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05/01/2009 Drivers fined for refusing blind passenger
TWO taxi drivers have been prosecuted for refusing to carry a blind person with their guide dog.
03/01/2009 Labour rejects two local councillors
TWO Oldham councillors have been told they will not be able to stand for Labour in the 2010 local elections.
05/01/2009 Building links with India
BUSINESS leaders gathered at Salford Quays to hear the latest on plans to develop business links with India.
05/01/2009 Doctor’s prescription for retirement
A LONG-serving doctor has retired from his surgery after 38 years.
31/12/2008 Badshah power
BOLLYWOOD superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been billed as one of the most powerful people in the world.
24/12/2008 H-Dhami breaking into India
ARTIST H-Dhami is hoping to make it in India .
23/12/2008 ‘Ghajini’ to get worldwide release
IN an unprecedented manner for a Bollywood title, Aamir Khan starrer Ghajini will add a further 22 countries to its huge India release pattern on Christmas day.
22/12/2008 New Kids On The Block's second coming
THE success of venerable Manband Take That continues unabated, and even a monumentally annoying Christmas advert featuring them cavorting with Twiggy can’t halt record sales.
22/12/2008 Filmmakers offered unique chance to access all areas
THE UK Film Council and its US office is offering two British directors from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities the chance to take part in six invaluable days of networking and relationship building.
22/12/2008 Shakespearean play aims to address social issues
Medecine Mann productions musical adaptation of ‘Romeo and Juliet’, will give the tragic story of star crossed lovers a fresh and exciting perspective, by combining the original masterpiece with elements of contemporary urban and black culture.
18/12/2008 Pakistani rock band cancel album release post Mumbai attacks
ROXEN, Pakistan's leading rock band, has delayed the launch of their much-awaited album in India in the light of the recent attacks on Mumbai.
18/12/2008 Urban youth 'freestyle' their way to stardom
URBAN British smash-hits Kidulthood and Adulthood have created stars out of ordinary street kids.
17/12/2008 Celebrate Xmas with Jay Sean on B4U Music
UK's leading Asian music artist Jay Sean will be presenting this year's annual TOP 20 of 2008 on B4U music this Christmas.
17/12/2008 Back to old skool
CELEBRATE into the New Year in style at the jewel of London city’s crown...
03/01/2009 Naveed is home for Christmas
A TERMINALLY ill boy was granted his ultimate festive wish when he was allowed home from hospital for Christmas day.
05/01/2009 Community centre aiming for Unity
AN INNOVATIVE community centre for the elderly is to be built in Wardleworth, Rochdale.
02/01/2009 New Year's Honours listed
TEACHERS and academics feature among the local people named in the Queen's New Year honours.
02/01/2009 Lancashire ace Mahmood targets Ashes
SAJID Mahmood is putting his feet up ahead of what he hopes is a hectic summer.
02/01/2009 Vigil held in protest against Israeli air strikes
EMOTIONAL candlelit vigils are being held each night in Manchester in protest against the continuing air strikes in Gaza.
02/01/2009 Curry industry supremo is awarded MBE
RESTAURANT industry supremo Enam Ali has been made an MBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours.




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06/01/2009 South Asia - Pakistan ready to work with India, Gilani tells US official
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday, while talking to a senior US official, said that his government was ready to cooperate with India in the investigations of the Mumbai terror attacks and wants peace in the region.
06/01/2009 South Asia - Gilani urges US to repatriate Pakistani prisoners from Guantanamo
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani Monday urged the US to repatriate all Pakistani nationals held at the Guantanamo prison in Cuba.
06/01/2009 South Asia - Hasina may keep party veterans out of Bangladesh government
Sheikh Hasina, to be sworn in prime minister of Bangladesh Tuesday, may keep out party veterans and include younger persons and professionals in her government.
06/01/2009 South Asia - Pakistan confers award on US diplomat
Pakistan Monday conferred the prestigious civilian award Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam on US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher at a special ceremony here, GEO TV reported.
06/01/2009 Lankan troops retake villages close to Elephant Pass
Sri Lankan troops fighting their way northwards from the recently captured Tamil Tiger rebel stronghold of Kilinochchi Monday entered the southern end of Elephant Pass and took control of villages lying on the outskirts despite resistance from the rebels, defence ministry said here.
06/01/2009 South Asia - Pashupatinath in Nepal declared prohibited area
As violence and public anger continued to mount over the ruling Maoist party’s intervention in Nepal’s revered Pashupatinath temple, the 17th century temple and its surroundings were Monday declared prohibited areas where rallies, demonstrations and press conferences have been banned.
05/01/2009 South Asia - Jamuna Devi remains Congress leader in Madhya Pradesh assembly
The Congress has decided to retain Jamuna Devi as its legislature party (CLP) leader in Madhya Pradesh in recognition of her ’fighting spirit’ shown as leader of the opposition in the previous legislature, the party said Sunday.
05/01/2009 South Asia - Malaysian party says all’s well with Indian supporters
The main Malaysian opposition party is denying that the Indian community is upset with it.
05/01/2009 South Asia - Thirteen die in hooch tragedy in Kolkata, Mamata for judicial probe
At least 13 people died and 25 fell sick after consuming poisonous country-made liquor here, the police said Sunday and West Bengal’s main opposition Trinamool Congress promptly demanded a judicial inquiry into the tragedy.
05/01/2009 South Asia - Jammu accords warm welcome to Omar
Omar Abdullah, accompanied by his wife Payal, arrived here to a warm reception from his supporters Sunday, a day before the National Conference president is to be sworn in as the ninth chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
05/01/2009 India - Kalam indisposed, cancels Meghalaya visit
Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has cancelled his scheduled visit to Meghalaya to inaugurate the Children’s Science Congress for health reasons.
05/01/2009 Sri Lanka - Police register migrants from North, East and CP
The Police Department had registered around 850 Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim families who had changed their address from the North, East and Central Provinces to the Western Province from 2003 January by noon yesterday, Divisional Police Chiefs said.
05/01/2009 Sri Lanka - A/L results out
The results of the GCE Advanced Level Examination 2008 was released to schools and on the website simultaneously by the Examinations Department.
05/01/2009 Sri lanka - No decision yet on handing over Prabhakaran to India
Sri Lanka has said that it has not yet taken a decision whether or not to hand over Tamil Tiger chief Velupillai Prabhakaran to India if he is caught alive by its troops, who are currently approaching the last major rebel bastions in the jungle district of Mullaitivu.
05/01/2009 India - Haryana jails, courts to have video-conferencing
The Haryana government is setting up video-conferencing facility between jails and courts in various parts of the state so that dangerous criminal undertrials cannot escape during transit for court hearings.