Hindu (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Chennai: The Indian women's team, consisting of Hema Deora, Bimal Sicka, Yvette Singapuri and Marianne Karmarkar, achieved a trophy triumph in the SAARC bridge championships held in Colombo recently. It finished on top 285VPs, ...
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Track two diplomacy on Jammu and Kashmir is expected to get a major fillip later this month when President Pratibha Patil inaugurates a school on Kashmir Studies in Kashmir University that will be attended by a high-profile crowd from SAARC countries.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 05/04/2008
Professor Chadha is CEO of SAARC varsity Special Correspondent NEW DELHI: G.K. Chadha, former vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University and member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the ambitious South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) University.Prof. Chadha will hold this post for two years until the...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is conducting a six-day workshop for SAARC members at its campus in Chembur
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 04/29/2008
KOLKATA, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Small and medium businesses2 in the SAARC region (Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India) spent nearly $16 billion on IT and
SPICY IP (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
The Financial Express reports that India, the United States Patents & Trademark Office (USPTO) along with representatives of Saarc countries and WIPO are having a three day conference in New Delhi to deal with developing countries concerns in regards the protection of traditional knowledge (TK), genetic resources & folklore – all of them being subjects not adequately covered by TRIPS. Readers...
Timpu (Free subscription) | 04/20/2008
Sanjawan (Jammu and Kashmir), Apr 20: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mufti Mohammad Syed on Saturday advocated better trade relations with Pakistan-administered region in Kashmir and urged to make it a model for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). “When the Centre talk about trade relations between Indian and Pakistan Kashmir...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 04/20/2008
Belgaum: Gautam Ratna Bajracharya, president of the SAARC Association of Anaesthesiologists, has called upon anaesthesiologists to adopt latest technology for improving service to people. He was speaking after inaugurating the ...
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
DPA Islamabad, April 17 (DPA) Pakistan Thursday sought the cooperation of other South Asian governments in investigating the killing of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto late last year. “Member states of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) are requested to share any information that can contribute to the probe,”...
Pakistan Times! (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
LAHORE: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said the South Asian Region has great potential for progress, but it needs collective and determined efforts to tap this potential for ensuring development of the region and prosperity of the people. He was inaugurating a day long seminar on Economic Freedom here on Wednesday arranged by SAARC [...]
Pakistan Times! (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
LAHORE: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani Wednesday said that all vital national issues, including restoration of the judges and future of the President, would be decided in accordance with the law Talking to media in Lahore today after inaugurating a SAARC Chamber seminar, the Premier said the issue of judges and the future of President [...]
rediff News (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
"I will put the suggestion before the prime minister for free flow and use of Indian and Pakistani currencies in J & K and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in line with the proposal of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation and in the pattern of European model," Sayeed said in Jammu.
rediff News (Free subscription) | 04/14/2008
Addressing a public meeting in Mahore town of Reasi district on Sunday, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party patron said: "Jammu and Kashmir should become a model among the SAARC countries by allowing both Indian and Pakistani currency to operate in the state." Mufti defended his proposal by quoting the example of European Union, where he said "free travel was possible among 40 countries without...
The New Nation (Free subscription) | 04/13/2008
UNB, Dhaka The long-awaited train service on Dhaka-Kolkata route, connecting the two SAARC countries by rail, formally kicks off Monday, on Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bengali New Year, after long 43 years. The first train leaves Dhaka Cantonment station at 8:30 am tomorrow, while another train from Kolkata is scheduled to arrive at the Dhaka Cantonment station at 8:30 pm the same day....
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Manisha Sood, country manager, India and SAARC of SanDisk, shared the India plans of the world's largest data-storage memory chipmaker with Vivek Seal.
