'Today's egregious attack runs counter to the meaning of
Nawroz, a time of renewal and celebration, and a time for promoting the values of peace and solidarity.
Sarwar, another inhabitant buying clothes in the market, said
Nawroz was just a few days away but very few individuals came out for shopping.Staying indoors and visiting shops was indicative of poverty and the low level of enthusiasm, he explained.
A total of 111 people were either killed or injured,
Nawroz added.
Industrial sector investment accounts for the lion's share at 32 per cent of total investment, followed by tourism (16 per cent) and trade (8 per cent) relatively, according to
Nawroz.
The six Huddersfield businesses with a zero rating are named as: 88 Noodle Bar, Cross Church Street, Huddersfield; Bargain World, Packhorse Shopping Centre, Huddersfield; HDM Beer Shop, Wood Street, Huddersfield;
Nawroz Store, Bradford Road, Fartown; New Sanam Sweet Centre, Blacker Road, Birkby; and Shax Pizza and Grill Bar, Chapel Hill.
The ceremony marking the
Nawroz festival got under way at the Presidential Palace in Kabul.
"The attack took place on the eve of the International
Nawroz Festival in Kabul, which will see the participation of leaders and high-level officials from 11 countries.
SUMMARIES: First One Day International, Sharjah Scotland 199-8 (R D Berrington 51, Gulbodin Naib 4-30) v Afghanistan 203-3 (
Nawroz Mangal 112 no, Samiullah Shenwari 55 no) Afghanistan beat Scotland by 7 wkts First Test Match, Dunedin New Zealand v England no play Wednesday due to rain.
Though Afghanistan got off to a bad start, losing openers
Nawroz Mangal for a duck and Karim Sadiq for four, wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad cracked an elegant 55 runs off 46 balls with six boundaries and one six, while Asghar Stanikzai chipped in with 30.
AAFGGHHAANNISSTTAANN:: Mohammad Shahzad c Yuvraj Singh b Balaji 18 (16)
Nawroz Mangal lbw b Yuvraj Singh 22 (18) Karim Sadiq c Gambhir b Yuvraj Singh 26 (26) Asghar Stanikzai c Dhoni b Yuvraj Singh 6 (9) Mohammad Nabi c Sharma b Ashwin 31 (17) Samiullah Shenwari c & b Ashwin 1 (2) Shafiqullah lbw b Pathan 8 (9) Gulbodin Naib c Raina b Balaji 5 (14) Najibullah Zadran run out (Dhoni/Balaji) 5 (2) Dawlat Zadran .
A routine inspection of
Nawroz Bakery, in Primrose Hill Street, Hillfields, last May found two dead mice and fresh mouse droppings.
Ibrahim
Nawroz said that "large numbers" of people had been hit by swine flu but most people had not died and there remained very little known about the disease.
The Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Saturday took part in a
Nawroz summit in the Iranian capital Tehran with a group of leaders in the region.
