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Time to bid adieu to guns in J&K, says Shabir Shah
New Delhi: Declaring that leaders should not shy away from dialogue on Kashmir, separatist leader Shabir Shah has said negotiations would help in putting an end to gun culture and create a congenial atmosphere for return of normalcy.
3 LeT men in police custody for plotting to kill Modi
New Delhi: Three Ahmedabad youth, owing allegiance to Lashkar-e-Toiba militants,
arrested for allegedly planning to assassinate Gujarat Chief Minister Narender Modi and some senior Sangh Parivar leaders, were on September 2 remanded to police custody for three days.
Shabir Shah holds talks with Pak envoy, Surjeet
New Delhi: Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah met Pakistani Deputy High
Commissioner J A Gilani on September 1 evening and discussed the Kashmir issue with him.
'SC decision on Guj polls, no setback for BJP'
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on September 2 sought to dispel the
perception that the Supreme Court expressing inability to give its opinion on the
Presidential reference on the holding of Assembly elections in Gujarat by October 2 deadline was a setback for the party demanding early polls.
India rules out Vajpayee, Musharraf talks at UN
New Delhi: India on September 2 ruled out any meeting between Prime Minister Atal
Behari Vajpayee and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in New York next week on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session, asserting that the climate for
resumption of dialogue was not conducive.
SC consults govt on bringing rivers under Central List
New Delhi: Keeping in mind the continuing row between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over the sharing of Cauvery river water, the Supreme Court on September 2 asked the Centre whether the rivers could be put in the Central List of the Constitution.
Sushma Swaraj condoles B V Karanth's death
New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj has condoled the death of renowned theatre personality B V Karanth.
Postal dept launches cheaper post card services
New Delhi: Department of Post on September 2 announced launch of 'Meghdoot' post card services for the poor at subsidised rate of 25 paise.
SC okays EC plan on Guj polls, hearing on Sept 17
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on September 2 said there is nothing wrong in holding Gujarat poll in November-December, as stated by the Election Commission this year while expressing its inability to give an opinion on Presidential reference by October 2 deadline.
KASHMIR
J&K polls: LUTF wins 2 seats unopposed
Srinagar: Newly-floated Ladakh Union Territory Front bagged the first two seats in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections when its candidates were declared elected
unopposed from Leh and Nobra constituencies on the last day for withdrawal of
nominations on September 2.
Pak troops target border outposts along LoC, IB
Jammu: Pakistani troops have targetted about 14 Indian forward defence locations and border outposts with artillery and small arms fire from across the line of control (LoC) and international border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir since September 1 evening, official sources said on September 2.
Hurriyat not to suspend People's Conference
Srinagar: The Hurriyat Conference on September 2 dropped plans to suspend the People's Conference (PC) from the 23-party amalgam after the latter gave an assurance that it was not going to be involved in any way in the coming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
BSF deploys 36 companies for J&K polls
Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) has deployed 36 companies in Rajouri and Poonch districts, which go to polls in the first phase of elections in Jammu and Kashmir on September 16, a BSF spokesman said.
JK polls: Hurriyat suspends People's Conference
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference on September 2 suspended People's Conference led by Sajjad Ghani Lone till the party fulfilled its assurances to expel the dummy candidates, who have filed nominations from Kupwara for the coming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
Militants kill two NC activists, injure another
Srinagar: Stepping up attacks on political activists ahead of the Assembly polls, militants on September 2 killed two ruling National Conference (NC) workers and injured another in separate attacks in Kashmir Valley, official sources said.
Timber thieves thrive in militancy-hit Jammu & Kashmir
Srinagar: The Muslim insurgency raging in Kashmir has allowed timber thieves to plunder more than 10 million trees from the Himalayan region's formerly lush forests in the past decade, according to official estimates.
NORTH
2 Sikh militants nabbed, explosives recovered
Amritsar: Punjab police on September 2 arrested two Sikh militants and recovered
from them a huge quantity of high grade explosives meant for disrupting Assembly
elections in Jammu and Kashmir and killing top politicians, retired police officers and leading media personalities.
R K Sharma has fled country, says Delhi police
New Delhi: In a fresh twist in the hunt for Ravi Kant Sharma, prime suspect in the journalist Shivani murder case, police on September 2 said he has fled the country as Delhi High Court reserved its order on his bail plea.
'Haryana cops extending full support to nab Sharma'
Chandigarh: Haryana police on September 2 sought to dispel criticism that it is not co-operating with the Delhi police in arresting senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and prime suspect in journalist Shivani Bhatnagar murder case, Ravi Kant Sharma, saying necessary instructions have been sent to all district top police officials to nab him the moment he is found.
Detained LeT militants brought to Delhi for probe
New Delhi: Delhi police on September 2 brought three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, arrested in Ahmedabad on August 31 as a follow up of unearthing a plot to assassinate Gujarat Chief Minister Narender Modi and some senior Sangh Parivar leaders.
Delhi police arrest Chhota Shakeel aide
New Delhi: Delhi police has arrested an associate of underworld don Chhota Shakeel on September 1 night.
Jaipur boat mishap: Four more bodies recovered
Jajpur: Naval rescuers helped fish out four more bodies from the swirling waters of the Baitarani river on September 2 morning taking the death toll in August 31 boat tragedy near here to 17 even as the administration maintained that at least 38 others were still missing.
