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 Indian troops brace for 'decisive battle'
Prime minister visits disputed border region, accuses neighbor of waging proxy war; Pakistan calls for talks to ease tensions
The Associated Press
Originally published May 22, 2002, 11:43 AM EDT
KUPWARA, India -- India's prime minister told soldiers on the tense Kashmir frontier today to prepare for a 'decisive battle' against Pakistan-supported Islamic insurgents, sending a warning to neighboring Pakistan.
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 Fears of conflict between India and Pakistan send gold price to a two-year high
Gold prices yesterday soared to their highest in more than two years, fuelled by funds keen for a secure asset as war fears mounted on the India-Pakistan border and Israel's government plunged into crisis.
A volatile cocktail of crossfire between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, violence in the Middle East and a recent US warning that it might be the target of another attack, drove gold to 27-month highs in European commodity trading.
The gains crowned a winning streak that ...
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Gold surges on India-Pakistan war fears
Gold has soared to its highest level since October 1999 as fund investors scrabbled for a sanctuary for their cash over rising tension on the India-Pakistan border.
This week tension between the India and Pakistan, Middle East violence and US warnings that another terror attack against it was a 'near-certainty', have brought gold’s safe-haven status back into focus.
Gold soared through $319 an ounce today, hitting the $319.60 mark, heading towards levels last recorded on October 14...
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 India, US tie up defence under shadow of N-war
WASHINGTON: In what may count as one of the more remarkable chapters in the checkered history of Indo-US relations, New Delhi and Washington are engaged in a serious long-term military tie-up in the shadow of an immediate war in the sub-continent that the Bush administration is trying to prevent.
Defence delegations from the two sides met all day long at the Pentagon on Tuesday to discuss prospective military cooperation, including expanding the scope, size and frequency o... » Full Story
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India, Pakistan conclude
Indian and Pakistani officials Friday indicated they may go for joint inspections of the implementation of a river water treaty on sharing the waters of the Indus river and its tributaries, sources said.
'There was discussion on possibility of two general tours of inspection, one each in either country during 2003-04 in keeping with the provisions of the treaty,' the release, issued after a three-day meeting of Indus Commissioners from both countries, said.
This was the first off...
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Nine killed, four wounded in Muzaffarabad road accident
At least nine persons were killed while four others wounded when a passenger wagon plunged into river Neelum at Ratra, some 30 KM from here on Friday afternoon, Deputy Commissioner Muzaffarabad Dr.Mehmood-ul-Hassan told.
According to the details, the ill-fated Wagon (No.AJKC 5987) was on its way to Muzaffarabad from Devlian when it met a severe accident as the driver while negotiating a sharp bend failed to keep control on the vehicle and it fell into river at Ratra.
All the bodies have b...
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HEC finalizes Electronic Engineering curriculum
A three-day final meeting of National Curriculum Revision Committee (NCRC) of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) for the discipline of Electronic Engineering has concluded here on Thursday.
The Committee considered B.Sc./B.E. and M.S./M.E. curricula in Electronic Engineering which was formulated by it in September 2002 and was circulated to all the universities for their critical review and observations. The committee also considered recommendations of University-Industry Relationship Wo...
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