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Post-METSAT, ISRO eyes moon mission
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is now better poised to undertake its prided lunar mission after it successfully placed a geo-stationary satellite onboard a modified Polar Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
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NATIONAL
CCS meet reviews overall security scenario
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) met on September 29 and reviewed the overall security scenario in the country.
Vajpayee will remain as PM in next term: Naidu
Dhanbad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on September 29 said Atal Behari Vajpayee would remain the Prime Minister if the party is voted back to power in the general elections.
Advani seeks more specific intelligence inputs
New Delhi: Asking security agencies to pull up their socks, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on September 29 said that the Intelligence and security agencies should strive to provide specific Intelligence inputs so as to enable quick pre-emptive action.
France offers India technology transfer for Mirage
New Delhi: Close on the heels of India inking a deal to assemble Russian Su-30 MKI fighters, France has now offered technology transfer to manufacture advanced Mirage 2000-V and carrier-borne Rafale fighters.
India completes successful trials of Danush missile
New Delhi: After the success of surface-to-surface Prithvi and Agni variant missiles, Indian scientists have achieved another major breakthrough by successful completion of trials of the country's first ever sea-to-surface missile Danush paving the way for its induction into the Navy.
KASHMIR
Ultras hurl grenade at police vehicle in JK, 1 dead
Sringar: With just two days left for third phase of polling in Jammu and Kashmir, militants attacked a police party sanitising an area for a National Conference rally killing one person and injuring 13 others, including a police officer and four constables in Pulwama district on September 29.
Tight security for third phase of JK polls
Srinagar: Tight security arrangements have been made for the smooth conduct of the third phase of Jammu and Kashmir polls in 27 Assembly constituencies on October 1 with vigil being maintained in the state in the event of escalated violence in Pulwama and Anantnag districts.
'Fair polls in JK will negate Pak's plebiscite call'
New Delhi: Pakistan's demand for a plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir will be negated if the state Assembly elections are completed in a free, fair and participatory manner, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani said on September 29.
NORTH
UP govt orders high-level probe into stampede
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh government ordered a high-level inquiry into the stampede at Charbagh railway station even as thousands of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supporters were still crowding platforms on September 29 to catch trains to take them home.
Stampede: Rallyists attempted to rescue old woman
Lucknow: The stampede at Charbagh railway station in which at least 16 people were killed was triggered after people fell over one another in a staircase while trying to rescue an old woman who had fallen, eye witnesses said.
High drama in court, Sharma slams Delhi police
New Delhi: It was a day of high-drama as the suspended IPS officer Ravi Kant Sharma, the prime suspect in Shivani Bhatnagar murder case, was produced before the Karkardooma courts on September 28, ending months of anxious wait by the police and media.
16 killed, 44 injured in stampede at BSP rally
Lucknow: At least sixteen persons were killed and 44 others injured on September 28 night in a stampede at the Charbagh railway station after thousands of people were returning from a huge Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) rally, according to railway police.
I've been hounded & harassed, claims Sharma
New Delhi: Senior police official and key suspect in the Shivani Bhatnagar murder case, R K Sharma, was on September 28 produced before a Delhi court after being brought from Ambala by the Delhi police amidst tight security around the Karkardooma court complex.
Ayodhya stand detrimental to PM's credibility: VHP
Lucknow: Asserting that Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's stand on the Ram temple issue had not been in accordance with the sentiments of Hindus, VHP on September 28 said the decisions taken by Vajpayee with regard to the temple movement have caused a severe damage to his credibility.
'Cong divided India into rich urban, poor rural'
Nahri (Haryana): Continuing with his offensive against the Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president M Venkaiah Naidu on September 28 charged the main Opposition party with dividing the country into "affluent urban India and deprived rural Bharat" in the almost five decades of its rule.
Court remands Sharma to 10-day police custody
New Delhi: Senior IPS officer R K Sharma, prime suspect in journalist Shivani Bhatnagar murder case who surrendered in a Haryana court after eluding police for nearly two months, was on September 28 remanded to 10 days' police custody by a Delhi court.
