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Tag: peace
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Threats endangering South Asia’s peace on rise: Swaraj
The number of threats and incidents endangering South Asia’s peace and stability are on the rise, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said, in an apparent reference to Pakistan. Swaraj, on the sidelines of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, said regional prosperity, connectivity and cooperation can take place only in an...
September 23, 2017 -
Don’t stop the music!
'I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity'.
September 15, 2017 -
Dera issue: Peace prevails in Haryana and Punjab
Life was returning to normal in Haryana and Punjab, which had witnessed violence after the conviction of the Dera Sacha Sauda chief, with educational institutions and shops reopening on Wednesday and transport back on most routes in “sensitive” areas. However, security forces continued to remain on alert in the two states. No untoward incident has...
August 30, 2017 -
Haryana, Punjab peaceful after Dera chief’s sentencing
Peace prevailed in Haryana and Punjab on Tuesday with life gradually returning to normal in violence-hit areas, a day after Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping two of his followers. No untoward incident was reported from anywhere in the two states, officials said.Authorities in...
August 29, 2017 -
Fight depression with simple living
Nothing lasts forever. Take one thing, one day at a time, and chin up!
August 29, 2017 -
Kejriwal appeals for peace in Punjab, Haryana
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday appealed for peace and calm in Punjab and Haryana after supporters of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh resorted to large-scale violence following his conviction in a rape case. “I urge everyone to stay calm and maintain peace,” Kejriwal tweeted. Thousands of sect followers who had...
August 25, 2017 -
Pope seeks to encourage Colombian reconciliation with trip
Pope Francis will preside over a reconciliation ceremony between Colombian victims and former guerrillas during a September visit aimed at consolidating the peace process to end Latin America's longest-running armed conflict. Francis will also pay homage to the patron saint of slaves, the 16th-century Jesuit priest St. Peter Claver, when he travels to the former...
June 23, 2017 -
US praises PM Modi’s call for freedom of navigation for peace
The US on Saturday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's emphasis on having freedom of navigation and adhering to the international norms for peace and economic growth, amidst China flexing its muscles in the disputed South China Sea. Speaking at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue here, US Defence Secretary General (Retd) James Mattis also said while competition...
June 3, 2017 -
Peace activists among 250 Myanmar prisoners granted pardon
Myanmar granted amnesty to more than 250 prisoners ahead of peace talks being held on Wednesday with ethnic rebel groups, including two activists sentenced to hard labour for their work promoting interfaith peace. The president's office announced late Tuesday it would release 186 Myanmar nationals and 73 foreigners as a gesture of goodwill. Among them were activists...
May 24, 2017 -
Welcome placards for Pope Francis up in Cairo ahead of visit
Huge placards welcoming Pope Francis in English and Arabic have been erected along Cairo's main streets ahead of his landmark visit here on Friday and Saturday. The placards show Francis dressed in white waving with his right hand against a backdrop of the Pyramids at Giza with a dove, an Islamic crescent and a Christian...
April 27, 2017 -
Land of bright nights and glass igloos
Finland is the most stable country as per 'The Fragile States Index 2015, Fund for Peace' and amongst the five happiest in the world according to the 'UN World Happiness Report 2016'. Besides, it ranks number one in criminal justice (worldjusticeproject.org) and is, as per the 'Environmental Performance Index', the greenest country in the world....
April 23, 2017 -
Farooq appeals to India, Pakistan for peace on borders
Expressing concern over cross- border shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, NC president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday appealed to India and Pakistan to take steps to ensure peace on the borders. "We appeal to the leadership of India and Pakistan to take concrete steps for peace along the borders as...
March 16, 2017 -
Aghanistan urges Pakistan to act against all terror groups
The Afghan government on Saturday again called on Pakistan to implement the Peace Quartet commitments on eliminating all terror groups without any discrimination. The Afghan Presidential Palace in a statement stressed that regional countries — particularly Afghanistan and Pakistan — must jointly fight terrorism, Tolo News reported. The statement came in reaction to Thursday's suicide...
February 18, 2017 -
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Peace imperative for tourism to return: Mehbooba
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said there is a need to uphold peace in the Valley for the tourism to return after the last year's unrest adversely affected the industry. "When there is peace, tourists will come and which will increase employment and there will be development as well. There is...
February 1, 2017 -
‘India can’t guarantee peace unless Pak shuns terror’
In yet another warning to Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the neighbouring country must “walk away” from terror as India alone cannot walk the path of peace. Addressing the second edition of the "Raisina Dialogue", India`s flagship geo-political conference, Modi also addressed China and said that the two Asian giants should...
January 17, 2017
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