Solitary splendour: Leh's colourful festival amid beauty of Ladakh Nov 5, 2009
The journey to the monastery with youthful Indus River flowing on one side and the high-altitude, cold, barren, sandy desert on other coincided with festivities in the monastery, some as calm and composed as their daily prayers, others as bright and swift as their artistic skills. The sun played hide n seek, clouds hovered over magnificent rocky mountains as chilly wind blew across the valley. (India Times)
Global warming: Indians decide to make their own glaciers Oct 22, 2009
To compensate, Ladakhis have started drilling bore holes and taking more water out of the head-waters of the Indus River. For the most part, the district government has done little to enforce conservation beyond talking about a development plan and restricting private well drilling. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
China projects Kashmir as a separate country Oct 20, 2009
Also, China's policy of extending assistance to only the government of a country indicates it considers India's nuclear rival and neighbour Pakistan to be in control of Pakistan-administered Kashmir by offering financial assistance to build a dam on the Indus river there. China, now locked in a row with India, is also asking for the tightening of the open border between India and Nepal that, it says, is abetting anti-China activities and demonstrations by Tibetans crossing into Nepal from India. (India Times, India)
The Punjab government on Saturday declared Bhakkar district a Red Zone, following apprehensions that the Taliban Oct 18, 2009
The channel said the provincial government has deployed security personnel on both banks of the Indus River running through Bhakkar and set up checkposts to monitor possible Taliban infiltration. The security personnel have also seized all boats in order to control all means of crossing the river. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Taliban Stepping Up Attacks on NATO Supply Convoys Oct 7, 2009
The commander who had gone through the northwest, expecting less resistance, arrived exhausted and bloodied on the banks of the Indus River. He had fought every step of the way. (Time.com)
Himalayan glaciers could disappear by 2035 Oct 6, 2009
Popularly known as the "Water Tower of Asia," they are the source of water for rivers that flow across the continent: the Indus River in Pakistan, the Brahmaputra that flows through Bangladesh, the Mekong that descends through Southeast Asia, the Irrawaddy in Myanmar, the Yellow and Yangtze rivers of China and a multitude of smaller rivers that flow through the Indo-Gangetic plains of Northern India. Satellite data from the Indian Space Applications Center, in Ahmedabad, India, indicates that... (CNN)
The Mutiny of Alexander's Army in I... Sep 26, 2009
Alexander accordingly marched his army southward, following the Indus River system, with the intention of reaching the Ocean and sailing back to Persia. En route, he suffered a near-fatal wound at a siege against the Mallians. (Suite101.com)
Pakistan acts to guardChinese interests Sep 4, 2009
The project, on the Indus River, is 165km downstream of Gilgit and 40km downstream of Chilas. To support such developments, Pakistan expects an investment of $1. (Asia Times Online)
India's own music fest, a mini-Woodstock at 11,500 ft Sep 2, 2009
Hundreds of music-lovers and hippies from all over the world gathered amidst snow mountains and monasteries, in a sandy maidan called Sindhu Ghat on the banks of the Indus river, about 7km from this Ladakhi town, to listen to well-known local and international musicians over four days ... Hundreds of music-lovers from all over the world gathered in a sandy maidan called Sindhu Ghat on the banks of the Indus river to listen to well-known local and international musicians over four days. (India Times, India)
Mysterious Glaciers Grew When Asia Heated Up Aug 28, 2009
She and collaborators are in the process of determining how much of the Indus River comes from the vast network of glaciers far upstream from the agricultural valleys of India and Pakistan. Their study can be used to help assess future glaciological and hydrological changes in the most populated part of our planet, which is a region that is now beginning to experience the profound effects of human-induced climate change, said Lewis Owen, a geologist at the University of Cincinnati who was not... (Science Daily)
Computer program helps decode ancient texts Aug 28, 2009
com A collection of written texts of the ancient inhabitants of the Indus River Valley region. Although the meaning of the symbols in these texts have long eluded scientists, computers are helping researchers to slowly decode their meaning. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Malaysians killed in Kashmir road crash Aug 26, 2009
NEW DELHI: Three Malaysian tourists died in Ladakh, Kashmir, when the vehicle they were travelling in skidded and plunged into the Indus River. The Press Trust of India (PTI) reported that Angee Lee, 52, Lee Ah Yem, 59, and Tang Guat Gnoh, 54, died on the spot. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Siachen receded 800m Aug 20, 2009
The book blames military activities for depositing tonnes of chemicals on the surface of the glacier, thereby not only polluting the headwaters of Indus river but also raising the temperatures in the area. Read business stories in. (India Times)
Is Northwestern India's Breadbasket Running Out of Water? Aug 13, 2009
