Kabul - Troops found and destroyed 40 tons of hashish in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar Monday, according to military sources.

The troops, consisting of Afghan soldiers and US-led coalition troops, discovered the drugs in a laboratory while searching for militants. The laboratory was also destroyed, reported US military sources.

The statement said the discovery showed a clear link between the Taliban and the drug trade and that the destruction of the drugs would limit the ability of rebel forces to continue fighting.

Patna, Nov. 3 : Chhat, the thanksgiving festival dedicated to the Sun God for bestowing the bounties of life in earth and fulfilling everyone’s wishes, started here today with Kharna ritual.

The festival is significant for married women in specific, as they observe a two-day fast and offer prayers standing waist-deep in water and offer fruits and flowers to Surya, the Sun God.

Several married women here today observed dawn to dusk fast marking ‘Kharna’ for the long life of husband and son and mark the fist day of the three-day Chhat Puja.

Yuba City (San Francisco), November 3, : Over 70,000 Sikhs converged from across the United States of America, Canada, England and India to participate in the 29h Annual Sikh Parade taken out on the streets of the Yuba City, about 125 miles from San Francisco Bay Area here on Sunday.

The nearly 5-mile religious parade was taken out to mark the tercentenary celebrations of Guruship of Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhs.

Punj Pyaras or, the five Sikh clergies led the parade and carried the Sri Nishan Sahib, the religious flag of Sikhism. There were also flags of California State in the parade.

Islamabad, Nov 3 : President Asif Ali Zardari has termed drone attacks on Pakistani territory as counter-productive, and said on Monday that these raids should be stopped and focus should be more on enhanced coordination and intelligence sharing.

“Continuing drone attacks on our territory, which result in loss of precious lives and property, are counterproductive and difficult to explain by a democratically elected government. It is creating a credibility gap”, he said.

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