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Irate Speaker warns members against disruption
New Delhi: Voicing serious concern over frequent disruption of proceedings in Lok Sabha, Speaker Manohar Joshi on July 16 warned that he was "duty bound" to resort to rules which include automatic suspension of members for rushing to the well and creating grave disorder.
'Al-Qaida infiltration into India cannot be ruled out'
New Delhi: Government on July 16 said the possibility of al-Qaida terrorists having infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir and Assam cannot be ruled out and that it had reports indicating a "substantial" number of erstwhile Taleban and allied fundamentalist groups were likely to enter the state to "escalate" violence.
Will blaming Pak solve militancy, Congress asks govt
New Delhi: Lambasting the government for ''lack of policy and vision'' in effectively dealing with the problem of terrorism, the Congress in the Lok Sabha on July 16 said simply by blaming Pakistan for every attack was not going solve the problem.
LS admits Opposition motion on J&K massacre
New Delhi: An Opposition-sponsored adjournment motion to discuss the July 13 Qasim Nagar terrorist massacre near Jammu and failure of the government to combat cross-border terrorism was admitted on July 16 in Lok Sabha by Speaker Manohar Joshi.
'Cong committed to transparency in public life'
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on July 16 said her party was committed to restoring "transparency" in public life and would support a "suitable" legislation to address the concern of the people about the growing use of money and muscle power in electoral politics.
NATIONAL
NDA not striving for consensus on VP candidate
New Delhi: Confident of a win, the NDA is not striving for a consensus on the Vice Presidential candidate though it is likely to announce its choice of former Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhairon Singh Shekhawat formally only after talks with major Opposition leaders.
'Fernando not asked to deliver message to Pak'
New Delhi: India on July 16 denied that it has requested Sri Lanka to carry any message on its behalf to Pakistan but said New Delhi's concerns over infiltration of terrorists from across the border were conveyed to Colombo during External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha's visit to the island nation last week.
Indian warships join US Navy in escort operations
New Delhi: Indian Navy has deployed its warships to undertake escort operations through the Straits of Malacca along with the US Navy, it was officially stated on July 16.
Declare Pak a terrorist state, Advani tells US
New Delhi: The United States should declare Pakistan a terrorist state if it failed to stop cross-border terrorism against India, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani said in Lok Sabha on July 16.
Jaswant Singh to focus on middle class problems
New Delhi: Finance Minister Jaswant Singh will be meeting Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) members of Parliament (MPs) next week to discuss measures beneficial to middle class, pensioners and the small savings groups.
Adjournment motion on J&K massacre rejected
New Delhi: An Opposition-sponsored adjournment motion to discuss the July 13
terrorist massacre near Jammu and failure of the government to combat cross-border terrorism was on July 16 negatived in the Lok Sabha by a voice vote after the entire Opposition walked out.
Jaitley to discuss devolution of powers to J&K
New Delhi: BJP general secretary Arun Jaitley will hold talks with Jammu and Kashmir government and political parties there on the issue of devolution of greater powers to the state, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani announced in the Lok Sabha on July 16.
India will fight terrorism on its own: Advani
New Delhi: India will fight its own battle against terrorism without any outside
support, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani said on July 16.
Army denies withdrawing troops from LoC
New Delhi: The Army on July 16 denied withdrawing three strike divisions from the international border (IB) and the Line of Control (LoC).
Exposure of Guj riots led to FDI in print: Sonia
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on July 16 suggested that "independent and objective" reporting of the "state-sponsored" riots in Gujarat led the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led coalition to reopen the dormant issue of foreign direct investment (FDI) and allow 26 per cent foreign equity in print media.
Efforts on to put up joint opposition candidate
New Delhi: Dubbing former Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhairon Singh Shekhawat as a "BJP (Bharatiya Janata Dal) man with close RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh)
connections," Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPI-M) on July 16 said efforts were on to put up a joint Opposition candidate for the Vice-Presidential poll.
'Nobody believes Pak's condemnation of terror acts'
New Delhi: Defence Minister George Fernandes on July 16 ruled out talks with Pakistan unless it stopped aiding and abetting cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
Court convicts 14 in Coomer-Narain spy case
New Delhi: Almost two decades after the sensational Coomer-Narain spy case was unearthed, a designated city court on July 16 convicted 14 people in the case for passing off military secrets to agents of other countries.
