PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. articles from April 2005

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Pak's law and order a barrier to trade: United States.
April 1, 2005... Washington, Apr 1 (PTI) The United States has said Pakistan's law and order problems and its failure to protect intellectual property rights have become a "barrier" to trade with the country. "Businesses operating in Pakistan have...

Over 100 kg of explosives seized in J-K Highway.
April 1, 2005... Srinagar, Apr 1 (PTI) Foiling militants' plan to target the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus, Indian Border Security Force personnel recovered 117 kg of powerful explosives hidden in four scooters on the route, a BSF spokesman said Friday. The...

Benazir hopeful of early restoration of democracy.
April 1, 2005... Jaipur, Apr 1 (PTI) Expressing the hope that democracy would soon be restored in Pakistan after a "fruitful" meeting with President Pervez Musharraf recently, country's former Premier Benazir Bhutto today said Indo-Pak dialogue would be more...

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 1 (PTI) Malayalam website of the.
April 1, 2005... State Bank of Tranvancore was launched Thursday at SBT head office here. The website has been developed by centre for imaging technology C-Dit). SBT is the first bank to host a website in Malayalam. ------------------------------ ...

Three militants killed in Shopian gunbattle in J-K.
April 1, 2005... Srinagar, Apr 1 (PTI) Three militants were killed by security forces Friday in Shopian, ending a fierce overnight gunbattle, while one ultra was shot dead in Kokernag area of Anantanag district in northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir,...

Delhi CM confident of hosting final Indo-Pak one-dayer.
April 1, 2005... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Chief Minister of northern state of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit, Friday asserted that the sixth and final one-day international between India and Pakistan would be held here and all the "co-ordination problems" would be sorted...

EPO upholds revocation of patent on 'neem' tree.
April 1, 2005... London, Apr 1 (PTI) The European Patent Office (EPO) has upheld the revocation of a patent on the Indian 'neem' tree, dealing a killer blow to biopiracy in Europe and around the world. The EPO originally issued the patent to the US...

Canadian business delegation to visit India.
April 1, 2005... Toronto, Apr 1 (PTI) A high-level Canadian business delegation will visit India to boost trade, investment and business cooperation between the two countries. During its week-long visit beginning Saturday, the delegation, led by Canadian...

Traders bandh enters 3rd day as 20 states switch to VAT.
April 1, 2005... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The trade bandh continued in India for the third day Friday even as a majority of states switched over to pro-reforms Value Added Tax in place of Sales Tax. While the Empowered Committee on VAT stuck to its stand on...

Bhutto wanted a longer stay.
April 1, 2005... Jaipur, Apr 1 (PTI) Former Pakistan Premier Benazir Bhutto wanted to spend more time in northern Indian state of Rajasthan but said she could not afford it since she has to return Saturday to attend the parents-teachers' meeting at her...

India, China working on agreement on agriculture cooperation.
April 1, 2005... Beijing, Apr 1 (PTI) India and China have started working on a key bilateral agreement to enhance cooperation in the agriculture sector, the mainstay of two of the world's most populous nations, Federal Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said...

ON FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2005.
April 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD : PAK-US F-16 (IE, TOI, ST) --DO-- : PAK-GRENADE (ST) --DO-- : PAK-STRIKE (ST) --DO-- : PAK-MISSILE (ST; OWN-HIN) BEIJING : INDO-CHINA TALKS (AA-BL; SHARED WITH OWN-ST; OWN-HIN) UN : UN-CONGO (ST)...

Inflation down to 5.11 pc in India.
April 1, 2005... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Cheaper primary articles, including food and non-food items, and cooking gas pushed inflation in India further down to 5.11 per cent during the week ended March 19. The point-to-point Wholesale Price Index (WPI)...

Ganguly and his men have a point to prove.
April 1, 2005... Kochi, April 1 (PTI) India will be looking to buck a mini losing streak against arch rivals Pakistan when they attempt to bounce back from the Bangalore Test debacle in the first of six cricket one-day cricket internationals to be held here...

