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Varsity authority bans Burqa in southern India
Canada: Student protest turns violent in Montreal
Gilani still Pakistans PM despite conviction: US
Badar nominated Leader of House in Senate
CJP chairs National Judicial Committee meeting
Altaf greets Gilani on impressive speech in NA
NAB summons Raja Pervez Ashraf in RPPs case
Quetta: Mustehqam Pakistan public meeting on April 29
Search and rescue operation at Gayari Sector continues
Yousuf return depends on domestic form: Iqbal Qasim
Lahore: Inter-Division Weightlifting Championship begins
Rangers and Devils claim Game Seven wins
Nadal beats Tipsarevic to reach Barcelona semis
Nokia downgraded by S&P

Varsity authority bans Burqa in southern India

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The academic management of St. Aloysious College in Mangalore city of India s southern Karnataka state banned Burqa (veil) in the classroom and during examination.  Muslim face veils are the Arabic-style niqabs that leave the eyes uncovered and Afghan-style burqas that cover the face with a cloth grid. Reportedly, the St. Aloysious College has brought a news prospectus in which the girls are prohibited from wearing burqa inside classroom and during examination in order to maintain uniformity in the classroom. Calling it as a rumour, a student, Samiza said that the rumour was wrong and fake as there is no discrimination between any caste and religion in this college. "I am in final year and I know, how is this college and till now in these three years, no one has taught me wear the shawl (cloth) or to remove my burqa, any point of time, so that is why I was saying that such rumours are very much fake because the fact is there is no discrimination between any caste or any religion in this college," said Samiza. According to media reports, the rule came up in order to thwart malpractice during examination as observed in few cases in the past. Condemning the ban on Burqa, spokesperson of Darul Uloom Deoband, Asharaf Usmani in Muzaffarnagar city of India s northern Uttar Pradesh said that the college should not nix religious sentiments with education. "India is a democratic country and one can t prohibit religious practices as this is a free country. This is not a slave country, people of all faiths are free to practice their religions, this kind of restriction can not be accepted and is some one has tried to enforce such a rule this we condemn it," said Usmani. The ban on burqa has already given fuel to the issue and may become a controversy as many of the Muslim students might take it as an offence and quit education.

Canada: Student protest turns violent in Montreal

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Police broke up a large demonstration, as students took to the streets of Montreal to protest a proposed hike in university fees.  The Montreal Gazette reported police arrested at least 85 protesters as demonstrators clashed with authorities. Local media reported that police used batons, pepper spray and percussion bombs to contain the crowd. Video footage from the CBC showed a vandalized television truck and broken windows. Protesters staged the demonstrations after talks broke down between the government and student groups over proposed school fee increases in Quebec, that would increase tuition by approximately 1,625 Canadian dollars over five years, according to the CBC.

Gilani still Pakistans PM despite conviction: US

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Briefing the media in Washington, US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said that US believes Yousuf Raza Gilani was still the Prime Minister of Pakistan. “There was a court decision. He was given a 30-second sentence, I believe, and he remains the prime minister of Pakistan. And as such, we continue to work with him, and Ambassador Grossman did meet with him in Pakistan”, Nuland said. On the deportation of Osam Bin Ladin’s family, she said that was a matter between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia and the US has nothing to do with it.

Badar nominated Leader of House in Senate

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Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has nominated Senator Jehangir Badar as Leader of the House in the Senate, spokesperson to the President Senator Farhatullah Babar said on Friday. Jehangir Badar is Secretary General of the PPP and a former federal minister. He was elected member of the National Assembly in 1988 general election and also remain federal minister. Jehangir Badar lost 2008 general election from his home constituency in Lahore but was elected senator.

CJP chairs National Judicial Committee meeting

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Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that increase in number of cases demonstrate the confidence of people on judiciary. This he stated while presiding over the first session of the meeting of National Judicial (Policy Making) committee here on Friday. The meeting was also attended by high court chief justices of the four provices, chief justice of Federal Shariat Court and chief justices of high courts of Islamabad, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan.

Altaf greets Gilani on impressive speech in NA

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The MQM chief Altaf Hussain on Friday telephoned Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and congratulated him on impressive and logical speech in the National Assembly. He expressed his deepest sympathies for the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) workers who were subjected to violence in troubled Lyari neighbourhood of Karachi. The MQM chief condemned in the strongest terms the attack on PPP’s leader Nabeel Gabool on Friday and said that such cowardly action would not deter them to work jointly for peace in Karachi. Altaf, during the telephonic conversation, said together we will continue to work for strengthening of democracy. The prime minister thanked the MQM chief for expressing solidarity and appreciated his leadership to strengthen the coalition government both at federal and provincial level. The prime minister particularly commended the conduct of the MQM in the passage of constitutional amendments which, in turn, would surly strengthen democracy and federation of Pakistan.

