Chandigarh, Saturday, July 11, 1998

The foreign face of terror When Akbar Bhai, an Afghan war veteran and bodyguard of Afghan leader and a staunch fundamentalist, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, was killed in an encounter with the BSF in north Kashmir... Where are the foreign hostages? Even after three years of kidnapping of four foreign tourists by the Al Faran terrorists from Pahalgam area in Kashmir valley, the western countries have not given up their efforts to trace them... Jane's anguished cry At this time, three years since the July 4, 1995, abduction of my husband Donald Hutchings, I return to Srinagar once again, the fourth time... European influence in Indian medical field Medicine is a natural art born out of the instinct of self-preservation. The need to learn and develop the medical knowledge must have arisen out of the sheer necessity of overcoming injury, sickness and pain... Green suburbs in grimy Ludhiana Sprawling green undulating land dotted with trees, parks, swings, crystal blue pools, clubs and air as fresh as it can get, a mere 20 km from polluted and filthy Ludhiana... A Niagara named Viagra Khushwant Singh's first reaction on hearing the news that an American pharmaceutical company Pfizer had marketed a pill, Viagra, which restores potency to the sexually impotent was one of joy and relief... Every fortnight we bring you special features on a city from the region: ...........................Focus on Gurgaon

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