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Kashmir villagers live in fear ahead of polls
In the Kashmiri village of Handwara, everyone is scared. The family of a candidate, assassinated by suspected militants is terrified, while other residents live in fear of harassment by the security forces.
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NATIONAL
India, Malaysia to step up Defence co-operation
New Delhi: India and Malaysia on September 13 agreed to widen military training exchanges specially by swapping instructors and participation in Defence seminars.
Modi might not be Guj CM after polls: Keshubhai
New Delhi: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from Gujarat Keshubhai Patel on September 13 indicated that Chief Minister Narendra Modi might not be the ultimate choice for the post again if the party was voted back to power in the Assembly polls.
Bofors deal result of big conspiracy, says CBI
New Delhi: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on September 13 alleged that the Bofors gun deal was a result of a big conspiracy between Swedish arms manufacturer A B Bofors, Hinduja brothers, Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, W N Chadha and some Indian public servants to cheat the government.
Rajdhani disaster: CPM demands Nitish Kumar' head
New Delhi: Accusing the Vajpayee government of displaying a "gross inhuman attitude" to the Rajdhani Express disaster, Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPM) on September 13 demanded that Railway Minister Nitish Kumar be made to quit office.
SC asks Centre to justify itself on ER bifurcation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on September 13 directed the Centre to place before it entire material on the basis of which the Union Cabinet had taken a decision to bifurcate and create seven new railway zones.
Drought: Ajit Singh moots new national water policy
New Delhi: Union Agriculture Ministry will press for a comprehensive new National Water Policy for creation of a grid system for major rivers to tackle frequent drought and floods in the country.
Vajpayee to embark on Maldives tour from Sept 22
New Delhi: Within days of his hectic US trip, Prime Minister Atal Behari will embark on a four-day official visit to Maldives from September 22 to further strengthen multi-faceted relationship and explore prospects of enhancing co-operation in diversified areas.
NFC to set up units in TN to meet power demands
Mumbai: In an effort to meet the challenges of the nuclear power industry during the next five years, the Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC) would set up a stand-alone zirconium oxide plant and zirconium sponge plants at Palayakayal in Tamil Nadu.
PM to inaugurate labour conference on Sept 28
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee will inaugurate the 38th session of the Indian labour conference on September 28.
SC seeks details from Centre on Cauvery water
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on September 13 sought details from the Centre about
the quantum of water released by Karnataka to Tamil Nadu after its order on
September 3 and the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) decision on September 8.
KASHMIR
EC transfers J&K officials for dereliction of duty
New Delhi: Keeping a strict watch on erring officials in Jammu and Kashmir, the Election Commission has ordered the transfer of the Doda superintendent of police and four others and suspended three junior officials for dereliction of duty.
J&K HC stays shifting Geelani from Ranchi jail
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has stayed the shifting of Hurriyat executive member Syed Ali Shah Geelani to a jail in J&K from Ranchi in Jharkhand.
BJP lashes out at Musharraf on UN speech
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on September 13 hit back at Pakistan President Gen Pervez Musharraf over his address to United Nations saying had Hindus been "extremists" as alleged by him, Pakistan would have been wiped out from the world map.
Militants directed to disrupt JK polls 'at all costs'
Jammu: The ultras have been directed to kill candidates contesting elections and
dissuade the people from exercising their right to franchise during elections in
Jammu and Kashmir, according to an intercept of conversation between militants.
'All booths in Kashmir under sensitive category'
Srinagar: All the 3,397 polling booths in the Kashmir Valley are either hyper-
sensitive or sensitive and none of them fall in the normal category.
3 jawans injured in JK, 30 kgs of IED recovered
Jammu: Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans were injured in two separate attacks by ultras in Rajouri district, while 30 kgs IED was recovered in Doda district of Jammu division since September 12, official sources said on September 13.
NORTH
Advani asks Dikshit for a consensus proposal
New Delhi: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on September 13 asked Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to come out with a consensus proposal incorporating the views of all political parties concerned on the issue of granting statehood to the national capital.
SOUTH
Cauvery issue: Goel dismisses TN allegation on PM
Chennai: Union Minister of State in Prime Minister's office, Vijay Goel dismissed as 'mere allegations', Tamil Nadu's charge that Prime Minister A B Vajpayee had adopted a 'partisan' attitude towards Tamil Nadu on the Cauvery water issue.
