Nepal
landmine blast kills five forest guards
Kathmandu:
Five forest guards were killed in Nepal when a landmine
planted by Maoist guerrillas exploded under their jeep,
police said today. A police spokesman told the guards died
late on Monday in the Parsa Wildlife Reserve in Nepal's
southern plains bordering India, some 150 km south of the
capital Kathmandu. "It was a massive explosion. They died
instantly," he said. The area is a stronghold of the Maoists,
who are fighting to overthrow the constitutional monarchy
in Nepal, the world's only Hindu kingdom. Nov 23, 2004
My
release not part of any deal: Zardari (Go
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Karachi:
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's husband,
Asif Ali Zardari, has said that his release from internment
was not due to any clandestine deal struck with the Musharraf
regime. According to The News, Zardari said that not only
was his release a part of any deal, the fact was neither
was he going to quit politics, nor was he thinking of leaving
the country. He further added that he was looking forward
to play an active role in the countrys political process
and act as a bridge for the restoration of democracy and
the Constitution and the removal of the "undemocratic set-up"
from Pakistan. "I will live and die here," the paper quoted
him as saying.
Jet
en route to pick up Bush Sr crashes (Go
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Houston:
A private jet which was en route to Houston to pick
up US President George W Bush's father hit a light pole
and crashed today. The plane was said to be hundreds of
feet lower than it should have been when the accident took
place. But, US federal investigators remained tight-lipped
regarding the cause of the accident that killed three crew
members. The jet was to pick up former President who lives
in Houston for a trip to Eucador to give a speech at a business
conference, one of aides was quoted as saying.
Mukesh
Ambani says: "I am the final authority" (Go
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Mumbai:
Reliance Industries, Group Chairman and Managing Director
Mukesh Ambani said that he was the "final authority" on
all matters concerning the company. His statement came a
day after going public with his statement on "ownership
differences". "There is no ambiguity in Dhirubhai Ambani's
legacy that C and MD is the final authority on all matters
concerning Reliance," he said in an e-mail message to over
80,000 employees of the Group. His message further said:
"Our founder-Chairman late Dhirubhai Ambani had taken all
necessary steps to separate ownership from management and
had settled all issues during his lifetime." Mukesh also
sought to clarify that there would be no impact on the functioning
of the group by the ongoing controversy over reported differences
with his brother Anil. "There is no question of any effect
on the integrity of Reliance... Reliance will continue to
grow in strength," he further said.
India
reply strongly with 401 for 4 (Go
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Kanpur:
India were 401 for 4 in their first innings at close
on the fourth day of the first cricket Test against South
Africa here today. India trailed South Africa by 109 runs.
Brief scores: South Africa 1st innings: 510 for 9 decl.
India 1st innings: 401 for 4 in 114 overs (V Sehwag 164,
G Gambhir 96, S Ganguly 57, R Dravid 52 batting, V V S Laxman
4 batting; A Hall 2-79).