The heartland of last century's lost 109 cubic kilometers of water from its Indus River plain aquifer between August 2002 and October 2008 ... The water contained in the Indus River plain aquifer, once pumped, is lost to the region via evaporation from irrigation or transpiration from irrigated plants. (Scientific American)
* World News Quick Take Aug 7, 2009
The bus, which started its journey late Tuesday from Rawalpindi, a garrison city adjoining Islamabad, to the northern town of Skardu fell into the Indus river early yesterday, bus company manager Mohammad Hasan said. CHINA Dogs may have to walk. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Bus plunges into Pakistan river, 34 feared dead Aug 7, 2009
By evening, no bodies had been recovered from the fast-flowing Indus River, and Manzur Hussain, another police officer in the area, said it was unlikely that anyone had survived. advertisement. (MSNBC -- International)
34 killed as bus falls into river in N Pakistan Aug 6, 2009
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Thirty-four people were killed asbus fell into Indus river in northern Pakistan on Thursday, local TV channels reported. The bus fell into Indus river near Skardu of northern Pakistan and 34 people onboard were drown. (Xinhuanet, China)
Many missing in Pakistani crash Aug 6, 2009
At least 34 people are feared dead after their bus plunged into the Indus river in north Pakistan, police said. The accident happened early on Thursday morning near Malopa Randu village in the Skardu area, 550km (342 miles) from the capital, Islamabad. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Fading democracy Jul 22, 2009
Attock marks the historic crossing point of the Indus River, where armies since Alexander the Great have come after crossing the deserts and mountains of Afghanistan with India to the east in their sights. But history has passed the town by as nowadays a motorway bridge further north is the route to North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), giving the ancient border town a forgotten air. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Pakistan snatches tree planting record from old rival India Jul 17, 2009
Some 300 volunteers, working in groups, planted mangrove saplings in the 750 acres of the Indus river delta region. They beat the previous team record for tree planting which was set in India just last month when 447,874 saplings were planted in Assam state. (BBC News -- South Asia)
* Polish engineer chose death over Islam: ex-hostage Jun 30, 2009
You know the Indus River lies between Attock and North Western Frontier Province [NWFP] and our people could not use the bridge to cross it because it is heavily guarded. So we bought a boat to transport Piotr across the border, the guard, who identified himself as Abdullah, told Amir. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
PM says nation wants peace by eliminating terrorists forever Jun 29, 2009
He said all provinces, including Punjab, would get their water share under the Indus River System Authority in line with the 1991 water accord. The prime minister said he had announced a civil award for Dr Sarfaraz Naeemi, APP reported. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Alexander the Great Conquers Persia Jun 28, 2009
He reached the Indus River but turned back after his men refused to go any further. In 323 BCE Alexander died in southern Persia, leaving no heirs. (Suite101.com)
The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) decided on Saturday to give provinces their full share of water Jun 28, 2009
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan. Sunday, June 28, 2009. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Prime minister says govt will follow 1991 accord for water distribution Jun 27, 2009
The premier said he would also convene a meeting of Indus River System Authority (IRSA) and Water and Power Ministry officials to discuss their grievances. Gilani said forums such as the Council of Common Interests and the National Finance Commission could be utilised to discuss and resolve such issues. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Threat level Jun 26, 2009
Taliban have infiltrated into western Punjab as far as Mianwalli, which lies within 30 miles of nuclear facilities at Chasma on the right bank of the Indus river and Khushab further east. But international fears that a Pakistani-built nuclear weapon or dirty bomb fissile material could fall into the hands of the Taliban appear unfounded for the moment. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Kohistan nerves May 29, 2009
But their chief concern at the moment is the security of a Chinese construction firm which is building a hydro-power project on the Indus river in the Dubair area of Kohistan. Chinese workers have been a favourite target of the Taliban. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Al-Qaeda keeps its eyes on Afghanistan May 23, 2009
The second target is to push Pakistani forces back beyond the Indus River. The source of the Indus is in Tibet; it begins at the confluence of the Sengge and Gar rivers that drain the Nganglong Kangri and Gangdise Shan mountain ranges. (Asia Times Online)
Pakistan repels militant attack May 3, 2009
Pakistani counterinsurgency efforts are currently focused on Buner, a hilly farming district near the Indus River that was infiltrated last month by hundreds of Taliban militants. The advance triggered alarm in Pakistan and the West for the stability of the nuclear-armed country. (Boston Globe)