Stop hunt if Nagappa's life in danger, STF told
Bangalore: Karnataka government has asked the state special task force (STF) to suspend its operations against forest brigand Veerappan if it perceived any threat to the life of Janata Dal - United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa, who is in the captivity of the outlaw, Home Minister Mallikarjun Kharge said on September 13.
Emergency plan to save standing crops in K'taka
Bangalore: Driven by depleted water inflows, the Karnataka government on September 13 drew up emergency alternative plans to utilise water below the "minimum draw down level" (MDDL) in Kabini reservoir to save standing crops in about one lakh acres.
'METSAT orbit raising manoeuvre successful'
Bangalore: Indian scientists on September 13 successfully completed first orbit raising manoeuvre of METSAT, and all the systems on board the country's first exclusive meteorological satellite are functioning normally, the space agency said.
Veerappan nab operation hits snag as NSG returns
Bangalore: The operations to nab forest bandit Veerappan has suffered a major setback with the elite National Security Guard (NSG) commandos returning to Delhi on the ground that it has no task on hand right now.
'Bangalore maintains top slot in Indian IT scene'
Bangalore: India's silicon valley continues to maintain its top position in the IT sector with 52 chip design companies, 174 systems software operators and 126
communication software units, opening up new vistas of India's knowledge revolution.
EAST
Death toll in Rajdhani mishap climbs to 128
Rafiganj: The death toll in the Rajdhani Express pile-up at Rafiganj in Bihar on September 13 night climbed to 128 as the four-day exhausting rescue operations were finally called off by the Railways.
Jalpaiguri police to grill ISI mole at Jaisalmer
Siliguri (WB): A team of the Jalpaiguri police would go to Jaisalmer in Rajasthan soon to interrogate an Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) module member, Nazrul, arrested there on September 8, the superintendent of police, Jalpaiguri, Siddhnath Gupta, said.
Sam Pitroda discusses key projects with WB CM
Kolkata: Technocrat and WorldTel CEO Sam Pitroda on September 13 said that there was great scope for development in West Bengal and assured Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee of his cooperation in this direction.
Rail traffic restored on Gaya-Mughalsarai down track
Rafiganj: Traffic has been restored on the Gaya-Mughalsarai down line after two bogies of the derailed 2301 Howrah-New Delhi Express were removed from the track and necessary repair work done, railway sources said.
PWG denies involvement in Rajdhani derailment
Patna: Proscribed ultra outfit Peoples' War Group (PWG) has denied any role in the derailment of Rajdhani Express at Rafigunj in Bihar and demanded the immediate removal of Nitish Kumar from the Union Cabinet for making "irresponsible statements" against ultra left organisations.
Bihar cops rule out sabotage in Rajdhani mishap
Patna: The district magistrate and superintendent of police of Aurangabad have ruled out the possibility of sabotage behind the Rajdhani Express accident, which claimed over 100 lives and left many more injured, official sources said on September 13.
Train mishap: Rescue work ends, toll placed at 119
Rafiganj (Bihar): After four days of marathon exhausting exercise, the rescue
operation in the mangled bogies of the ill-fated 2301 UP Rajdhani Express was
finally called off on September 13 with Railway authorities putting the death toll at 119.
WEST
Guj yatra: 2nd leg to be flagged off from Jhajharka
Ahmedabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) second phase of Gujarat 'Gaurav Yatra' would be flagged off by Union Minister for Social Welfare Satnarain Jatiya on September 14 from Ahmedabad district's Jhajharka, a place revered by Dalits in the state.
Contempt notices issued against Koirala, Nair
Mumbai: Mumbai High Court on September 13 issued suo-moto contempt notices against actress Manisha Koirala and producer Shashilal Nair for their alleged conduct in approaching extra-Constitutional authorities to resolve their dispute over objectionable scenes in Hindi film 'Ek Chhoti Si Love Story'.
BSE opens weak after sharp slide in global markets
Mumbai: The SENSEX opened weak and was later trapped in an extremely narrow range at early stages in line with a setback in blue-chip counters on the Bombay Stock
Exchange (BSE) on September 13 due to selling triggered by a sharp slide in global markets.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Manipur to step up counter insurgency operations
Imphal: Manipur has decided to step up counter insurgency operations by adopting new tactics and providing security cover along Imphal-Jiribam-Silchar highway 53 on the state's side, official sources said on September 13.
2 killed, one injured in ANVC attack in Meghalaya
Shillong: Two persons were killed and another was injured in cross firing between police and Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) militants at Warema in East Garo hills district of Meghalaya, official sources said on September 13.
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