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AAI to have new wing for airports' modernisation
Airports Authority of India (AAI) would soon have a separate wing to specifically deal with modernisation of airports across the country, barring those which are in the process of being privatised.
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NATIONAL
Release 9,000 cusecs of water: CRA tells K'taka
New Delhi: Charting an apparent middle path, the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) on September 8 directed Karnataka to release 9,000 cusecs of water equivalent to 0.8 thousand million cubic feet (tmcft) to Tamil Nadu.
Hurriyat urges parties to shed extreme stand
New Delhi: The Hurriyat Conference on September 8 said the parties involved in Kashmir problem should shed their extreme stands and show flexibility to find an acceptable solution.
Manisha's demand could be examined: Swaraj
New Delhi: Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj on September 8 said actress Manisha Koirala's demand for withdrawal of Censor certificate to the controversial film 'Ek Chhoti Si Love Story' could be examined as there are such provisions in the law.
BCI to observe Sept 18 as 'National Protest Day'
New Delhi: The Bar Council of India on September 8 decided to observe September 18 as a "National Protest Day" to protest the enactment of certain provisions of Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2000 and Legal Services Authorities (Amendment) Act, 2002.
PM meets President ahead of crucial US visit
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, who leaves for New York on September 9 morning on a week-long visit, had a 40-minute meeting with President A P J Abdul Kalam at Rashtrapati Bhavan on September 8.
Programmes related to education to be unified
New Delhi: Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat on September 8 said programmes related to education for all should be unified to achieve total literacy in the country.
Pak appoints coordinator to disrupt JK polls: IGP
New Delhi: Pakistan is hell bent upon disrupting the forthcoming polls in Jammu and Kashmir in furtherance of this evil design and has appointed Mushtaq Zargar, chief of al-Umar Mujahideen, as the "chief co-ordinator" to carry out attacks on candidates and political parties.
'Hurriyat will ditch Jethmalani at Pak's behest'
New Delhi: Breaking silence over the alleged "detention" of Hurriyat Conference chairman Abdul Gani Bhat, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on September 8 cautioned chairman of Kashmir Committee Ram Jethmalani that the conglomerate could ditch him "anywhere and anytime" at the behest of Pakistan.
Kashmir Committee supports Hurriyat-Pak talks
New Delhi: The Kashmir Committee on September 8 supported Hurriyat Conference's (HC) demand to visit Pakistan for holding talks with Kashmiri leaders and government there for finding a solution to the Kashmir imbroglio.
Employers given free hand to retrench workers
New Delhi: Giving employers a free hand to retrench workers without permission, the Second National Commission on Labour has said that no prior sanction is required for effecting lay off and retrenchment.
KASHMIR
J&K autonomy to be main poll plank of NC
Srinagar: National Conference on September 8 once again made the autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir as its main poll plank for the Assembly elections saying such a move would repose people's faith in the Centre.
NC activist among two shot dead in Kashmir
Srinagar: Militants gunned down two persons, including a ruling National Conference (NC) activist, in separate attacks in Kashmir valley since last night, official sources said on September 8.
Heavy Pakistani shelling in Kargil, one killed
Srinagar: One person was killed and another injured as Pakistani troops heavily shelled Indian positions in Kargil sector of Jammu and Kashmir overnight, official sources said.
NORTH
Delhi HC to decide on Sharma's bail on Sept 9
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will pronounce its judgement on the bail petition of IPS officer Ravi Kant Sharma, prime suspect in journalist Shivani Bhatnagar murder case, on September 9.
30 feared killed in Himachal Pradesh bus mishap
Shimla: At least 30 pilgrims were feared killed and 16 injured when their bus plunged into river Parvati in Thauk village on the Kullu-Khirganga road, 50 km from Kullu, police said on September 8.
SOUTH
'No proposal to ban foreigners holding key posts'
Chennai: Union Law Minister Jana Krishnamoorthy, on September 8 said that there was no proposal with the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre at present to bring in a legislation to ban "foreigners" holding high Constitutional posts in the country.
Farmers stop release of Cauvery water again
Bangalore: Angry farmers stormed the Kabini reservoir in Mysore district and stopped release of Cauvery waters to Tamil Nadu for the second time and paralysed rail services between Bangalore and Mysore as protests against the Supreme Court order grew in intensity on September 8.
