Islamabad-Istanbul train link from Aug 14

October 7th, 2009 Police break up second day of anti-IMF protestISTANBUL — Protesters hurled firebombs at banks and police and smashed shop windows in a second day of protests Wednesday against the International Monetary Fund. The crowd of some 150 people — members of fringe left-wing groups — gathered about half a mile (a kilometer) away from the venue of the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank being held in Istanbul, shouting "IMF get out!" The protesters also stoned a police vehicle, prompting officers inside to fire warning shots in the air to keep them at bay, while riot police used water canons and tear and pepper gas.

October 1st, 2009 Protester throws shoe at IMF director in IstanbulISTANBUL — A protester threw a shoe at IMF Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn but missed during a conference at an Istanbul university Thursday. The man threw his white sports shoe and ran toward the speakers platform shouting "IMF get out," but he was blocked by security guards.

October 1st, 2009 ISTANBUL - A protester threw a shoe at the chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Thursday and tried to storm the stage at a Turkish university. IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn was holding a townhall-style meeting at Bilgi University in Istanbul, where the IMF and World Bank are holding their annual meetings this week and next.

September 13th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Railway Ministry has 'technically' accepted India's proposal regarding a South Asian regional train service running between India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The Railway Ministry has sent the proposal to Foreign Affairs and the Commerce Ministry for further action, The Dawn reports.

July 29th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Nearly a decade after starting work on a 110-km rail link between the industrial hub of Ludhiana with this Punjab capital, a railway official Wednesday said the link will be operational by 2011. "If the work goes as planned then the Chandigarh-Ludhiana railway link will become operational by 2011.

July 22nd, 2009 AMRITSAR - A coach of a stationary train caught fire here on Wednesday. However, no casualties were reported.

July 20th, 2009 KOLKATA - A day after Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee flagged off the first ladies' special local train, hundreds of jubilant women showered their blessings upon the West Bengal leader and wished her well. The first ladies' special train was flagged off Sunday and started plying from Howrah to Bandel station Monday.

June 22nd, 2009 6-car train derails near Maryland-DC lineWASHINGTON — Metro officials say a six-car train has collided with another train and derailed near the Washington, D.C., and Maryland border. Spokeswoman Taryn McNeil says the collision happened about 5 p.m.

May 1st, 2009 NJ dentist killed by train in NY while fishingPORT KENT, N.Y. — State police say a New Jersey dentist was struck and killed by an Amtrak train as he fished from a trestle in northern New York.

April 29th, 2009 CHENNAI - At least four people have been killed and several others injured when a passenger train and a goods train collided at Jeevanagar railway station in suburban Vyasarpadi on Wednesday. According to police, the incident took place at around 6:00 a.m.

February 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Shanghai, Macau and Istanbul - one of them may host the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) award ceremony this year. 'The city where the IIFA will be held this year is not confirmed yet but three-four cities are bidding for it.

January 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Enthused by an exhilarating ride on a Japanese high-speed train last week during his visit to Japan, Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Monday said India would soon have similar bullet trains on selective routes and that his ministry would start scouting for global consultants. 'The day is not far off when the bullet train will run in the country,' Lalu Prasad told reporters here.

January 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Fresh from a ride on a Japanese bullet train, Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Monday announced that India would soon have similar high-speed trains on select routes. 'The day is not far off when the bullet train will run in the country,' Lalu Prasad told reporters here.

January 16th, 2009 RAIPUR - At least five people were injured when the train they were in was hit by a engine during shunting operations at the railway station here Saturday, officials said. The accident took place when an engine hit the Visakhapatanam-Korba Link Express at Raipur station during the shunting process, officials said.

December 27th, 2008 AMRITSAR - Very few passengers from India are boarding the bus service from here to Lahore and Nankana Sahib in Pakistan and the numbers are likely to go down further with the Ministry of External Affairs issuing a travel advisory asking Indians not to travel to Pakistan. Started in 2006, the Amritsar-Lahore and Amritsar-Nankana Sahib (the birthplace of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev) bus services have never been a big hit with people due to the lack of a facility for obtaining Pakistani visas from here.