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--- South Asian News, October 02, 2002 ---

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* PepsiCo's Nooyi is Fortune's 4th most powerful woman (IANS): Indra Nooyi, the Chennai-born president and chief financial officer (CFO) of global giant PepsiCo, has been ranked the fourth most powerful businesswoman by Fortune magazine in its upcoming October 14 issue. The New York-based 46-year-old was ranked 10th in Fortune's list of 50 Most Powerful Women in Business last year, barely months after she was named the new president and CFO at the American soft drinks major. The financial wizard was promoted president of PepsiCo after negotiating the company's $14 billion deal for Quaker Oats. http://in.news.yahoo.com/021002/43/1vvzi.html

* Sunil Dutt raises funds for cancer in the US (IANS): Veteran Indian actor and politician Sunil Dutt, who is touring the U.S. to raise funds for his cancer foundation, says he has plans to launch chapters of his organisation in Dallas and Boston. Dutt said he had managed to collect $100,000 for the Nargis Dutt Memorial Foundation at one event in Long Island. "Fundraisers have already been held in Seattle ($200,000), Vancouver in Canada (Canadian $125,000) and Portland." The foundation was started in 1981 to primarily focus on the detection and prevention of cancer among women in the age group of 28 to 65. http://in.news.yahoo.com/021002/43/1vvze.html

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Christina Rocca meets Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and calls for dialogue with India over the disputed Kashmir region. In India, militants struck polling stations, set off explosions and fired on security forces in Kashmir, killing at least 15 people in the third and most violent round of balloting for the state legislature.

Top Stories

* Pakistani minorities call for protest, mourning (Wall Street Journal) (MSNBC)
* Pakistani businessman may be Linchpin in Daniel Pearl case (Wall Street Journal)
* U.S. official calls for Pakistan - India dialogue (NY Times) (Washington Post)
* Pakistan-based Kashmiris question poll turnout (MSNBC)
* Islamic militants renew assault in Indian Kashmir (ABC News)
* Surge in Kashmir election violence (NY Times) (LA Times) (MSNBC)
* Guerillas kill 10 in Kashmir (Wall Street Journal) (LA Times) (Washington Post) (ABC News) (Herald Sun) (SF Gate)
* 6 poll escorts die in Kashmir blast (Wall Street Journal) (NY Times) (LA Times) (Washington Post) (CNN.com) (Anchorage Daily News)
* 15 die in Kashmir elections attacks (Wall Street Journal) (NY Times) (LA Times) (Washington Post) (USA Today) (News Day) (Morning Call) (Times Online) (Daily Press) (Herald Sun) (Sun Times) (Philadelphia Inquirer) (Boston Globe) (Burlington County Times) (/spacer.gif)
* India says 41% of voters cast ballots in Jammu-Kashmir (Wall Street Journal)
* Kashmir has bloodiest polling day (NY Times) (Washington Post)
* Nepal army: nearly 3,000 Maoist rebels killed since November (Wall Street Journal)
* Bangladeshi journalists protest increased attacks on them (Wall Street Journal)
* Militant attacks dont keep voters at home in Kashmir (NJ Star Ledger)

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* Spread of HIV will accelerate in Asia, Africa, CIA forecasts (Wall Street Journal) (NY Times) (LA Times) (ChicagoTribune) (Washington Post) (Washington File)
* Mother Teresa closer to sainthood (LA Times) (Washington Post)
* Indian government appeals against High Court Mauritius ruling (Tax News)

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* Pakistani minorities call for protest, mourning

Islamabad -- Leaders of Pakistan's minority Christian, Hindu and Sikh communities called on Monday for two more days of protests and mourning on October 5 and 6 to mark the murder of seven Christian charity workers in Karachi last week. Shahbaz Bhatti, the leader of the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance, said a rally would be held in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on October 5 to mark an ''anti-terrorism day'' while joint memorial services would be held around the country the following day.

http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20021001_002452,00.html
http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/reuters.asp?reg=ASIA

* Pakistani businessman may be Linchpin in Daniel Pearl case

Karachi, Pakistan -- Saud Memon's home looks abandoned, with a rusty padlock on the iron gate. Yet for four months it has been under constant surveillance by police looking for the clothing exporter, the only person police have yet identified who may know who ordered the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB-search,00.html

* U.S. official calls for Pakistan - India dialogue

Islamabad -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Christina Rocca met Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday and called for dialogue with India over the disputed Kashmir region. India has refused Pakistan's offer of talks over Kashmir, saying Islamabad must first end its sponsorship of cross-border infiltration by Islamic militants into Indian-held Kashmir, where a third round of state elections was taking place on Tuesday.

