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1]From: yogi sikand <ysikand@yahoo.com> Date: Wed Mar 9, 2005 4:03pm Subject: Killing of Innocent Muslim in India: Yunus' mother can't wait for justice Wednesday, March 09, 2005 Hang his muderers: Yunus mother can't wait for justice Express News Service Mumbai, March 8 It's 3.30 pm and Aasiya Begum is still not hungry. She says she lost her appetite when her son, Syed Khwaja Yunus, disappeared two years ago. ''Sirf zinda rehne ke liye khaate hain (I just eat to live),'' she rued, hours after she and Yunus's older brother Syed Khwaja Hussain arrived in the city. Last week, the state CID arrested four officers of the Mumbai Crime Branch-including senior inspector and encounter specialist Praful Bhosale-and charged them with Yunus's murder and destroying evidence. The arrests have weakened the police theory that Yunus, a chemical engineer, had escaped from custody on January 7, 2003, after he was arrested in connection with the Ghatkopar blast case. ''Yeh to shuruaat hai (This is the beginning),'' she thundered in the presence of a few television cameras. ''My son's murderers should be hanged.'' Son Hussain steps in. ''All he was worried about was our comfort and our sister's wedding.'' The middle-class family of eight living in Parbhani bylane survived on Hussain's income as a school teacher and the family's STD booth earnings. When Yunus got a job with a German engineering firm in Dubai, the family saw hope. ''He was so brilliant they were paying him Rs 50,000 a month,'' Hussain said. For a 27-year-old who had moved from a Marathi-medium school to studying engineering in Aurangabad, the salary meant the possibility of renovating his house and buying a car. After 18 months away from home, Yunus returned to Parbhani on December 1, 2002, to celebrate Eid with his family-and find himself a bride. ''We would chat until 3 am. He would tell me how Indians there are doing better than everybody else,'' Hussain recalled. But within a month, Yunus was picked up by the Mumbai police for allegedly conspiring with blast accused Dr Abdul Mateen in Dubai. Fourteen days later, he had disappeared. Hussain's last meeting with his brother, four days before his disappearance, was brief. ''He just said, 'Tell ammi I haven't done anything and I will come back','' he recalled. Yunus's father, Ayub, shunted from Mumbai to Parbhani fighting for justice until he passed away last year. ''He died a martyr fighting for his son,'' said Aasiya Begum. ''Yunus was harmless. As a child, he was afraid of cockroaches. He was not even physically strong. He could not take the torture.'' Cops skip visit to CID office Mumbai: The state CID probing Yunus's disappearance had summoned them. But ACP Ambadas Pote, Inspectors Arun Borude and Rajendra Joshi, Sub-Inspectors K Thorat and Ashok Gore did not visit the CID office on Tuesday. Instead, Pote, Borude and Joshi sent a message saying they were unwell. Their ''non-cooperative tactics'' have not gone down well with the CID. ''If you are innocent, why are you playing hide and seek?'' asked DCP (CID) Sudesh Padvi. -ENS ---------------------------------------------------------- 2] From: Parvez Jamasji <parvez1942@yahoo.com> Date: Wed Mar 9, 2005 6:55am Subject: Headlines - - - - Two Head lines, the first on 'Channel news Asia' This one is for China watchers & comparers of China with India 1. China says it doesn't need " Expensive & Useless Military hardware from Europe" How could China say such a thing > preposterous ! self-indulgent or self reliant ? 2. Second Headline : in ToI of 9th March : 321st 'flying coffin down' This requires pussy-footing to stop or the AF might NOT get any more recruits to fly even after lowering standards further. Is there a similar difficulty in recruiting the techies ? We could perhaps, consider importing a few Chinese built Aircraft, Missiles & Tanks & compare them with our "indigenous state of the art, cutting edge technology" by our behemoths of Hype Can't say skies are blue but cheers anyway Thank you for your time. Regards Parvez Jamasji http://www.geocities.com/siafdu/vc81.html ---------------------------------------------------------- 3] From: "River Basin Friends\(RVC\)" <riverbasinfriends@yahoo.co.in> Date: Wed Mar 9, 2005 11:53am Subject: StilWell Road - To Link Far East of India Centre carries out feasibility study GUWAHATI, March 8 ??“ In a significant development, the Indian Commerce Ministry has conducted a feasibility study for re-opening of the famous StilWell Road. The Commerce Ministry??™s move came in the wake of demands from various State Governments in the region. Since 1998, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh have been demanding for re-opening of the historic StilWell Road in order to boost trade with Myanmar and other South East Asian countries. Talking to this correspondent, MK Mero, joint director, Foreign Trade, informed this correspondent that a comprehensive report had been submitted to the Commerce Ministry after interaction with the people and studying the area. ??? The Commerce Ministry is very positive in this regard following improvement of relation with Myanmar and increasing volume of trade,??? Mero said. Mero who was one of the members of the study team revealed that the barter trade among the people of bordering areas of India and Myanmar , has been going on for a long time and therefore re-opening of the road would boost trade between the countries. Interestingly, earlier senior military officials of the Burmese junta who had strongly opposed re-opening of the StilWell Road due to militancy problem in the Kachin area, have now come forward with a positive mood. Over 1000 km of the StilWell Road was constructed during the World War-II connecting North East India, Myanmar and the Yunnan Province of China. Starting from Ledo in Assam, the historic road passes through the Kachin area of Burma and connects Yunnan Province. Giving more details of the road, Mero informed that according to reports, the Yunnan province has taken steps for repairing the road (which is known as the Tea Horse Road) and the junta is also keen for its re-opening. ???To carry forward the move, we have conducted the survey,??? he said, adding that the report also suggested railway connectivity between Lekhapani (Assam) and Mytikyina (Northern Myanmar) covering a distance about 354 km. Encouraged by the ASEAN car rally and growing volume of trade with the South East Asian countries, several leading trade bodies in the region have demanded reopening of the road. ???With the emerging economy in the far East countries, India has to play a key role in exploring the market. Since the StilWell Road connects Myanmar and Yunnan it would further strengthen trade ties with these countries,??? the trade bodies opined. ravindranath ,Rural Volunteers Centre,Po+Vill-Akajan. Via-Silapathar District-Dhemaji.787059,Assam. India. Mobile-09435089275 phone-0091-3753-246306/246436/Fax-246353/245758(if BSNL is functional) E mail. rvcassam@g... assamravi@y... |
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