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| 09/03/2010 | New agony for family of kidnapped Sahil |
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The family of kidnapped boy Sahil Saeed have suffered fresh anguish after hopes he had been found turned out to be a false alarm. Reports from Pakistan yesterday suggested there had been a breakthrough in the search for the Oldham five-year-old. 
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| 09/03/2010 | £1m counterfeit cash gang jailed |
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A man who circulated fake cash around Hyndburn has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison. Yasin Patel was part of a gang that attempted to produce more than £1M of counterfeit coins and notes. 
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| 09/03/2010 | Recognition for business champion Razia |
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An entrepreneur from Nelson has been recognised for her work encouraging others to start businesses. Razia Ahmed, who runs Aquarius Driving School, was among the Business Champions presented with certificates at an event at Burnley FC’s Turf Moor ground. They also discussed other ways to get more people into business. 
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| 09/03/2010 | South Asian communities at risk of vitamin D deficiency |
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Babies and toddlers of South Asian origin are amongst the most at risk of vitamin D deficiency. The Department of Health is urging all pregnant and breastfeeding women to take a daily vitamin D supplement to ensure their babies get enough and are at less risk of developing a vitamin D deficiency. 
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| 03/03/2010 | Akshay Kumar kickstarts shoot for Tees Maar Khan |
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Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar and Bollywood’s most lovable director, Farah Khan have just kick-started their already-hyped new venture Tees Maar Khan at Mumbai's Film City. Akshay is currently shooting his introductory shot in the film - a major action comedy scene on a huge jumbo jet constructed by set director, Sabu Cyril. 
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| 03/03/2010 | Hrithik Roshan on the colours of love |
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On the occasion of Holi, Hrithik Roshan speaks up on his colourful life and his upcoming movie Kites, which stars Brazilian actress Barbara Mori and the beautiful Kangana Ranaut in a never-seen-before role. 
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| 08/03/2010 | 12th London Asian Film Festival attracts Bollywood stars |
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Bollywood fans in the UK will get the chance to interact with some of the biggest names in the Hindi film industry at the Tongues on Fire 12th London Asian Film Festival (5-14 March 2010). Leading Bollywood figures are scheduled to attend including Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Jaya Bachchan, Soha Ali Khan and Sharmila Tagore. 
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| 01/03/2010 | Abhay Deol raring to go with Road, Movie |
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One of the big winners at the weekend Filmfare awards was Abhay Deol starrer Dev D, which bagged a handful of statuettes.
Now the poster boy of offbeat Hindi cinema is back with his new release, Indo-American production Road, Movie. 
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| 24/02/2010 | Search is on for the next Rishi Rich Project band members |
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Music producer Rishi Rich has launched the search for the next Rishi Rich Project group members. After successfully putting together Juggy D and Jay Sean as part of the original chart topping Rishi Rich Project, he is now looking for the stars of the future. 
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| 22/02/2010 | Official Asian download chart announced |
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The BBC Asian Network has announced that it will broadcast the world’s first official Asian download chart. Presented by Bobby Friction, the three hour extended show is set to launch on Saturday 27 March from 3pm – 6pm. 
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| 22/02/2010 | Anurag Basu rubbishes rumours that Rajkumar Hirani is to edit Kites |
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Director Anurag Basu has rubbished reports that producer Rakesh Roshan wanted 3 Idiots helmer Rajkumar Hirani to edit his film Kites. 
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| 20/02/2010 | Jaya Bachchan to receive Lifetime Achievement Award |
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Bollywood legend Jaya Bachchan will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award in a special ceremony in London next month. The award is for her outstanding contribution to cinema spanning over three decades, which will be presented by Tongues on Fire film festival in a gala dinner at Sheraton Hotel in Piccadilly, hosted by British television and film actor Rizwan Ahmed. 
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| 20/02/2010 | B4U announce its Spring Festival |
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B4U Movies has announced its Spring Festival - a month of exclusive programming throughout March. As part of the Festival, B4U movies will show the latest Bollywood hit films - fresh out of the cinema - straight to your screens. 
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| 09/03/2010 | ‘No hate’ film crew earns a top rating |
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An award winning youth group from Wardleworth in Rochdale are taking their work to other young people around the borough as part of a project about community cohesion. Towards the end of last year, the Don't Hate Us, Rate Us group received the 'best issue based drama' award at a ceremony in Manchester for their short film based on terrorism. 
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| 09/03/2010 | Full marks for ‘amazing’ school |
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Teachers and pupils in Chadderton have been celebrating after their school was declared ‘amazing’. Education watchdogs have been singing the praises of Burnley Brow school after a recent inspection. 
