Sonia talks with Leftists fail Himalayan News Service New Delhi, July 1: Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s efforts to buy peace with her Left allies failed today with the latter insisting that the government should not go ahead with disinvestment in Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd... Women 01 Jul, 2005
Top Maoist leader among four killed in Indian state Himalayan News Service Hyderabad, July 1:In a major blow to the Maoist movement in Andhra Pradesh, a top guerrilla leader and three others were killed yesterday in an alleged gun battle with police. Among those gunned down were Riyaz Khan of the... Women 01 Jul, 2005
Manmohan moves to buy peace with carping Left Himalayan News ServiceNew Delhi, June 27: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today spoke to Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat in a bid to placate the Left over its opposition to the economic policies.A day after the... Women 27 Jun, 2005
Executions, drug destruction mark Anti-Drugs Day in Asia Agence France PresseBeijing, June 26: On International Anti-Drug Day today, Asian officials from Beijing to Yangon marked their fight against an ancient scourge with a desperate mixture of executions and immolation of confiscated narcotics. China,... Women 26 Jun, 2005
Rule of law ended on Feb 1, says Nepal Himalayan News ServiceJanakpurdham, June 19:General secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxists Leninist, Madhav Kumar Nepal, said the rule of the law in the country ended with the February 1 Royal takeover and the constitution has become... Travel 20 Jun, 2005
Maoists kill Telangana leader in Andhra, over 100 quit party posts Himalayan News Service Hyderabad, June 18: Maoist guerrillas killed a leader of the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) in Andhra Pradesh early today, prompting more than 100 party members to quit their posts in panic. The rebels murdered Nagabhushan, a... Women 18 Jun, 2005
Economic diplomacy counteracts pressure Himalayan News ServiceNew Delhi, June 12:After over a year in office, the widespread impression of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in India led by prime minister Manmohan Singh is that its reform agenda has been held... 12 Jun, 2005
Maoist attacks on Andhra cops repulsed Himalayan News Service Hyderabad, June 4: Police repulsed two major attacks by Maoists at a police station and an outpost in Mahabubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh last night. About 100 guerrillas belonging to the Communist Party of India-Maoist... Women 04 Jun, 2005
Karat denies meeting Bhattarai Himalayan News ServiceNew Delhi, May 26: Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat today formally denied that he met Nepali Maoist leader Dr Baburam Bhattarai. In a statement issued here, Karat said the report which had... Travel 27 May, 2005
Indian daily says Bhattarai met Karat Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, May 25:A prominent Indian daily today claimed that top Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai met Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat last week.The Times of India, in a report in today’s... Travel 26 May, 2005
France heading for nay vote Jon Henley With the eyes of Europe upon them, the rivals in France’s crunch referendum on the EU constitution entered their final week of campaigning as a sixth consecutive poll put the no vote ahead. The poll, by Ifop for the Journal du Dimanche,... 23 May, 2005
Indian govt to target top leaders to weaken Maoists Himalayan News Service New Delhi, May 12: Amid escalating violence by Maoist guerrillas, the Indian government wants to go after their top leaders in a bid to paralyse the country’s dominant underground leftist group. There is also a growing feeling... Women 12 May, 2005
