break after getting a break from their work, even as the media makes headlines on banning of child labour. A ban on employment of a child below fourteen years of age in households, restaurants, hotels and resorts came into effect in entire country on Tuesday but nothing has changed for these tired-looking kids, dressed in shabby and dull dresses. Ubiquitous ‘chottu’ is openly visible in all the nooks and corners of the city.
Maximum of the working kids come from poor families and are few of the millions of them work in roadside food stalls or in the homes of India's upper and middle-class. Officials hope the new ban, which will apply to children under 14, will protect underage workers from psychological and sexual abuse as well as from strenuous working conditions. On the eve of the ban, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned of "firm action" against violators but appealed to Indians to give up the practice voluntarily.
Under the country's existing Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act of 1986, children under... | |
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| Thrashad by school principal, student hangs himself to death | | | |
Jammu, October 11 : In a shocking incident, a ninth class student, Jitendra Singh, S/O Gurbachan Singh of Harminder Public school in Nanak Nagar committed suicide after he was beaten by his school principal in front of the fellow students for failing to deposit his monthly tuition fee in time.
Amandeep Singh, brother of Jitendra Singh was also roughed up by the Principal and received bruised injuries on his arms and back.
After the incident came to light, the residents of the area first protested outside the Govt hospital, Gandhi Nagar and later blocked the National highway outside the Presentation Convent school demanding immediate action against the school authorities.
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| | | | Musharraf 'panicked' after Kargil conflict broke out | | | | Islamabad, Oct 11 Army chief Pervez Musharraf panicked when the 1999 Kargil conflict broke out with India and decided to brief then Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif for soliciting his support, a 'fact-sheet' released by Sharif's PML-N party has said.
PML-N, which released part-1 of the fact-sheet on Kargil, questioned the version of Musharraf in his book 'In the Line of Fire', in which, he claims that he had informed Sharif about the operation.
Giving out his party's version to the media, PML-N Secretary Ahsan Iqbal said yesterday that according to Musharraf's version, the first briefing on Kargil was given to Sharif in May 1999 by the then Director General of Military Operations (DGMO... | |
| | | | A Hindu temple in Karachi faces threat | | Pakistan's HRC strongly defends Hindu minority | | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI, OCT. 11: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has taken strong exception to the unwanted move to offend the religious sensibilites of a minority community in Karachi. HRCP's pointed reference is to the Hindus of the area, who are reported to have been thrown into confusion following the "highly provocative" act by a group of Pakistani Muslims in conivance of some local police personnel.
In an ultimate insult to any place of worship, a Hindu temple in Karachi has reportedly been encroached upon by local butchers and parts of its compound have been converted into a slaughterhouse. This is most insensitive to the religious feelings of Hindus since cows ar... | |
| | | | All eyes focused on Delhi's Tihar Jail | | Afzal Guru unwilling to file separate mercy petition | | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI, OCT. 11: Thirty-seven-year-old bespectacled Mohammed Afzal Guru, currently confined to a high security cell in Delhi's Tihar Jail, has, once again, demonstrated the hard stuff he is made of. Jail warden is reported to have visited him. Afzal Guru is told once more that he is free to file a separate mercy petition seeking clemency from the President, APJ Abdul Kalam.
But Afzal has been found unruffled--probably aware that his disavowal to seek clemency under the Constituion of India (that he says is against his conviction) could mark a new begining of political cataclysm, particularly in Kashmir, his homeland. According to inputs pouring in from the Tihar Jail, A... | |
| | | | Tipnis' letter had applauded Army's courage in Kargil | | | |
New Delhi, Oct 11: Contesting former Air Force Chief A Y Tipnis's charge that the Army did little initially to jointly plan and evict Pakistan-backed intruders in Kargil in 1999, then Army Chief V P Malik today released correspondence in which Tipnis had applauded the courage and devotion shown by Army personnel.
In a letter purported to have been written by Tipnis to Malik on July seven, 1999, the former Air Chief said, "the whole nation has been witness to the courage, tenacity and single-minded devotion of our Army officers and jawans in Kargil.
"All personnel of the air force join me in applauding the indomitable spirit of our army. We are happy that we were able to contri... | |
| | | | Back channel talks to solve Kashmir issue | | | |
October 11,
India and Pakistan are involved in back channel diplomacy to explore possibilities to resolve the Kashmir issue, Pakistan's Minister for Kashmir Affairs Faisal Saleh Hayat has said.
Though both countries have not initiated a secret dialogue on Kashmir, they were involved back channel diplomacy to find a solution to the issue, he said.
'Back channel diplomacy is sometimes necessary, especially when governments face difficulties in reaching a final solution to sensitive issues,' Hayat was quoted as saying by The News.
'You may call it back channel (diplomacy) or Track Two or anything else, but it is always necessary for reaching a solution to the important an... | |
| | | | PM to raise terror and trade issues with EU | | | |
Helsinki, Oct 11 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to share with the European Union the evidence of Pakistan’s involvement in the July 11 Mumbai blasts besides raising the issue of non-trade barriers with the 25-nation grouping during his four-day visit to the Finnish capital.
According to Indian officials here, Dr Singh might also draw the EU's attention towards the dangers of clandestine proliferation as was amply demonstrated by North Korea by carrying out an atomic test on Monday in gross violation of its obligations under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). India has maintained that North Korea has been clandestinely receiving assistance from Pakistan in its nuc... | |
| | | | Manmohan to receive honorary degree from Cambridge | | | |
London, Oct 11 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be conferred an Honorary degree by the prestigious Cambridge Univesity today nearly after 50 years of obtaining a degree from the Institution.
Dr Singh, who graduated in Economics from Cambridge, will be honoured by Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburg and Chancellor of the varsity at a function.
He had received first class honours degree in economics from the university in 1957.
The Prime Minister was conferred with honorary doctorate of civil law in July last year by Oxford University.
Ending his British visit, Dr Singh will leave for Finland to attend the seventh India-EU Summit.
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| | | | Pardoning convict subject to judicial review: SC | | | |
New Delhi, Oct 11 The Supreme Court today held that the powers of President and Governor to grant pardon to a convict or to reduce the sentence imposed on him were subject to judicial review if there was an extraneous consideration in exercise of that power.
Quashing a decision of the then Andhra Pradesh Governor Sushil Kumar Shinde to remit the sentence of a convicted Congress activist, a Bench comprising Justice Arijit Pasayat and Justice S H Kapadia said the President and Governor have to keep in mind the effect of such pardon on the family of the victim.
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| | | | J&K: Cell phones, chemical agents latest threats | | | |
Jammu, Oct 11 Be aware of cell phones fitted with guns, remote-controlled bombs and chemical and biological agents.
This is the latest warning intelligence agencies issued to security agencies operating against militancy in Jammu and Kashmir.
"Security agencies have warned troops operating in the state and other insurgency-hit areas to make themselves aware about the threat of cell phone guns and mobile phone bombs and they have been provided directions to use Anti-Sabotage Check and Access Control, x-ray, and Restriction-Based Mobile Use (RBMU) to counter the threat, a top army official told PTI.
Cell phone guns resemble regular mobile phones in size, shape and appearence. Bu... | |
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