2005-09-02

winterbadger: (rt rev & lrnd father in god wm laud)
2005-09-02 08:59 am

follow-up

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4207588.stm

Kashmir vice-vigilante women held

Police in Indian controlled Kashmir have arrested the leader and six other members of an all-women separatist group fighting against 'obscenity'.

The seven women were arrested after raiding a restaurant in Srinagar.

The Maryam Squad of the Dukhtaran-e-Milat (Daughters of the Nation) had launched a campaign against alcohol and prostitution in the state.

Asiya Andrabi is a well-known separatist leader. She has previously spent a year in jail.

"Asiya was arrested when she assaulted a married woman who with her husband at the restaurant," senior police officer Muneer Khan told Reuters.

"Who are they to impose their code of conduct?" he asked.
winterbadger: (newcastle utd)
2005-09-02 09:19 am

Goal-line technology set for test

Fifa will use goal-line technology at the 2006 World Cup in Germany if a trial run at the Under-17 World Championships in Peru proves a success.

A 'smartball' system has been developed whereby balls fitted with a microchip will send a signal to the referee when they have crossed the line.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4206450.stm
winterbadger: (loch tay)
2005-09-02 10:45 pm

woo hoo! almost time to leave!

I got the last booking reply I was looking for. I'll be staying at the charming looking Mo Dhachaidh ("Our Home") Guest House in Kyleakin on Thursday night. Read more... )