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India agrees to some Chinese demands to end Himalaya standoff

Thomson ReutersMay 7, 2013 11:10

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - India has agreed to a Chinese demand to demolish bunkers near their de facto border in the Himalayas, Indian military officials said, as part of a deal to end a standoff that threatened to scupper slowly improving relations. Indian and Chinese soldiers faced off 100 meters (330 feet) apart on a plateau near the Karakoram mountain range, where they fought a war 50 years ago, for three weeks until they reached a deal on Sunday for both sides to withdrew.

India and China withdraw troops from Himalayan face off

Thomson ReutersMay 7, 2013 11:07

By Fayaz Bukhari and Satarupa Bhattacharjya SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI, Indian (Reuters) - India and China simultaneously withdrew troops from camps a few meters apart in a Himalayan desert on Sunday, apparently ending a three-week standoff on a freezing plateau where the border is disputed and the Asian giants fought a war 50 years ago.

Stunt kills man with record for zip-lining by his hair

Agence France-PresseApril 29, 2013 06:01

A daredevil Indian who held the Guinness World Record for covering the longest distance on a zip-line while hanging by his hair has died while performing a stunt, officials said Monday. Sailendra Nath Roy, a 49-year-old police officer, was attempting to cross the turbulent River Teesta on Sunday in the state of West Bengal on a 180-metre (594-foot) wire above the water.

India PM says border dispute with China can be solved

Agence France-PresseApril 27, 2013 05:00

India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Saturday he believes a border dispute over an alleged incursion by Chinese soldiers can be resolved, the Press Trust of India reported. "It is a localised problem, we do believe it can be solved," Singh was quoted as saying by the news agency after Chinese soldiers were accused of intruding across the disputed border in the Ladakh region earlier this month. The incident has marked a renewal of tensions between the Asian neighbours whose relations are often prickly -- a legacy of a 1962 border war.

China denies its troops crossed into India

Agence France-PresseApril 22, 2013 07:32

China dismissed as "speculation" on Monday complaints in New Delhi that its troops had crossed into Indian territory and set up a camp in a remote disputed area of the Himalayas. The Indian government claimed at the weekend that soldiers from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) entered the northeast of Ladakh and erected a camp on the night of April 15. The de facto border separating China and India is known as the Line of Actual Control (LAC). While it has never been formally demarcated, the countries signed two accords to maintain peace in frontier areas in 1993 and 1996.

Chinese soldiers camp inside India border: Indian sources

Agence France-PresseApril 20, 2013 13:16

Dozens of Chinese soldiers have set up camp in a Himalayan region claimed by India, Indian government sources say, signalling a potential renewal of border tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Troops of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) entered Indian-claimed territory in eastern Ladakh and erected a camp on the night of April 15, the sources said. Meanwhile, troops from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police have set up a camp 300 metres (980 feet) opposite the tents pitched by the Chinese, the sources said.

Goa says no to India's first Playboy club

Agence France-PresseApril 15, 2013 07:01

The holiday state of Goa has decided to reject a proposal for India's first Playboy club on one of its beaches following complaints that it would promote prostitution, local officials said on Monday. A local lawmaker threatened to go on hunger strike last week if the nightclub was allowed to open on Candolim Beach, but it was ultimately rejected on a technicality. Chief Minister of Goa, Manohar Parrikar, told a state assembly session in state capital Panaji that Playboy's application had failed because it did not meet requirements to set up a beach shack.

BSF reviews security along India-Bangladesh border

AsianetApril 9, 2013 11:40

BSF director general Subhash Joshi has reviewed the security and border management of the India-Bangladesh border in Karimganj district of Assam and Mizoram. Joshi visited the border areas in Mizoram on Thursday and the border areas in Karimganj district of Assam on Wednesday. He was accompanied by additional DG (East) RK Ponoth and IG BSF (Mizoram and Cachar frontier) AC Thapliyal. Addressing BSF jawans, he exhorted them to maintain vigil on the border and ensure security of the border and the local population there.

22,000 people may fall prey to erosion by 3 rivers this year: Report

AsianetApril 9, 2013 08:19

Over 22,000 people may fall prey to erosion by the Jamuna, Ganges and Padma rivers this year, according to a report of Centre for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS).In its report, CEGIS, an organisation engaged in erosion prediction, also says that 2,200 hectares of land, 338 hectares of settlement, 5,960 metres of active embankment and 7.5 kilometre roads could be eroded by three mighty rivers in the current year.Besides, 48 educational institutions, 35 mosques, six markets, one government and three non-government offices, and four health centres are u

Death toll from a collapse building in India's financial centre Mumbai rises to 72

AsianetApril 9, 2013 04:01

The death toll from a collapsed building in India's financial centre Mumbai rose to 72 today, as an injured woman trapped for 36 hours was freed from the rubble of the illegal and half-constructed building. Rescue workers using cranes and bulldozers continued to search through the wreck of twisted steel and concrete after the seven-storey building collapsed 'like a pack of cards' on Thursday evening, officials and witnesses said.