Islamabad: Goods worth more than $154,000 (Rs 14 million) were traded through the Pakistan-India border in Rawalakot on a single day on Thursday, officials said. About 25 trucks carrying chillies, onion, coriander, herbs and tamarind from India crossed into Pakistan through the Taitrinote-Chakan-Da-Bagh point. In addition, 10 trucks loaded with almonds, dry dates, oranges, embroidery items and Peshawari sandals from Pakistan crossed into India. Trade facilitation officials on both sides...
02:20 AM, Feb 20, 2012
Beijing: Blaming India and its multi-party political system for the delay in solving the vexed Sino-India border issue, Chinese state media on Wednesday said the two sides were "far away" from reaching a "fair" agreement due to "suspicion and distrust", which is also impeding progress in bilateral ties. Though the 15th round of border talks were concluded last month leaving a "good trend" in the bilateral relations, some contradictions and...
01:48 AM, Feb 16, 2012
Mumbai: Filmmaker J.P. Dutta is bereaved after his father O.P. Dutta's death following prolonged illness. The 'Border' director says he will miss the man, who wrote the screenplay and dialogues of all his films, right up to the last 'Umrao Jaan' in 2006. "I've lost my voice. My soul. Who will write the words that come into my mind when I make a film? Who will fill the void in...
01:18 PM, Feb 11, 2012
New Delhi: A mild tremor measuring 3.5 on the Richter Scale struck parts of Delhi, NCR and Haryana on Sunday. The tremor was felt at 4:55 am. The epicentre of the earthquake was at Rohtak-Sonipat border region of Haryana. Sources have said that there are no reports of any casualty or damage. ...
08:46 AM, Jan 29, 2012
Kolkata: Eight BSF personnel were suspended on Wednesday evening after a disturning video footage showed the guards as thrashing a Bangladeshi cattle smuggler at Raninagar outpost near Indo-Bangla border in Murshidabad district. CNN-IBN doesn't vouch for the authenticity of the video - in which a couple of men, in BSF-style dark-green fatigues have tied up a man and are shown assaulting him. The BSF swung into action - suspending 8...
09:18 AM, Jan 19, 2012
New Delhi: Seeking to step up bilateral ties amid hiccups, India and China on Tuesday decided to set up a new mechanism to maintain peace on their border, and resolved to enhance mutual trust as they ended the 15th round of boundary negotiations. Called a "working mechanism for consultation and coordination on India-China border affairs," it was finalised after two days of talks between India's National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon...
03:44 AM, Jan 18, 2012
New Delhi: India and China on Monday began talks to put in place a mechanism for management of the border between the two nations, an issue that has been an irritant in bilateral relations. National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon led the Indian team at the 15th round of the Special Representatives meeting with the Chinese delegation led by State Councillor Dai Bingguo in New Delhi. The meeting was to be...
02:25 PM, Jan 16, 2012
New Delhi/Beijing: Looking to keep their sensitive ties on course despite differences over a host of issues, India and China will hold two-day boundary talks in New Delhi beginning Monday, during which they are also expected to sign a landmark border mechanism. India's external affairs ministry in New Delhi and the Chinese foreign office in Beijing on Saturday announced the boundary talks, which were postponed in November due to Chinese...
11:30 PM, Jan 14, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday said Jammu and Kashmir continues to be a disputed territory, rejecting India's assertion that the entire state is its integral part. Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit made the remarks in response to a statement from India's External Affairs Ministry on January 4 regarding the incorrect depiction of the map of India on the website of the US State Department. "The government of Pakistan rejects the assertion...
09:59 AM, Jan 07, 2012
Panaji: Election Commission of India has asked central forces to guard the borders of Goa to prevent smuggling in of fake currency ahead of the March 3 assembly polls in the state. Joint Chief Electoral Officer Narayan Navti said here today that Border Security Force and special forces will be deployed to watch state's borders. "(Ahead of the election) there is a possibility that fake notes might be smuggled into...
