Islamabad, Nov 14 : Pakistan High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik has reportedly said that his country was “not averse” to US President-elect Barack Obama using his good offices to settle the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan.

He said Pakistan had no objection to a third party’s involvement in resolution of the Kashmir dispute.

Frankfurt (Germany ) Nov. 14 : Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will leave today for Washington after spending the night in Frankfurt, where he was received by a German protocol officer and Indian embassy officials.

The technology seems to be advancing day by day and it brings happy news for all those who are Gizmo freaks.

To add more to their wardrobe, technology giant LG recently has launched its latest LCD Monitor called ‘LG W1941S’ in the Indian market.

Targeted at office and home users, the plug-and-play LCD from LG comes equipped with a 18.5-inch screen, 1366 x 768 pixels of resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio, 8000:1 DFC, 5 ms response time and viewing angle of 160/160.

Jammu, Nov 13 : Reviewing the ongoing election process in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami on Thursday said that the model code of conduct will be implemented in letter and spirit.

While replying to a query about the poll boycott call given by the separatists, Swami said, “We are not bothered about the poll boycott call and it is not new, it happens everywhere.”

Jammu/Leh, Nov 13 : Security has been beefed up and election preparations are in place in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the seven-phased elections beginning from November 17.

Border Security Force (BSF) in Jammu has increased night patrolling following the ongoing election process and increasing infiltration bid along the International Border and Line of Control (LoC).

Srinagar, Nov 13 : After initial euphoria fruit growers in Jammu and Kashmir are disillusioned with the recently initiated trade across the Line of Control (LOC) with Pakistan administered Kashmir.

The disenchanted traders cite lack of proper communication and payment as the reasons behind their decision to suspended sending their fruits across the LoC.

“The goods we used to send to Muzzafrabad have been stopped, it is now sent to Delhi. There is no proper information for the process,” said Nisar Ahmed, a fruit grower.