At least 300 people taken ill in WB.
April 1, 2005... Canning, Apr 1 (PTI) At least 300 people, mostly children, were admitted to hospital after taking food during a feast at Maharajganj in eastern Indian state of West Bengal. The victims complained of stomach pain and vomitting after taking the...

HR groups form assistance committee to trace missing Kashmiris.
April 1, 2005... London, Apr 1 (PTI) Three Kashmiri non-government organisations have formed a committee to help divided families on either side of the Line of Control to trace their missing family members after the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar bus service begins on...

Pak boy arrested at Indo-Pak border in J-K.
April 1, 2005... Jammu, Apr 1 (PTI) A Pakistani boy was arrested by Border Security Force troops after he strayed into Indian territory near Suchetgarh border outpost on the International Border, 35 kms from here, official sources said. The 15-year-old...

China completes world's largest botanical record.
April 1, 2005... Beijing, Apr 1 (PTI) China has published the world's largest botanical record, which describes more than 30,000 plants, scientists said here. The 126-volume book, 'Flora of China' describes the 31,142 fascicular plants that have been found...

India rejects UNSC permanent membership sans veto power.
April 1, 2005... United Nations, Apr 1 (PTI) India has firmly ruled out accepting membership of the expanded UN Security Council without veto power, saying sans veto new members would not be able to fulfil the mandate of the General Assembly efficiently. ...

Inflation falls to 5.11 pc.
April 1, 2005... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) In line with the Indian Government's expectation of a benign price level, inflation fell further to 5.11 per cent in the penultimate week of 2004-05 fiscal, but was higher than 4.53 per cent a year-ago. The...

IHF bans Gagan Ajit Singh, Daljit Singh Dhillon.
April 1, 2005... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The Indian Hockey Federation Friday banned star forward Gagan Ajit Singh and Daljit Singh Dhillon for assaulting Indian Oil Corporation player Bikramjit Singh during the recent National Hockey Championships in Hyderabad....

Richard Branson travels in local train; meets dabbawallahs.
April 1, 2005... Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) As part of experiencing the flavour of western Indian Mumbai city and its locals, Virgin Atlantic Airways founder-Chairman Richard Branson Friday took time off from aviation and travelled in a local train along with the...

Bangladesh yet to decide on inking MoU on gas pipeline project.
April 1, 2005... Dhaka, Apr 1 (PTI) Bangladesh was yet to decide on signing a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding on a gas pipeline project as it has not received confirmation from India on meeting its conditions. Bangladesh was not ready to sign the MOU...

WB likely to give 450 mn dlr for tsunami reconstruction.
April 1, 2005... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) World Bank is likely to extend 450 million dollars for tsunami reconstruction in India, estimated to cost a total 1.2 billion dollars. ADB may chip in with 200 million dollars while the remaining 550 million dollars...

UN condemns recent AIDS campaign "wrong and misleading".
April 1, 2005... New York, Apr 1 (PTI) The United Nations termed "wrong and misleading" a recent AIDS advertising campaign that used the world body's name to claim that vitamins and nutrition therapy alone can prevent death from AIDS. In a joint statement,...

United Nations, Apr 1 (PTI) The United Nations has asked.
April 1, 2005... the head of its watchdog agency to respond within a week to allegations by an independent panel of violating staff regulation in the now defunct Iraqi oil-for-food programme. The world body had communicated Thursday to Dileep Nair, a...

Plan Panel for overhauling laws for contract farming.
April 1, 2005... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The Indian Planning Commission Friday sought agricultural laws to facilitate contract farming on commercial basis as also higher resources for infrastructure to correct the slow down in the sectoral growth. It...

Younis Khan ruled out of first ODI.
April 1, 2005... Kochi, Apr 1 (PTI) Pakistan's hopes of maintaining their recent winning streak in one-day internationals against India were dented when the in-form Younis Khan was ruled out with a fever for the first limited overs tie starting here Saturday....

