August 6, 2009: Peace & Harmony News from S. Asia

[Pritam Rohila]

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August 6, 2009: Peace & Harmony News from S. Asia
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IN THIS ISSUE

*Pak bans 25 organisations, including JuD and LeT, Rediff News, August
5, 2009
*1,100 displaced Tamil civilians leave for home, PTI, August 6, 2009
*Tipai dam not to harm Bangladesh: Razzaq SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA NET |
August 05, 09
*Airtel to expand cable network to Bhutan SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA NET |
August 05, 2009
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*Pak bans 25 organisations, including JuD and LeT, Rediff News, August
5, 2009
http://news.rediff.com/report/2009/aug/05/pak-bans-25-organisations-including-jud-and-let.htm

The Pakistan government has banned 25 religious and other
organisations, including the Jamaat-ud-Dawah, the Jaish-e-Mohammed and
the Lashker-e-Tayiba, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. The
ministry presented a list of the banned organisations in the National
Assembly or lower house of parliament…. A majority of the groups have
been linked to terrorist attacks and suicide bombings in Pakistan.
India has blamed the JuD, LeT and JeM for several attacks on its soil,
including the Mumbai [ Images ] attacks and the 2001 assault on the
Indian parliament…

*1,100 displaced Tamil civilians leave for home, PTI, August 6, 2009
http://www.ptinews.com/news/213867_1-100-displaced-Tamil-civilians-leave-for-home

Colombo, Aug 5 (PTI) With a smile on their faces, over 1,100 displaced
Tamils today boarded buses to return to their homes in north-eastern
Sri Lanka, the first to be allowed to leave for their towns and
villages from the IDP camps after curtains came down on the 30-year-
old civil war…

*Tipai dam not to harm Bangladesh: Razzaq SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA NET |
August 05, 09
http://www.southasianmedia.net/index_story.cfm?id=599627&category=Frontend&Country=MAIN

DHAKA: Tipai visit team head Abdur Razzaq today said India assured
them that the dam project would not harm Bangladesh. Referring to the
Indian government, Razzaq said the dam was designed to generate
hydroelectricity, not for irrigation…

*Airtel to expand cable network to Bhutan SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA NET |
August 05, 2009
http://www.southasianmedia.net/index_story.cfm?id=599624&category=Frontend&Country=MAIN

NEW DELHI: India’s leading telecom service provider Bharti Airtel
Tuesday said it will expand its cable network to Bhutan to help the IT
and IT-enabled services sector of that country. The telecom major has
signed an agreement with the Bhutan government in this regard, the
company said in a statement…