In Tuesday's South Asia papers

22 January 2008 04:30  [Source: ICIS news]

MUMBAI (ICIS news)--These were the top stories at 4:00GMT in the following South Asia newspapers’ online versions on Tuesday. ICIS has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. To go to the individual websites, click the links below:

THE TIMES OF INDIA

Front Page

Bengal bird flu spreads to humans?
India may record its first human bird flu cases if five persons in West Bengal, under observation for displaying "clinical symptoms" associated with the infection after handling backyard poultry, are confirmed to be afflicted with the disease.

Call for Rahul to put Games on fast track
Anxiety over providing a much-needed jolt to the preparations for the Delhi Commonwealth Games has seen PMO come around to the view that giving Rahul Gandhi the charge may have the much-needed salutary effect.

Business

Spectrum under CVC lens
The spectrum allocation process has come under the scrutiny of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), following complaints regarding the process adopted by the department of telecom (DoT).

Dunlop eyes tieup with Tata Motors
Dunlop India Ltd (DIL) has started talks with Tata Motors for supply of truck tyres, DIL chairman Pawan Ruia said. Some samples have also been send to the Tata outfit, he added.

THE ECONOMIC TIMES

Front Page

Sticking to large-cap stocks may pay dividends
One by one they all went down, the sectoral indices that is. IT had already perished, a while ago, (it has fallen 33% over the last one year) and on Monday, even Bankex fell 6.9%. But the biggest worry for people in the market is the 13% decline in BSE Metal Index.

Nano the brand has arrived ahead of Nano the car
Thus starts ‘Executive’, one of John Betjeman’s poems. If he were to update that now he would perhaps add ‘... my other car is a Nano’. One’s vehicle and its brand is an expression of one’s identity. And it’s Indian mythology that pretty much wrote the original book on this linkage and the symbolism.

THE BANGLADESH TODAY

Front Page

Dhaka Universities and Rajshahi Universities incidents
In a significant development, the President pardoned 14 students of Dhaka and Rajshahi Universities and an ex-RU Vice-chancellor?s driver convicted by courts in cases in connection with last August?s campus unrest in defiance of emergency rules.

4 DU teachers, 11 students acquitted; 4 students awarded 2-year jail term
A court in Dhaka Monday acquitted four Dhaka University teachers and 11 students of the charges of violating Emergency Power Rules (EPR) by instigating students to engage in violent protests on the university campus in August last year.

Business

President urges banks to contribute more to welfare of poor
President Dr Iajuddin Ahmed on Monday called upon the country's banks to come forward in aid of the distressed people in a greater way alongside their own banking business.

Taiwan plans to boost economic ties with China
Taiwan is fast-tracking two stalled initiatives to boost economic ties with China, as the ruling party seeks to revive its chances of winning presidential elections in March, local media reported on Monday.

DAILY MIRROR

Front Page

SC says it can’t stop Batti polls
The Supreme Court yesterday ruled it was not in a position to block the democratic process of holding local government elections in the Batticaloa district.

LTTE kills three policemen in Thanamalwila
At least three policemen were shot dead at Kitulkotte, Alimankada in Thanamalwila last night when a group of LTTE cadres attacked a police post there, police said.

Business

Statistics don’t indicate actual industry performace
Gem and jewellery bigwigs last week stated that statistics released by the Gem and Jewellery Authority do not in fact reflect the actual growth performance of the industry.

Presidential Awards for Travel & Tourism launched
The Sri Lanka Tourist Board in partnership with Dialog Telecom has organized the first ever Presidential Awards for Travel and Tourism in order to recognize the contributions made to the industry by persons and institutions both at present and in the past. The award ceremony will be held on January 28th at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel.

DAWN

Front Page

Musharraf decries West’s obsession with democracy
Fielding tough questions on upcoming elections, curbs on media freedom and his failure to rein in religious militants, President Pervez Musharraf on Monday vowed to hold free and peaceful parliamentary polls next month but insisted that Western governments must understand Pakistan’s difficult political environment and stop their obsession with democracy and human rights in the country.

Baitullah warns govt against entering his area
As troops continued their attacks on militants positions in South Waziristan Agency, chief of the so-called Pakistan Tehreek-i-Taliban Baitullah Mehsud warned of serious repercussions if the military operations were not stopped.

Business

Basmati exports jump 25% in December
The export of basmati rice from Pakistan rose by 25% in December 2007 over last year due to fall in supply of the commodity from leading rice producing countries in the international market, officials and analysts told Dawn.

Unisame urges ban on future rice trading
The Union of Small Enterprises (Unisame) has urged the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) not to allow future trading of rice till such time the rice market stabilises.

BUSINESS RECORDER

Front Page

US helping Pakistan tackle extremism 'in its own way': Boucher
The US is working to help Pakistan deal with extremism ‘in its own way,’ a top US diplomat for the region said here on Monday. The envoy, Richard Boucher, was responding to a question about reports that the US could send troops into the Pakistan tribal belt bordering Afghanistan.

Pakistan’s nuclear assets are safe: Musharraf
President Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan’s ballistic missiles are highly secure and even the nuclear attack could not affect them.

Business

'Terrorists cannot derail journey of economic progress': Musharraf criticises his detractors
President Pervez Musharraf has said saboteurs and terrorists cannot derail Pakistan's journey of economic progress and prosperity and the critics were maligning the facts to give wrong impression of his seven-eight years outstanding performance on all fronts. He was addressing a gathering of overseas Pakistanis at Conrad Hotel in Brussels on Sunday.

'UAE made $242m fresh investment in Punjab'
Punjab Governor Lieutenant-General Khalid Maqbool(retd) has said UAE investors made a fresh investment of $242m in Punjab during last five months. He stated this while talking to Galadari Group of Industries' Chairperson Ms Abdul Latif Galadari, who called on him at Governor House here on Monday.

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