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BJP wants ban on Musharraf's book for showing JK as Pak territory

New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) Taking exception to the map published in Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's 'In the Line of Fire' which shows the whole of Kashmir and Siachen as part of Pakistan, the BJP today demanded the government to ban the book in India.

BJP Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said using the map showing Kashmir as the territory of Pakistan showed the mindset of General Musharraf and his country. ''This is a serious issue and the Indian government can not allow the sale of this malicious book in the counters,'' he said.

He said if Gen Musharraf says that it was not a 'deliberate mistake' and issued a correction, then the government can take a lenient view, he said.

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Italy returns orphan girl to Belarus

ROME, Sep 30 (Reuters) Italian authorities have returned to Belarus a 10-year-old orphan girl who had been hidden by an Italian couple who feared she would be abused if she was sent back to the orphanage in her home country. The girl disappeared more than three weeks ago just as she was due to return to the orphanage where the Italian family who host her each year for holidays believes she was sexually abused. Her.....

Guinean refugees stay behind as UN closes camp

CONAKRY, Sep 30 (Reuters) Some 400 refugees from Sierra Leone's brutal 1991-2002 civil war today remained behind when the United Nations' refugee agency closed a camp in southern Guinea. The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) announced the closure of the Boreah facility near the town of Kissidougou two years ago, but a group of 1,000 refugees remained in the hope of winning asylum in Western countries. Since then, around 600 of them have accepted.....

Visualsoft to merge with Megasoft

Hyderabad, Sep 30 (UNI) The Board of Directors of Visualsoft Technologies, have in principle approved to merge Visualsoft with Megasoft Limited. The Board of Directors, which met today also decided to look into other strategic business opportunities to expand the company's business, a company release here said. UNI BR AJ 2048.....
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