PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. back issues from March 2005:
US flays human rights record of Pak, China, Nepal and B'desh.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Washington, Mar 1 (PTI) The human rights record of Asian countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and China remained poor last year with wide-spread violence against minorities, police inaction, abuse of power and suppression of democracy prevalent in all the countries, the US said in a ...
NRIs demonstrate against proposed amendments to Patents Act.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Washington, Mar 1 (PTI) Braving the chilly weather, Non Resident Indian students, health activists, professionals and doctors rallied in front of the Indian Embassy here during the weekend protesting against the Centre's decision to amend the Patents Act. The rally, organised by ...
Five industrialised nations sign treaty on nuclear energy.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Washington, Mar 1 (PTI) Five major industrialised nations have signed an ambitious research plan aimed at developing a new generation of clean and safe nuclear energy systems. The United States, France, the United Kingdom, Japan and Canada signed the first multilateral treaty on ...
US hails Gnassingbe's departure, to send election team to Togo.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Washington, Mar 1 (PTI) The United States has welcomed the resignation of Togo's interim President Faure Gnassingbe and said it would send a team of election experts to Lome to assist and monitor fresh elections. "The United States is pleased that Faure Gnassingbe has stepped ...
Foreign gambling firms banned from opening offices in China.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Beijing, Mar 1 (PTI) China has barred foreign gambling firms from opening offices in the country or running online gambling activities and warned that violators would be punished. The General Administration of Industry and Commerce (GAIC) has ordered its local branches to forbid ...
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 1 (PTI): Noted astrologer and.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Hindi professor N.E.Muthuswamy died at a private hospital here at 3.30 PM (local time) on Monday. He was 80. Prof. Muthuswamy, who had worked as lecturer in Mar Ivanios College, Kollam S.N. College and University College, dedicated his life to propagating astrology. He was the president of ...
At least 74 Maoists killed in clashes with Nepalese forces.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Kathmandu, Mar 1 (PTI) At least 74 Maoists and three security personnel were killed in one of the fiercest gunbattle between the Nepalese army and the rebels in two districts of western Nepal, authorities said today. Seventy rebels, including their brigade commander, were killed ...
Supachai Panitchpakdi appointed new head of UNCTAD.
Mar 01, 2005 ... United Nations, Mar 1 (PTI) United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has nominated the Director-General of the World Trade Organization Supachai Panitchpakdi to head the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). UNCTAD, founded 40 years ago, seeks to ...
IAEA asks Iran for 'full transparency' on nuclear actiivities.
Mar 01, 2005 ... New York, March 1 (PTI) The United Nations agency entrusted with preventing the spread of nuclear weapons has asked Iran to provide "full transparency" on all its nuclear activities, noting information on some outstanding issues is still pending. "As the Agency (International ...
Anand held to draw by Kasparov.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Linares (Spain), Mar 1 (PTI) Viswanathan Anand went for an all out kill but had to settle for a draw as his efforts were thrawted by some brilliant defensive tactics by Garry Kasparov in the sixth round of the 22nd edition of the Linares Super Grandmasters chess tournament here. ...
Former Swedish diplomat to head UN mission in Ctte d'Ivoire.
Mar 01, 2005 ... United Nations, Mar 1 (PTI) UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has appointed a former Swedish ambassador to the UN, Pierre Schori, as his special representative in Ctte d'Ivoire. In a letter to this month's Security Council President, Annan informed the 15 members of his intention ...
China found 539 HIV positive cases in border check-up in 2004.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Beijing, Mar 1 (PTI) China detected 539 HIV positive cases from cross-border travellers and intercepted over 16,000 cases of animal and plant epidemics from imported goods in 2004, a government report said. China conducted regular surveillance and physical examinations for 2.07 ...
Tsunami: Geologists own moral responsibility.
Mar 01, 2005 ... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Two months after the disaster, India's geologists have owned moral responsibility for the deaths caused by the December 26 tsunami. "In the final analysis, the geological community as a whole must own responsibility for not warning the people in the ...