06:34 PM, Jan 06, 2012
Ferozepur: The Border Security Force on Friday recovered arms and ammunition from a pit close to the International Border with Pakistan in Amarkot sector of the district. The weapons were found following information received by BSF personnel based on an intercept, DIG BSF Rajesh Gupta, of the Ferozepur Sector Headquarter told PTI in Ferozepur. He said that four 9mm pistols with eight magazines, two Chinese made revolvers with 36 rounds...
01:26 PM, Jan 06, 2012
New Delhi: India and China are set to hold the 15th round of boundary talks in New Delhi mid-January after these were deferred following the Chinese objection to the Dalai Lama speaking at an international Buddhist conference in Delhi. The two sides are also expected to sign a landmark border mechanism to curb incidents of intrusion. Both sides are working on the dates, said government sources. India's special representative, National...
12:37 AM, Dec 21, 2011
Munabao: The Centre bent the rules for a Rajasthan minister, allowing him to board the train to Pakistan from Munabao station, which is used only for security checks and no boarding is allowed as per norms. Rajasthan Minister of state for minorities Amin Khan, who was dropped from the Gehlot cabinet for his remarks against President Pratibha Patil, now courts a new controversy. A month after being re-inducted as minister,...
12:09 PM, Dec 18, 2011
Guwahati: At least six persons were injured by unidentified persons claiming to be ULFA in Tinsukia district, officials said on Thursday. The assailants armed with sophisticated sharp weapons attacked people at Jagun along the Assam-Bangladesh border and injured six of them seriously on Wednesday night. They left the spot after claiming themselves to be ULFA cadres, they said. The army and police have launched massive operation to track them out,...
08:31 AM, Dec 09, 2011
Islamabad: Twelve pro-Taliban militants were killed and five security personnel injured in two separate incidents in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, officials said. Security forces killed 12 militants associated with a banned group during a clash in Kurram region near the Afghan border, officials said. Several militants and two security personnel were injured in the gun battle. Three security personnel were injured and four buildings were damaged when militants fired six...
10:07 PM, Dec 06, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram/Chennai: As the Centre stepped in to resolve the stand-off over Mullaperiyar row, an all-party meeting in Kerala on Tuesday stuck to the state's demand for a new dam disregarding Tamil Nadu's opposition even as normalcy returned to protest-hit border areas on both sides. The entire political spectrum in Kerala resolved to move ahead unitedly on the issue by pressing for a new dam and lowering the water level to...
07:43 PM, Dec 06, 2011
New Delhi: The reported Chinese demand for cancellation of the Dalai Lama's speech at a Buddhist congregation here next week is believed to have led to the postponement of India-China border talks scheduled for Monday. The Chinese side is said to have called off the 15th round of the talks between Special Representatives (SR) of both the sides after India refused to accept their demand that the congregation which was...
07:19 PM, Nov 26, 2011
Mumbai: The clamour for speedily sending him to the gallows notwithstanding, a staggering Rs 16 crore has been shelled out for protecting the country's most high-profile prisoner Ajmal Kasab. Sentenced to death by the special anti-terror court, Kasab, in his mid-20s, is lodged in a special cell in Arthur Road jail, the construction of which alone cost the state exchequer over Rs 5.24 crore. "Besides Rs 5.24 crore that was...
10:05 AM, Nov 23, 2011
New Delhi: An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the richter scale shook north-east India on Monday morning. The epicentre was on the Myanmar-India border region. It was recorded at 8.46 hrs and was felt across the north region of the country. The epicentre was located at 24.947N, 95.226E in Myanmar, about 130 km east of Manipur capital Imphal, the website of US Geological Survey said. Seven northeastern states - Assam, Meghalaya,...
09:14 AM, Nov 21, 2011
New Delhi: Notwithstanding the Chinese military infrastructure buildup along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the incidents of its intrusions have declined, according to the government which says the talks on resolution of the boundary issue have entered the "hardest" phase. Setting the tone for the meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Chinese conterpart Wen Jiabao in Bali, Indonesia, on Friday, government sources said on Thursday that the...
06:38 PM, Nov 17, 2011
