Badal favours opening Punjab border with Pak for trade

Badal favours opening Punjab border with Pak for trade Muktsar: Opening borders of Punjab with Pakistan for trade would provide impetus to economy of the state, and will be a "major boon" for the farmers, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday said. "Punjab being a land locked state had been a victim of the wrong policies of the successive Congress government at the Centre, who have virtually ignored economic development of the state," Badal said. He was talking...
12:11 AM, Apr 09, 2012

UK takes new steps to tighten border controls

UK takes new steps to tighten border controls London: UK Prime Minister David Cameron government is putting in place tighter border controls that include checking details of all passengers travelling to Britain from India and other non-EU countries from April. Detailing the new system called 'e-Borders', Immigration Minister Damian Green said there will be clear rules into the correct level of checks for every type of passenger and all types of goods that cross the UK border. The...
03:23 PM, Mar 15, 2012

Border areas need to be developed: Antony

Border areas need to be developed: Antony Itanagar: Stating that all border areas need to be developed, Defence Minister AK Antony on Monday said secure and non-porous international borders must remain the topmost priority of the Centre. "We are aware of the challenges which people living in border areas face and it is our collective duty to ensure that our border areas are developed as any other part of the country," Antony said. Referring to the highly-sensitive...
03:24 PM, Feb 20, 2012

Polls: Goa borders on alert against fake currency

Polls: Goa borders on alert against fake currency 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

BSF team visits helicopter crash site in Sirohi

BSF team visits helicopter crash site in Sirohi Jaipur: A BSF team comprising of technical experts on saturday visited the site in Sirohi district in Rajasthan to probe the helicopter crash that left four people dead. The mishap took place on Friday when the helicopter crashed in the hills of village Fatehpura near Abu Road here in the Sirohi district, killing all the four occupants, including the pilot. "A BSF team headed by an IG rank official reached...
08:37 PM, May 14, 2011

BlackBerry poses social, security risks, UAE warns

BlackBerry poses social, security risks, UAE warns Other Gulf countries might also consider curbing the use of certain applications on the BlackBerry. ...
10:45 AM, Jul 26, 2010

Borders launches e-bookstore, smartphone apps

Borders launches e-bookstore, smartphone apps Borders launches e-bookstore, new smartphone apps, to catch up to with rival booksellers and generate sales in the e-book segment. ...
01:02 PM, Jul 07, 2010

First ever women BSF to man Indian borders

First ever women BSF to man Indian borders The women's battalion will be commissioned from July 25. ...
02:59 PM, Jul 18, 2009

Original Nagaland maps lost: Chidambaram

Original Nagaland maps lost: Chidambaram Assam government has informed that the maps are untraceable. ...
04:45 PM, Dec 17, 2008

India basketball players look up to NBA legend Parish

India basketball players look up to NBA legend Parish The NBA is doing its bit in India through programmes like "Basketball without Borders". ...
01:41 AM, Nov 09, 2008

Virtual protest against nations that are "Web enemies"

Virtual protest against nations that are New Delhi: Having developed the reputation of tearing apart the best of bowling attacks on his day, dashing Indian opener Virender Sehwag will be seen in a new role, as die-hard fans will get a chance to bowl at their hero in his Sports Academy in Jhajjar, Haryana on Friday. Sehwag will face the bowling of a hundred aspiring cricketers, and the ones who knock over his stumps will earn...
01:58 AM, Mar 13, 2008

J&K borders put on high alert

J&K borders put on high alert Patrolling on the J&K borders has been intensified after two incidents of gunfire in the last fortnight. ...
03:48 PM, Jan 28, 2007

‘He craves for a deathbed in Pak’

‘He craves for a deathbed in Pak’ Lost in the hostile divide between India and Pakistan, a Pak refugee craves for a quiet deathbed in his native country. ...
10:19 AM, Dec 27, 2006

13 nations accused of Web gag

13 nations accused of Web gag A press freedom group has named 13 countries including China and Cuba as the worst culprits for online censorship. ...
08:09 AM, Nov 08, 2006

Indian ranked 105 in press freedom

Indian ranked 105 in press freedom Paris-based media advocacy group ReportersWithoutBorders ranked countries in terms of media freedom. ...
01:09 PM, Oct 24, 2006
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