http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with world news and current affairs that matter en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276111,10-dead-as-bus-falls-on-rail-tracks-in-kolkata.html New Delhi - At least 10 people died after a speeding bus plunged off a bridge and crashed on railway tracks in India's eastern metropolis of Kolkata on Saturday, police said. The bus plunged nearly 50 feet (15 metres) from the Bankim bridge on to the... India,World Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:05:41 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276111,10-dead-as-bus-falls-on-rail-tracks-in-kolkata.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276103,court-in-indian-kashmir-orders-exhumation-of-murdered-women.html New Delhi - A court in India's northern state of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday directed police to exhume the bodies of two women whose alleged rape and murder triggered widespread protests and violence, media reports said. The Jammu and Kashmir High Cou... India,World Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:53:34 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276103,court-in-indian-kashmir-orders-exhumation-of-murdered-women.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276087,two-rebels-one-soldier-killed-in-kashmir-combat.html Srinagar, Kashmir - At least two suspected Muslim militants and a soldier were killed in combat in India-administered Kashmir, police said Saturday. The encounter began in the Wadderabal forests in the Kupwara district, 90 kilometres north-west of st... India,World Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:35:49 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276087,two-rebels-one-soldier-killed-in-kashmir-combat.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275846,three-killed-in-clashes-over-mosque-desecration-in-india.html New Delhi - At least three people, including a teenager, were killed in clashes Thursday between Muslims and Hindus over the desecration of a mosque in India's southern state of Karnataka, news reports said. The trouble began in Mysore - about 140 ki... India,World Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:29:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275846,three-killed-in-clashes-over-mosque-desecration-in-india.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275619,protests-rage-in-indian-administered-kashmir-town.html Srinagar, Kashmir - Four people died and dozens were injured as protestors defied a curfew and clashed with police Wednesday in India-administered Kashmir. In Baramulla town, 50 kilometres north of state capital Srinagar, protestors took to the stree... India,World Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:23:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275619,protests-rage-in-indian-administered-kashmir-town.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275609,first-conviction-in-indias-anti-christian-riots-case.html New Delhi - An Indian court sentenced a man to two years in jail for the first conviction in the anti-Christian violence in the eastern state of Orissa, media reports said Wednesday. A special court at Phulbani, seat of the communally sensitive Kandh... India,World Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:05:45 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275609,first-conviction-in-indias-anti-christian-riots-case.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275320,curfew-imposed-in-indian-kashmir-after-youth-dies-in-police-gunfire.html Srinagar, Kashmir - A 20-year-old man was killed and nine people were injured Monday when security personnel fired at crowds protesting alleged police harassment in India-administered Kashmir, officials said. An indefinite curfew was imposed in Baram... India,World Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:44:50 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275320,curfew-imposed-in-indian-kashmir-after-youth-dies-in-police-gunfire.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275258,soldier-killed-by-rebels-in-india-administered-kashmir-army-says.html New Delhi - An Indian soldier was killed by a group of militants from Pakistan along the de-facto border between the two countries in India's Jammu and Kashmir state, a news report said Monday. The rebels were trying to infiltrate late Sunday into In... India,World Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:59:36 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275258,soldier-killed-by-rebels-in-india-administered-kashmir-army-says.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275169,six-militants-killed-in-indias-restive-north-east.html New Delhi - At least six separatist militants were killed in separate gunbattles with security forces in India's north-eastern states of Assam and Manipur, a news report said Sunday. While two militants were killed in Assam on Sunday, four rebels wer... India,World Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:11:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275169,six-militants-killed-in-indias-restive-north-east.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275089,seven-workers-die-in-accident-in-northern-india.html New Delhi - At least seven workers involved in sand mining near a river in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state were killed when the river bank caved in on Saturday, a news report said. The incident occurred in a village in the Bijnor district, 350 k... India,World Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:47:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275089,seven-workers-die-in-accident-in-northern-india.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274989,india-says-ties-with-pakistan-under-stress.html New Delhi - New Delhi on Friday conveyed to Pakistan that bilateral relations were under considerable stress and asked the neighbouring country to fulfil its pledge of not allowing its territory to be used for terrorist activities against India. In... India,World Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:17:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274989,india-says-ties-with-pakistan-under-stress.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274811,local-elections-in-northern-sri-lanka-fixed-for-august-8.html Colombo - Sri Lanka is planning to hold two local elections in the north of the country which will mark the first attempt to restore political administration in the region after the defeat of Tamil rebels, officials said Thursday. Elections for two n... India,World Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:05:46 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274811,local-elections-in-northern-sri-lanka-fixed-for-august-8.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274762,sri-lanka-to-allow-tamil-relief-ship.html New Delhi - Sri Lanka has agreed to accept a ship with aid from Europe for the Tamil community displaced during the recently-concluded civil war, Indian officials said Thursday. Colombo had turned away the ship, MV Captain Ali, sent by the Tamil dias... India,World Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:17:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274762,sri-lanka-to-allow-tamil-relief-ship.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274618,25-killed-in-bus-crash-in-indian-kashmir.html Srinagar, Kashmir - At least 25 people were killed and 47 injured when two buses collided in a mountainous region in India-administered Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. Two buses collided head-on at Panthal, 45 kilometres north of the state's winte... India,World Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:11:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274618,25-killed-in-bus-crash-in-indian-kashmir.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274602,pakistani-court-upholds-death-sentence-of-indian-man.html Islamabad - Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence of an Indian national convicted for spying and carrying out bomb attacks, an official said. Shahid Hussain, a spokesman of the court said a three-member bench dismissed Sarba... India,World Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:47:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274602,pakistani-court-upholds-death-sentence-of-indian-man.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274502,indian-orders-arrest-warrants-for-22-pakistani-terrorist-suspects.html New Delhi - An special court in India on Tuesday ordered arrest warrants for 22 Pakistani nationals suspected of involvement in the Mumbai terrorist attack last November, news reports said. Those named in the warrants include Hafiz Sayeed, the chief ... India,World Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:05:46 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274502,indian-orders-arrest-warrants-for-22-pakistani-terrorist-suspects.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274437,maoists-attack-government-offices-in-three-indian-states.html New Delhi - Maoist rebels attacked offices and in three Indian states as their general strike to protest police actions in in eastern West Bengal entered the second day Tuesday. Guerrillas razed the office of West Bengal's ruling party in Jhargram, a... India,World Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:53:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274437,maoists-attack-government-offices-in-three-indian-states.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274400,tamil-politician-accused-of-helping-sri-lanka-rebels.html Colombo - An opposition Tamil minority legislator has been arrested for allegedly helping the rebels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a local newspaper said Tuesday. Sathasivam Kanagaratnam, a member of parliament representing the Tami... India,World Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:53:31 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274400,tamil-politician-accused-of-helping-sri-lanka-rebels.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274282,indian-states-on-alert-during-maoist-general-strike.html New Delhi - Security forces were on high alert across five Indian states for attacks during a shutdown called by Maoist rebels Monday as government troops widened an offensive in West Bengal. Federal Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram issued the a... India,World Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:29:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274282,indian-states-on-alert-during-maoist-general-strike.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274186,situation-tense-in-maoist-hit-lalgarh-says-indian-minister--summary.html New Delhi - The situation remained tense in West Bengal state's town of Lalgarh where security forces were acting against a Maoist siege and citizens, especially politicians, were advised by the Indian government Sunday not to travel to the area. Mor... India,World Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:41:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274186,situation-tense-in-maoist-hit-lalgarh-says-indian-minister--summary.html