Rains dampen spirits, Pak team forced to skip practice.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Dharamshala, Mar 1 (PTI) Rains dampened the spirit of Indian cricket lovers who were eagerly awaiting to catch a glimpse of the Pakistani team which arrived here Tuesday morning for the three-day tour opener against Board President's XI. The team, which landed at the Kangra ...
Search operation launched to locate "missing" tourists.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Srinagar, Mar 1 (PTI) Police and army have launched a search operation to locate three foreign tourists who had left for scaling Sunshine peak in the world famous ski resort of Gulmarg in northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Tuesday. The foreigners identified ...
Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar named PETA patron.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 1 (PTI) Animal rights group People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has named musical legend of India, Ravi Shankar, as its patron in view of his efforts to help animals. A member of PETA since the group began five years ago, Ravi Shankar was the ...
17,000 Indians return home from Malaysia during amnesty period.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Kuala lumpur, March 1 (PTI) At least 17,000 Indians are among the 400,000 alleged illegal workers who have left Malaysia for home taking advantage of the four-month-old amnesty which ended Tuesday. As the amnesty came to an, Malaysian police began a nationwide crackdown on ...
Annan says gender equality essential; US raises abortion issue.
Mar 01, 2005 ... United Nations, March 1 (PTI) The UN session organised to affirm the world's commitment to the Beijing declaration opened amidst controversy with the US demanding that abortion should not be recognised as a fundamental human right and objecting to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan calling on ...
Conference on early Christianity in India from August 13.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Chennai, Mar 1 (PTI) In a bid to document history of early Christianity in the country from St.Thomas to Vasco da Gama, the explorer, a four-day international conference is to be organised in New York from August 13. The conference titled "History of Early Christianity in ...
J-K National Highway reopened to traffic.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Jammu, Mar 1 (PTI) After 12 days of remaining blocked due to snowstorms and avalanches, the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway Tuesday partially re-opened to traffic with nearly 1500 stranded vehciles being allowed to proceed to the Kashmir valley in the northern Indian region, official ...
Indian Budget cleans up tax regime, will spur investment: PC.
Mar 01, 2005 ... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Indian Finance Minister P Chidambaram Tuesday said the budget has attempted to clean up the tax regime and aims at spurring investment and implementing the goals outlined in government's National Common Minimum Programme. Describing it as an ...
Employers to pay effectively 3-30 pc fringe tax.
Mar 01, 2005 ... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Employers in India will have to shell out three to 30 per cent more as taxes on as many as 17 allowances termed as "fringe benefits" offered to workers to perk up their pay packets. As per the new 'Fringe Benefit Tax', introduced by Finance Minister P ...
Musharraf orders release of 200 Indian prisoners.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Islamabad, Mar 1 (PTI) Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Tuesday ordered the release of 200 Indian civilians languishing in his country's jails. In an impromptu decision, Musharraf ordered the release of prisoners during an hour-long meeting with Indian Left Front leaders ...
Being among own people is of utmost importance: Taslima.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Kolkata, Mar 1 (PTI) Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, who is reportedly among the 199 nominees for this year's Nobel peace prize, said being among her 'own people' in India to pursue her literary activities was of foremost importance to her than winning a prestigious award. ...
Three objections to Prince Charles's wedding filed.
Mar 01, 2005 ... London, Mar 1 (PTI) At least three objections have been lodged against the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles, one of them by Reverend Paul Williamson, an outspoken Church of England priest. If they provide convincing argument for lawful impediment they could ...
Iran hands over proof of its talks to acquire nuke technology.
Mar 01, 2005 ... New York, Mar 1 (PTI) Iranian officials have "reluctantly" turned over fresh evidence to the UN nuclear watchdog suggesting that the Islamic Republic discussed acquiring nuclear technology from disgraced Pakistani scientist A Q Khan's network. A document dated 1987 was handed ...
