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SC notice to Centre on National River Network
The Supreme Court on September 16 issued notices to the Centre and all the states on an application seeking a direction to the government to consider creating a National River Network (NRN) in the country to overcome the problems of drought and floods.

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NATIONAL
I can't assure 90% polling like Musharraf: Advani
New Delhi: Expressing satisfaction over the turnout in the first phase of polling in Jammu and Kashmir, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on September 16 said the conduct of successful polling was "a befitting reply" to Pakistan which has been "hurling abuses" at India on the Kashmir issue.

Vajpayee, Fernandes satisfied over J&K polls
Zurich: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on September 16 voiced satisfaction over the peaceful conduct of first phase of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was free and fair with a reasonably good turnout.

44 per cent voting in 1st phase of J&K polls: EC
New Delhi: An estimated 44 per cent of 14.89 lakh voters exercised their franchise on September 16 in the first phase of polling in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, the Election Commission said.

Tehelka: 3 witnesses recalled for questioning
New Delhi: Venkataswami Commission on September 16 ordered the recall of three witnesses for an in-camera cross-examination, in the light of some "confidential documents" produced by tehelka.com scribe Aniruddha Bahal and rejected apprehensions by counsel that such a move would "open a Pandora's box".

'Ample evidence to frame charges in Bofors case'
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on September 16 claimed before a Delhi court that there was enough evidence to frame charges against four accused, including the Hinduja brothers, in the Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-offs case.

Bill overriding EC's guidelines challenged in SC
New Delhi: The Presidential Ordinance overriding Election Commission's guidelines on criminal background of candidates was on September 16 challenged in the Supreme Court.

Bio-diesel to ease spiralling fuel price burden
New Delhi: For those upset about the recent increase in prices of petrol and diesel, here is some news to cheer, bio-diesel, extracted from non-edible oils, would soon be available at Rs 14.50 per litre.

Sukhdev Dhindsa opposes privatisation of NFL
New Delhi: After postponement of BPCL and HPCL disinvestment, Fertiliser Minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa on September 16 came out openly against privatisation of National Fertilisers Ltd (NFL) saying the profit-making company is strategic for maintaining price stability in the farm sector.

KASHMIR
Hizb offered Rs 40 lakh to kill Farooq, Omar: Advani
New Delhi: Hizbul Mujahedeen chief Syed Salahuddin announced rewards of Rs 40 lakh "to bump off" Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani said on September 16.

JKNPP candidate among five killed in accident
Jammu: A Jammu and Kashmir National Panther's Party (JKNPP) candidate was among five people killed when the vehicle they were travelling in fell into Chenab river in Jammu province.

Pakistan Army fires mortar bombs at J&K town
Poonch: Two families had a narrow escape when their houses were hit by mortar bombs fired from Pakistan in the border town of Poonch shortly after polling for the first phase of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir began on September 16, officials said.

Only tripartite talks will solve Kashmir row: HC
Srinagar: Claiming that elections were no solution to the Kashmir issue, the Hurriyat Conference on September 16 reverted to its earlier stand demanding tripartite talks involving India, Pakistan and the conglomerate itself.

Polls peaceful barring stray incidents: DGP
Jammu: A polling officer died of a heart attack while there was one complaint of rigging in the first phase of elections in Jammu and Kashmir, top state officials said on September 16.

Nearly 40 % turnout in 1st phase of JK polls
Srinagar: Barring some terrorists attacks in which a policeman was killed and six civilians were injured, polling in 23 Assembly constituencies was by and large peaceful on September 16 with nearly 40 per cent turnout in the first phase of elections to the 87-member Jammu and Kashmir Assembly.

Major tragedy averted, 7 IEDs defused in J&K
Srinagar: Security forces defused seven Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), including one planted inside a polling station in Kashmir, even as six persons were injured in three explosions triggered by militants in the border districts of Baramulla and Kupwara on September 16, official sources said.

Infiltration bid foiled, 9 terrorists killed in J&K
Jammu: Barely hours before the commencement of polling, Indian troops foiled an infiltration bid by terrorists in Kupwara sector killing nine foreign mercenaries even as Pakistani troops resorted to shelling and firing in several areas of Jammu and Kashmir besides Siachen glacier sectors overnight, a Defence spokesman said.

