Indian Polls INDIA AND PAKISTAN WARY ABOUT SENDING TROOPS TO IRAQ
The U.S. government's renewal of an earlier request to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh to send troops to Iraq has been made necessary by the turn of recent events in that country, which is aflame with attacks against the occupying forces.These three South Asian countries are among the ones that usually contribute troops in fair numbers for peacekeeping operations of the United Nations.Why these countries have not responded positively so far is because of what they consider...
Indian Polls Pakistan TV reports Indian National Day observed as "black day" in Kashmir
In Indian-occupied Kashmir, life remained paralysed due to complete strike marking observance of Indian Independence Day as black day to attract world attention to Kashmiris plight in Indian bondage. Business centres, shops, bazaars, and educational institutions remained closed and transport was off the road. Streets, bazaars and roads give a deserted look. There was heavy military patrolling in all small and major towns. In Srinagar, a hurried and brief official ceremony was held at Bakshi...
Civilian killed in attack in Kashmir marketplace on eve of Indian polls
A civilian was killed and three others critically injured Sunday when suspected Islamic militants lobbed grenades in a marketplace in Indian Kashmir a day before elections, police said.Rebels threw the grenades in the busy market in Doda, 185 kilometres (115 miles) northeast of the winter capital Jammu, sending shoppers running for cover, police said.One person died in hospital where three others were in critical condition, police official Harjesh Kumar Singh said. Other police...
ROUNDUP: Vajpayee's BJP concedes defeat in Indian polls
New Delhi (dpa) - Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is to submit his resignation to President APJ Abdul Kalam on Thursday evening after parliamentary election trends revealed a crushing and surprising defeat for his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies.The leads for 539 of 543 parliamentary seats for which counting started Thursday morning revealed the Congress Party to be ahead in 223 seats, the BJP in 187 and a mix of leftist and regional parties in 129 seats....
Indian polls to be held September-October
New Delhi, 4th May: The election to the lower house of Indian parliament (Lok Sabha) will be held in September-October, Election Commission announced on Tuesday [4th May.After deep deliberations, the Election Commission has come to the unanimous view that in the given circumstances, the best possible time for the elections, considering all factors, is the month of September and first week of October, chief election commissioner (CEC) M. S. Gill told reporters.Gill said the commission...