BCCI warns it will take away match from Delhi.
Mar 01, 2005 ... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) The Cricket Board Tuesday warned that it would shift the sixth and final one-day international between India and Pakistan out of Delhi if the Feroz Shah Kotla was not ready in time to host the tie. Delhi and District Cricket Association is racing against ...
Vajpayee against disrupting Parliament.
Mar 01, 2005 ... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) India's former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's reported reservations over disrupting Parliament on the Goa issue, expressing fears that it could set a "wrong precedent," appeared to have no no takers in the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party. At ...
Two army personnel killed in gunbattle with ultras.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Srinagar, Mar 1 (PTI) Two soldiers were killed and three injured Tuesday in the search operations launched by Indian security forces to flush out militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Matribugh village, official sources said. On the second day of the operations, the troops of ...
Two more priests arrested in sex CD case.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Ahmedabad, Mar 1 (PTI) Two more priests belonging to a religious sect of Swaminarayan temple were arrested from Surendranagar district in western Indian state of Gujarat in connection with sex on CD case. The Crime Branch arrested the two from Muli town of Surendranagar district ...
Among Ferraris and Lamborghinis, Tata unveils the 'Xover'.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Geneva, Mar 1 (PTI) In a bid to make further inroads in the global market, Tata Motors of India Tuesday unveiled the 'Xover', a 'crossover' vehicle concept, showcasing the company's commitment to innovate and gear up for newer technologies. Presenting the vehicle at the 75th ...
'Chandrayaan' by end of 2007: ISRO chief.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Coimbatore, Mar 1 (PTI) Indian Space Research Organisation's ambitious lunar exploration project 'Chandrayaan' is likely to be launched by the end of 2007, its chairman, G Madhavan Nair said here Tuesday. Preliminary works for the spacecraft have already been over and deep ...
Agreement signed for giving protection to HIV people.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Chennai, Mar 1 (PTI) The London-based Children's Investment Fund Foundation and the Government of southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu Tuesday signed an agreement for giving "full protection and treatment" to HIV-positive people in the state. Signed in the presence of the Chief ...
Children of sex workers excited after film picks up Oscar.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Kolkata, Mar 1 (PTI) It was an unbelievable and exciting experience for a group of children of sex workers at the Songachi redlight area in the eastern Indian metropolis here when their work received acclaim at the prestigious Oscar award ceremony in Los Angeles. "We can't ...
'Vigilance on border not affected by heavy snowfall in J-K'.
Mar 01, 2005 ... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Unusually heavy snowfall in northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir may have damaged the 770-km long anti-infiltration fence along the Line of Control at some places but army officials maintained vigilance on the border has not been affected. "The fence ...
PIA passengers escape aircraft fire t Manchester airport.
Mar 01, 2005 ... London, March 1 (PTI) More than 300 passengers escaped down emergency chutes after a Pakistan International Airlines flight caught fire at Manchester Airport Tuesday. The Boeing 777 had just landed from Karachi and was taxiing on the runway when a fire erupted in the ...
Ultras engage security forces in gunbattle, 3 killed.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Srinagar, Mar 1 (PTI) Two securitymen and a militant were killed and four others including a Congress activist injured as militants engaged security forces in fierce gunbattles and set ablaze a house in northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir since Monday night, official sources said ...
74 Maoists, five security men killed in clashes in Nepal.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Kathmandu, March 1 (PTI) Launching a major offensive against the Maoists exactly a month after the royal takeover, Nepalese Army shot dead at least 74 rebels and injured dozens while losing five of its own men in fierce clashes in the west of the kingdom, authorities said Tuesday. ...
Myanmar Naval Chief holds talks with Indian counterpart.
Mar 01, 2005 ... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) The ongoing military operational and procurement cooperation figured prominently here during the talks the visiting Myanmar Naval Chief Vice Admiral Soe Thane had with his Indian counterpart here Tuesday. On a six day visit here, the Myanmar Admiral, who is one of ...