NAB summons Raja Pervez Ashraf in RPPs case

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The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) summoned Minister for Information & Technology, Raja Pervez Ashraf in RPPs case who appeared before the investigation team and was examined for more than three hours. His statement was also recorded. The NAB is proceeding against the accused persons in RPPs case rapidly under the direction of Supreme Court of Pakistan. Today NAB’s investigation team summoned more than six accused persons in the said case who participated in the proceedings. The NAB has recovered Rs 600 million in shape of pay orders and Rs 225 million in shape of post paid cheques on 27 April 2012. CEOs of some RPPs appeared before the investigation team and handed over these pay orders and cheques. Senior officials of PEPCO and WAPDA and MDs of PPIB and GENCO were also examined in the case and recorded their statements. NAB would complete its reconciliation exercise in coming week where it would scrutinize the collected evidence and other relevant material. After this exercise the accused persons required for further examination would be summoned. The NAB has completed its inquiry in a railways case relating with the purchase of spare parts for 69 Chinese locomotives and the findings along with its recommendations would be placed before the next Executive Board Meeting for decision, where this inquiry would be converted into investigation. The NAB’s inquiry unearthed that 85% of total purchased spare parts in the case are lying unutilized. In another railway inquiry relating with Royal Palm Golf Club, NAB has secured Rs 7-8 billion (approx) by facilitating the parties to revisit the lease agreement in phase-I while in phase-II where an international level hotel has to be built by the party to the agreement NAB has secured Rs 5-6 billion (approx) for railways in the remaining lease period.

Quetta: Mustehqam Pakistan public meeting on April 29

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Balochistan Mutahidda Mahaz has announced to hold Mustehqam Pakistan rally on April 28 and Mustehqam Pakistan public meeting on April 29 in Quetta. During a press conference at the Sarawan House in Quetta, Nawabzada Mir Siraj Raisani said we don’t need a certificate from any quarter to be considered as Pakistan citizens. He said that there may be differences with authorities but not with the nation. He also demanded bring back Nawab of Qalat and other angry Baloch leaders and resolve their concerns.

Search and rescue operation at Gayari Sector continues

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According to Pakistan Meteorological Department, snowfall is expected at the Gayari Sector in the next three to four days which will hamper rescue operation. Meanwhile, search and rescue operation at Gayari Sector is being carried out round the clock. Ground Penetrating Rader (GPR) team took readings at 26 different points and indentified eight sites for further probe. Work on all indentified sites is in progress. A 300 feet long course has been hauled over the avalanche for restoration of the channel by employing dozers.

Yousuf return depends on domestic form: Iqbal Qasim

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Talking to media during trials for the Under-19 team at the Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, chief selector Iqbal Qasim made it clear that the new talent will be given priority keeping in view the future assignments of Pakistan cricket team. Talking about star batsman Mohammad Yousuf return to international cricket, Iqbal Qasim said the Yousuf and all other senior players would have to play domestic matches to be considered for selection. Meanwhile, the chief selector also brushed aside rumours of his conflict with the newly-appointed head coach of Pakistan Dav Whatmore on selection matters. The chief selector also witnessed the trials for the Under-19 team. At least 75 players are participating in the trials for selection of Pakistan Under-19 team to participate in the U-19 World Camp which will commence from May 5.

Lahore: Inter-Division Weightlifting Championship begins

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The Inter-Division Weightlifting Championship started at the Punjab University Old Campus Hall on Friday. Competition in four different weight categories was held on the opening day of the championship. In the 56kg weight category, Muhammad Shahzad of Sahiwal won the gold medal. Haider Ali of Lahore won gold medal in 62kg weight category. In the 69kn weight category, Yasir ali of Lahore won gold medal while Muhammad Tahir of Lahore won gold in 70kg category.

Rangers and Devils claim Game Seven wins

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The New York Rangers, roared on by a ferocious Madison Square Garden crowd, overcame the Ottawa Senators 2-1 in the seventh and decisive game of their National Hockey League first round playoff series on Thursday. The Rangers, seeded number one in the Eastern Conference but pushed all the way by the Senators, survived a furious onslaught from the visitors to advance to the Eastern Conference semi-finals for the first time in four seasons. Marc Staal and Dan Girardi scored New York s goals in the second period but it was Lundqvist who once again provided the steel for the Rangers  backbone with a string of reflex stops. The Swede, one of three netminders nominated for this Ottawa s goal came from Daniel Afredsson, who found a way past Lundqvist with a power-play goal that cut the margin to one but counted for nothing in the end. In, Sunrise, Florida, The New Jersey Devils beat the Florida Panthers in a double-overtime thriller. Peter Harrold bounced a shot to Stephen Gionta to give the Devils a 2-0 lead in the second period. In the third period Panthers goalie Martin Brodeur blocked a shot by Sean Bergenheim but Marcel knocked in the rebound to tie the game 2-2. The game remained deadlocked until the second sudden-death overtime when the Devils Adam Henrique grabbed a loose puck and scored the winning goal.