LeT behind Gujarat temple attack, says Advani
Lucknow: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on September 28 said Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba seemed to be involved in the Akshardham temple attack in Gandhinagar and accused Islamabad of unleashing a war against India by using terrorism as a policy.
From warden to prison, it's a U-turn for Sharma
Ambala: Six months ago, senior IPS officer Ravi Kant Sharma walked into the Ambala central jail to the salute of prison guards.
Ambala court grants transit remand to Sharma
Ambala: A court in Ambala granted transit remand of Haryana Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Ravi Kant Sharma, prime suspect in journalist Shivani Bhatnagar murder case, to Delhi police to take him to the national capital.
SOUTH
Murasoli Maran's condition deteriorates
Chennai: The condition of Union Industries Minister Murasoli Maran appeared to have deteriorated as the specialists from Hyderabad put him under liver and kidney dialysis at the corporate Apollo Hospital, where he was admitted on September 21 with high fever.
Cauvery: Jaya refuses dialogue with Krishna
Chennai: Firing yet another salvo on the Prime Minister A B Vajpayee and the Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on September 29 rejected the suggestion made by both for a dialogue on the release of Cauvery water.
Eminent scientist Raghavendra Rao passes away
Bangalore: Eminent scientist and a pioneer in science documentation, Prof B V Raghavendra Rao, passed away on September 29, family sources said. He was 94.
Cauvery: 2,000 farmers storm B'lore railway station
Bangalore: About 2,000 farmers led by former Member of Parliament (MP), G Madegowda on September 29 stormed the city railway station as part of their agitation to stage rail roko protesting against release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.
'Al-Mujahideen had plotted to kill Advani, Joshi'
Bangalore: The Al-Mujahideen militant gang, led by the dreaded Imam Ali that was gunned down in the city on September 29, had plotted to assassinate Deputy Prime Minister, L K Advani and Union Human Resources Minister, Murali Manohar Joshi, a top Tamil Nadu police official disclosed on September 29.
Karnataka takes e-governance to grass roots
Bangalore: Gone are the days when farmers were at the mercy of village accounts to keep their land records. Today's e-savvy farmer with electronic land records at his disposal could do without the village accountant.
TDP leader shot dead by Naxalites in Andhra
Hyderabad: A Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader was shot dead by suspected Naxalites of the banned People's War Group (PWG) near Balajipalli in Cuddapah district on September 29.
Dreaded militant Ali, 4 others shot dead in B'lore
Bangalore: Dreaded militant Imam Ali, who made a sensational escape from police custody in March near Madurai in Tamil Nadu, and four of his associates, including a woman, were shot dead in an encounter with the police in the small hours of September 29, a top police official said.
EAST
Petrol and diesel prices may go up from Oct: Naik
Patna: Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Ram Naik on September 29 said there was a possibility of a further increase in prices of petroleum products barring kerosene and LPG cylinders from next month.
WEST
Akshardham temple thrown open for devotees
Gandhinagar: For the first time, since the infamous September 24 attack on Akshardham, the Swaminaryan temple gates were thrown open for devotees on September 29 for a special prayer session to pay homage to those who fell to terrorist bullets.
HC asks govt to state evidence against Bharat Shah
Mumbai: Mumbai High Court has directed Maharashtra government and city police to file an affidavit on October 1 stating what material they had to substantiate the charges framed against film financier Bharat Shah under a stringent state law.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
3 killed, 25 hurt in police-mob clash in Tripura
Agartala: Three tribal youths were killed and at least 25 people including a sub-
inspector of police injured in a clash between police and agitators at Satchand in South Tripura district on September 28.
Light trmors reported in Mizoram, Bangla border
New Delhi: An earthquake of slight intensity jolted Mizoram and Bangladesh border on September 27 night, Indian Meteorological Department said.
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