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| 09/03/2010 | Bhaji Man says home-cooked curry can spice up your love life |
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A 75-year-old entrepreneur nicknamed the Bhaji Man is convinced a home-cooked curry is the perfect recipe for romance. And the man who started his business cooking onion bhajis for neighbours in his Norfolk village is launching four new spice kits with the slogan "let’s cook at home." 
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| 09/03/2010 | Manchester entrepreneur nominated for two awards |
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Founder and managing director of the Deaf Education Advocacy Fellowship (DEAF), Esmail Patel has been nominated for two awards at the upcoming Ethnic Minority Business Forum Awards. The 27-year-old has been nominated in the Young Entrepreneur of the Year and Rising Star categories. |
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| 09/03/2010 | Paragon Club confirms leading entrepreneur Azeem Ibrahim as keynote speaker |
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Scottish entrepreneur and founder of ECM Holdings, Azeem Ibrahim has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at The Paragon Club, the new business network launched last month by Charan Gill MBE. Mr Ibrahim will use the occasion to reflect on his career to illustrate just what can be achieved by those from humble backgrounds in the UK. Having been raised in a council house in Anderston, Glasgow, the last few years have seen him become a renowned advisor to world leaders. |
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| 08/03/2010 | Maryam ‘power house of future’ |
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Manchester councillor Maryam Khan, who is bidding to become Britain's first female Asian MP, has been named a 'power house of the future' in a list of the country's women to watch. The 27-year-old solicitor, who is standing as the first female prospective parliamentary candidate in Bury North, has been hailed as 'Labour's next leading light' by Red magazine in a 'hot' list of 20 talents under 30. 
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| 08/03/2010 | E-fit released following attack on woman |
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An e-fit of a man who attacked a woman in Whalley Range, Manchester has been released in an attempt to trace him.
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| 09/03/2010 | Disruptive’ Indian MPs suspended over women’s bill |
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Seven Indian MPs have been suspended by Vice President Hamid Ansari for disrupting proceedings in the upper house (Rajya Sabha) on Monday.
The MPs had shouted slogans, snatched papers from Mr Ansari’s table, torn them and thrown them at him.
They were angry at the reintroduction of a bill to reserve a third of all seats in the national parliament and state legislatures for women.
On Monday voting in the upper house was delayed after protests from opponents.
The bill was first proposed in 1996 but never passed. But this time it has the backing of India’s main parties.
At present women make up just 10% of the lower house of parliament, and significantly less in state assemblies.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8556961.stm
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| 09/03/2010 | Sonia’s bid to persuade Lalu, Mulayam fails |
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Lalu Prasad and Mulayam Singh Yadav, two prominent opponents of Women’s Reservation Bill, had a nearly 20-minute interaction with Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, but both sides appeared to have failed to convince each other.
Gandhi, who is also the UPA chairperson, used the period between two adjournments to reach out to the two Yadavs, who along with JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav form part of the trio which is vehemently opposing the bill in its present form. The SP and RJD leaders apparently utilised the time to convey their stand to Gandhi that the measure would hit the weaker sections hard.
At one point, Gandhi seemed to be suggesting to them that they should agree to go ahead with the measure in its present form and after that their ideas could be considered.
Home Minister P Chidambaram, who was occupying the front row along with Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, apparently seemed to be contesting the claims of the two Yadavs.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sonias-bid-to-persuade-lalu-mulayam-fails/111276-37.html?from=tn
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| 09/03/2010 | Sonia talks to Lalu, Mulayam; no agreement in sight |
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Lalu Prasad and Mulayam Singh Yadav, two prominent opponents of Women’s Reservation Bill, had a nearly 20-minute interaction with Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, but both sides appeared to have failed to convince each other.
Gandhi, who is also the UPA chairperson, used the period between two adjournments to reach out to the two Yadavs, who along with JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav form part of the trio which is vehemently opposing the bill in its present form.
The SP and RJD leaders apparently utilised the time to convey their stand to Gandhi that the measure would hit the weaker sections hard.
At one point, Gandhi seemed to be suggesting to them that they should agree to go ahead with the measure in its present form and after that their ideas could be considered.
www.indianexpress.com/news/sonia-talks-to-lalu-mulayam-no-agreement-in-sight/588730/
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| 09/03/2010 | Sonia Gandhi, Nooyi in Asia’s 8 top power women |
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Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Pepsico’s India-born CEO Indra Nooyi and ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar figure in CNN’s list of eight of Asia’s top power women.
