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Congress targets Mulayam on funds to brother's college

     Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh State Congress today submitted a memorandum to the Governor, T.V. Rajeshwar, alleging misuse of fund by the Mulayam Singh Yadav government. The Congress is sore over the allocation of funds worth Rs 70 crore to a local college in Etawah, Mulayam's home turf. According to the Congress party, the Chief Minister has misused funds under his discretionary quota to unduly benefit the degree college, which is managed by his own brother, Shivpal Singh Yadav. "We have met the governor and complained that there are so many schools without a roof in the state and there are degree colleges which do not have any facility. Only one school which has CM's brother Shivpal Yadav as the administrator and Ram Gopal Yadav another brother as the principal, has got Rs 70 crore," alleged Satyadev Tripathy, the UPCC spokesperson. The state Congress unit further urged the governor to look into the utilisation of funds. The Congress, which supports the Mulayam Singh Yadav led Samajwadi Party government in the state, has mounted pressure on it in recent times. Young party MP Rahul Gandhi had targeted the state government over declining law and order situation in the state.

Pakistan to pitch for 70 F-16s (Go To Top)

     Islamabad: Pakistan is expected to pitch for a fleet of 70 F-16 fighters during the meeting of visiting of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri later today. "The issue of F-16s has become far more complex after the nuclear scandal while the United States is ready to discuss the same with the two countries. Pakistan would press Washington get more than 70-odd aircraft besides a total upgrade of its existing fleet," The News quoted a well-placed source as saying. Pak authorities would also try to do a hard bargain on the high- end technology supply. India and Pakistan are already trying to outdo each other in arms procurement while America is trying to make a balance by selling Patriots defence system to India and F- 16s to both India and Pakistan. Today's talks would be significant as they would cover issues ranging from the war on terror, supply of military hardware, situation in Afghanistan, high-technology trade (also nicknamed "glide path" cooperation), Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline, Islamabad- New Delhi talks, free trade agreement, cooperation for regional and international peace with economics in the driving seat. "Significant part of the talks focus on the 'Glide Path' cooperation or next steps in strategic cooperation on the nuclear realm," the paper quoted the source as saying.

Islamic businesswomen of the world unite (Go To Top)

     Karachi: A channel of networks will be established to link businesswomen associations in Islamic countries across the world. According to the News, around 250 delegates from 32 Islamic countries, who participated in the first businesswomen forum, held in Sharjah, UAE recently gave their nod to the proposal. A follow up committee representing the three major regions of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC), namely Arab, African and Asian and the Islamic Chamber has been set up as a focal point and will work out the modalities to establish the network. The forum also called upon the Islamic Development Bank and the other Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions to set up a special window to facilitate the projects of women entrepreneurs in the Islamic countries. It made an appeal to the existing businesswomen organisations in Islamic countries to come forward and strengthen their relations by setting up information network for mutual coordination and exchange of ideas and experiences.