Indus Script Encodes Language, Reveals New Study Of Ancient Symbols May 1, 2009
The Indus people were contemporaries of the Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations, inhabiting the Indus river valley in present-day eastern Pakistan and northwestern India from about 2600 to 1900 B.C. This was an advanced, urbanized civilization that left written symbols on tiny stamp seals, amulets, ceramic objects and small tablets. "The Indus script has been known for almost 130 years," said Rao, an Indian native with a longtime personal interest in the subject. (Science Daily)
THE PAK CIVIL WAR May 1, 2009
Along the Indus River, 2009 looks worrisomely like 1861 did on the Potomac. After the attack on Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln offered command of the Union forces to the most-respected officer in the US Army, Colonel Robert E. Lee. (New York Post -- Opinions)
* FEATURE : Pakistans endangered blind dolphins face pollution and manmade hazards May 1, 2009
AFP , INDUS RIVER, PAKISTAN Friday, May 01, 2009, Page 5. Nazir Mirani, 47, is the third generation of a humble family committed to saving Pakistans blind dolphins, an endangered species swimming against a tide of manmade hazards. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Pakistani Troops Push Back Against Taliban Apr 30, 2009
He dismissed fears that the capital Islamabad, separated from Buner by the Indus River and the Margalla Hills, was under any threat of a militant takeover. "I see this as a completely false alarm," he said. (CBS News)
Pakistan Off.: Taliban Withdraw From Buner Apr 28, 2009
Militants from Swat seized Buner, a jumble of mountains and farmsteads on the west bank of the Indus River, after President Asif Ali Zardari earlier this month signed the peace pact, which provides for the introduction of Islamic Shariah law in the region. They began pulling out on Friday as officials issued increasingly loud threats of military action and a hard-line cleric who mediated the peace deal intervened to defuse the tension. (CBS News -- World)
US missile kills alleged militants in tribal region Apr 9, 2009
A group of Pakistani Taliban fighters crossed late Monday from Swat into Buner, a previously peaceful district on the Indus River 60 miles northwest of the capital, Islamabad. After the militants ignored appeals from community leaders to go back, armed tribesmen and police confronted them, sparking a battle that killed three officers and two tribesmen, local police officer Zakir Khan said. (Boston Globe)
A Brief Guide to The Metropolitan M... Apr 4, 2009
Ancient Near Eastern Art: over 7000 works from 8000 B.C. to the Arab conquest and rise of Islam in 651 A.D. Stone sculptures and reliefs, stamp and cyclinder seals, ivories and metal objects from ancient Mesopotamia, Iran, Syria, Anatolia, the Black and Caspian Sea regions, the southwestern Arabian peninsula and the Indus River Valley are on view. Arms and Armor: 15,000 edged weapons, firearms and adult, children's and equestrian suits of armor (ca. (Suite101.com)
Kayaker runs 127-foot waterfall in Brazil Apr 4, 2009
Stookesberry and his crew had recently made the second descent of the Indus River through the Rondu Gorge in northern Pakistan, and gone on to run the Menas River through India, Bhutan, and back into India again. They returned to Brazil to try to make a clean drop of the Anaconda, a 100-foot waterfall that Stookesberry had run last year, but not without being ejected from his boat, making his descent unsuccessful in the unwritten rules of kayaking. (Longview Daily News, WA)
PETTING THE SNAKES Apr 3, 2009
Then terror crossed the Indus River into the heartland. Benazir Bhutto was assassinated. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Related: Pakistan Attack on Sri Lankan Cricket Team: Echoes of Mumbai? Mar 4, 2009
In a sign of the growing threat, militants have crossed the Indus River from the northwest in recent weeks to mount attacks in the Punjabi towns of Mianwali and Bhakkar. Lahore itself was long considered removed from the threat, not suffering its first suicide bombing until January 2008. (Yahoo News)
Pipes of peace Feb 14, 2009
The Indus River Commission survived two major wars between India and Pakistan. And all 10 Nile Basin riparian countries are currently involved in senior government-level negotiations to develop the basin co-operatively, despite the verbal battles conducted in the media. (BBC News -- Science)
Delhi scoffs at Pakistans evasion tactics Feb 13, 2009
But it is clear that Pakistan's stonewalling tactics have strengthened the hands of Indian hardliners, who now advocate covert action in Pakistan, or coercive diplomacy targeting the shared waters of the Indus River system with a view to reducing their flows into Pakistan. Matters are complicated domestically as India moves toward a general election. (Asia Times Online)
Daniyal Mueenuddin's 'In Other Rooms, Other Wonders' Feb 8, 2009
Manipulation unifies these stories, running through them as consistently as the Indus River flows south of Punjab. A dance of insincere compliments and favors asked at just the right moment - when the supplicant detects a benevolent mood - is performed by everyone. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Seven police killed in Pakistan Feb 7, 2009
Mianwali is on the eastern side of the Indus river which formed the boundary between Punjab and North-West Frontier provinces. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- South Asia)