US passport application fees to be costlier from March 8.
Mar 01, 2005 ... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Starting March eight this year, US passport application fees in India will be costlier by 12 dollars and a person applying for L-1 visa will have to pay an additional 500 dollar fee. These are part of new charges for consular services in American ...
IA, AI may hive off ground handling, MRO wings.
Mar 01, 2005 ... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) With a view to make them independent profit centres and seek market abroad, the two public sector Indian carriers are planning to hive off their ground handling and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) wings by forming joint ventures with foreign firms. ...
positions tighten in Bihar after assembly elections.
Mar 01, 2005 ... New Delhi/Patna, (PTI) Positions hardened in eastern Indian state of Bihar with kingmaker Ram Vilas Paswan ruling out any rapproachment with his bitter rival Lalu Prasad whose party elected Chief Minister Rabri Devi as leader of the Rastriya Janata Dal Legislature Group in signs that the ...
Many shops gutted in major fire in Bangalore.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Bangalore, Mar 1 (PTI) A major fire in a shopping complex in a crowded commercial area in the heart of the southern Indian city Tuesday gutted many shops but there were no immediate reports of any casualties. The fire broke out late in the afternoon in a shop in the complex at ...
Venezuelan President to visit Kolkata.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Kolkata, Mar 01 (PTI) The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, will arrive here in the eastern Indian city on March five on a two-day visit during which he will be accorded a reception and taken to a rural project on the outskirts of the city. Officials Tuesday said the ...
Media trade unions demand Ordinance to bar FDI in media.
Mar 01, 2005 ... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Three major national media trade unions Tuesday joined hands and demanded promulgation of an Ordinance to give legal sanction to the 1955 Federal Cabinet decision prohibiting publication of foreign newspapers and journals and direct operation of foreign news agencies ...
Wet start to Pak tour.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Dharamsala, Mar 1 (PTI) Pakistan's first visit to India in six years was off to a wet start after inclement weather forced cancellation of their practice session and left players locked indoors in this picturesque hill resort here Tuesday. The first signs of hazards of holding ...
Two Nepal Maoists held.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Lucknow, Mar 1 (PTI) Two Maoist guerillas from Nepal were Tuesday arrested by the Special Service Bureau near the international border in Bahraich district in northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and some arms and explosives seized from them. Babulal Roshan and Krishna Bahadur ...
Jha's new film to take a look at political kidnapping.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Mumbai, Mar 1 (PTI) After "Gangajal" that had initially rubbed Bihar's ruling Rastriya Janata Dal on the wrong side, noted Indian filmmaker Prakash Jha is all set to make a strong political statement with his new film 'Apaharan' exploring the theme of political kidnappings in the Indian ...
FM may partially roll back tax on cash withdrawal, perks.
Mar 01, 2005 ... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) With mounting pressure from within United Progressive Alliance and outside, India's Finance Minister P Chidambaram may partially roll back the proposed Banking Transaction tax of Rs 10 on withdrawal of Rs 10,000 cash and the Fringe Benefit Tax on perks. ...
OVL bags oilfield in Egypt.
Mar 01, 2005 ... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) ONGC Videsh Ltd, the foreign arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp of India, Tuesday bagged an oilfield in Egypt that may hold 600 million barrels of oil. OVL won the North Ramadam block No.6 together with IPR Energy Red Sea Inc, a subsidiary of ...
I've got the momentum to win world billiards title: Advani.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Bangalore, Mar 1 (PTI) After winning the Asian title, Indian teen sensation Pankaj Advani is rightfully fancying his chances at the World Billiards Championship slated beginning in Malta on March 13. The 19-year-old Bangalore-based cueist told reporters here that last week's win ...
International conference on migration begins in Cape Town.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Durban, Mar 1 (PTI) A two-day conference on international migration began in Cape Town with the aim of formulating a united policy on cross-border relocation. The conference has been organised by the Global Commission on International Migration (GCIM) and is being attended by ...
