Kathmandu, Sept 23 : Union Minister of State for Commerce and Power Jairam Ramesh has called for the creation of a new architecture of bilateral cooperation whose distinctiveness would be synergy through energy.

Addressing the Power Summit 2008 here today, he said that trade in electricity will bring considerable financial benefits to India’s neighbours.

Referring to the Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda’s recent visit to India during which he unveiled his vision of Nepal developing 10,000 Mw of its hydel power potential over the next ten years, her pointed out that there will be need for new markets to be developed for the export of the power generated and clearly India is one such market.

Srinagar, Sept 23 : At least two militants were

Gandhi Jayanthi Day or Oct 2 will see implementation of anti-smoking law in public places. The law prohibits smoking in public places. The law has been made to save people from adverse effects of second-hand smoking. Violators of the law will be fined Rs 200.

Soft-drinks giant Pepsi would invest $500-million (Rs 2,200 crore) in coming three years. It is disclosed by the CEO and global chairman of PepsiCo. Ms. Indra Nooyi. She was here in Gurgaon (Haryana) to attend the first ever executive committee meeting of company in India. The company has already invested over $1 billion in India.

In fierce gun battles in Jammu and Kashmir the army pushed back the ultras, which had infiltrated under the cover given by the Pakistan along the LoC. In the shoot out two militants and an army jawan were killed.

The defence officials stated, "A group of armed militants entered the Indian Territory from Kabaristan post of Pakistan and were trapped by troops close to Kalash Indian Post between Zero line and border fencing along LoC in Poonch district on Sunday."

Frankfurt, Sept 23 : India should not pin much hopes on Wednesday’s meeting between Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session, says Harish Khare, Senior Editor of Indian English daily The Hindu.

He said that since Zardari was new to the office of Pakistan President, not much should be expected from the meeting.