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Indian, Pakistani traders meet discuss trade modalities

India, PakistanChakan da Bagh (Jammu and Kashmir), Nov 7 : Traders from India and Pakistan met on Thursday at Chakan da Bagh, in Jammu and Kashmir to discuss trade modalities.

Traders from Rawalakot in Pakistan administered Kashmir met traders from Poonch.

The focus of the discussion was to find a way to develop Line of Control (LoC) trade in a meaningful and mutually beneficial manner.

Pakistani traders called for a relaxation in norms to allow traders to visit freely and understand the working of local market better.

Curfew in Kashmir to stop march

Authorities have imposed curfew in Srinagar to avoid proposed march by separatist groups to the Jamia Mosque in the old city.

"Curfew is in force throughout the city and no violations of the law would be allowed," a senior police officer said.

Educational institutions, business establishments and banks remained closed in the city after the prohibitory orders were clamped.

The separatist group led by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq had earlier called for a march to grand mosque in the old city, but the authorities did not allow them to do so.

They were demanding for boycott of assembly polls scheduled to be held on December.

IBM To Expand Its Cloud Computing Efforts

IBM To Expand Its Cloud Computing EffortsLeading multi-national computer technology IBM has joined the list of companies jostling for position in the cloud computing space. For this purpose, the company would invest $2 billion in India over the next three years.

According to multi-national computer technology, with the proliferation of the mobile Web, the average individual's "information footprint" - the digitization of entertainment, healthcare, security, social networking, retail preferences - will grow from 1 TB (about 50,000 trees cut and printed) per year to more than 16 TB by 2020.

Mining in India a cushion for Oz firms from global financial crisis

Sydney, Nov 7 : Amid the ongoing global financial crisis, the growing demand for resources and mining expertise in India has given a ray of hope for the Aussies mining firms, as more than 50 Australian mining companies are participating at India''s largest mining industry event - the International Mining and Machinery Exhibition
(IMME 2008) in Kolkata this week.

In the last 12 months, Australian companies like Thiess Leighton India and India Resources are learnt to have won significant contracts to provide contract mining services.

In the words of the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade), India''s hunger for resources and mining expertise could help Australian firms cushion the blow from the global financial crisis.

OIC Secy-Gen urges India to release Kashmiri leaders

OIC Secy-Gen urges India to release Kashmiri leadersIslamabad, Nov 7: Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has reportedly expressed concern over the detention of Kashmiri leaders by Indian authorities, and called for their release.

Talking to reporters in Istanbul, Professor Ihsanoglu condemned the continued use of force against Kashmiri people in Kashmir, the Daily Times reported.

Spice Mobile Rolls Out 'S-930' @ Rs 7,999 In India

Spice Mobile Rolls Out S-930 @ Rs 7,999 In IndiaSpice Mobiles has launched a new trendy and distinctive metallic designed phone, named S-930 in the Indian market.

Touted to be a multimedia phone, the Spice S 930 comes packed with a virtual keypad and 2 MP Camera with Webcam facility.

The newly launched phone has MP3 player, FM Record & Play and stereo Bluetooth and 2GB expandable memory.

Moreover, the phone permits its users to access the image gallery through a swipe of finger.

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