A Sikh community group says it will challenge any effort by the Indian government to get diplomatic immunity for Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath for his alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The issue of diplomatic immunity is decided by the court and the US Department of State can only give its recommendation, according [...]
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Sikh group to challenge diplomatic immunity for Kamal Nath
January 27th, 2011 |
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US reviewing immunity for Kamal Nath in 1984 Sikh riots case
January 25th, 2011 |
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The United States is still reviewing whether Indian Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath, who has been summoned by a New York court for his alleged role in the1984 anti-Sikh riots, can be given diplomatic immunity. “The immunity question remains under review here at the State Department, and we have not made any determination at this [...]
India to discuss investment fund ‘idea’ with Temasek: Update
June 9th, 2010 |
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Indian Transport Minister Kamal Nath said he will meet with Temasek Holdings to discuss the “idea” of setting up a fund to invest in roads, ports and airports as the country seeks to improve infrastructure.
The minister said he will meet with the Singapore state- owned investment company today, when asked about a Wall Street Journal report yesterday that India is in talks about creating a US$2 billion ($2.83 billion) fund. Jeffrey Fang, a spokesman for Temasek, declined to comment when contacted by Bloomberg News.
India’s Nath will raise ‘idea’ of US$2b fund with Temasek
June 9th, 2010 |
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Indian Transport Minister Kamal Nath said he will raise the “idea” of setting up a US$2 billion ($2.8 billion) fund to invest in roads, ports and airports with Temasek Holdings today.
Nath, speaking at a press event in Singapore, said he had raised the idea during a visit to the city-state in October.
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Come and invest in our roads: Kamal Nath
April 9th, 2010 |
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Highlighting India’s plans to achieve a “quantum jump” in building roads and highways that would open a vast rural market, Minister of Road Transport and Highways Kamal Nath has invited foreign companies to participate in this mega-initiative for the country’s growth.
“India’s growth does not threaten, it beckons,” he said in a keynote address at the [...]
Sikhs protest Kamal Nath’s presence in New York
April 9th, 2010 |
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A group of about 100 Sikhs protested the presence here of Kamal Nath, India’s minister of road transport and highways, who they alleged had instigated a mob in the November 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
The group under the banner of Sikhs For Justice, a US-based community advocacy group, held a “Justice Rally” Thursday outside McGraw-Hill’s headquarters in [...]
US Court Summoned Kamal Nath against 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots
April 7th, 2010 |
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US federal district court has summoned the Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath for his involvement in 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
This civil case has been filed under the Alien Torts Claims Act where the activists sought after compensatory and corrective damages for certain allegations like crimes against humanity, degrading treatment and wrongful killing. [...]
Kamal Nath to seek Canadian investment, meet Indian-born ‘Warren Buffet’
March 21st, 2010 |
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Toronto, March 21 : India will woo Canadian investment in its infrastructure during the four-day visit of Minister for Road Transport and Highways Kamal Nath to Canada from March 23.
During his visit, Kamal Nath will meet Canadian International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan, Transport Minister John Baird, and corporate leaders to give further push to [...]
Next decade will be decade of infrastructure:Nath
October 13th, 2009 |
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Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Kamal Nath today said the next spurt in economic growth is going to come from the infrastructure sector, particularly roads and highways.
“After the decade of Information Technology, the next decade of India will be the decade of Infrastructure. Within infrastructure, the road sector, which is already immense [...]
India to build more highways than any other country in the world: Kamal Nath
September 18th, 2009 |
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Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Kamal Nath on Thursday said that in the next two years India will build more highways than any other country in the world.
Inaugurating “Building India: Road Infrastructure Summit†at Zurich, he also invited European investors to invest in the road and highways sector in India, and said that [...]
Kamal Nath unveils massive road development plan
July 29th, 2009 |
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Union Road Transport Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday said that the Government has geared up to launch one of the biggest highways development programme in the country.
Replying to the discussions on the working of the Road Transport and Highways Ministry in the Rajya Sabha, Nath said that the National Highways Development Programme would be [...]