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| A B-day gift for Prince - gets new lease of life | | 5 yr old rescued after 2-day long operation | | | Shahabad, July 23: The struggle for existence ended on Sunday for the six year old Prince as he was successfully rescued from a 60-foot pit after over two-day long operation by various agencies including Army jawans. The people across the country had offered prayers for the safe exit of the boy from the pit.
Army soldiers and experts from the fire service and Air Force had dug a tunnel from a dried up well parallel to the narrow and dark pit, only 16 inches wide, into which Prince fell at Haldheri village near Kurukshetra. The accident occurred while the boy was playing near the pit dug for a tubewell.
As the rescuers worked on reaching the child, who turned six yesterday, hundreds of people gathered at the site from nearby villages and towns, holding their breath in anticipation of the boy`s safe rescue.
Rescuers monitored Prince`s condition using a closed circuit TV system that also allowed him to talk to people on the surface. Food and water was also lowered to the boy.
Prince`s father Ram Chander, who works as a farm hand, told reporters, "I have been praying for the saf... | |
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| Cong. supremo 'most popular' leader | | Manmohan good but Sonia better as PM: survey | | | EARLY TIMES DELHI BUREAU
NEW DELHI, JULY 23: At a time when wide public attention is focused on the present Prime Minister and the Congress supremo, a new theme has been offered, in an apparent bid to keep the animated discussions alive on the question: Will Sonia Gandhi eventually grab the hot seat?
In plain language, a nationwide survey has indicated strong support for Sonia Gandhi as Prime Minister of India replacing the incumbent Manmohan Singh terming her as the "most popular" leader in the country. The Centre for Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) conducted the 'Indian Express-CNN-IBN Survey' in 18 States and a total of 1,884 respondents were interviewed between July 16-19. ... | |
| | | | Indian Muslim community can't be ignored | | Former RAW chief calls for constant dialogue | | |
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI, JULY 23: A.S. Dulat, former chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), has let it be known that the demolition of the Babri Masjid in December 1992 and the Gujarat riots in 2002 have provided the fuel for disgruntled Muslim youth in India.
Dulat, who is counted one among the specialists on Jammu and Kashmir, insists that here is a need to understand the Muslim mind. In a media interview, the former RAW chief has emphasized that here is need for constant dialogue with Muslim comunity.
When asked if the briefing given by the National Security Advisor, M.K. Narayanan,... | |
| | | | Jihadis stall Indo-Pak peace process | | Will Pak put Islamist militants out of business? | | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI: Terrorists have disrupted the peace process in South Asia. Unlike Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories, widespread violence has not yet erupted between India and Pakistan. But given the two countries' history, their war of words should not be allowed to escalate unattended.
A recurrent theme that often annoys many Pakistanis, is the need for Islamabad to put Islamist militants, the jihadis, truly out of business. As New Delhi postponed the next round of India-Pakistan talks in the aftermath of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, Pakistan gave no indication that it was willing to move in the direction of shutting down jihadi groups based in the country.
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| | | | Islamabad to receive combat F-16s | | US unlikely to impose any restrictions on Pakistan | | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI, JULY 23: Pakistan's lounder noises in support of friendly relations with India notwithstanding, Islamabad finds it difficult to treat New Delhi as a sincere friend or ally. The label of "enemy" for India has not been buried by Pakistan, particularly its armed forces.
If there was any doubt about it, it was set at rest a few days ago by Pakistan Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mehmood Ahmed. Known for his call-a-spade-a-spade style, Pakistan Air Chief sent out an unambiguous warning--and the warning was clearly meant for India--that his country's Air Force "is fully prepared" to meet any challenge and give a befiting response to any aggression.
Developing India h... | |
| | | | Mind-boggling is annual beggar economy | | And it pays to be a beggar in Mumbai | | | SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI, JULY 23: "A beggar cannot be a chooser", is an old saying. But this does not hold water in case of India's financial capital, Mumbai, where beggars earn several times the average income of the majority of Indians.
This information has come from the Maharashtra government. Beggars operating in the poorer areas of Mumbai earn far less. On the other hand, the 13,000 whose pitches are in more affluent areas earn between them an average of Rs 5 million per day.
The majority of Indians barely exceed an annual income of Rs 20,000. The World Bank says that more than a third of the population of 1.2 billion live on less than one US dollar.
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| | | | Govt regularizes excessive nominations in AMT Srinagar | | | | Srinagar, July 23 : State government has regularized the admission of about 694 candidates who were nominated for undergoing various training course in AMT School Srinagar in the year 2003-04 by the then health minister in relaxation of norms.
Sources in the health department said that principal secretary government health and medical education department issued a formal order, on the directions of the chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, on July 21, 2006. The order regularized the nominations and the AMT School was also directed to conduct special examination of these candidates.
It is pertinent to mention here that the then health minister's made 594 nominations, which was said to be... | |
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