Jammu Mar 25-The border town of Mendhar in Jammu and Kashmir state of India today turned towards normalcy as no untoward incident was reported in the day and the administration managed to strike an agreement between to communities, fighting over a piece of land. There was no report of any untoward incident in the town […]
Majority community forces construction of mosque in Mendhar
Local MLA announces Rs 50000 for disputed structure Jammu, Mar 24—Curfew was clamped in the border town of Mendhar and Army was called on duty as violence erupted over the construction of a mosque. The tension was aggravated when a mob of three to four thousand men from majority community forced its way on […]
Bridges Over Troubled Water
La Plata, Argentina — A recent ruling by the ICJ (International Court of Justice) permitting the on-going blockade of bridges from Argentina to Uruguay by citizens and environmental groups has re-opened doors for negotiations between Buenos Aires and Montevideo. But whether the tensions between the “brotherly” countries will be eased remains to be seen. […]
Soccer Fanatics
La Plata, Argentina — It is difficult to overstate the importance of soccer in Argentina. In Castellano, the dialect of Spainish specific to the River Platte and greater Buenos Aires province, you are not a supporter of your favorite soccer team, you are from that team. “I have been from Estudiantes before I […]
Vetoing Violent Video in EU
EU Banning Violent Video Games After watching the video game "Manhunt" EU politicians agreed: Games like this must be banned. Germany the current EU president initiated the debate after several recent violent attacks in Germany committed by youths who played video games. The first example was in April 2002 when former Erfurt school pupil […]
D Day For Saja
It is typical that when the older brother loses the spotlight, he becomes jealous and wants to look for another role. This is the reality of the moment after Ramón DÃaz replaced Oscar Ruggeri a few weeks ago. This was the beginning of the end in the eyes of the fiery keeper as AgustÃn Orión […]