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INSAF Bulletin Hails the Abolition of Monarchy in Nepal and the Declaration by the National Assembly (560 votes for, 4 against) to Constitute Nepal as an “Independent, Indivisible, Sovereign, Secular Democratic Republic”!
JAIPUR SERIAL BLASTS: STATEMENT OF CONCERNED CITIZENS
Eminent citizens who have championed communal harmony condemn the terrorist blast in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
ALIGARH ALUMNI IN WASHINGTON CONDEMNS JAIPUR BLAST
Jaipur blast condemned in America.
WHITHER NEPALI DEMOCRACY!
Tapan Kumar Bose
Kathmandu May 20, 2008
Nepal Maoists who won the majority in April elections are willing to work with other major parties of Nepal but both Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist-Leninist) seem unwilling to let the Maoists form the new government.
KASHMIR – A TROUBLED PARADISE
Kiran Omar
Kashmir issue has been a key factor in strained relation between Pakistan and India. The renewed talks between the two governments may pave the way for permanent solution in accordance with the wishes of the Kashmir people.
TERRORISM: A POLITICAL CANCER
Ram Puniyani
Many people died and many more were inured in the Jaipur bomb blast. If terrorist wanted to disturb the harmony in the civil society, they miserably failed. This terrorist attack does not prove that the present UPA government is weak as BJP claims.
MOB SOLUTIONS
I.A. Rehman
Belief should be rescued from the clutches of the self-appointed priests, force banished from common discourse, and the state recovered from its illegitimate occupiers.
MUSLIMS’ CONTRIBUTION TO THE GROWTH OF MUSIC IN INDIA
Kaleem Kawaja
The author recounts the immense contribution of Muslims to the glorious tradition of Indian Music.
BIRTH CENTENARY OF MAKHDOOM MOHIUDDIN HELD IN MONTREAL
Daya Varma
The audience unanimously praised both the relevance and the quality of the program.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Book:
FEDERALISM, NATIONALISM and DEVELOPMENT: INDIA and the PUNJAB ECONOMY
Author: Pritam Singh