G-4 plans resolution for Security Council expansion.
April 1, 2005... United Nations, Apr 1 (PTI) The Group of Four (G-4) comprising India, Germany, Japan and Brazil plans to bring a framework resolution in the UN General Assembly this summer which would seek general approval for expansion of the Security...

PM assures Mauritius of assistance in facing globalisation.
April 1, 2005... Port Louis, Apr 1 (PTI) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said his country and Mauritius have a "vital stake" in ensuring that in the world of tomorrow pluralistic societies live in harmonious interdependence and assured the Indian...

PM visits 'Apravasi Ghat' of Indian memories in Mauritius.
April 1, 2005... Port Louis, Apr 1 (PTI) Taking time off his busy schedule, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday visited the 'Apravasi Ghat', the place where indentured labourers from India set foot on Mauritian soil between 1830s and 1920s. Escorted by...

India grouped with Sri Lanka at 2007 World Cup.
April 1, 2005... London, Mar 1 (PTI) India have continental rivals Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, besides a qualifier, in their pool in the 2007 World Cup after the International Cricket Council Friday confirmed the seedings for the mega event. India, who have...

Anand wins all sections of Amber chess title.
April 1, 2005... Monaco, Apr 1 (PTI) India's Viswanathan Anand completed the formalities of winning his fourth Amber chess title after two easy and quick draws with Israeli Grandmaster Boris Gelfand in the 11th and final round here. History repeated itself...

IT "excellent platform" for enhancing economic cooperation: PM.
April 1, 2005... Port Louis, Apr 1 (PTI) Noting that the field of IT formed an "excellent platform" for enhancing bilateral economic cooperation, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said India could help Mauritius develop its Information Technology...

IOA confident of bagging 2014 Asiad.
April 1, 2005... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) After the government gave its support to bid for the Asian Games, the Indian Olympic Association officials Friday expressed confidence in bringing the 2014 Asiad to New Delhi. The cabinet recently gave the clearance...

India already a 'big country': China; but elusive on UNSC.
April 1, 2005... Beijing, Apr 1 (PTI) While remaining elusive on backing India's bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, China Friday expressed dismay over the US government's plans to elevate the stature of world's second most populous...

'Kashmir bus passengers to be provided with full security'.
April 1, 2005... Jammu, Apr 1 (PTI) Playing down the threats to the passengers of the Srinagar-Muzaffarbad bus service by militant outfits, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Friday assured that people travelling on the bus would be provided...

Pak clears 29 passengers for travelling on Kashmir bus.
April 1, 2005... Jammu, April 1 (PTI) Pakistan has cleared the names of 29 people for travelling on the inaugural Srinagar-Muzaffarbad bus out of a list of 40 forwarded to it, north India's Jammu and Kashmir state Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed Friday...

Muslims staying in India after 1947 should love their country.
April 1, 2005... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Former Pakistan Prime Minister Chaudhury Shujaat Hussain Friday said Muslims who had chosen to stay in India after the partition should love their country and not have any doubts about their decision. The visiting...

Former Pak PM favours greater people-to-people contact.
April 1, 2005... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Overwhelmed by hospitality he received in India, former Pakistan Prime Minister Shujaat Hussain Friday favoured greater people-to-people contact between two countries saying this would play a key role in improving...

China believes India will deal with Tibet issue with caution.
April 1, 2005... Beijing, Apr 1 (PTI) Appreciating India's stand of not allowing "anti-China political activities" by Tibetan spiritual Dalai Lama from its soil, Beijing Friday said it believes New Delhi would continue to deal with the issue with "caution". ...

Indo-Mauritian JSG identifies key investment sectors.
April 1, 2005... Port Louis, Apr 1 (PTI) The India-Mauritius Joint Study Group set up to work out modalities for comprehensive economic cooperation has identified health and education facilities, IT and communication, BPO, tourism, infrastructure and sea food...

