Britain PM Blair visits Iraq to meet new govt

Monday, May 22, 2006, 13:02 [IST]

Baghdad, May 22: British Prime Minister Tony Blair landed in Baghdad today to show support for Iraq's new government and discuss troops, as officials said they expected all foreign forces engaged in combat to leave within four years.

The national unity government -- finalised on Saturday after months of wrangling -- will accelerate the handover of security control from U.S.-led forces to Iraqis and allow London to bring some troops home by mid-year, a senior British official said.

Reuters

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Mizoram govt imposes ban on outside cement

Monday, May 22, 2006,13:03 [IST]

Aizawl, May 22 : In order to control the quality and price of cement in the region, the Mizoram government has notified suspension of import from outside the state.The state food, civil supplies and consumer affairs department has also set up a state level coordination committee, on quality control of cement and iron rod, to check and monitor the quality of cement and other related materials.A meeting of the Quality Control Coordination Committee held here in the office of.....

Panels set up for improving school education

Monday, May 22, 2006,13:04 [IST]

Bhopal, May 22 (UNI) Aimed at improving higher secondary education, the Madhya Pradesh government has constituted 12 committees to give suggestions on various issues for qualitative improvement in education by june 10, public instructions commissioner L S Baghal said. The committees pertain to information technology, culture, career guidance, difficult concept, inspection and supervision, teachers training, sports, parent-teacher coordination, annual work plan, examination, teachers welfare and educational tours. Mr Baghel said the IT committee would.....

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Life returns to normal in Kashmir after yesterdays fidayeen attack

Monday, May 22, 2006,13:04 [IST]

Srinagar, May 22 (UNI) Life returned to normal after yesterday's general strike and fidayeen attack on a Congress rally in which seven people were killed and scores injured. The general strike call was given by the Hurriyat Conference (Omar) on the 16th death anniversay of Mirwaiz Moulvi Farooq and 4th anniversary of late Abdul Gani Lone. Both the leaders were killed by unidentified gunmen. Shops and business establishments reopened this morning and transport was plying.....

MK plea to PM on quota in educational institutions

Monday, May 22, 2006,13:04 [IST]

Chennai, May 22 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to promulgate an ordinance for implementing 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in higher educational institutions. In a letter to Dr Singh, a copy of which was released to the media here, he said it had been one of the long pending demands of people of Tamil Nadu, especially those belonging to OBCs, that there should be reservation in.....

Three women legislators in Asom Home

Monday, May 22, 2006,13:04 [IST]

Guwahati, May 22 (UNI) There are three women legislators in the newly-elected 12th Asom Assembly for whom politics happens to be a career by accident and not by choice. Congress MLAs Mrs Jonjonali Baruah, social welfare minister Mrs Ajanta Neog and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) legislator, Mrs Alaka Desai Sharma probably wouldn't have been in the Assam Assembly if insurgents had not killed politician husbands. Militants from the banned United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).....