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JK polls: Generational shift in Kashmir politics
Until recently Ghulam Mohiudin Sofi was fighting for Kashmir's freedom from India, but now he is one of 161 candidates in the first phase of Indian-held elections for a new government in the disputed region.
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NATIONAL
Lone's constituency to go to polls on October 8
New Delhi: The Election Commission is understood to have decided to hold elections on October 8 to the Lolab Assembly constituency, from where Jammu and Kashmir minister Mushtaq Ahmed Lone, who was a candidate, was killed in a terrorist attack on September 11.
PM to convene CMs' meet on states' financial crunch
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee will hold a meeting with state Chief Ministers and Finance Ministers on October 18 to discuss the financial crisis of states.
Orders issued to impound R K Sharma's passport
New Delhi: Government has issued orders for impounding the passport of Ravi Kant Sharma, prime accused in the Shivani Bhatnagar murder case, even as the Delhi police initiated process to get him declared a proclaimed offender.
Govt files status report of probes against RIL to HC
New Delhi: Government on September 12 filed in the Delhi High Court a status report on probe by its agencies into various alleged financial irregularities by Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and its counsel assured the court of appropriate action in all the offences which are established.
SP to go it alone if alliance formation fails in Guj
New Delhi: Putting the ball in Congress court on setting up a joint front of "secular forces" to fight the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat, the Samajwadi Party (SP) on September 12 said if no such understanding was reached, it would fight "maximum" number of seats in the state on its own.
India has put nuclear command in shape: Expert
New Delhi: India has already established an "effective" nuclear command and control set-up and was in the process of formalising the system controlled firmly by the civilian authorities, according to a noted US nuclear expert.
SC order vindicates govt stand on education: Joshi
New Delhi: Buoyed by the Supreme Court verdict rejecting charges that BJP-led coalition was attempting to saffronise education, HRD (Human Resource Development) Minister Murli Manohar Joshi on September 12 said it was a vindication of government's stand and hit back at his detractors for "playing politics with education".
Inadequate security: Sonia cancels Jammu visit
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on September 12 cancelled her visit to Jammu following government's inability to provide her adequate security in the wake of the increased militant attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.
SC upholds syllabus, rejects saffronisation charge
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on September 12 upheld the National Curriculum Framework for Secondary Education - 2002.
KASHMIR
Four Pak militants among seven killed in J&K
Srinagar: Four Pakistani militants and a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan were among seven killed and six injured, including two policemen, in separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir since September 11 night, a police spokesman said on September 12.
Grenade explosions cause panic at Lone's funeral
Lolab (J and K): Panic gripped hundreds of people attending the funeral of assassinated Jammu and Kashmir Law Minister Mustaq Ahmed Lone here on September 12 as militants fired on a military convoy passing nearby in Kupwara district.
'Arrangements complete for 1st phase of JK polls'
Srinagar: The Election Commission (EC) on September 12 said that arrangements for the conduct of the first phase of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir were almost complete.
Polls can fulfil aspirations of J&K people, says UK
Chandigarh: Britain on September 12 termed the coming Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir as "an important one" and said that it could pave the way for fulfilling the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
'US pressure on Hurriyat, Pak to solve J&K row'
New Delhi: Hurriyat Conference on September 12 virtually admitted US pressure on it and Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue.
Unified Command reviews J&K security situation
Srinagar: A meeting of the Unified Command was held on September 12 to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the backdrop of militants stepping up violence to disrupt the four-phased Assembly elections starting September 16, official sources said.
'Ultras likely to intensify suicide attacks in JK'
Srinagar: There is a possibility of revival of suicide squad attacks in the Kashmir valley with barely a few days left for the first phase of Assembly elections.
NORTH
'Ultras trying to derail JK Democratic process'
Jaipur: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on September 12 said the terrorist attack, in which a senior Jammu and Kashmir minister was killed on September 11, was an attempt to disrupt the Democratic process in the state.
Vasundhare Raje appointed Rajasthan BJP chief
Jaipur: Union Minister of State for Small Scale Industries Vasundhara Raje was on September 12 appointed president of the Rajasthan unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
SOUTH
Operation Veerappan: Mirjee to head K'taka STF
Bangalore: Karnataka government on September 12 named additional police commissioner Jyoti Prakash Mirjee as the head of the state special task force (STF) to nab forest brigand Veerappan.
Lunar mission five years after clearance: ISRO chief
Sriharikota: The proposed lunar mission by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will take anywhere between four to five years to materialise, after it was finally cleared, ISRO Chairman Dr K Kasturirangan said on September 12.
Bangalore bandh successful, life goes out of gear
Bangalore: Normal life went haywire as activities in the country's technology capital came to a standstill following a 12-hour Bangalore bandh called by various pro-Kannada organisations protesting the release of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu.
'MCF picks up signals, METSAT in good health'
Bangalore, Sept 12 (PTI): The Indian Space Research Organisation's master control facility (MCF) at Hassan in Karnataka has picked up the signal from METSAT, the country's meteorological satellite, and taken control of the spacecraft for post-launch operations.
Meteorology dept hails successful launch of METSAT
New Delhi: The Indian Meteorological Department on September 12 welcomed the launch of "Metsat", the country's first satellite meant exclusively for weather sciences, saying that it would give scientists better capability to predict phenomena like monsoon and cyclones.