Revamp has galvanised rank & file of BJP: Advani
New Delhi: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on July 16 said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been galvanised after the recent revamp in the party and government putting behind the electoral setbacks in the recent Assembly elections.
Murasoli Maran hospitalised due to high BP
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Murasoli Maran has been admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences following complaints of high blood pressure.
KASHMIR
RSS floats political front for Jammu statehood
Jammu: Backed by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), over 19 organisations, including political parties, have floated the "Jammu State Morcha" to spearhead the movement for a separate Jammu state, but it is not clear whether it would contest the coming Assembly elections in the state.
Advani rules out trifurcation of Kashmir
New Delhi: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on July 16 ruled out trifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir as demanded by the Sangh Parivar.
Army personnel dead in J&K landmine explosion
Jammu: One Army personnel was killed and two others were injured critically when a powerful landmine exploded near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district late on July 15 night, official sources said here on July 15.
NORTH
Two arrested in UP train blast case: Police
Lucknow: Two persons have been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police who said they have solved the case in connection with the bomb blast in Bareilly-Delhi passenger train at Chandausi railway station that had left 10 people injured on July 3.
Govt, courts cannot decide Ayodhya issue: Mahant
Ahmedabad: Ramjanambhoomi Mandir Nyas president Mahant Ramchandra Paramhans on July 16 said the government and the courts cannot decide the ownership rights of the Ramjanamboomi land at Ayodhya.
Non-bailable warrant issued against Abu Salem
New Delhi: A Delhi court on July 16 issued non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Dubai-based underworld don Abu Salem, wanted in connection with running organised crime syndicate for extorting money from businessmen in and around the capital.
Alexander under misconception: Congress
New Delhi: Congress on July 16 said it was former Maharashtra Governor P C Alexander's misconception that Congress did not back his candidature for the President's post.
Charges to be framed against Pritish Nandy
New Delhi: A Delhi Court on July 16 decided to frame charges against Rajya Sabha
member of Parliament (MP) Pritish Nandy who has been accused of assaulting an
official at domestic airport in New Delhi three years ago.
HC rejects Daewoo's plea on bank guarantees
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on July 16 rejected a petition by crisis-ridden
Daewoo Motors India Ltd challenging the government orders rejecting its five export licences and invoking Bank Guarantees (BGs) worth Rs 27 crore in lieu of
them.
SOUTH
Kannada film industry calls off strike
Bangalore: Kannada film industry called off its indefinite strike, which it had launched on July 16 bringing to halt all cinema making activities, after the cinema theatre owners agreed to reduce the rentals by 10 per cent.
IT-Mission-Kerala to be held from Aug 1 to 4
Thiruvananthapuram: A four-day IT mission, Kerala 2002, aimed at providing update on development on IT sector in the state would be held at the Techno park from August 1 to 4.
VHP justifies demand for trifurcation of J&K
Pondicherry: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international president Ashok Singhal on July 16 justified its demand for trifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir, saying it would bring an end to the "current discrimination and discrepancies" in the state with regard to development and other factors.
US team to visit Kerala on investment: Minister
Thiruvananthapuram: A 50-member team of entrepreneurs from the United States would visit Kerala in January in 2003 to explore the prospects of investment in the state, State Industries Minister P K Kunhalikutty said on July 16.
PWG activist booked under POTA in Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad: An activist of the banned People's War Group (PWG), Md Sultan, was arrested under Prevention of Terrorist Act (POTA) by Khammam district police in Andhra Pradesh.
Naidu to talk to Krishna on Thughabhadra water
Hyderabad: Accusing Karnataka of drawing more water than its due share from Thungabhadra reservoir, Andhra Pradesh government has favoured to have a dialogue on the contentious water sharing issue between the two states.
Krishna to hold all-party meet on Cauvery tomorrow
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna on July 16 announced that an all-party meeting would be convened on July 17 to discuss issues relating to Cauvery river water sharing dispute with Tamil Nadu.
Kollam-hooch tragedy accused get life sentence
Kollam: The first accused Hyrunnisa, liquor contractor Manichen and 10 others were on July 16 sentenced to life imprisonment in the Kollam-Kalluvathukal hooch tragedy that claimed 31 lives in October 2000.