JuM claims onus for JK polling booth attacks
Jammu: Pakistan-backed Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen (JUM) on September 16 claimed responsibility for the attack on two polling stations in Poonch district in which one Punjab police constable was killed.

Militants kill sarpanch's son in Udhampur
Jammu: Militants on September 16 attacked the house of a village sarpanch in Udhampur district killing his son and injuring his father, in an apparent bid to create scare ahead of polling there in the third phase on October 1.

Militants target house of NC candidate in J&K
Srinagar: In a bid to scare voters, militants targeted the house of a National Conference (NC) candidate from Bandipora and set off grenade explosions at two places in Kashmir Valley on September 15 night, official sources said.

JK polls: IED defused in Ladoora polling station
Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir): An improvised explosive device (IED) was defused in Ladoora polling station in Rafiabad constituency soon after polling began for the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir elections.

JK polls: Additional 20,000 troops deployed
Jammu: About 20,000 additional para-military troops have been deployed in twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch where polling for first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly began on September 16.

Polling begins in JK amidst tight security
Srinagar: Amidst tight security, polling began in 23 constituencies in five border districts on September 16 morning in the first of the four-phase crucial Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

Ultras attack polling station, kill jawan in JK
Jammu: Militants killed a Punjab police jawan and attacked a polling station in two separate incidents in Rajouri and Poonch districts as the first phase of the polling in the crucial Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections began on September 16 morning.

NORTH
Arunachal Pradesh council of ministers reshuffled
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Mukut Mithi on September 16 carried out a major reshuffle in his council of ministers changing the portfolios of 15 Cabinet ministers and seven ministers of state.

BJP changes stance, urges full statehood for Delhi
New Delhi: In a significant shift in its stand, the Delhi unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on September 16 demanded full statehood to the entire national capital with some special rights to the Centre as against its earlier idea of dividing the city into two including carving out a Union Territory for VVIP areas.

Shiv Sena burns copies of 'India Today' in Meerut
Meerut: Some Shiv Sena activists on September 16 burnt copies of the September 11 issue of 'India Today' news magazine for printing picture of Lord Ganesh holding a cricket ball, allegedly made of leather, claiming that Hindus have been hurt as leather goods are prohibited during poojas.

Kashmiri migrants keep off poll booths at Delhi
New Delhi: Militant threat and Hurriyat's boycott call may have kept voters away from Jammu and Kashmir elections, but the turnout of migrants, facing an uncertain future, was also poor at two booths provided for them in Delhi.

Coke, Pepsi fined for messing up Kulu, Manali
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on September 16 imposed costs of Rs 2 lakh each on Pepsi and Coca Cola and Rs 1 lakh each on 10 other organisations for repairing the damage caused by them by painting rocks with their advertisements in Kulu region of Himachal Pradesh.

SOUTH
Cauvery: Farmers to launch 'jail bharo' from tomorrow
Mandya: Stepping up their agitation against release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, farmers bodies on September 16 announced they would launch 'Jail Bharo' from September 17.

Govt to waive 1-yr loan interest of coffee-growers
Madikeri (Karnataka): In a significant relief to the crisis-hit coffee-growers, Union Finance Minister Jaswant Singh on September 16 announced waiver of one year interest on loans borrowed by them and said plantation workers in the coffee-growing Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu would be covered under the Centre's "Anna Antyodaya" scheme.

Cauvery issue: Farmers' bodies threaten protests
Mandya: Stepping up their agitation against release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, farmers bodies announced they would launch "jail bharo" from September 17, as the train and bus services between Bangalore and Mysore were suspended on September 16 following mounting protests in the district.

India to host International meet on climate change
Bangalore: India would host an international conference on climate change "COP-8" in New Delhi from October 23 to November 1.

Timely action prevents disaster at Kerala zoo
Thiruvananthapuram: Timely action by fire force saved rare animals and plants and art-treasures when a fire broke out in the vast museum-cum-zoo compound in the thickly wooded green-space in the heart of the city on September 16.

Baalu slams Jaya�s autocratic, arrogant attitude
Bangalore: Union Minister of Environment and Forests T R Baalu on September 16 lashed out at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, charging her with "overbearing and autocratic attitude" and failing to take Opposition parties and farmers in her state into confidence on the Cauvery issue.

Indian economist Bramhananda elected IEA president
Bangalore: In a rare distinction, well-known economist P R Bramhananda has been elected president of the International Economic Association (IEA), the professional body of all economic associations of the world, at its ongoing Lisbon conference.

