General News – Newsletter for February 18, 2010
Alcohol behind rising toll of fatal car crashes involving young female drivers The research team made the observation after assessing the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data on fatal road traffic collisions for the years 1995 to 2007. New YouTube clip sparks UFO debate The anonymous researcher, who put up the …. Read the original article : New YouTube clip sparks UFO debate. 2-year child-care leave for women in Haryana government The special leave to women employees can be availed by them anytime and in spells during their entire service, a state government spokesman said here Thursday. UFO encounters exposed as UK’s Public Record Office releases ‘X-Files’ One of the most bewildering reports listed relates to an object flying [..] Read the original article: here. Winston Churchill’s UFO investigation revealed Churchill wanted to know if flying saucers seen all over the …. Original article on Gaea Times at : Winston Churchill’s UFO investigation revealed. Please forgive me for poor decisions: ex-BJP chief Rajnath Singh Addressing the party national conference here Singh said that he [..] Read the original article: here. China, India broadening ties with Nepal for its geopolitical significance “Nepal has become a very interesting space where the big players are playing at two levels. One is their relationship with … Read more : China, India broadening ties with Nepal for its geopolitical significance. Taliban, Qaeda have common foe in West: ex-ISI chief Speaking on the sidelines of an East-West Institute think tank …. Source : Gaea News Network. Blog says Members of Parliament misusing diplomatic passports for work, business According to the article, the External Affairs Ministry has … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Blog says Members of Parliament misusing diplomatic passports for work, business. Parent company says Alexander McQueen’s fashion label to live on despite his death CEO Francois-Henri Pinault made the announcement Thursday after paying homage to McQueen, who was found hanged in his wardrobe last week. Hindus greet Jews on Purim Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a release in Nevada (USA) today, expressed warmest greetings on behalf of Hindu community on Jewish festival of Purim; wishing happiness, peace and joy to all the … Original article on : Hindus greet Jews on Purim. US should build on Pak willingness to nail Afghan Taliban: Expert But according to Lisa Curtis, Senior Research Fellow for South Asia in the Asian …. Original article : US should build on Pak willingness to nail Afghan Taliban: Expert. Oz drug expert calls for legalizing, regulating use of cannabis Addressing a function at the Australian Drug Law and a Civil Society symposium in Sydney, Dr. Wodak said: “In a few … Read : Oz drug expert calls for legalizing, regulating use of cannabis. Reader’s Digest UK’s days may be numbered The publishing company’s US parent group, Reader’s Digest Association (RDA), and the UK Pensions Regulator are said to have landed in a dispute over the payment of 125 million pound deficit in its UK pension fund. Bristol Palin accuses ex of hiding income to avoid child support Johnston’s lawyers has filed documents in the courts insisting that he cannot pay 1,688.42 dollars a month in child support, as he does not have enough income. ‘Python’ is British Army’s winning weapon against Afghan roadside bombs The ‘Python rocket-propelled mine-clearing system’ is attached to a series of rockets and is fired on to an area thought to contain improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Suspected communist rebels kill 12 villagers in eastern India in apparent act of revenge PATNA, India – Suspected Maoist rebels raided a village in eastern India early Thursday and killed at least 12 people in an apparent act of revenge after several guerrillas were captured and turned over to police. Judiciary to strengthen Pak democratic system: Chief Justice It agreed to elevate Justice Saqib Nisar and Justice Asif Saeed Khosa as judges of the Supreme Court and appointed Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday an ad hoc … Read more »». China to crackdown on porn transmitted through mobile phones In an official statement on its official website, the Chinese Industry and Information Technology Ministry said that it will introduce … Original article on : China to crackdown on porn transmitted through mobile phones. Captured Pak Taliban commander was training 270 Karachi girls to be suicide bombers As per CID officials, Abdullah the Taliban commander for Bajaur’s Naimatullah Group, was arrested near Safoora Goth Chowrangi in Karachi.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
WASHINGTON – Alcohol is fast becoming a main reason behind fatal car crashes involving young women drivers in the US, a new study claims.