Nadal beats Tipsarevic to reach Barcelona semis

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Rafael Nadal brushed aside Janko Tipsarevic 6-2, 6-2 Friday to advance to the Barcelona Open semifinals, while Milos Raonic served 14 aces on his way to eliminating second-seeded Andy Murray in straight sets. The top-seeded Nadal was in vintage form, moving his Serbian opponent all around the red-clay court with his powerful forehand. The second-ranked Spaniard broke Tipsarevic in his first service game to set the tone for his 32nd consecutive win at the tournament. Tipsarevic earned three break points in the last game of the first set, but Nadal recovered to win five straight points. Nadal was broken for the first time to make it 2-2 in the second set, giving the fifth-seeded Tipsarevic a glint of hope. But the local favorite rebounded to win the next four games, capping a dominating performance with two straight aces to close out the match in 1 hour, 23 minutes. Raonic, who trains at the Real Club de Tenis, used his strong forehand to beat Murray 6-4, 7-6 (3). The 11th-seeded Canadian broke the fourth-ranked Murray to lead 4-3 and then set up a set point with an ace before smacking a forehand down the line to take the first set. Murray managed only four points on Raonic s serve in the first set and continued to struggle on the return in the second. But Murray broke Raonic when the Canadian served for the match before losing in the tiebreaker. "It s very, very difficult and a big plus in confidence for me," Raonic said. "Clay s not his best surface, but he consistently does well on it. Last year he reached the semifinals at the French Open, Monte Carlo and Rome, so he can play really well on it. For me, it was a big win, regardless of the surface." Raonic is one win away from his fourth final of the season. He will next face David Ferrer, who saved three match points while rallying to beat Feliciano Lopez 6-7 (4), 7-6 (7), 6-3. After saving a pair of match points, Ferrer battled back from a 4-1 deficit in the second set tiebreaker, aided by Lopez returning his third match point long. "It was a very tough match where both players had good chances. I knew if I fought I could win," Ferrer said after reaching the semifinals in Barcelona for the sixth time. "It was our best game on clay. Feli made it very difficult for me."

Nokia downgraded by S&P

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Standard and Poor s on Friday downgraded Nokia s credit rating by one notch and warned that it may reduce it again unless the company s performance improves. The rating agency said it was lowering the Finnish company s long-term corporate credit rating to BB from BBB- and its short-term corporate credit rating to B from A-3. The downgrade came after Nokia Corp. posted huge first-quarter losses and a 30 percent drop in sales and a report earlier Friday estimated Samsung Electronics Co. had overtaken it as the world s largest maker of mobile phones. "We now expect Nokia to report significantly lower margins and cash flows in 2012 than we had previously expected," S&P said. "The outlook is negative, reflecting the possibility of a further downgrade if Nokia fails to stabilize revenues and margins and significantly cut its cash losses." Nokia CFO Timo Ihamuotila said the company was in transition, a year after it teamed up with Microsoft Corp. to incorporate Windows software in its new handsets. "Nokia is in the middle of a transformation program which encompasses every aspect of our business," Ihamuotila said, adding that the company was "implementing a decisive action plan" to improve growth. "The main focus of these actions is on lowering the company s costs, improving cash flow and maintaining a strong financial position, while bringing attractive new products to market," he said, but gave no details. Nokia s share price closed down slightly at €2.74 ($3.62) in Helsinki. Last week, Nokia announced one of its worst quarterly results ever, blaming tough competition for a €929 million ($1.2 billion) net loss as sales plunged, especially in the smartphone market. It said it expects no improvement in the second quarter. The cell phone maker is fighting fierce competition in the top-end from Apple Inc. s iPhone and other makers using Google Inc. s popular Android software, including Samsung and HTC of Taiwan. It is also being squeezed in the low-end by Asian manufacturers making cheaper phones, such as China s ZTE. Boston-based Strategy Analytics said Friday that Samsung surpassed Nokia as the world s largest seller of cell phones by volume, grabbing a 25 percent global market share against Nokia s 22 percent. The agency s report also said that Samsung had overtaken Apple as the largest maker of smartphones selling 44.5 million units against Apple s 35 million. Nokia dropped to third place with under 12 million sold in the quarter, Strategy Analytics said. Fitch ratings agency recently downgraded Nokia to junk status, while Moody s has cut it to near junk status.

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