Pondy govt to re-introduce breakfast scheme
Pondicherry: Pondicherry government would soon re-introduce the Rajiv Gandhi breakfast scheme after consuming which several school students had fallen ill on September 5, Chief Minister N Rengaswamy said.
'Indisposed' Jaya backs out of today's CRA meet
Chennai: Expressing her inability to attend the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) meeting in Delhi on September 8 due to "indisposition", Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has written to Prime Minister A B Vajpayee, conveying that her colleague, C Ponnaiyan, will represent her at the meeting.
Cauvery water to reach TN reservoir later today
Dharmapuri: Water from Kabani dam in Karnataka is expected to reach the Mettur reservoir in the district later in the day, official sources said.
Farmers persuaded against stopping Cauvery flow
Mysore: Release of Cauvery waters from Kabini Reservoir in Mysore district to Tamil Nadu was resumed since midnight on September 7 night after it was stopped for a few hours by angry farmers who laid a seige to the dam, officials said.
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
1000 Bihar prisoners go on indefinite hunger strike
Ara (Bihar): About 1000 inmates of Bihar's Bhojpur divisional jail have resorted to an indefinite hunger strike in support of their various demands, officials said on September 8.
'Cross border terror centre stage of JK problem'
Kolkata: The centre stage of the Jammu and Kashmir problem was cross border terrorism and not redrawing international border or plebiscite, BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) general secretary Arun Jaitley said on September 8.
Differences in BJP over party's relation with TC
Kolkata: Sharp differences cropped up between the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) central leadership and the party's West Bengal unit over the issue of its relation with Trinamool Congress (TC) with former state BJP chief and Union Minister Tapan Sikdar virtually revolting against the high command's "soft corner" for TC supremo Mamta Banerjee.
'State capitals to be on BSNL mobile network soon'
Kolkata: Union Minister of Communication and Information Technology Pramod Mahajan on September 8 said all the 25 state capitals in the country will be on mobile network by first week of October even as he was planning to come out with a comprehensive policy on private operators during next two-three months.
Every state to have one software park: Mahajan
Kolkata: Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Promod Mahajan on September 8 said the government was working to set-up at least one Software Technology Park (STP) in each of the states as part of its strategy to take IT to rural masses and make the country a true super power in this area.
WEST
US eyeing Iraq's oil resources: Envoy
Mumbai: Iraq on September 8 stepped up its attack on US charging it with launching fresh air strikes eyeing only oil resources of Baghdad.
NAM forum flays US for fresh air strikes on Iraq
Mumbai: A forum to discuss the "relevance" of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in the contemporary unipolar world on September 8 turned into an anti-America event with diplomats, politicians and sociologists lashing out at the fresh air strikes on Iraq.
Nair defers strike on Thackeray's assurances
Mumbai: Producer of controversial film 'Ek Chhoti si Love Story', Shashilal Nayar on September 8 deferred his decision to go on a hunger strike in front of Bal Thackeray's residence saying he would prefer to wait until the Sena chief takes a decision on his plea to support him on the issue.
VP Singh demands white paper on divestment policy
Pune: Criticising the Centre's disinvestments policy, former Prime Minister V P Singh on September 8 demanded a "white paper" on it with all relevant details.
'Daughter of Italy trying to capitalise on Godhra'
Bhagvel (Gujarat): Virtually kickstarting BJP's (Bharatiya Janata Party) campaign for Assembly elections in Gujarat, Chief Minister Narendra Modi on September 8 embarked on a Gaurav Yatra lashing out at Congress president Sonia Gandhi calling her daughter of Italy who is trying to capitalise on the Godhra incident to capture power in the state.
BJP kick starts poll campaign with 'gaurav yatra'
Bhagvel (Gujarat): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on September 8 virtually kick started its election campaign for Assembly elections in Gujarat with a 'gaurav yatra' (Journey of Pride) and a rally eyeing the crucial votebank of Kshatriyas.
Court to frame charges against 6 contract killers
Mumbai: A local court would on September 9 frame charges against six alleged members of Dawood Ibrahim gang in a case of alleged conspiracy to kill politicians including Union Home Minister L K Advani.
Mild tremor measuring 4.5 experienced in Kutch
New Delhi: An earthquake of "slight" intensity was experienced in Rann of Kutch region of Gujarat early on September 8.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Protests in Imphal against looting, molestation
Imphal: Protest against September 5 looting of Manipur-bound vehicles and molestation of women passengers by Naga militants in Nagaland continued on September 7 with several organisations organising sit-in demonstrations in Imphal.
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