Musharraf orders release of 200 Indian civilian prisoners.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Islamabad, Mar 1 (PTI) In an impromptu decision during a meeting with India's top Left leaders here, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Tuesday ordered the immediate release of 200 Indian civilian prisoners languishing in the country's jails for economic offences and not carrying proper ...
India, Indonesia agree to step up bilateral cooperation.
Mar 01, 2005 ... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) India and Indonesia Tuesday agreed to step up bilateral cooperation in combating terrorism and decided to further consolidate their ties in trade, investment and other diversified areas. As part of these efforts, the two sides agreed to exchange ...
Jammu-Srinagar NH reopened to traffic.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Srinagar, Mar 1 (PTI) The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in northern region of India was partially re-opened to traffic after remaining closed for 12 days last month following snowstorms and avalanches as over 200 trucks carrying essential supplies reached here Tuesday evening. ...
HC dismisses Pakistani doctors' plea to practice in India.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Mumbai, Mar 1 (PTI) The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed petitions of three Pakistani doctors, who sought permission to practice in India on the strength of degrees obtained from Sind University. A division bench headed by Justice F I Rebello dismissed their petition ...
CBI may ask Joshi to appear before it in Delhi.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Mumbai, Mar 1 (PTI) Gutka baron Jagdish Joshi was on Tuesday quizzed by premier probe agency Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for four hours on his alleged nexus with the underworld even as the agency indicated that he may be taken to New Delhi for further investigation. ...
India eyeing more Yukos assets.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Moscow, Mar 1 (PTI) Apart from seeking a stake in the former Yukos core asset Yuganskneftegaz, India is eyeing other assets of the embattled Russian oil company. Moscow may dispose off more of the company's properties, including its prize assets Tomskneftegaz and Samaraneftegaz, ...
Chinese, Pakistani Foreign Ministers talk over phone.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Beijing, Mar 1 (PTI) Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri on Tuesday and discussed bilateral ties as well as preparations for the upcoming Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) to be held in Islamabad. Kasuri reported on ...
UPA prepares report card on PM's initiative.
Mar 01, 2005 ... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) India's United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition government on Tuesday came out with a report listing its achievments in various sectors in the nine months it has been in power, claiming it has implemented more than 50 per cent of the promises made in the National ...
Haryana CLP authorises Sonia to choose new CM.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Chandigarh, March 1 (PTI) The newly-elected Congress Members of Legislative Assembly in northern Indian state of Haryana, where the party stormed back to power in the assembly polls, on Tuesday unanimously authorised All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Sonia Gandhi to select ...
Near "universal unanimity" on govt formation in UPA meeting.
Mar 01, 2005 ... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) A meeting of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) leaders on Tuesday night saw near "universal unanimity" on the formation of secular, non-National Democratic Alliance (NDA) governments in eastern Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand. "There was almost ...
Army resumes airdropping of food supplies to Anantnag, Pulwama.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Srinagar, Mar 1 (PTI) After a day's suspension, army on Tuesday resumed air dropping of food supplies and essential stores for civil administration in Anantnag and Pulwama districts of south Kashmir to provide relief to the avalanche-hit people. Army air dropped food supplies ...
Federal team visits Waltingu, Qazigund.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Srinagar, Mar 1 (PTI) A federal team, currently on a tour of snow-battered northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir to assess the losses suffered due to the natural calamity, on Tuesday visited Waltingu, Qazigund, Verinag and Kapran in Anantnag district to assess the damage caused due to ...
Pak says logistics affecting their cricket schedule.
Mar 01, 2005 ... Dharamshala, Mar 1 (PTI) The touring Pakistan cricket team has voiced "concern" over Dharamshala as a venue for their tour opener, with team manager citing logistics at this remote town in northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh as a factor affecting their cricket schedule. ...