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/politics/politics-pakistan-usa.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/AOct1.html

* Pakistan-based Kashmiris question poll turnout

Islamabad -- Kashmiri leaders based in Pakistan rejected Indian claims of a heavy turnout in the third phase of elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir and said on Wednesday only 10 to 11 percent of voters had cast ballots. Ghulam Mohammad Safi, secretary general of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), an umbrella organisation for several separatist groups in Indian-ruled Kashmir, said even the lower estimate was achieved by Indian troops through coercion and harassment.

http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/reuters.asp?reg=ASIA

* Islamic militants renew assault in Indian Kashmir

Srinagar, India -- Suspected Islamic militants renewed a bloody assault in Indian Kashmir on Wednesday as India pressed ahead with controversial state elections which have triggered a bout of anti-poll violence. After a third phase of voting on Tuesday -- in which 18 people died in the bloodiest polling day since elections started -- another 10 died on Wednesday in separate attacks by suspected militant separatists.

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/reuters20021002_88.html

* Surge in Kashmir election violence

Srinagar, India -- Violence continued to plague the third round of balloting for the state legislature in Indian Kashmir on Wednesday, with at least 10 people killed in three separate attacks. Nearly 150 political activists, candidates, soldiers and civilians have died since elections New Delhi hopes will endorse its rule were announced in August.

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-kashmir.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-kashmir-elections1002oct02,0,6592979.story
http://www.msnbc.com/news/815428.asp

* Guerillas kill 10 in Kashmir

Jammu, India -- Guerrillas in Indian-controlled Kashmird fire on activists of the pro-India governing party Wednesday and were suspected in the bombing of a bus heading for a Hindu pilgrimage on a day of violence that left at least 10 dead, police and hospital officials said. The attacks came a day after voters went to polls in the third of four phases of Jammu-Kashmir state elections, which separatist Islamic militants have vowed to disrupt saying they are rigged in favor of pro-India politicians.

http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB-search,00.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-kashmir-attack1002oct02,0,6776911.story
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/AOct2.html
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20021002_235.html
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/reuters20021002_7.html
http://www.herald-sun.com/firstnews/37-272764.html
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2002/10/02/international0334EDT0448.DTL

* 6 poll escorts die in Kashmir blast

Srinagar, India -- An explosion killed six paramilitary troopers escorting poll officials during elections in Jammu-Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. The blast hit a vehicle carrying Border Security Force troopers in Panzgam, 35 miles south of Srinagar, the summer capital of the state.

http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20021001_002340,00.html
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Kashmir-Blast.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-kashmir-blast1001oct01,0,7919764.story
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/AOct1.html
http://asia.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/10/02/kashmir.violence/index.html
http://www.adn.com/24hour/world/story/558850p-4400813c.html

* 15 die in Kashmir elections attacks

Srinagar, India -- Militants struck polling stations, set off explosions and fired on security forces in Indian Kashmir on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people in the third and most violent round of balloting for the state legislature. More than 135 political activists, candidates, soldiers and civilians have died since the elections were announced in August. Nevertheless, 41 percent of registered voters in the disputed Himalayan province braved the violence and ignored a separatist call for a boycott.

http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB-search,00.html
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Kashmir-Elections.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-kashmir-elections1001oct01,0,6003153.story
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/AOct2.html
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/-kashmir_x.htm
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ats-ap_top13oct01%2C0%2C5335217.story
http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/ats-ap_top13oct01%2C0%2C5690341.story
http://www.thetimesonline.com/index.pl/articleadvert9%3Fid%3D31487592
http://www.dailypress.com/news/nationworld/ats-ap_top13oct01%2C0%2C7611551.story
http://www.herald-sun.com/firstnews/37-272147.html
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-india02.html
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/4192138.htm
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/275/nation/15_killed_in_attacks_as_Kashmir_votes+.shtml
http://www.phillyburbs.com/%2E%2E/apNews/apstory.asp%3FArticleNo%3D71115
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/4194509.htm

