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Torture : UN committee urges inquiries against Guyana's…
Tuesday, November 28, 2006by Gordon FrenchCaribbean Net News Guyana CorrespondentEmail: [email protected], Guyana: The United Nations Committee against Torture has urged the Guyana government to guarantee that prompt and impartial inquiries are conducted into alleged extra-judicial…
40pc Israeli settlement land privately owned by Palestinians
JERUSALEM: Nearly 40 percent of land held in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank is privately owned by Palestinians, according to a report published by an Israeli watchdog on Tuesday.Using maps and leaked official…
Democracy Besieged : Dr. Ram Puniyani
By Ram Puniyani (Issues in Secular Politics: November 2006)There may be various parameters to judge the prevalence of democratic spirit in a country. One of them may be how well the minorities are doing, how safe…
Kerala Teacher : Swimming, the shortcut to school
George Koshy, CNN-IBN November 28, 2006Mallapuram District (Kerala): In the Padinjatumuri village of Mallapuram district, a teacher, Abdul Malik, swims for a living but he’s no professional swimmer.He doesn’t intend to break swimming legend Ian…
Suspicion no substitute for proof: apex court
The Hindu Legal Correspondent, 29 Nov 2006Acquits man sentenced to death on charge of murdering wife# There should be nexus between crime and conduct of accused# Case not proved beyond reasonable doubtNew Delhi: "Suspicion, however…
Uma accuses Rajnath of ties with would-be assassin
Dipankar Chakraborty, The Statesman,NEW DELHI, Nov. 28: In an “open letter” to Mr Rajnath Singh, the expelled BJP leader and president of Bharatiya Jana Shakti, Ms Uma Bharati, has accused him of taking part in…
Assistance sought to rehabilitate Gujarat riot victims
New Delhi, Nov 29. (PTI): The CPI(M) on Tuesday sought Central intervention to rehabilitate about 5,000 families, which were victims of the 2002 Gujarat riots, saying the BJP Government had "failed" to re-settle them even…
Kerala tourists injured in grenade attack near Gulmarg
Shujaat Bukhari, The Hindu, Nov 29, 2006SRINAGAR: Ten persons, including five tourists, were injured in a grenade attack in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday. No militant outfit has so far claimed responsibility.Police sources said…