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Decline in Indian population growth rate
Average annual population growth rate in India has declined from 2.14 per cent in 1981-91 to 1.93 per cent during 1991-2001 and is now estimated at 102.7 crore. Attributing the current high population in some parts of the country to the large
size of the population in the reproductive age group, Health and Family Welfare MinisterShatrughan Sinha said this was also as a result of higher fertility due to unmet need for contraception.
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Parliament
Centre may introduce Anti-Smoking Bill in Parliament
New Delhi: Government is considering to bring an Anti-Smoking Bill during the current session of Parliament, Minister of State for Health A Raja said.
'Consumer-friendly cable TV Bill awaiting RS nod'
New Delhi: Government on July 22 said that the Cable Television Networks (Regulations) Bill, 1995 after having been passed by Lok Sabha was under consideration of the Rajya Sabha.
No FDI proposal in print received so far: Swaraj
New Delhi: Government on July 22 said that so far no proposals had been received for foreign direct investment (FDI) in print media with Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj saying that it was not feasible to make any projections at this juncture on overseas investment expected in the field.
Opposition paralyses Parliament on Gujarat issue
New Delhi: An agitated Opposition on July 22 paralysed proceedings in both Houses of Parliament over dissolution of Gujarat Assembly demanding dismissal of Chief Minister Narendra Modi and imposition of President's rule in the state.
Rajya Sabha adjourned over Gujarat issue
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha was adjourned till noon on July 22 as a determined Opposition demanded suspension of Question Hour to discuss political development in Gujarat where the Assembly has been dissolved.
NATIONAL
Narayanan boosts for Women's Bill in adieu speech
New Delhi: Bidding adieu, President K R Narayanan on July 22 made a strong plea for "expeditious" passage of the controversial Women's Reservation Bill saying higher representation of women in legislatures went hand in hand with cleaning up of public life.
Two Indian Army officers killed in Uganda mishap
New Delhi: Two Indian Army officers, who were part of a 33 strong Indian contingent serving as military observers with the UN Mission in Congo, were killed in an accident near the Ugandan border on July 19, an Army spokesman said.
BSNL to apply concessional ISD rates from midnight
New Delhi: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to implement the concessional international call rates announced by various international long distance operators including Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL), from midnight on July 22.
SC comes down heavily on publicity oriented PILs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on July 22 came down heavily on public interest
litigations (PIL), which are more in the nature of "publicity interest litigation" than public interest litigation saying heavy cost should be imposed on such petitioners.
BJP slams Cong for seeking Central rule in Guj
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on July 22 hit out at Congress for demanding President's rule in Gujarat saying the party's demand was wholly unacceptable as there was no breakdown of Constitutional machinery in the state.
VHP plans nation-wide campaign against terror
Ayodhya: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) would launch a month-long country-wide campaign against 'jihadi terrorism' from September 15, its media in-charge Sharad Sharma said.
US lifts travel restrictions to India
New Delhi: The United States of America on July 22 announced lifting of nearly two-month old travel restrictions to India and said its government employees and their families who were asked to leave the country in the wake of heightened Indo-Pak tensions may return.
Straw made clear of India’s stand: MEA
New Delhi: India on July 22 said that it has clearly conveyed to Britain that there cannot be any dilution or backtracking of commitments made by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on ending infiltration and cross-border terrorism and any further movement on the de-escalatory front would depend on this.
Centre calls emergency meet to tackle drought
New Delhi: The Centre has called an urgent meeting on July 24 of agriculture and
relief ministers of 11 states, which are likely to be affected by the long dry spell to take stock of contingency arrangements.
Telecom scam: Delhi HC admits Sukh Ram's plea
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on July 22 admitted the appeal by former
Communication Minister Sukh Ram against his conviction in the telecom scam case
related to the supply of MARR equipment for communication network in rural areas and issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for filing its reply.
Cabinet to reconsider rail zone bifurcation: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on July 22 said the Union Cabinet will consider the issue of bifurcation of Eastern Railway (ER) zone at its next meeting in the wake of "diverse" reaction in the country.
Market monitor SEBI comes under JPC fire
New Delhi: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) has blamed market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for lack of alertness that led to withdrawal of Rs 1,900 crore by Reliance from the Automatic Lending and Borrowing Mechanism (ALBM) in less than two weeks, leading to stock market crash in 2001.