PSLV successfully injects METSAT into GTO
Sriharikota: 'METSAT', India's first exclusive meteorological satellite, was successfully injected into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) by PSLV-C4, 21minutes after the launch vehicle soared majestically into the sky from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here on September 12.
PSLV lifts off successfully with METSAT in tow
Sriharikota: (Andhra Pradesh): India's PSLV-C4, carrying an exclusive meteorological satellite (METSAT), lifted off successfully from the space centre at 15.50 hours (IST) on September 12.
Cidex to hold 14 international exhibitions next year
Chennai: Cidex Trade Fairs Private Limited, an Indo-German joint venture, will be organising 14 international exhibitions in the country next year, according to Norbert Schmidt, its managing director.
Salem Cong chief among 2 shot dead by bandits
Chennai: Salem district Congress president Talamuthu Natarajan, along with his bodyguard, were shot dead by a gang of robbers at his residence in Salem early on September 12, police said.
'Probe would reveal facts behind rail mishap'
Chennai: Refusing to be drawn into the controversy on whether the Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express mishap in Bihar was due to sabotage or an accident, Union Minister of state for Railways, A K Moorthy on September 12 said the facts would be brought out by the commission of enquiry.
TN protestors burn Krishna's effigy in Chennai
Chennai: An effigy of Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna, was set ablaze, near the central railway station, by some miscreants on September 12, police said.
SC likely to hear TN plea on CRA tomorrow
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on September 12 directed listing for September 13 a petition filed by Tamil Nadu seeking quashing of a decision of the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) allocating it 0.8 TMC ft Cauvery water and requested the restoration of an earlier apex court directive for release of 1.25 TMC ft water to Mettur reservoir.
'PMK ready to co-operate with AIADMK on Cauvery issue'
Chennai: Pattali Makkal Katchhi (PMK), a constituent in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre, on September 12 said it was ready to co-operate with All India Anna Dravid Munnetra Kazhakam (AIADMK) not only on the Cauvery water problem but on all issues if invited.
Bandh call evokes overwhelming response in B'lore
Bangalore: Bangalore bandh called by pro-Kannada organisations to protest release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu on September 12 evoked an overwhelming response, paralysing normal life in the country's technology capital.
STF loses track of Veerappan, slows down search
Bangalore: The Special Task Force (STF) has slowed down its operations to hunt down forest brigand Veerappan to secure the release of Janata Dal (United) leader H Nagappa from his clutches, in the absence of definite clues on the outlaw's hideout, official sources said on September 12.
12-hour bandh begins, paralyses life in B'lore
Bangalore: Amidst tight security, a 12-hour "Bangalore bandh" called by pro-Kannada organisations to protest the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu began here on September 12 morning, affecting the normal life.
Central
Army jawan among 5 ISI agents arrested in MP
Bhopal: In a major breakthrough, Madhya Pradesh police arrested five persons, including a serving Armyman and two ex-servicemen, in the last two days, for allegedly working as agents for Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI).
EAST
Centre seeks report from Bihar on train mishap
Patna: The Union Home Ministry has sought a report from the Bihar government on the Rajdhani Express accident, which claimed over 100 lives and left many more injured near Rafiganj in Aurangabad district, official sources said on September 12.
Rajdhani toll up to 119; 106 bodies extricated
Rafiganj: The death toll in September 10 night's Rajdhani Express pileup mounted to 119 on September 12 as rescuers began a fresh search for the third time in 14 coaches of the wrecked train to ensure that no more corpses were left.
'Pak has gone back on its word on ending infiltration'
Jaipur: Virtually blaming Pakistan for the upsurge in the violence in Kashmir Valley in the run-up to the elections, Indian Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani said Pakistan had gone back on its assurance to stop infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir.
Rajdhani toll may go up to 125, says Union minister
Patna: Minister of State for Railways Bandaru Dattrateya on return from the 2301 Rajdhani Express derailment site said on September 12 that so far 106 bodies had been recovered from the mangled bogies and casualties could rise up to 125 as the rescuers continued search in one of the damaged bogies.
2 blasts rock Bihar railway tracks, no damages
Patna: Barely two days after Rajdhani Express tragedy near Rafiganj on September 10, two blasts rocked the tracks near Rajla village on Jhajha-Simultala section under Danapur railway division in Bihar's Jamui district on September 11 night shortly after Howrah-Delhi Rajdhani Express had crossed.
1 more body recovered; Rajdhani toll up to 106
Patna: The toll in the Rajdhani Express tragedy rose to 106 as authorities completed thorough screening of 13 of the its mangled coaches for the second time in their final search for more bodies, top Railway official said.
WEST
Advani advises against multiplicity of voices in NDA
Jaipur: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on September 12 advised against "multiplicity of voices" in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and asked key persons in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to shun the attitude of getting favours from the party-led government.
SENSEX ends positive on smart rally by cement stocks
Mumbai: Cement stocks rallied smartly in scrip-specific activity and helped the SENSEX to end in positive territory on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on September 12 on good buying prompted by reports of a hike in cement prices.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Cong invites SDF to form alliance in Sikkim
Gangtok: Congress has invited ruling Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF), an NDA (National democratic Alliance) ally, to form "an alliance" with it following BJP's move to induct Nar Bahadur Bhandari into the party, sources said.
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