Taking a "look at the key women who are shaping Asia’s political and economic landscape" on the occasion of 100th International Women’s Day, the CNN’s list is headed by China’s "Paper Queen" Zhang Yin.
Indra Nooyi, in the second place, "lords over some 185,000 corporate minions in close to 200 countries", notes CNN. "Nooyi’s hard-as-nails leadership and her sense of fun (one-time lead guitarist in an all-girls rock band still performs regularly at corporate functions) has earned her spots on many ’best leader’ lists in the US," it adds.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sonia-gandhi-nooyi-in-asias-8-top-power-women/111237-19.html?from=tn
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| 09/03/2010 | LTTE proxies searching for Prabha |
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The government is concerned that some umbrella organizations of the LTTE are still trying to trace their leader LTTE Chief Velupillai Prabhakaran and the matter has been discussed with India, the government said.
Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama conveyed these concerns at a meeting held with Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao today.
Minister Bogollagama also informed Rao that Sri Lanka would continue to be vigilant and engage in countering measures against terrorism to protect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country.
“We discussed terrorism and the continuous need for us to be vigilant in counter terrorism measures. I shared with the Indian Foreign Secretary our concerns in the international front in the lines on which some of the umbrella organizations of the LTTE are still trying to trace their head,” Minister Bogollagama told journalists.
http://www.dailymirror.lk/index.php/news/2229-ltte-proxies-searching-for-prabha.html
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| 09/03/2010 | Dead kid’s parents thank Aus cops, people for support |
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Parents of three-year-old Indian toddler who died in mysterious circumstances in Australia have thanked the Victorian police and the people who supported them during the ordeal.
Harjit Singh and his wife Harpreet Kaur who were about to leave for India on March 13 were thankful to the police for handling the case professionally, Darebin councillor Tim Singh Laurence who has been closely assisting the grieving family said.
Parents of Gurshan Singh Channa appreciated the efforts of the Victorian police in "quickly solving the case".
"They are relieved now," Tim said adding that there was a possibility of releasing the body by Tuesday.
The couple had expressed their desire to give the last rites to their son in India. Meanwhile, dozens of family members and friends today gathered at a Thomastown house to pay their respects to toddler Gurshan.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dead-kids-parents-thank-aus-cops-people-for-support/111225-2.html?from=tn
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| 09/03/2010 | Govt looks for consensus, may amend women’s bill |
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Congress President and United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday night made it clear that she wants the Women’s Reservation Bill passed in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
Congress sources said that at the meeting of Congress Core Committee attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and other senior leaders on Monday night it was decided that all attempts would be made to push the Bill through the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday after Samajwadi Party and Rashtriya Janata Dal MPs thwarted the attempts to get it passed on Monday.
Congress is aiming to get the Bill passed even if there are disruptions and sources have also said that party was open to make some changes to the Bill if it helped in arriving at a consensus.
The Prime Minister has also called for an all-party meeting to discuss the Women’s Reservation Bill on Tuesday. He will also meet with Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Janata Dal (U) President Sharad Yadav at his residence at 7 Race Course Road.
ibnlive.in.com/news/govt-looks-for-consensus-may-amend-womens-bill/111257-37.html
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| 09/03/2010 | President asks parties to pass women’s bill |
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President Pratibha Patil on Monday urged all political parties to pass the women’s reservation bill, which was blocked in the Rajya Sabha earlier in the day, with consensus.
"I appeal to all political parties to pass the women reservation bill and as far as possible I would be grateful if it is passed by consultation and consensus," she told reporters.
"I am hopeful that the will be passed in this session of parliament. I am not disappointed with what happened in parliament today. If the bill is passed, it would empower women. If more women would come to politics, they will think about other women in the country," she said.
The bill seeks to reserve a third of seats in parliament and state legislatures for women.
ibnlive.in.com/news/president-asks-parties-to-pass-womens-bill/111238-3.html
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| 09/03/2010 | India ranks 99 in world’s women participation in politics |
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As the country debates the women’s reservation bill, data on parliaments across the world show that India, the largest democracy, lags much behind other countries including its neighbours Pakistan and Bangladesh when it comes to participation of the fair sex in politics.
With only 10.8 per cent of women representation in the Lok Sabha and 9.0 per cent in the Rajya Sabha, India ranks 99 in the world, according to the comparative data by the Inter-Parliamentary Union, an international organisation that works for promoting democracy, peace and co-operation among people in the world.
