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NATIONAL
Chandra Shekar joins in on Sonia's 'foreign' issue
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's demand for barring people of foreign origin from occupying high offices drew strong support on September 7 from former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar and NCP (Nationalist Congress Party) Leader P A Sangma, but his party president Sharad Pawar and AIADMK's (All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) arch rival DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) side-stepped the issue targeting Sonia Gandhi.
Kashmir Committee to meet its Pak counterpart
New Delhi: Kashmir Committee (KC) and Hurriyat Conference on September 7 discussed "specific proposals" regarding resolution of the Kashmir issue as a decision was taken that the KC would meet its Pakistani counterpart.
CCD defers privatisation of HPCL, BPCL
New Delhi: The government's divestment process on September 7 suffered a major setback with the Cabinet Committee on Disinvestment putting on hold for three months a decision on privatising Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum in the wake of overwhelming opposition within the government.
'No question of Hurriyat participating in polls'
New Delhi: Kashmir Committee Chairman Ram Jethmalani on September 7 said the talks with the Hurriyat Conference are to find a long-term solution to the Kashmir problem and there was no chance of the amalgam participating in the polls.
Hurriyat, KC begin second round of talks on JK
New Delhi: The crucial second-round of talks between Hurriyat Conference and Kashmir Committee led by Ram Jethmalani began on September 7 evening to find ways and means of solving the Kashmir issue.
Cauvery River Authority to meet tomorrow
New Delhi: A meeting of the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) has been convened on September 8 in the wake of failure of the monitoring authority to evolve a consensus over distress sharing formula among the member states.
Second Labour Commission report released
New Delhi: Government on September 7 released the long-awaited report of the second Labour Commission, which recommended, among other things, steps to check multiplicity of trade unions, reduction in the number of holidays and empowering employers to lay-off and retrench without prior permission.
Unfazed by attack, Iraq to go ahead with polls
Mumbai: Undeterred by latest rounds of attack from United States and United Kingdom, Iraq would go ahead with its Presidential elections scheduled for next month, Iraqi Ambassador to India, Salah-al-Mukhtar said on September 7.
Cauvery: Distress-formula eludes panel meet
New Delhi: Efforts to hammer out a distress-sharing formula by the Cauvery Monitoring Committee failed on September 7 with Tamil Nadu ruling out acceptance of any quantity below the Supreme Court-directed 1.25 TMC ft of water daily.
Omar flays NDA ally BJP on J&K poll alliance
New Delhi: National Conference (NC) on September 7 attacked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its ally at the Centre, for its electoral tie-up with Jammu State Morcha, which is demanding trifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir state, and said its future alliance with BJP would depend on the "tone and tenor" and "speeches" of the ongoing elections in the state.
India opts for British Hawks aircraft for IAF
New Delhi: India has decided to opt for acquisition of 66 British Aerospace Hawks jet trainers for the Indian Air Force costing about Rs 7,000 crore and the proposed deal had been placed before the Cabinet Committee on Security for approval.
Iftikhar Geelani chargesheeted for espionage
New Delhi: Delhi police on September 7 filed a chargesheet against Iftikhar Geelani, son-in-law of firebrand Jamaat-e-Islami leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, accusing him of supplying sensitive documents to Pakistan about the position of Indian troops and para-military forces in Jammu and Kashmir.
Pawar soft pedals on Sonia origin at NCP camp
New Delhi: In sharp contrast to his colleague P A Sangma, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on September 7 soft pedalled the issue of Sonia Gandhi's foreign origin "for the moment", and favoured the formation of a "secular" front to fight the BJP in Gujarat.
Cauvery monitoring panel begins crucial meet
New Delhi: A crucial meeting of the Cauvery River Monitoring Committee (CMRC) began on September 7 to work out a distress river water sharing formula between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
K'taka CM discusses Cauvery issue with Sonia
New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna on September 6 met party chief Sonia Gandhi and is understood to have apprised her about the developments following Supreme Court order on releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.
KASHMIR
Militancy: EC relocates 27 polling booths in Jammu
Jammu: With militants stepping up violence in the run-up to Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the Election Commission on September 7 relocated 27 polling booths in Jammu district after Chief Election Commissioner J M Lyngdoh reviewed arrangements for the first phase of polls slated for September 16.
Polls a sham, ball now in Centre's court: Shah
Srinagar: Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah on September 7 said "the ball is now in New Delhi's court" and it was up to it to take steps to resolve the Kashmir issue, and dismissed the upcoming Assembly polls in the state as a "sham".
NORTH
VHP emergency meet to discuss Ram temple issue
Kanpur: Blaming "lack of seriousness" on part of the Centre for the delay in
construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on September 5 said it was holding an emergency meeting of its central advisory board in Lucknow on September 28 to discuss the issue among others.
SOUTH
Jaya discusses Cauvery issue with senior officials
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on September 7 held discussions with senior officials on the Cauvery issue in the wake of Cauvery River Authority (CRA) meeting convened by Prime Minister A B Vajpayee on September 8 to evolve a consensus.
HMT Machine Tools enters European market
Bangalore: HMT Machine Tools Limited, a subsidiary of HMT Limited, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with M/s ITECH, Italy, for marketing state-of-the-art programmable "guillotines" for printing industry in Europe, CIS countries, Latin America, USA and Canada.
7 cops injured in violence over Cauvery issue
Mandya: Seven police personnel including a deputy superintendent were injured in stone-throwing as a 1,000-strong mob resorted to violence and damaged the city railway station in support of the Cauvery agitation on September 7, police said.
