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KNPP:3 women CMs urged to take steps to rescind all nuke deals

Nuclear Power Plant
Chennai, Jan 9:  An anti-nuclear forum spearheading the stir against Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant requested women Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal to take steps to rescind all nuclear deals the Centre has signed with US, Russia, France and other nations.

In a letter to them, the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy urged 'the three popular and bold leaders' to bring it up at the coming Chief Ministers' conference and take steps to rescind all such agreements signed with these three countries and other nations.

Alleging that these are affecting Indian fishermen, farmers, Dalit workers and other deprived sections, it said the country's nuclear performance has been "quite dismal, insignificant and wasteful."

"Even after spending so much money, resources, time and national energies for the past 63 years, they produce hardly 2.5 per cent electricity and have done little for the betterment of our people," the letter said.

PMANE also alleged that the nuclear department meddles in national politics and that 'invigorating this department further would lead only to slavery and not salvation."

"As women leaders with motherly concern for the people who enjoy people’s trust and huge political mandate, you are the hopes of our country’s youth and children," the letter signed by PMANE convenor S P Udayakumar said.

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India and Pak to talk on Nuclear CBMs this month

Islamabad, Dec 22: Senior Indian and Pakistani officials will meet here during December 26-27 for talks on nuclear and conventional confidence-building measures as part of the bilateral dialogue process. This will be the first meeting of the Joint Working Group on nuclear and conventional CBMs in over four years though other officials, including the two Foreign Secretaries, have discussed these issues in recent meetings in Islamabad and New Delhi, diplomatic sources told media. Among the issues that are expected to be discussed at the.....

Twin test of Prithvi-II postponed: ITR Director

Balasore (Odisha), Dec 21: A twin user trial of India's nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile by the Army was deferred today due to a technical problem at the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near here. "The test was postponed due to a technical snag," ITR Director S P Dash told PTI, adding that the date for future trial would be decided after correcting the problem. The ITR director's statement came in the midst of media reports that two missiles had failed to take.....
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