Japanese 'peace boat' arrives at Kochi port
Kochi: A Japanese "peace boat", carrying the message of peace and Human Rights and with 550 persons on board, arrived at Kochi on September 16, its only port of call in India.

Meteorological METSAT nearing its space home
Bangalore: The country's exclusive meteorological satellite, METSAT, launched by the PSLV-C4 on September 12, is nearing its space home as space scientists have successfully placed it in a near Geo-synchronous orbit.

Cauvery: Kharge urges farmers to maintain restraint
Bangalore: Karnataka Minister for Home, Mallikarjun Kharge, on September 16 appealed to farmers in Mandya and Mysore districts to maintain restraint and not to agitate on the issue of Cauvery water release to Tamil Nadu, assuring that the interests of farmers of the state would be protected.

Central
50 children hospitalised after consuming 'dalia'
Shivpuri (MP): At least 50 primary school students were taken ill, four of them seriously, after consuming "dalia", which had allegedly been boiled along with a snake, at Dhuaani in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh on September 16, official sources said.

EAST
Safety commissioner begins probe into train mishap
Gaya: A five-member railway inquiry team headed by commissioner of railway safety, Eastern Circle, Mahesh Chandra on September 16 recorded statements of 60 persons, including the driver and guard of the ill-fated 2301 up Rajdhani Express that derailed on September 10 claiming over 120 lives.

Mamta says no tie-up with NDA till rail demand met
Murshidabad (WB): The Trinamool Congress (TC) leader Mamta Banerjee on September 16 said that she would refrain from maintaining any relation personally with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre till her demand for stalling the move for bifurcation of Eastern Railway was met.

Laloo sees cover-up in Babri mosque case
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Laloo Prasad Yadav on September 16 accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of deliberately delaying sanction to prosecute Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and Union Ministers Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti in the Babri Mosque demolition case.

Body recovered from Rajdhani debris, toll now 120
Auranagabad: Labourers clearing the debris of the 2301 up Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani express recovered one more decomposed body taking the toll in the September 9 derailment at Rafiganj to 129.

WEST
Summons against HLL for 'insider trading'
Mumbai: In keeping with a High Court directive, a Metropolitan Magistrate in Mumbai has taken cognisance of a criminal complaint filed by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) against Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) regarding allegations of insider trading and on September 16 issued summons against the company and its five former directors.

'93 blast: Dutt, 88 others exempted till Sept 30
Mumbai: A 1993 bomb blast accused on September 16 challenged the Constitutional validity of TADA (Terrorists and Disruptive Activities-prevention-Act) by filing a petition in a special court even as 89 co-accused, including film star Sanjay Dutt, were exempted till month end.

'93 Mumbai blast: Yakub Memon seeks acquittal
Mumbai: Describing evidence in 1993 bomb blast trial as "weak", Yakub Memon, younger brother of prime accused Tiger Memon, has urged a special court to acquit him as CBI had failed to make out a case against him.

NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Sangma predicts hung Assembly in Gujarat
Guwahati: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) general secretary P A Sangma on September 16 predicted a hung Assembly in Gujarat with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) not getting majority.

Assam police rescue kidnapped railway official
Diphu (Assam): In a swift operation, the police on September 16 rescued North East Frontier Railway Assistant engineer who was kidnapped by miscreants in Assam's Karbi Anglong district earlier on September 16.

1 killed in NDFB-Bodoland Tiger clash in Assam
Tezpur: In a clash between rival Bodo militant groups, one unidentified Bodoland Liberation Tiger (BLT) activist was killed and another seriously wounded by National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) ultras near the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on September 16.

Manipur peace team prevented from going to Nagaland
Imphal: Police on September 16 prevented a Manipuri women's peace team from going to Nagaland on the ground that there was no adequate security along the Imphal-Kohima national highway 39, official sources said.

Sangma not keen on being CM of Meghalaya
Guwahati: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader P A Sangma on September 16 said he was not keen to be the Chief Minister of Meghalaya though there was a need to stabilise the political situation there.

Railway engineer kidnapped in Assam
Diphu (Assam): Two persons, including an engineer of North East Frontier Railway, were kidnapped by unidentified persons in separate incidents in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on September 16, official sources said.

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