http://www.southasianunion.info/feed/? Latest topics Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:31:58 GMT 10 http://i89.servimg.com/u/f89/14/19/29/32/banner12.jpg http://www.southasianunion.info/feed/? http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/india-fears-chinas-role-in-sri-lanka-t107.htm NewsBot India fears China’s role in Hambantota The government yesterday rejected Indian navy claims that the presence of Chinese technicians in Hambantota was for military purposes and not just to work on development projects. “They are here to build the Hambantota Port and it is a development project and nothing to do with military purposes,” Ports Minister Chamal Rajapaksa said. He said Sri Lanka began to build the harbour with a special loan facilitiy extended by the Chinese ... India Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:57:22 GMT http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/india-fears-chinas-role-in-sri-lanka-t107.htm#149 http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/india-fears-chinas-role-in-sri-lanka-t107.htm http://www.southasianunion.info/pakistan-f2/journalist-shot-dead-in-pakistan-t120.htm NewsBot Journalist shot dead in Pakistan Mr Hashimzada was critical of the militants Unidentified gunmen have shot dead an Afghan journalist in north-west Pakistan, officials say. Janullah Hashimzada, 40, was the bureau chief in Peshawar for Afghanistan's Shamshad television channel. He was returning from Afghanistan when his bus was ambushed near Jamrud, the main town in Khyber tribal district. No one has admitted carrying out the attack. The area is a stronghold of the ... Pakistan Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:52:16 GMT http://www.southasianunion.info/pakistan-f2/journalist-shot-dead-in-pakistan-t120.htm#169 http://www.southasianunion.info/pakistan-f2/journalist-shot-dead-in-pakistan-t120.htm http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/somone-should-create-a-common-flag-for-sau-also-a-common-section-in-this-forum-t124.htm airpower123 like the title says.]]> India Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:31:58 GMT http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/somone-should-create-a-common-flag-for-sau-also-a-common-section-in-this-forum-t124.htm#180 http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/somone-should-create-a-common-flag-for-sau-also-a-common-section-in-this-forum-t124.htm http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/india-loses-its-satellite-links-t123.htm NewsBot India loses Moon satellite links All contact with Chandrayaan-1 was lost early on Saturday All communication links with the only Indian satellite orbiting the Moon have been lost, India's space agency says. Radio contact with the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft was lost abruptly early on Saturday, said India's Bangalore-based Space Research Organization (Isro). The unmanned craft was launched last October in what was billed as a two-year mission of exploration. The launch ... India Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:59:29 GMT http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/india-loses-its-satellite-links-t123.htm#178 http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/india-loses-its-satellite-links-t123.htm http://www.southasianunion.info/sri-lanka-f4/sri-lankan-forces-executing-tamils-channal-4-t122.htm NewsBot Channel 4 News shows Sri Lankan forces executing Tamils footage. Jonathan Miller reports. -Screenshot from footage WATCH FULL VIDEO......... Just three months after the Sri Lankan government declared the country liberated from the Tamil Tigers, video footage has emerged apparently showing government troops summarily executing Tamils. Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka, which obtained the material, said it was filmed in January - when the international media ... Sri Lanka Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:31:54 GMT http://www.southasianunion.info/sri-lanka-f4/sri-lankan-forces-executing-tamils-channal-4-t122.htm#172 http://www.southasianunion.info/sri-lanka-f4/sri-lankan-forces-executing-tamils-channal-4-t122.htm http://www.southasianunion.info/sri-lanka-f4/sri-lanka-to-train-pakistani-army-t121.htm NewsBot Sri Lanka to train Pakistani army -Sri Lankan Army- Sri Lanka also offer specialist counter-insurgency training Sri Lanka's army has said it will be happy to give training to members of the Pakistani military. It says Islamabad has requested the training because of the country's success in defeating the Tamil Tigers. In May, the government announced the end to a decades-long war with the rebel group. The army's new commander told the BBC that Pakistan had ... Sri Lanka Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:53:47 GMT http://www.southasianunion.info/sri-lanka-f4/sri-lanka-to-train-pakistani-army-t121.htm#170 http://www.southasianunion.info/sri-lanka-f4/sri-lanka-to-train-pakistani-army-t121.htm http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/why-people-burn-trains-in-bihar-t119.htm NewsBot Why people burn trains in Bihar A number of train have been attacked and burnt in recent months By Amarnath Tewary BBC News, Patna A group of students travelling without tickets in an air-conditioned railway coach in the northern Indian state of Bihar were recently asked by the ticket examiner to vacate their seats. Nothing unusual about that, but, in this case, the students took umbrage, and set four coaches on fire. Panic-stricken