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New Delhi, Jun 10
Four more Indians have died in the devastating cyclone that hit Oman early this week, taking the toll of Indians to six even as six others remain missing.
The bodies of Prithvi Pal Singh, Prempal Singh (both from Punjab), Anil Kumar of Ottapalam at Palakkad in Kerala and Sarawana Kumar Pillai have been found, Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed told reporters here.
Details about Pillai is not known as only an ID card has been recovered from his body, he said.
The doctors have informed the Indian Embassy officials that the body of Anil Kumar was in a highly decomposed state and advised them to cremate there, Ahamed said. Ahamed himself and Embassy of... | |
| | | | Don't transfer your problems to us: India to US | | | | New Delhi, June 10
As India made a fresh proposal to break logjam in talks on the civil nuclear deal, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee asked Washington not to ‘transfer its problems’ to New Delhi.
Emphasising that reprocessing right was ‘absolutely necessary’ for India, Mukherjee maintained that the government would not like the nuclear cooperation agreement to have any impact on the country's indigenous strategic programme.
"They (the US) say that they have some problems. We say do not transfer your problems to us," he told Karan Thapar's 'Devil's Advocate' programme when referred to Washington's reluctance to grant the reprocessing right.
"What has been agreed in ... | |
| | | | Pak to join global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism | | | | ISLAMABAD, JUNE 10
Pakistan is set to participate in a global initiative announced by the US and Russia to combat nuclear terrorism, but keeping its military nuclear programme outside its ambit, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said.
"While joining the initiative, Pakistan has declared that the Global Initiative does not cover Pakistan's military nuclear facilities or activities," Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said in a statement yesterday.
The global initiative, which was jointly announced by the US and Russia at the July 2006 G-8 Summit in St Petersburg, aims at developing international cooperation to combat nuclear terrorism.
Pakistan has been invited t... | |
| | | | Relatives of PoWs say they have evidence, demand probe | | | | ISLAMABAD, JUNE 10
Relatives of missing Indian prisoners of war today said the evidence collected during their visit to Pakistani jails has reinforced their belief that their loved ones are languishing in this country and asked President Pervez Musharraf to order an investigation to help locate them.
"We want President Musharraf to order an investigation to look into the strands of evidence we collected before and during our visit," Damayanthi Tambay, 59, wife of Ft Lt V V Tambay, who went missing during 1971 war, said.
Tambay claimed she had received several communications about her husband's whereabouts in Pakistani prison.
The kin of POWs now want an investigation involving Re... | |
| | | | 50,000 years old fossil; now issue of prestige for JU students | | Mattoo fails to defend case, Azad misguided by his officials | | | Devender Padha
Jammu | June 10
The 50,000 year old fragile Elephant fossil, which was kept deserted under the tin shed for the last seven years near the excavation site at Galandar near Pampore in Kashmir, has certainly assumed much of significance for Kashmir University (KU) authorities. Reason, a six-member Jammu University (JU) team led by Prof GM Bhat brought the fossil, wrapped in plaster-of-paris, to Jammu for further research and better preservation.
Unable to digest the move by Prof Bhat, some of the geologists of Kashmir floated news in media that fossil with its large tusk has gone missing and even laid apprehensions that it might have been smuggled out to be sold in the inter... | |
| | | | Police investigating suicide in prison | | | | Jammu, June 10
Jammu and Kashmir Police have ordered a probe into the circumstances that forced an accused in Ramgarh Police Station, near Jammu, to commit suicide.
Gurnam Singh, 25, of Jandrah village on the India-Pakistan international border in Ramgarh area, about 40 Kms southwest of Jammu, was found hanging from a ceiling fan Saturday.
He was charged with the murder of a woman Rajinder Kaur of his village.
"In view of the gravity of the situation, we have ordered a probe into the suicide of Gurnam Singh," Senior Superintendent of police, (Jammu borders), Rajinder Gupta said.
He said that three police officials, including Station House Officer, Inspector Kuldip Tripathi, have been ... | |
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