The new visa policy between India and Pakistan, to be signed Saturday, has eased restrictions on visitors from both the countries.
There will be a single-entry visitor visa for a maximum period of six months but the stay cannot exceed three months at a time and for five places (currently limited to three places).
Also, business visa has been separated from visitor visa, a communique said. Read more
China prominently features in a probe report on illegal iron ore mining in Goa, which warns that while the eastern neighbour is gobbling up India’s iron ore reserves, the future might see a reversal of the trend.
Justice M.B. Shah Committee’s exhaustive report has pegged Goa’s mining scam at nearly Rs.35,000 crore.
“Planning and conservation of iron ore for at least 50 years is required for Goa so that future generation may not be required to import entire steel from China and likewise countries,” the report said. Read more
The Tripura government has extended for another six months the operation of a stringent law that gives sweeping powers to para-military troopers deployed in disturbed areas to curb terrorism, an official said here Saturday.
“The state-level coordination committee has recently assessed the overall security situation in the state. It has suggested extending the AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958) by another six months,” a state home department official told IANS. Read more
India’s desire to see a stable and peaceful Pakistan is “encouraging”, said a Pakistani daily which observed that Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna’s message is “a key to many outstanding issues that need resolution sooner rather than later”.
Krishna arrived in Pakistan Friday on a three day visit to review progress on bilateral relations.
Krishna expressed India’s desire to see a stable and peaceful Pakistan. Read more
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