* India says 41% of voters cast ballots in Jammu-Kashmir

New Delhi -- India's federal Election Commission said that 41% of registered voters cast their ballots Tuesday in Jammu-Kashmir state elections marked by violent attacks on polling stations. The Election Commission said the figure covered four districts: Anantnag, where it said 25% had voted; Pulwama, where it recorded 28%; Kathua, where it reported a 59% turnout; and Udhampur with a reported 59%.

http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20021001_002539,00.html

* Kashmir has bloodiest polling day

Anantnag/Srinagar, India -- Eighteen people died in the bloodiest polling day yet in Indian Kashmir as a third round of elections were held in the troubled state. Gunmen killed eight people on a bus on Tuesday, and six troops died when their vehicle ran over a land mine, believed to be planted by Islamic militants. Two militants, a political activist and an Indian soldier died in separate incidents.

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-kashmir.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/AOct2.html

* Nepal army: nearly 3,000 Maoist rebels killed since November

Kathmandu -- Nearly 3,000 Maoist rebels have been killed by government troops since November, the Royal Nepalese Army said Tuesday, but the rebels continue to strike the capital, as they did last week. "At least 2,820 Maoist terrorists have been killed since November, when the army was ordered against them, but despite the huge damage, the threat hasn't decreased," army spokesman Col. Deepak Gurung said.

http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20021001_000842,00.html

* Bangladeshi journalists protest increased attacks on them

Dhaka -- Nearly 1,000 journalists marched through the capital Wednesday to protest increased attacks on them for their reports on alleged corruption, gangsterism and religious intolerance. A legal rights group blamed the attacks mostly on the supporters of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's governing coalition. There was no immediate government reaction.

http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20021002_001339-search,00.html

* Militant attacks dont keep voters at home in Kashmir

Militants struck polling stations, set off explosions and fired on security forces in Indian Kashmir yesterday, killing at least 15 people in the third and most violent round of balloting for the state legislature. Today brought more violence as a bomb detonated on a bus carrying Hindus on a pilgrimage, killing one passenger and injuring 18 near Jammu, officials said. There was no official word on the identity of the attackers, but suspicion fell on Islamic militants. More than 135 political activists, candidates, soldiers and civilians have died since the elections were announced in August. Nevertheless, 41 percent of registered voters in the disputed Himalayan province braved the violence and ignored a separatist call for a boycott.

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-4/.xml

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* Spread of HIV will accelerate in Asia, Africa, CIA forecasts

McLEAN, Va. -- The spread of HIV is expected to accelerate in Asia and Africa over the next decade, with 75 million cases likely in five of the world's most populous countries by 2010, a U.S. intelligence report predicts. The rapid growth of HIV as well as AIDS cases will heavily tax the economies and public health systems of such countries as China, India, Russia, Ethiopia and Nigeria, according to the report, prepared by the National Intelligence Council, a group of senior analysts who report to U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director George J. Tenet.

http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB-search,00.html
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-HIV-Global-Impact.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-hiv-global-impact1001oct01,0,1667371.story
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-oct02.story
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/AOct1.html
http://usinfo.state.gov/cgi-bin/washfile/display.pl?p=/products/washfile/latest&f=02100102.tlt&t=/products/washfile/newsitem.shtml

* Mother Teresa closer to sainthood

Vatican City -- Mother Teresa moved a step closer to beatification Tuesday, when a Vatican committee approved a reported miracle attributed to the late Roman Catholic nun, church officials said. The Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of Saints committee that handles the process leading to sainthood approved reports that an Indian woman in her 30s was cured of a stomach tumor due to the intercession of Mother Teresa, officials said.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-vatican-mother-teresa1001oct01,0,5345361.story
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/AOct1.html


* Indian government appeals against High Court Mauritius ruling

As expected, the Indian government has filed a special leave petition (SLP) with the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court's decision to quash the April 2000 CBDT circular that barred income-tax inspectors from querying the Mauritius residence asserted by foreign institutional investors (FIIs) seeking tax benefits under the India/Mauritius Double Avoidance Agreement (DTAA).

http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=9561

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