March 20, 2012: Peace & Harmony News from S. Asia
Pritam Rohila
ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNAL HARMONY IN ASIA (ACHA)
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March 20, 2012: Peace & Harmony News from S. Asia
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IN THIS ISSUE
*’Born in one country, given life another,’ Sidrah Roghay, Aman Ki Asha, March 17, 2012
*BD railway to buy wagons from India, SAMN, March 19, 2012
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*’Born in one country, given life another,’ Sidrah Roghay, Aman Ki Asha, March 17, 2012
http://www.amankiasha.com/detail_news.asp?id=670
Dr Sanjay Bose sits at a clinic at the Tabba hospital and examines patients,
mostly children who come in with various heart ailments….The Aman ki Asha and
Rotary Club have a vision to send 200 patients to India this year for
free-of-cost heart-related surgeries. India is believed to be ahead of Pakistan
when it comes to heart surgeries for children. "We do not have many
Pakistani cardiologists who can perform surgeries on children, which is much
more complicated than performing it on adults," explains Fahad Anwer
Chishti, Public Relations Officer (PRO) at the Tabba Heart Institute…
*BD railway to buy wagons from India, SAMN, March 19, 2012
http://southasianmedia.net/Test21/DetailPage.aspx?StoryID=65405
Bangladesh Railway inked a Tk 60-crore deal with Indian company Texmaco Rail and Engineering Limited on Sunday to purchase 81 broad-gauge oil tank wagons and three brake vans in 12 months. Additional Director General of Bangladesh Railway Khalilur Rahman and vice president of Taxmaco Limited P Guha signed the agreement at Railway Bhaban in the city. This is the fourth contract signed under a project of India’s $1 billion credit to Bangladesh…
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EXPLANATION/DISCLIMER: The above is a selection of news stories pertaining to South Asian governments, civil society organizations and individuals working together on projects of mutual benefit including peace and communal harmony, and those relating to attempts to improve the condition of South Asian peoples, especially women and children. ACHA does not approve of or subscribe to any "disharmonizing language" (including terms such as POK or IOK) used in these items selected from various publications. Readers may exercise their linguistic judgment and ignore any biased language.