March 17, 2012: Peace & Harmony News from S. Asia
Pritam Rohila
ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNAL HARMONY IN ASIA (ACHA)
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March 17, 2012: Peace & Harmony News from S. Asia
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IN THIS ISSUE
*Indian hockey team to play in Pakistan, SAMN, March 15, 2012
*200 Pakistan lawyers to visit India, SAMN, March 16, 2012
*India announces BD connectivity project, SAMN, March 15, 2012
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*Indian hockey team to play in Pakistan, SAMN, March 15, 2012
http://southasianmedia.net/Test21/DetailPage.aspx?StoryID=65323
The Indian hockey team will participate in a three-nation tournament to be held here in April, the Pakistan Hockey Federation announced on Wednesday. PHF secretary Asif Bajwa said India and Malaysia had sent confirmation for the tournament. “We have also invited South Africa and Argentina, but have got no positive response so far. But, the biggest news is that India has confirmed participation,” he said…
*200 Pakistan lawyers to visit India, SAMN, March 16, 2012
http://southasianmedia.net/Test21/DetailPage.aspx?StoryID=65343
A delegation of 200 members of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan will visit India next week to interact with lawyers in Chandigarh and New Delhi. The delegation will cross over to India at the Wagah land border on March 21 and travel to Chandigarh to attend a seminar at the local bar association. On March 23, the delegation will join a conference of lawyers of India and Pakistan that will be inaugurated by Justice Altamas Kabir at the Habitat Centre in Delhi. The topic of the conference is "Strengthening the administration of justice and upholding the rule of law", said a statement issued by the Supreme Court Bar Association…
*India announces BD connectivity project, SAMN, March 15, 2012
http://southasianmedia.net/Test21/DetailPage.aspx?StoryID=65327
India announces taking up the rail connectivity project linking Agartala, capital of the northeastern state of Tripura, with Akhaura in Bangladesh in a bid to improve ties between the two countries. The proposal to take up the Agartala-Akhaura rail line project, envisaged in the joint communiqué during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to Delhi in January, 2010, was made by Indian Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi…
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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.