Hospitalised Maran's condition stable: AIIMS
New Delhi: The condition of Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Murasoli Maran, who was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences following complaint of "chest discomfort" is stable.
Andhra govt extends ban on PWG by another year
Hyderabad: Signaling a hardening stand on Naxalites, Andhra Pradesh government has extended the ban on People's War group (PWG) by another year, a decision that is likely to cast a shadow on the ongoing dialogue process.
TDP to back PM's nominee for Vice-President post
Hyderabad: The BJP's efforts to push through its man as National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee for next month's Vice Presidential poll on July 15 got a major boost when Telugu Desam Party (TDP) assured Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee that it would abide by choice.
Central
MP Speaker admits no-confidence against Cong govt
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker Sriniwas Tiwari on July 16 admitted a no-confidence motion sponsored by the main Opposition Bharatiya Janata Dal (BJP) against the Digvijay Singh-led Congress government in the state.
EAST
BSF arrests 61 infiltrators at Indo-Bangla border
Kolkata: In a major drive the Border Security Force (BSF), South Bengal, arrested 61 Bangladeshi nationals as they were trying to sneak through the International Border (IB) and seized a large quantity of essential commodities and cattle being smuggled.
Taxi driver held for alleged links with Pak ultras
Balurghat (West Bengal): Four days after a lawyer's clerk Rana Singha Roy was arrested from this town in South Dinajpur district for having links with a Pakistani militant group, an associate of his, a taxi driver, was nabbed by a special police team from Kolkata on July 16.
Orissa prepares contingency plan to face drought
Bhubaneswar: Orissa government has prepared a contingency plan to combat the drought-like situation emerging in the state following monsoon failure, Revenue Minister, Biswabhushan Harichandan said.
'ICRC did not allow us in while talking to Geelani'
Ranchi: The authorities at the Birsa Munda Central Jail on July 16 said the two-member team of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) did not allow them in while interviewing former Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani.
Mamta, Samta playing cheap political games: Paswan
Ranchi: Ramvilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on July 16 alleged that the ongoing tug-of-war between Trinamool Congress chief, Mamta Banerjee and Railway minister Nitish Kumar over the reorganisation of Eastern Railway was fomenting tension between the peoples of Bengal and Bihar.
2 SSB jawans killed in clash with colleagues
Supaul (Bihar): Two jawans of the Special Security Bureau (SSB) were killed and another critically injured in a clash with their colleagues following a dispute on Indo-Nepal border in Supaul district, police superintendent Mohan Ram said on July 16.
WEST
'Efforts to extradite Dawood met with poor response'
Mumbai: Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim had the backing of Pakistan's intelligence agency, Inter Service Intelligence (ISI), and repeated attempts by Indian government to extradite him from the neighbouring country had received a lukewarm response, D Sivanandan, a top CBI officer, said on July 16.
'Centre mulling over dissolving Guj Assembly'
New Delhi: Eyeing the possibility of early elections in Gujarat, the government is toying with the idea of dissolving the state Assembly soon.
'Alexander has violated election code of conduct'
Mumbai: Industrialist Suresh Keswani, who is contesting a Rajya Sabha seat from Maharashtra, on July 16 questioned propriety of a former Governor filing his nomination for the Upper House from the same state, saying Dr P C Alexander has violated the election code of conduct.
Four new ministers inducted in Deshmukh ministry
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on July 16 expanded his Cabinet by inducting four new ministers, taking the strength of his ministry to 58.
Godhra accused fail to appear; property may be attached
Baroda: Properties of 33 absconding accused involved in Godhra train carnage of February 27 would be attached for their failure to appear before railway magistrate court at Godhra on July 15, police said on July 16.
J&K terror attack, weak global markets rock SENSEX
Mumbai: After a steady start, the SENSEX once again turned weak at early stages in an otherwise dull activity on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on July 16 on selective selling by speculators and retail investors.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
3 Army men killed in militant ambush in Assam
Guwahati: Three Armymen, including an officer, were killed and six others seriously injured in an ambush by militants in South Assam's Cachar district on July 16.
Security alert in Assam following ULFA threat
Guwahati: A security alert has been sounded throughout Assam following intelligence reports of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) plans to strike in a big way before the Independence Day next month, police said.
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