Gill favours early Assembly poll in Gujarat
New Delhi: Strongly advocating early Assembly poll in Gujarat, former Security Advisor to Gujarat Chief Minister, K P S Gill, on July 22 said the "people" opposing it would realise its benefit after some time even as he charged politicians with indulging in "divisive politics" for the sake of votes.
'Impose Governor rule for free, fair JK polls'
New Delhi: Congress on July 22 demanded imposition of Governor rule in Jammu and Kashmir to hold free and fair elections where political parties have "lost faith" in the National Conference government.
A-320 planes to be armed with early warning system
New Delhi: All A-320 aircraft in the fleet of Indian Airlines would have Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) installed on them by year-end, Civil Aviation Minister Shahnawaz Hussain said on July 22.
V-P polls: Sushilkumar Shinde files nomination
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Sushilkumar Shinde on July 22 filed his nomination for the August 12 Vice-Presidential election to take on National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.
'Guj govt can't disregard EC's opinion on polls'
New Delhi: Noted Constitution expert Fali S Nariman said on July 21 night that if the Election Commission comes to a conclusion about the Assembly polls in Gujarat, the state government cannot go against it.
KASHMIR
Eight killed, explosions rock Kashmir
Jammu: Eight people, including seven militants were killed in separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir rocked by six explosions and one in CRPF camp injuring eight since July 21 night, official sources said.
1st batch of pilgrims have 'darshan' at Amarnath
Srinagar: The first batch of about 500 Amarnath pilgrims had 'darshan' of the holy Shiv Lingam on July 22 even as the ongoing 'yatra' has been suspended due to inclement weather on the route leaving about 7000 'yatris' stranded in Jammu.
Blast inside CRPF camp in J&K, no casualty
Srinagar: Militants on July 22 triggered an explosion in a car inside a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in the heart of the city but there was no casualty, official sources said.
NORTH
BJP-sponsored Delhi bandh evokes mixed response
New Delhi: The day-long bandh sponsored by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the capital on July 22 evoked mixed response as the ruling Congress and the Opposition party indulged in recrimination and contrasting claims over the strike.
5 Nigerians held, brown sugar worth Rs 1-cr seized
Panchkula (Haryana): In a major breakthrough, police arrested five Nigerian
nationals after one kg of brown sugar was found from their possession, a senior
police official said on July 22.
CBI files complaint on tehelka-scribe poaching case
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on July 22 filed a complaint in the case of poaching endangered leopards at Aravali forests in Uttar Pradesh naming three persons including a tehelka reporter Kumar Badal.
Army to hand over Red Fort to Tourism Ministry
New Delhi: Army authorities have been asked to hand over possession and control of the buildings and areas of Red Fort to the Ministry of Tourism and Culture keeping in view its historical, archaeological and architectural significance, Lok Sabha was informed on July 22.
We want reorganisation of JK, not division: RSS
Dehra Dun: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which is spearheading a campaign for trifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir, on July 21 said its demand was not aimed at division of the state but reorganisation on the lines of carving out of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh from Punjab.
SOUTH
K'taka to unveil policy on IT enabled services
Bangalore: After its stupendous stride in IT services, Karnataka is now eying IT enabled services in a big way and is set to act on a McKinsey report which spelt out a strategy to create one million jobs in knowledge-based industries in the state over the next 10 years.
Malkani appointed Lt Governor of Pondicherry
New Delhi: Sangh Parivar ideologue and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader K R Malkani was on July 22 appointed Lt Governor of Pondicherry.
Madras HC pleads Centre to declare POTA 'unjust'
Chennai: Madras High Court on July 22 issued notice to the Centre on a petition
seeking to declare certain Sections of Prevention of Terrorist Act (POTA),
pertaining to declaration of an organisation a terrorist one, as "unjust and un-
Constitutional".
Uproar in K'taka Assembly, Oppn stages walkout
Bangalore: The Karnataka Legislative Assembly on July 22 plunged into a din with Opposition making repeated attempts to force a debate on the issue of threat to the life of a former minister posed by a minister, even after the Chief Minister S M Krishna assured that the government would "discharge its duties".
