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Illegal detention and torture of a boy in Assam by Army
Death sentence to three Kashmiris unfortunate: Mehbooba Mufti
The Green Hunt, but the Red Haunts
Anis Ansari appointed VC of the new language university in UP
Sentenced to die, Naushad says he is innocent
Lajpat Nagar blast case: Two convicts may walk free
Interest-free microfinance: Best tool for poverty eradication

Illegal detention and torture of a boy in Assam by Army

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 10:05 AM PDT

By Waliullah Ahmed Laskar for TwoCircles.net,

Death sentence to three Kashmiris unfortunate: Mehbooba Mufti

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 09:51 AM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar: Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti Thursday termed the death sentence given to three Kashmiri men for the 1996 Lajpat Nagar blasts as "most unfortunate" and said the Kashmir issue needs "a more compassionate and restrained response" from the government to prevent further violence.

Mehbooba was the first to react from the mainstream Kashmiri political camp on the death penalty to three Kashmiris by a Delhi court for the 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast in which 13 people were killed.

The Green Hunt, but the Red Haunts

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 09:43 AM PDT

By Soroor Ahmed,

Anis Ansari appointed VC of the new language university in UP

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 08:35 AM PDT

By TCN news

Lucknow: State government on Thursday appointed former IAS officer Anis Ansari interim Vice-Chancellor (V-C) of Uttar Pradesh Urdu Arabi Persian University in Lucknow. Ansari who was a chief secretary level officer in state government will have a tenure of three years.

Sentenced to die, Naushad says he is innocent

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 08:29 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi: One of three men sentenced to death for a 1996 bombing here that killed 13 people claimed Thursday that he was innocent and had been framed by a disgruntled police officer.

In a hand-written statement in English distributed to reporters at the court, Mohammad Naushad said he deserved to be acquitted but the judiciary had let him down.

Lajpat Nagar blast case: Two convicts may walk free

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 07:34 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Two convicts sentenced to varying jail terms by a city court Thursday in the 1992 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast case may walk free as they have already undergone the punishment during the trial, which spanned 14 years.

District and Sessions Judge S.P. Garg Thursday awarded death sentence to Mirza Nissar Hussain alias Naza, Mohammad Naushad and Mohammad Ali Bhatt alias Killey, all of whom were held guilty for murder.

Interest-free microfinance: Best tool for poverty eradication

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 07:12 AM PDT

By Abdul Aziz V. K for TwoCircles.net,

The interest-free microfinance can be defined as provision of financial services to those people who are denied access to the financial market; opens new perspectives, and empowers people who can pursue projects with their own resources, and who lack assistance, subsidies and dependence. Besides, it provides financial services to those, who are traditionally non bankable, mainly because they lack guarantees against a loss risk.