Hindustan Times
The arrest of Syed Liyaqat Shah, an alleged Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant, has started a volley of claims and counter-claims in India on whether he was planning a terror attack in Delhi or was on his way to Jammu and Kashmir as part of a rehabilitation plan. Read more
Posted by Utpal Parashar on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 6:24 pm
Filed under Nepal, South Asia · Tagged delhi, Gorakhpur border, hindustan times, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, Indo-Nepal border, Kathmandu, Kurakani in Kathmandu, Nepal, news, NIA, Pakistan, Rajkumar Meghen, Syed Liyaqat Shah, terrorism, UNLF, Utpal Parashar
Unexpected results and surprises are part and parcel of studies and surveys, but sometimes they just reinforce the obvious. The recent report by Transparency International on corruption in daily lives and public opinion in South Asia belongs to the second category. Read more
Posted by Utpal Parashar on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 8:56 pm
Filed under South Asia · Tagged Bangladesh, corruption, hindustantimes, India, Kurakani in Kathmandu, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, parliament, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Transparency International, Utpal Parashar
When I arrived in Nepal for my present assignment in October 2009, I carried several thousand rupees in 500 and 1000 denominations. Read more
Posted by Utpal Parashar on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 7:18 pm
Filed under Nepal · Tagged Central Bureau of Investigation, Dawood Ibrahim, FICN, IC814 hijacking, Indian currency, Indian note, ISI, Karachi, Kathmandu, Kurakani in Kathmandu, Lahore, Nepal, Pakistan, Peshawar, Quetta, RBI Governor Dr D Subbarao, Reserve Bank of India, Utpal Parashar