The …. Original source : Alcohol behind rising toll of fatal car crashes involving young female drivers.
MELBOURNE – People believing in the existence of the extra terrestrial and UFO say a new video uploaded onto YouTube shows an alien plane either entering or leaving the Earth.
CHANDIGARH – The Haryana government has announced that its women employees can take leave for two years for child care.
The Haryana government has decided to allow child care leave …. Original article on Gaea Times at : 2-year child-care leave for women in Haryana government.
LONDON – The UK’s Public Record Office has released new UFO-related files.
Amounting to nearly 6000 pages, which are available online, the declassified files mostly cover UFO sighting incidents from 1994-2000. Many are complete with crude drawings of alien spacecraft.
LONDON – Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had asked his senior aids to look into claims of UFO sightings as fears of an invasion by aliens were quite common at the time, it has emerged.
INDORE – Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh on Thursday apologised to party colleagues for taking some poor decisions while leading the party.
KATHMANDU – Analysts believe that China, which once regarded Nepal with intermittent interest, is now exerting itself more due to concerns that Nepal could become a place of Tibetan agitation.
BRUSSELS – Former Director-General of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), General Ehsanul Haq said on Wednesday that the Taliban and al Qaeda are united against the West, which they see as a common foe in Afghanistan.
NEW DELHI – An article appearing in the blog — rajagopalan1951.blogspot.com – has said that Members of Parliament are allegedly misusing their diplomatic passports for work and business.
Alexander McQueen label to live on
PARIS – PPR SA says Alexander McQueen’s namesake label will live on despite the tragic death of the designer.
Pinault called McQueen a genius, a poet and a friend.
The designer rose …. Original article : Parent company says Alexander McQueen’s fashion label to live on despite his death.
February 18, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Hindus have sent greetings to Jewish communities’ world over on Purim, which falls on February 27-28 this year.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. should build on Pakistan’s fresh willingness to cooperate against the Afghan Taliban, especially in the wake of the capture of deputy commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Karachi ten days ago, feels an expert on South Asian affairs.
SYDNEY – Dr. Alex Wodak, the director of the Alcohol and Drug Service at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital, has called for legalising cannabis to regulate similarly to what happens in the alcohol and tobacco industries.
LONDON – Reader’s Digest appears to have its days numbered after it went into administration in the UK.
The British publisher …. Original source : Reader’s Digest UK’s days may be numbered.
WASHINGTON – Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol has alleged that Levi Johnston, the father of her child, is lying about his income to avoid paying child support.
However, he has admitted …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Bristol Palin accuses ex of hiding income to avoid child support.
KABUL – The British Army is using a 230-metre long snake-like explosive device as an unlikely weapon against roadside bombs, the biggest killer of their soldiers in Afghanistan.
Moments after impact, …. Original article on Gaea Times at : ‘Python’ is British Army’s winning weapon against Afghan roadside bombs.
Suspected rebels kill 12 villagers in India
Nearly 150 attackers set dozens of mud huts with thatched roofs ablaze, burning to … Original source on Gaea Times at : Suspected communist rebels kill 12 villagers in eastern India in apparent act of revenge.
ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Government has accepted Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry’s recommendations that the judiciary is their to safeguard the country’s democratic system “in the best national interests”.
BEIJING – Chinese authorities have unveiled tougher measures to clean up the telecommunications industry in the country, and said offensive material transmitted through mobile phones will be the main target of a crackdown on Internet porn.
KARACHI – The Crime Investigation Department in Pakistan has claimed that arrested Pakistan Taliban commander Abdullah alias Abu Waqas was in Karachi to train 270 teenage girls as suicide bombers.
The Daily Times quoted CID officials, as … Original article on : Captured Pak Taliban commander was training 270 Karachi girls to be suicide bombers.
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