Vaiko arrest: MDMK denies any plan to move court
Chennai: Two senior leaders of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) on July 21 dismissed as "baseless" reports that the party was planning to move the Supreme Court for securing the release of its chief Vaiko, arrested under Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), and said it would wait for the chargesheet in the case before deciding next course of action.
Central
Oppn initiates discussion on no-trust motion in MP
Bhopal: The leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Dr Gauri Shanker Shejwar on July 22 alleged that the Digvijay Singh-led Congress government in the state had become bankrupt because of which all development works had come to a halt.
EAST
Uproar in Bihar Assembly over Sharad Yadav issue
Patna: Opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) members of legislative Assembly (MLAs) on July 22 created a ruckus in the House and trooped to the well protesting against a chargesheet filed by Madhepura police against Janata Dal-United (JD-U) national president and Union Minister, Sharad Yadav.
Mamta welcomes PM statement on zone bifurcation
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress (TC) chief Mamta Banerjee on July 22 welcomed the Prime Minister's statement that the Union Cabinet would consider the bifurcation of railway zones at its next meeting and take an appropriate decision.
VHP draws 3-point plan to construct Ram temple
Jaipur: Pressing with its temple construction plan, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on July 22 announced a three-point programme to construct Ram mandir at Ayodhya
beginning November 15, the day of "Devothan Ekadashi".
Bihar NDA constituents on a collision course
Patna: The crisis in the Nationalist Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar on July 22 further deepened with its two partners, Samata Party and Janata Dal-United (JD-U), sticking to its decision to launch a joint legislature party to force ouster of Opposition leader in the state Assembly S K Modi defying the directive of the NDA chairman and Railway Minister Nitish Kumar.
CPM asks Mamta to leave NDA over rail zone row
Kolkata: West Bengal's ruling Left Front major Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPM) on July 21 called upon Trinamool Congress chief Mamta Banerjee to leave the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in protest against the Centre's move to bifurcate the Eastern Railway and asked her not to go for a state-wide bandh on the issue.
Four drowned as boat capsizes in Bihar
Chapra: Four persons, including three women, were drowned on July 21 when a boat in which they were traveling capsized in river Gandak near Bali village of Bihar's Saran district, official sources said.
WEST
WorldCom pays over Rs 300 crore to VSNL
Mumbai: Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL) on July 22 said it has received over Rs 300 crore in last few weeks from US telecom giant WorldCom, which filed for bankruptcy protection, and is taking steps to recover its dues, including seeking a place on WorldCom's creditors committee.
Bharat Shah-underworld nexus case resumes
Mumbai: The trial, involving alleged nexus of film financier Bharat Shah and three others with the underworld, resumed in a special court on July 22 with the prosecution examining a key witness.
VHP not supporting any political party directly
Jaipur: Showing signs of disenchantment with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on July 22 said it could go to the extent of even supporting the Congress in the Gujarat elections if it promoted interests of Hindus and toes the Hindutva line.
Time not conducive for Guj polls: Cong tells EC
New Delhi: Congress on July 22 told the Election Commission (EC) that time was not yet conducive for holding free and fair Assembly poll in "communally" divided Gujarat where thousands of people are either living in refugee camps or rendered homeless and living beyond the borders of the state.
New Censor chief Trivedi to uphold Indian culture
Mumbai: The newly-appointed acting chairman of the Censor Board for Film Certification (CFBC), Arvind Trivedi, on July 22 said he would work within the legal parameters set by the Board while keeping in mind the age-old traditions followed in the country.
BSE: Sensex falls below 3,200-mark at early stages
Mumbai: The SENSEX opened weak and later dipped below 3,200-level in line with continued downslide inequities at early stages on Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on July 22 in the wake of heavy sell-off triggered by weak trend in global markets.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
32 die in Assam due to Encephalitis: AMC
Guwahati: At least 32 people have died of Encephalitis in the Assam Medical College Hospital in Dibrugarh in last week, state director of health services Dr K Das said on July 22.
Fresh floods wash away more villages in Assam
Guwahati: Fresh flash floods in India's North Eastern state of Assam washed away at least another 70 villages overnight, leaving a further 100,000 people homeless, an official said on July 22.
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