SOUTH
Nagappa's wife to meet Jayalalithaa tomorrow
Mysore: Parimala, wife of former Karnataka minister H Nagappa, on September 2 said she would meet Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on September 3 to request her to take steps to secure the release of her husband from the captivity of forest brigand Veerappan.
Media should not hurt national sentiments: Advani
Gulbarga: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on September 2 advised the media not only to play the role of educating and enlightening the people but also to shoulder the greater responsibility of boosting the morale of the nation and building of self-confidence among the people, especially during the periods of crisis.
TN, K'taka differ on means to tackle kidnap crisis
Bangalore: As the hostage crisis entered the ninth day on September 2, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu differed in their approach on securing the release of Janata Dal – United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa from the clutches of forest brigand Veerappan and continued their sparring on the Rajkumar abduction drama.
Noted theatre personality B V Karanth cremated
Bangalore: The mortal remains of renowned theatre stalwart B V Karanth were cremated on September 2 in the midst of a tearful farewell by his admirers, friends and fans.
Krishna dismisses Jaya’s 'ranting' on Sonia
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna on September 2 dismissed as a "cheap diatribe" the vitriolic attack of his counterpart in Tamil Nadu Jayalalithaa on Congress president Sonia Gandhi and said it was a "reflection on the state of mind of the person making the attack".
No opposition to Advani occupying high post: Jaya
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on September 2 said that she had no opposition to Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani occupying a high post, in spite of the fact that he was born in Lahore.
'Pakistan cannot disrupt JK Assembly polls'
Bijapur (Karnataka): Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on September 2 asserted that Pakistan would not succeed in its bid to disturb the Jammu and Kashmir elections through terrorism and said the ongoing talks with the leaders of that state would continue after the polls.
Peace talks will continue after JK polls, says Advani
Gulbarga: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on September 2 said that talks with the leaders in Jammu and Kashmir would continue after the coming polls in that state.
Krishna dubs Jaya's remarks as 'insinuation'
Bangalore: Taking a swipe at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, J Jayalalithaa for her statement that Karnataka paid Rs 30 crore ransom for the release of the Kannada mega star, Raj Kumar, from the clutches of forest brigand Veerappan, Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna on September 2 denied the charge and reacted caustically terming it as an "insinuation".
Jaya launches another tirade on Sonia's origin
Chennai: Launching a fresh attack on Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on September 2 said that all political parties should come together in evolving a consensus to prevent a person of foreign origin from becoming Prime Minister of the country.
'Kidnap drama: STF operations not suspended'
Bangalore: The Special Task Force (STF) was continuing its operations to hunt forest brigand Veerappan who is holding former minister H Nagappa hostage, Karnataka Home Minister Mallikarjun Kharge said on September 2.
'K'taka paid Rs 30 crore for Rajkumar's release'
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa continued her tirade against the Congress, but this time taking on Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna on the Veerappan kidnap issues on September 2.
Infosys sets up development centre in Melbourne
Bangalore: Infosys Technologies chairman and chief mentor Narayana N R Murthy on September 2 announced the company’s expansion in Australia with the setting up of a global development centre in Melbourne.
Central
MP police probing al-Qaida threat on Kalam's life
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh police is investigating into a possible threat by international terrorist outfit, al-Qaida, to the life of President A P J Abdul Kalam, scheduled to arrive in Bhopal on September 5 on a two-day visit.
EAST
Mamta Banerjee flays Centre's disinvestment policy
Kolkata: Close on the heels of Defence Minister George Fernandes' reported unhappiness over National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government's disinvestment policy, Trinamool Congress chief Mamta Banerjee on September 2 criticised the Vajpayee government on the same issue.
Mismanagement: 9 kids die in Kolkata hospital
Kolkata: In a shocking incident, nine children died in the state-run B C Roy
Memorial Children Hospital on September 2 amidst allegations of rampant
mismanagement and acute shortage of oxygen and lack of beds.
2 journalists beaten up during Ranchi bandh
Ranchi: Three persons, including two journalists, were injured when two groups
clashed at Kantatoli Chowk during the VHP-sponsored dawn-to-dusk Ranchi bandh in
protest against the recent high court order to shift a temple from the outer
premises of the Ranchi railway junction.
Nine feared dead in Bihar boat mishap
Khagaria: Nine persons were feared dead when the boat carrying them capsised while crossing a rivulet in Khagaria district on September 2, officials said.
WEST
Dutt, others exempted from appearance till Sept 15
Mumbai: Nearly 100 accused, including film actor Sanjay Dutt, facing charge of conspiracy in the 1993 bomb blast case, were on September 2 exempted from appearance till September 15 by a special court.
Cong hails Supreme Court's decision on Guj polls
Ahmedabad: Congress in Gujarat on September 2 welcomed the Supreme Court's endorsement of Election Commission's decision to hold Assembly elections in the state in November-December.
Gujarat BJP to abide by SC ruling on polls
Ahmedabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), pressing for early Assembly polls in Gujarat, received a severe blow with the Supreme Court ruling out interference in Election Commission's decision on September 2 but the party said they would abide by the apex court decision.
Market upbeat following UTI bail-out package
Mumbai: Deriving strength from government's bail-out package for cash-trapped Unit Trust of India (UTI), share prices resumed on a strong footing on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on September 2 following good buying support from speculators as well as retail investors.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Bangla vows to discourage NE ultras's operations
Silchar (Assam): Bangladesh High Commissioner to India T K Haider has assured that the extremist groups of North East will not be allowed to function from his country.
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