EPO upholds revocation of patent on neem tree.
April 1, 2005... London, Apr 1 (PTI) Ending an 11-year old dispute, the European Patent Office (EPO) has upheld the revocation of a patent given to US Department of Agriculture and a multinational on the fungicidal properties of the neem tree which grows...

'Restoration of democracy in Pak would help Indo-Pak ties'.
April 1, 2005... Jaipur, April 1 (PTI) Appreciating improvement in Indo-Pak ties, former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Friday said it would be more meaningful if democracy is restored to her country and elected leaders represent it in the dialogue...

Inquiry launched into leakage of names of passengers.
April 1, 2005... Srinagar, Mar 31 (PTI) With serious concerns being raised over leakage of names and addresses of the passengers travelling to Muzaffarabad by the first bus from Srinagar on April seven, an inquiry has been launched into the development even as...

Benazir to visit India Friday.
April 1, 2005... Islamabad, Mar 31 (PTI) Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto will arrive in India Friday on a two-day private visit along with husband Asif Ali Zardari, a spokesman of her party said here Thursday. Both Bhutto and Zardari would arrive...

Police expect vital info from tests on Dawood aide.
April 1, 2005... Ahmedabad, Apr 1 (PTI) Police expect to retrieve vital information from the lie detector and other forensic tests being conducted on Umarmiyan Bukhari, aide of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, here. The officials at Directorate of Forensic...

Colourised Mughal-E-Azam released in US, UK.
April 1, 2005... Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) Bollywood classic `Mughal-E-Azam' was Friday released in US and UK in its new colourised format. The black and white film, restored at the cost of more than USD one million in two years using Indian colourisation...

Chatterjee to lead Indian delegation at IPU meet in Manila.
April 1, 2005... New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) Speaker Somnath Chatterjee will lead the Indian delegation at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meet to be held in Manila from Sunday. The six-day 112th Assembly will...

In-principal decision taken to send centrifuges to IAEA: FM.
April 1, 2005... Islamabad, Apr 1 (PTI) Pakistan has taken an 'in-principle' decision to send centrifuges used in nuclear facilities for inspection by the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) to help the probe relating to Iran's nuclear programme,...

Pak turns down India's request for allowing politicians to go.
April 1, 2005... with Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Pakistan has turned down the Indian request for allowing politicians from Jammu and Kashmir to travel along with the inaugural run of the bus from Srinagar to Muzaffarabad on April...

India, Mauritius set up team to work in a year CCPA.
April 1, 2005... Port Louis, April 1 (PTI) India and Mauritius have agreed to set up a team to negotiate within a year a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement to boost bilateral trade in goods and services, promote investment flows and...

India should play a bigger role at UN: Chinese envoy.
April 1, 2005... New Delhi, April 1 (PTI) Ahead of Premier Wen Jiabao's visit, China Friday said it wants the border with India to become a bridge for friendship and like to see New Delhi play a "bigger role" at the UN and its Security Council. It, however,...

'Consensus' likely on guiding principles of boundary issue.
April 1, 2005... Beijing, Apr 1 (PTI) Though the final settlement of the Sino-Indian boundary dispute will take time due to "very big differences", Beijing and New Delhi are close to reaching 'consensus' on the political guiding principles to resolve the vexed...

Apr 1 (PTI).
April 1, 2005... Singh said the expanding scope of cooperation in the field of technology has upgraded the level of bilateral contacts to frontier areas of science and technology and made the two countries "partners in the digital sphere". While the...

Houston, Apr 2 (PTI) Houstonians in Texas can enjoy.
April 2, 2005... dazzling Indian art, dance performances, exhibits and a fiesta of tasty treats soon as the 2005 Houston International Festival turns its spotlight on India on April 23-24 and April 30-May 1. The festival, the city's largest outdoor...

Pentagon blamed for lack of post-war planning in Iraq.
April 2, 2005... Washington, Apr 2 (PTI) A study of US military operations by a major American think-tank has sharply criticised the Pentagon for lack of post-war planning in Iraq after the toppling of Saddam Hussein. The study by RAND Corporation for...

