In Friday's South Asia papers

03 July 2009 05:00  [Source: ICIS news]

THE TIMES OF INDIA

Front page

Probe into Maharashtra’s Muslim boy-Hindu girl marriages
Maharashtra’s criminal investigation department (CID) meant to probe high-profile cases will now investigate love affairs that have resulted in marriages between Hindu girls and Muslim boys.

First suspected swine flu death in India
In what is suspected to be the first swine flu death in India, a 51-year-old NRI hailing from Kerala’s Kollam died at a private hospital in the district on Wednesday night.

Business

Economic Survey 2008-2009: Price freeing could be a bitter pill for ‘aam aadmi’
The Economic Survey has suggested decontrolling drug prices, and limiting control on only essential drugs manufactured by less than five producers.

AI to give revamp plan in 30 days, SBI Caps to help
Cash-strapped Air India, which is finding it hard to meet operational expenses, has 30 days to submit its restructuring plan to the government.

THE ECONOMIC TIMES

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Railway Budget: Big cut in train fare unlikely
Lower-than-expected revenue from freight may prevent Mamata Banerjee from making meaningful cuts in fares, but it will not come in the way of the railways minister adding dozens of trains linking her home state West Bengal when she presents the first Rail Budget of the new UPA government.

Are Indian CEOs smarter than American CEOs?
While some countries are struggling with heavily contracting economies, others, like India, are seen as being in a more favourable position, having got away with merely trimmed-down growth.

THE BANGLADESH TODAY

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HC brands Huda, Quamruzzaman ‘wrongheaded’, ‘worthless’
The High Court on Thursday censured BNP stalwart Barrister Nazmul Huda and Jamaat-e-Islami leader M Quamruzzaman as wrongheaded and worthless fellows for making "deprecating" statements against its judgment in the dispute over proclaimer of Bangladesh’s independence.

Next monetary policy to restrict govt borrowing: BB Governor
As there is a possibility of bigger bank borrowing for financing the newly-passed big budget, Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman said a changed monetary policy will spell out restrictions on government’s taking money from the banks.

Business

Steps taken to keep prices of essentials lower during Ramadan: Faruq
Commerce Minister Faruq Khan on Thursday said the government has taken all necessary steps to keep the prices of essentials low during the month of Ramadan.

DSE turnover tops a staggering Tk11bn
Turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange on Thursday touched an all-time high of Tk11.49bn, just two days after it topped Tk9bn.

DAILY MIRROR

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UN Chief seeks progress in Lanka’s ex-child soldiers
UN Secretary General Ban ki-moon has urged Sri Lanka to ensure that children released by armed groups have access to care, protection and reintegration programmes, including other appropriate assistance to those recruited as children who are now over 18 years of age.

Video of Michael Jackson’s final rehearsal released
The video showing Michael Jackson rehearsing just two days before he died has been released to the media.

Business

Politicians act contrary to own policies
Contrary stances taken up by diverse politicians and their respective parties have led to the estrangement of the economic stability of the country, said Parliamentarian, Kabir Hashim, at the concluding ceremony of the Sri Lanka Economic Summit held yesterday.

Dialog TV brings class room in to TV via ‘LEARN TV’
In a bid to strengthen the country’s education and empower the island’s students with the latest education technology, Dialog TV, together with Dharmavahini launched LEARN TV yesterday, Sri Lanka’s first-ever 24 hour educational channel.

DAWN

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Suicide bomber strikes KRL bus; 40 injured
A suicide bomber on a motorcycle hit a bus carrying employees of the Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL) at Choor Chowk on Peshawar Road on Thursday, injuring more than 40 people.

Ahmadzai Wazirs to abide by peace deal
The Ahmadzai Wazir tribe of South Waziristan announced on Thursday that it would abide by the peace deal signed with the government in 2007 and would not attack security forces in its areas.

Business

Electricity producers worry as oil prices rise
Worrying news for the electricity producers continues to mount as refineries increased the rates of furnace oils in line with the rise in global oil prices.

Tea imports fall on rising duty, prices
Tea imports declined to 89,819 tonnes ($186m) in July-June 2008-2009 as compared to 101,000 tonnes ($188m) in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year as high prices and import duty forced packers and importers to opt for slow buying.

BUSINESS RECORDER

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Anti-terrorist action: France will provide military equipment
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has proposed that the governments of Pakistan and France should chalk out a roadmap for pragmatic cooperation in the field of civil nuclear energy.

IMF seeks key fiscal data: Pakistan-Fund meeting today
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has requested Pakistani authorities to provide statistics with respect to interest and amortisation payments of major public enterprises, budgetary expenditures, including subsidies, grants, net lending and earthquake-related spending, official sources told Business Recorder on Thursday.

Business

Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves rise to $11.84bn
Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $70m to $11.84bn in the week that ended on 27 June, compared with $11.77bn the previous week, a central bank spokesman said on Thursday.

War on terror: ‘Economy suffered around $10bn losses during last fiscal’
Country’s economy suffered around $10bn losses due to war on terror during 2008-2009 fiscal, said Dr Hafiz Pasha, Chairman Penal of Economists of the Planning Commission, here on Thursday.

By: Staff Reporter
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