passengers on the train ... India Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:52:39 GMT http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/why-people-burn-trains-in-bihar-t119.htm#168 http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/why-people-burn-trains-in-bihar-t119.htm http://www.southasianunion.info/pakistan-f2/pakistan-taliban-what-if-t118.htm NewsBot Pakistan Taliban - what if? Speculation about Baitullah Mehsud's death spread quickly in Pakistan By M Ilyas Khan BBC News, Islamabad Baitullah Mehsud, the feared militant commander in Pakistan, appears to have ended his career in much the same way as he had started - by keeping a low profile. Speculation about whether he is dead or alive is rife across Pakistan - from the mountainous tribal territory of South Waziristan to the capital Islamabad. But ... Pakistan Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:16:39 GMT http://www.southasianunion.info/pakistan-f2/pakistan-taliban-what-if-t118.htm#167 http://www.southasianunion.info/pakistan-f2/pakistan-taliban-what-if-t118.htm http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/delhi-female-births-rise-hailed-t117.htm NewsBot Delhi female births rise hailed By Jyotsna Singh BBC News, Delhi There is a cultural preference for male children in India India's capital, Delhi, recorded more female than male births during 2008, for the first time in many decades. Latest government data shows for every 1,000 males, 1,004 girls were born in Delhi in 2008. One of the main reasons for the earlier skewed male-female ratios was seen to be the greater number of abortions of female foetuses. ... India Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:14:48 GMT http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/delhi-female-births-rise-hailed-t117.htm#166 http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/delhi-female-births-rise-hailed-t117.htm http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/india-s-july-car-sales-jump-31-t116.htm NewsBot India's July car sales jump 31% The first Tata Nano, the world's cheapest car, was delivered in July Car sales in India have risen by almost a third as new launches and lower interest rates encourage people to buy new cars. Sales jumped 31% in July, to 115,067 units, from the same month a year ago, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers said. Commercial vehicle sales also rose by 9.6% after months of decline. The first owner of the world's cheapest car, ... India Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:13:54 GMT http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/india-s-july-car-sales-jump-31-t116.htm#165 http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/india-s-july-car-sales-jump-31-t116.htm http://www.southasianunion.info/afghanistan-f12/fighters-kill-afghan-police-chief-t115.htm NewsBot Fighters kill Afghan police chief Taliban militants have killed a district police chief in an attack on a government base in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz, officials say. At least one other person was killed when the militants attacked the compound in Archi district. Reports say the attackers struck before dawn with rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire. There have been increasing levels of violence in the province of Kunduz over the past few months. ... Afghanistan Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:13:18 GMT http://www.southasianunion.info/afghanistan-f12/fighters-kill-afghan-police-chief-t115.htm#164 http://www.southasianunion.info/afghanistan-f12/fighters-kill-afghan-police-chief-t115.htm http://www.southasianunion.info/afghanistan-f12/afghan-farmers-recall-poppy-riches-t114.htm NewsBot Afghan farmers recall poppy riches A good snowfall and adequate rains have resulted in a good harvest For the first time in decades, Afghanistan will be self-sufficient in wheat. The BBC's Bilal Sarwary inspects the harvest of farmers who gave up poppy farming to grow wheat and other crops and asks if they have any regrets. It's noon on a hot summer's day. Sheen Goal Raza Kar is busy working on his field in the village of Gandomak in Sherzad district, 55km (34 miles) ... Afghanistan Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:12:20 GMT http://www.southasianunion.info/afghanistan-f12/afghan-farmers-recall-poppy-riches-t114.htm#163 http://www.southasianunion.info/afghanistan-f12/afghan-farmers-recall-poppy-riches-t114.htm http://www.southasianunion.info/afghanistan-f12/afghan-suicide-bomb-near-nato-hq-t113.htm NewsBot Afghan suicide bomb near Nato HQ A suicide car bomb has exploded outside the Nato headquarters in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing up to seven people, the defence ministry says. The presidential palace and several embassies are also located in the area. The attack comes ahead of presidential and provincial elections due on Thursday which the Taliban have vowed to disrupt. The BBC's Martin Patience says a group affiliated to the Taliban is likely to be responsible for the ... Afghanistan Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:10:56 GMT http://www.southasianunion.info/afghanistan-f12/afghan-suicide-bomb-near-nato-hq-t113.htm#162 http://www.southasianunion.info/afghanistan-f12/afghan-suicide-bomb-near-nato-hq-t113.htm http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/indian-land-seriously-degraded-t112.htm NewsBot Indian land 'seriously degraded' Air pollution is on the rise, the report, says At least 45% of Indian land is environmentally "degraded", air pollution is rising and flora and fauna is diminishing, according to a report. The State of Environment Report is the first to be published for eight years and is the first to use satellite imagery to support its findings. It focuses on water, energy, food, climate change and urbanisation. Another report released by the ... India Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:09:19 GMT http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/indian-land-seriously-degraded-t112.htm#161 http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/indian-land-seriously-degraded-t112.htm http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/india-s-water-use-unsustainable-t111.htm NewsBot India's water use 'unsustainable' By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News website Much of the water used in paddy fields is pumped from underground Parts of India are on track for severe water shortages, according to results from Nasa's gravity satellites. The Grace mission discovered that in the country's north-west - including Delhi - the water table is falling by about 4cm (1.6 inches) per year. Writing in the journal Nature, they say rainfall ... India Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:08:48 GMT http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/india-s-water-use-unsustainable-t111.htm#160 http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/india-s-water-use-unsustainable-t111.htm http://www.southasianunion.info/pakistan-f2/pakistan-to-reform-tribal-areas-t110.htm NewsBot Pakistan to reform tribal areas The Fata reforms have been hailed as groundbreaking Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has announced a series of reforms to integrate the country's war-torn tribal areas into mainstream Pakistan. The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) have been administered by the central government in a system inherited from British rule. The new laws will allow political parties to operate there. Since 2001 the region has been a haven ... Pakistan Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:07:08 GMT http://www.southasianunion.info/pakistan-f2/pakistan-to-reform-tribal-areas-t110.htm#159 http://www.southasianunion.info/pakistan-f2/pakistan-to-reform-tribal-areas-t110.htm http://www.southasianunion.info/sri-lanka-f4/sri-lanka-call-to-free-tamils-t109.htm NewsBot Sri Lanka call to free refugees Sinhalese Catholics turned out in large numbers in Madhu on Saturday Two of Sri Lanka's most senior Roman Catholic clergy have spoken out against the continued detention of nearly 300,000 Tamil war refugees. The Archbishop of Colombo and the Bishop of Jaffna were addressing tens of thousands of pilgrims at a shrine close to camps housing the refugees. Jaffna bishop Thomas Saundaranayagam, himself a Tamil, said the refugees were being ... Sri Lanka Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:05:37 GMT http://www.southasianunion.info/sri-lanka-f4/sri-lanka-call-to-free-tamils-t109.htm#158 http://www.southasianunion.info/sri-lanka-f4/sri-lanka-call-to-free-tamils-t109.htm http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/shahrukh-detained-and-later-released-at-us-airport-t108.htm NewsBot Shahrukh detained and later released at US airport New York, Aug 15 (PTI) Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan had an unnerving experience early this morning at the Newark Airport in the US when he was detained and questioned for about two hours before the Indian mission intervened and secured his release. 43-year-old Khan was detained by the immigration officers, who wanted to know why he was visiting the US and other such questions, after his name popped up on the computer screen at ... India Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:53:04 GMT http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/shahrukh-detained-and-later-released-at-us-airport-t108.htm#152 http://www.southasianunion.info/india-f1/shahrukh-detained-and-later-released-at-us-airport-t108.htm http://www.southasianunion.info/sri-lanka-f4/more-mass-graves-found-in-sri-lanka-t104.htm NewsBot More mass graves found in sri lanka Expansion of a gravesite in Sri Lankan “Civilian Safe Zone”: On April 19 (left) roads are present, but the area is mostly deserted. By May 24 (right), a large graveyard with an estimated 342 graves has emerged. Analysis provided by AAAS. A final analysis of satellite images – requested by Amnesty International USA’s Science for Human Rights project – was released by the American Association for the Advancement of Science today. It provides ... Sri Lanka Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:27:21 GMT http://www.southasianunion.info/sri-lanka-f4/more-mass-graves-found-in-sri-lanka-t104.htm#140 http://www.southasianunion.info/sri-lanka-f4/more-mass-graves-found-in-sri-lanka-t104.htm http://www.southasianunion.info/sri-lanka-f4/sri-lanka-china-sign-350-mln-oil-highway-deals-t106.htm NewsBot Sri Lanka, China sign $350 mln oil, highway deals COLOMBO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka and China`s Exim Bank signed deals worth more than $350 million to build a highway and an oil bunkering facility near one of the world`s biggest shipping lanes, Sri Lanka`s Foreign Ministry said on Friday. The bunker terminals will be built at the Hambantota port on Sri Lanka`s southern coast, where the state-run Exim Bank has already pledged $360 million to the initial construction phase ... 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