FCC urged to reject Tyco Bid to sell fibre-network to VSNL.
April 2, 2005... Houston, Apr 2 (PTI) Citing security concerns, an American telecom company has asked the Federal Communications Commission to reject another company's application for selling global fibre network to India's Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited. ...

Pak a "good partner" in war on terror: US.
April 2, 2005... Washington, Apr 2 (PTI) The United States has said Pakistan has been a "good partner" in the war on terror and in addressing nuclear proliferation concerns. "Pakistan has been a good partner in the global war on terrorism, and they've been...

Dept. of Homeland Security begins US-VISIT exit choices.
April 2, 2005... Seema Hakhu Kachru Houston, Apr 2 (PTI) The US Department of Homeland Security will choose in the next 60 days among three procedures it will use to track international visitors leaving the United States, department officials said...

US should seek non-proliferation commitment from Pak: report.
April 2, 2005... Washington, Apr 2 (PTI) Terming US and Pakistani goals as "incompatible," an advisory body to the US Congress has urged the country to seek from Pakistan, an absolute commitment on non-proliferation besides restraint on its "nuclear and missile...

India elect to bat in first ODI.
April 2, 2005... Kochi, Apr 2 (PTI) Indian captain Sourav Ganguly won the toss and elected to bat in the first of six cricket one-day internationals against Pakistan at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here Saturday. India left out Irfan Pathan while opting for...

ONGC leads 30 Indian companies in Forbes' top corporates list.
April 2, 2005... New York, Apr 2 (PTI) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation leads 30 Indian companies which have found place on Forbes magazine's coveted list of top 2000 corporate titans across the world. The Indian companies in oil and gas and banking sectors...

Relief operation by US NGOs going on in tsunami-hit countries.
April 2, 2005... Washington, Apr 2 (PTI) The relief and rehabilitation operation by US nongovernmental organisations in tsunami-hit areas of various countries, including India, is proceeding smoothly with the exception of Somalia where, due to the political...

Indian scientists find new genes in X-chromosome.
April 2, 2005... New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) In a major contribution to science, researchers at the Institute of Bioinformatics in southern Indian metropolis of Bangalore have helped to decipher the human X-chromosome leading to identification of dozens of genes....

Mercedes-Benz recalls three models in China.
April 2, 2005... Beijing, Apr 2 (PTI) Auto major Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will recall more than 5,000 cars of three models in China to fix a problem with the brakes. The company will check and upgrade the braking system in 5,345 E-class,...

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 2 (PTI) The striking traders, who.
April 2, 2005... staged protest Friday against the implementation of the Value Added Tax (VAT) disrupted the vehicular traffic and prevented peopel from entering offices in the vicinity. They also disrupted the Secretariat from functioning. The siege was...

Moderate quakes in Indonesia's Sumatra.
April 2, 2005... New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) A series of moderate intensity quakes were experienced since late Friday night in the Indonesian island of Sumatra, which was devastated by a massive quake on Monday, the Indian Meteorological Department said here...

Indefinite strike to oppose VAT in Jammu and Kashmir.
April 2, 2005... Srinagar, Apr 2 (PTI) With the government of northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir joining 20 other states in implementing Value Added Tax, the business community Saturday went on an indefinite strike seeking deferment of the decision. ...

Oly medallist helps raise 1.07 lakh pounds for tsunami victims.
April 2, 2005... London, Apr 2 (PTI) Britain's Olympic silver medallist Amir Khan has helped raise 107,000 pounds (Rs 8.77 million approx) for Asian tsunami victims when he took up a friend's challenge to join him in a 21-km charity run. The 18-year-old...

India 281 for 8.
April 2, 2005... Kochi, Apr 2 (PTI) Electing to bat, India made 281 for 8 against Pakistan in their first one-day international cricket match here Saturday. Brief scores: India 281 for 8 in 50 overs (V Sehwag 108, R Dravid 104; Arshad Khan 4-33, Rana...