Over 2000 primary school teachers held in Chennai
Chennai: Over 2000 teachers of Tamil Nadu government primary schools were taken into custody on September 7 for violating regulatory orders in force in the city.
Kharge dismisses rumours on Nagappa's release
Bangalore: Karnataka Home Minister Mallikarjun Kharge on September 7 dismissed as "rumours" reports that forest brigand Veerappan might have released Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa from his captivity following the intensified Special Task Force (STF) operations to hunt him.
Andhra CM vows to check corruption at all levels
Hyderabad: After directing the tainted Panchayatraj Minister P Srinivas Reddy to quit in the wake of a multi-crore "stationary scam", Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on September 7 asserted his government was determined to "clean-up the system" with zero-tolerance towards corruption.
Army ready to face external threat: Deputy chief
Chennai: Accusing Pakistan of promoting cross-border terrorism to destabilise the country, deputy chief of Army (Training and Co-ordination) Lt Gen J B S Yadava on September 7 said that the Army was fully prepared to meet the external threat which the country faced even on September 7.
NSG team joins STF in nab Veerappan operation
Bangalore: A 150-strong team of the National Security Guard on September 7 joined the Special Task Force (STF) as combing operations were further stepped up to secure the release of former Karnataka Minister, H Nagappa, who is being held hostage by forest brigand Veerappan for the last two weeks.
'Police forces need to be trained to nab elusive bandits'
Chennai: Stating that it was time state police forces did their own work, Deputy Chief of Army (Training and Co-ordination) Lt Gen J B S Yadava on September 7 said that the Army's role was not to catch bandits and thieves.
Solar cooker for preparing meals in Balaji temple
Tirupati: A Rs 1.20 crore huge solar powered cooker, claimed to be the world's largest, would take over preparation of free meals to pilgrims thronging the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara from October.
Central
Pak national held for staying without valid papers
Bhopal: The city police on September 6 arrested a Pakistani national, holding the post of vice-president of Madhya Pradesh Janata Dal (Secular), for staying in the city without valid documents for the past 31 years.
EAST
Laloo's kin defeated in polls, RJD suffers setback
Patna: In a major setback to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Laloo Prasad Yadav, his candidates including sister-in-law Mansa Devi suffered shock defeat in the Mayoral election of the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) on September 7.
J&K polls will herald peace, normalcy: Sushma
Kolkata: Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj on September 7 exuded confidence that the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir would usher in peace and normalcy in the troubled state and discounted the Pakistani allegation of possible 'bias' in the election process.
CPM pursuing dual policy towards Cong: Naidu
Kolkata: BJP president Venkaiah Naidu on September 7 charged the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) with pursuing a dual policy in its relationship with the Congress and called upon the Forward Bloc and RSP to "take another look" their ties with the Marxist party.
TC chief whip under fire for hobnobbing with BJP
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief whip in the Lok Sabha Sudip Bandopadhyay on September 7 came under fire from party chief Mamata Banerjee for "hobnobbing" with BJP and inviting Communication Minister Promode Mahajan for a tea-party at his residence defying the party's decision to stay away from the NDA.
'Govt must reconsider 'dangerous' disinvt policy'
Patna: Lok Janashakti Party president, Ramvilas Paswan on September 7 accused the Centre of going ahead with its ''dangerous dinvestment policy'' and announced that his party would wage a decisive battle for its revocation.
Left govt responsible for KPP militancy: Pranab
Siliguri: West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) chief Pranab Mukherjee on September 7 held the Left Front government responsible for rise of Kamtapuri movement in North Bengal.
Jharkhandh bandh on Sept 20 over domicile issue
Jamshedpur: Jharkhand Disom Party (JDP) has called a 'Jharkhand bandh' on September 20 to protest against the alleged dilly-dally attitude of the Jharkhand government on the domicile and reservation issues.
BJP bids to get minorities' backing ahead of polls
Kolkata: To tone up the party organisation before the Assembly polls in nine states, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Venkaiah Naidu on September 7 stressed on gaining confidence of the minorities, besides taking the achievements of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government to the grassroot level and removing weaknesses of the party.
WEST
Thackeray refuses to meet producer Nair
Mumbai: The controversy over objectionable scenes in the film 'Ek Chhoti Si Love Story' took a new turn with Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray refusing to meet its producer-director Shashilal Nair, who went to his residence on September 7 night, even as the actress moved the appropriate authorities for revoking the exhibition license of the film.
LJP threatens to block BJP's Gujarat gaurav yatra
Ahmedabad: The Lok Janshakti Party has threatened to block Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s "Gujarat gaurav yatra", scheduled to begin from Kheda district's Phagvel village on September 8.
Ek Choti Si Love Story: Nair to meet Thackeray
Mumbai: Shashilal Nair, producer of the controversial film 'Ek Chhoti Si Love Story', would be meeting Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on September 7 night to clarify his stand with regard to the "objectionable" scenes in the movie and threatened to go on a hunger strike if the "talks" failed.
Heavy rain lashes Gujarat, toll rises to 21
Vadodara: With the recovery of the body of a fisherman in the district on September 6, the toll in the current spell of heavy rain in Gujarat has mounted to 21.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Manipur govt wants Nagaland to track down ultras
Imphal: The Manipur government has urged Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani to issue directives to Nagaland government to track down the militants who looted Manipur-bound vehicles and molested women passengers at Piphema near Kohima on September 5.
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