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Monday,
April 18,
2005, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
No
redrawing of borders, PM tells Pervez
 India committed to Indus Water Treaty
Joint Commission to be revived
New Delhi, April 17
Adopting a positive and forward
looking-approach, India and Pakistan today decided to enlarge
economic and commercial ties aimed at making South Asia a dynamic
pole in Asia and the world without undermining the difficulties in
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh before their talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Sunday.
— Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal
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Did the Indian cricket team lack the killer instinct in
the just concluded series against Pakistan?
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Sidelights
Nation page: Sonia
accepts Musharraf’s invitation
Hyderabadi
sherwanis for Pervez
CBMs
concessions to India, Geelani tells Pervez
New Delhi, April 17
The two factions of the Hurriyat
Conference met the Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf, here today. The
moderate group led by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq expressed its appreciation of
the Confidence Building Measures, while the hardline leader Syed Ali Shah
Geelani termed these as “concessions to India”.
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Full
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It is the responsibility of the two countries to ensure that this positive movement in our relations and positive ambience were not thwarted by the activities of terrorist elements.
— Manmohan Singh
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RSS,
BJP ties under strain
New Delhi, April 17
The ties between the Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh and the Bharatiya Janata Party are at the crossroads as
the umbilical cord between the two is under strain threatening to be
severed. Sources said the RSS at its three-day annual meeting in Mangalore
in March this year served an ultimatum to its political outfit that it
would no more send its ‘pracharaks’ to the BJP.
Petrol
stations to remain shut today
New Delhi, April 17
Petrol stations throughout the
country will remain shut tomorrow to press for the demand to increase
dealers’ commission, the Federation of All-India Petroleum Traders
said tonight.
No
non-academic duties for teachers, assures Johar
Chandigarh, April 17
The Punjab Government has decided
that schoolteachers should not be put on non-academic duties during
schooltime. It also decided to continue the PTA funds in the schools. Mr
Harnam Dass Johar, School Education Minister, said since there was a
shortage of teachers, deputing them for duties in the field by various
departments caused a loss to studies
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I’ve
come with open mind: Pervez
April 17, 2005
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India, Pak must fight terror jointly: PM
April 16, 2005
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US
vows stronger ties with India
April 15, 2005
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PM ready to meet Hurriyat leaders
April 14, 2005
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Wen
for border as peace zone
April 13, 2005
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Sikkim
is part of India, says Wen
April 12, 2005
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Wen
for Indian software in Chinese hardware
April 11, 2005
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Protocol
on CBMs finalised
April 10, 2005
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Foreign
trade policy sets export target of $92 billion
April 9, 2005
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Bus passengers bridge the divide
April 8, 2005
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