India beat West Indies to enter Women's World Cup semis.
April 2, 2005... Durban, Apr 1 (PTI) Anju Jain's brilliant unbeaten half century and her 107-run partnership with Jaya Sharma gave India an eight-wicket victory over West Indies to enter the semi-finals of the Women's Cricket World Cup in Pretoria. Jain...

Twenty-five rivers in Bangladesh dead or dying: experts.
April 2, 2005... Dhaka, Apr 2 (PTI) At least 25 of the 230 rivers that criss-cross deltaic Bangladesh are dead or dying, with the total length of the waterways down by 20,200 kilometres, experts here said Saturday. The experts blamed the situation on...

UN committee approves draft intl treaty against nuclear terror.
April 2, 2005... United Nations, Apr 2 (PTI) After years of negotiations, a key United Nations committee approved a draft international treaty to fight nuclear terrorism with Secretary General Kofi Annan calling on all states to join it for pre-empting "one of...

Nair alleges union indulging in smear campaing against him.
April 2, 2005... Dharam Shourie United Nations, Apr 2 (PTI) The beleaguered head of United Nations' corruption watchdog has hit back at the world body, accusing its employees union of indulging in smear campaign against him and questioning the reopening of...

India lose steam to finish with 281 for 8.
April 2, 2005... Kochi, Apr 2 (PTI) Centuries from Virender Sewhag and Rahul Dravid failed to lift India as they ran out of gas and finished with 281 for eight in the first cricket one-day international against Pakistan here Saturday. Sehwag cracked a...

CBI to question actress Nagma over alleged underworld links.
April 2, 2005... New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The federal probe agency, Central Bureau of Investigations, will question Bollywood actress Nagma in connection with her alleged nexus with the underworld, even as the agency claimed that it had evidence of involvement of...

Militant outfits in J-K issue threat to bus passengers.
April 2, 2005... Srinagar, Apr 2 (PTI) Rejecting the appeal of hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani not to target passengers travelling on the inaugural Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus on April seven, militants outfits Saturday asked them to desist from...

MoC nuns continue special prayers for Pope.
April 2, 2005... Kolkata, Apr 2 (PTI) Continuing their plea for a divine intervention for the ailing Pope John Paul-II, nuns of the Missionaries of Charity (MoC) Saturday offered continuous prayers for recovery of the pontiff here in the eastern Indian...

Actress Lara Dutta sues Gladrags.
April 2, 2005... Mumbai, Apr 2 (PTI) Former Miss Universe and Bollywood actress Lara Dutta has filed a suit in the Bombay High Court against the leading lifestyle and fashion magazine 'Gladrags', for allegedly using her photographs for the promotion of their...

Foreign currency reserves down by USD 1.2 billion.
April 2, 2005... Mumbai, Apr 2 (PTI) Cutting short a surge in inflows, India's foreign exchange reserves dipped by US Dollar 1.22 billion to USD 140.90 billion for the week ended March 25 due to revaluation of international currencies. The country's...

Kochi, Apr 2 (PTI) Scoreboard of the opening one-day.
April 2, 2005... international cricket match between India and Pakistan at the Nehru Stadium here Saturday: India V Sehwag b Razzaq 108 S Tendulkar c Youhana b Rana Naved 4 S Ganguly b Rana Naved 0 R Dravid run out 104 Y Singh...

Denial to J and K politicians to travel to avoid controversy.
April 2, 2005... K J M Varma Islamabad, Apr 2 (PTI) Pakistan Saturday sought to downplay its refusal to permit political leaders from India's Jammu and Kashmir state to join the journey of the inaugural Srinagar-Muzzafarabad bus, saying the...

Festival of Om Puri films at British Council.
April 2, 2005... Mumbai, Apr 2 (PTI) The British Council would screen select English films of actor Om Puri during a special film festival from April 18 to 21, to celebrate the decoration of the Indian actor with the Order of the British Empire (OBE). ...