At present India has only 59 women representatives out of 545 members in Lok Sabha, while there are 21 female MPs in the 233-member Rajya Sabha.
ibnlive.in.com/news/india-ranks-99-in-worlds-women-participation-in-politics/111254-3.html
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| 09/03/2010 | Fresh terror alert for Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore |
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The Home Ministry on Monday issued an alert for Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore saying the three major cities could be targeted by terrorists. Based on the interrogation of suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist Salman Ahmed, the Home Ministry asked governments of Maharashtra, West Bengal and Karnataka to take all possible steps to foil any bid by terrorists to strike the cities.
“We are not taking any chances on whatever information we have received. So, we have alerted the concerned state governments to take all necessary security measures immediately," a Home Ministry official said.
During his interrogation, Salman, who was suspected to be involved in serial blasts in Ahmedabad, Varanasi and Gorakhpur, confessed that the Indian Mujahideen has set up bases in Karachi, Kathmandu, Dubai and a few places in Middle East under its so-called ‘Karachi Project.’
www.indianexpress.com/news/fresh-terror-alert-for-mumbai-kolkata-and-bangalore/588298/
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| 09/03/2010 | Naxal talks offer a ruse to regroup and re-arm: Police |
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The Centre may be open to talks with Maoists provided they abjure violence but some senior police personnel in Naxal-hit regions feel it is a ruse to regroup and re-arm themselves.
Police personnel in naxal-infested states like Jharkhand, West Bengal and Chhattigarh believe the truce offer initiated by the Naxals is insincere.
"The top brass of Maoists is controlled by People’s War Group (PWG), who were actually trained by LTTE. So, on the lines of a strategic retreat, they are buying time to re-build, equip themselves better, increase their cadres and replenish resources," an Intelligence Bureau source said.
www.indianexpress.com/news/naxal-talks-offer-a-ruse-to-regroup-and-rearm-police/588222/
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| 08/03/2010 | Confidence and hope for Indo-Lanka ties |
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Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao who met President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Janadhipathi Mandiraya yesterday congratulated the President for his resounding victory at the recent Presidential Election. She observed that so much had taken place for the better in Sri Lanka since she was last here as High Commissioner.
She said the President’s victory gave much cause for confidence and hope for bi-lateral relations between India and Sri Lanka in the future.
The Indian Prime Minister looked forward to an early visit by President Rajapaksa to India, she said.
www.dailynews.lk/2010/03/08/pol01.asp
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| 08/03/2010 | LTTE weapons haul recovered in North and East |
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The Army and Police Special Task Force (STF) seized a haul of weapons in the North and East during search and clear operations Saturday. The troops continuing the search and clear operations in Mullaitivu, Kumulamunai, Iranamadu, Kanchilamadu, Killinochchi, Paranthan, Palai, and Adampan recovered four anti personnel mines, 17, 60mm mortar bombs, five 81 mm mortar bombs, seven unidentified bombs, eight hand grenades, 11 claymore mines, one booby trap and 11, 120 mm mortar bombs, an Army official said.
Troops seized one 60 mm mortar bomb, two 60 mm mortar fuses, 48 explosive devices and four hand grenades in Puthukuduiruppu and one anti personnel mine in Kallar, Batticaloa on Thursday.
www.dailynews.lk/2010/03/08/sec01.asp
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| 08/03/2010 | Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa dismisses UN human rights panel |
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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has denounced plans by UN chief Ban Ki-Moon to ask a panel of experts to look into human rights issues on the island.
Mr Rajapaksa told Mr Ban the move was "uncalled for and unwarranted", the president’s office said in a statement.
Human rights groups want some sort of accountability for abuses alleged to have been committed during the war against Tamil Tiger separatists.
The Sri Lankan government insists it did nothing wrong.
Mr Ban plans to ask a panel of expertss to advise the UN on "accountability issues" relating to possible human rights abuses in Sri Lanka, his spokesman said on Friday.
But Rajapaksa’s office said the president spoke to Mr Ban by telephone on Friday and told him that alleged rights abuses were "misrepresentations" by supporters of the Tamil Tigers and other groups working against Sri Lanka.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8553095.stm
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| 08/03/2010 | Eleven killed in Pakistan’s Lahore city blast |
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At least 11 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore, police say.
At least 45 others were injured when an explosives-laden car rammed into a building of a federal investigative agency, the police added.
Pakistan TV pictures showed a damaged building and ambulances carrying the injured to hospitals.
Close to the country’s border with India, Lahore has been hit several times by militants over the past year.
A senior police official Mohammed Irfan told the AFP news agency that the blast had taken place near Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) building in the Model Town area in Lahore.
TV reports said some of the neighbouring buildings had also been damaged in the explosion.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8554850.stm
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