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Ground reality counters Musharraf's statements
After a brief lull, Pakistan has again increased attempts to push militants into Jammu and Kashmir and a spurt in infiltration bids has been witnessed over the past few months, belying Islamabad's claims to the contrary, the Border Security Force (BSF) said at Srinagar on October 3.
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NATIONAL
India, Ukraine sign extradition treaty
New Delhi: Giving a new dimension to bilateral relations, India and Ukraine on October 3 signed an extradition treaty to bring to justice criminal offenders taking refuge in each other's countries and another treaty on mutual legal assistance on criminal matters.
Cauvery monitoring committee submits report to PM
New Delhi: The report of the Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) was presented to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, who is also the chairman of the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) after its tour of the delta and catchment areas in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
'Sukhoi-30 to replace MiG-21 aircraft soon'
Tezpur (Assam): Air Commodore P K Borbora on October 3 said that the MiG-21 fighter aircraft would be replaced in the next four years with fifth generation aircraft like Sukhoi-30.
'Cautious approach needed on PSU privatisation'
New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee lashed out at critics of disinvestment policy, Petroleum Minister Ram Naik on October 3 maintained that a cautious approach was needed before deciding on privatisation of public sector Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum.
Shivani case accused remanded to custody till Oct 8
New Delhi: A Delhi court on October 3 remanded Ved Prakash alias Kalu, one of the
accused in the journalist Shivani Bhatnagar murder case, to police custody for five days.
'SC authority over contempt plea questionable'
New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna on October 3 questioned the
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to entertain a contempt petition by Tamil Nadu
alleging violation of Cauvery River Authority (CRA)'s order.
'Give autonomy to police to avoid communal riots'
New Delhi: Expressing serious concern over the recent communal riots, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman J S Verma on October 3 suggested giving "full autonomy" to the police force free from political interference to avoid such riots in the country in the future.
Ukraine evinces interest in Indian power projects
New Delhi: Ukraine on October 3 offered to participate in turn-key power projects in India and said there was vast potential for co-operation in investments, joint
ventures and privatisation.
71 cases, 6 NBWs awaits Abu Salem in New Delhi
New Delhi: Underworld don Abu Salem, who is in custody in Portugal following an
Interpol red corner notice issued by CBI in 1993 Mumbai bomb blast case, figures in 71 cases in different parts of the country and six non bailable warrants (NBW) are pending against him in New Delhi alone in cases relating to organised crimes.
V P Singh accuses NDA of politicising bureaucracy
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister V P Singh on October 3 alleged that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government was aggressively politicising the bureaucracy by introducing a kind of "ideological screening" of officers placed in key departments.
PM directs Nitish to order probe into UP stampede
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on October 3 directed Railway Minister Nitish Kumar to order an enquiry into the stampede at the Lucknow railway station on September 28 and punish the guilty.
Delhi, Kerala, R'sthan HC chief justices sworn in
New Delhi: Chief Justices of the High Courts of Delhi, Rajasthan and Kerala - justice S B Sinha, Justice Arun Kumar and Justice Srikrishna - were on October 3 sworn in at judges office in Supreme Court.
KASHMIR
Omar Abdullah lashes out at Cong for J&K problems
Srinagar: National Conference president Omar Abdullah on October 3 said the world community had seen people's enthusiasm in the on-going Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and hoped this would result in a lot of pressure on Pakistan to end its proxy war against India.
2 militants involved in bus attack among 12 killed
Jammu: Two militants involved in the attack on a bus at Hiranagar on October 1, were shot dead along with 10 other ultras in separate encounters which also left two personnel, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and an Army officer, killed in Jammu and Kashmir since October 2 night.
Bandh throws normal life out of gear in Jammu
Jammu: Normal life was affected in the city on October 3 as shops and commercial establishments remained closed and transport came to a standstill following a bandh call given by Jammu Joint Students Federation and Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party to protest the blast in a bus on October 2 that left two persons dead and 22 injured.
Bandh called in Jammu to protest Oct 2 bus blast
Jammu: A joint bandh has been called in Jammu on October 3 by the Jammu Joint Students Federation and J-K National Panthers Party to protest October 2 blast inside a pilgrim bus which left two dead and 22 injured.
8 ultras killed, infiltration bid foiled in J&K
Jammu: In less than 24 hours of gunning down four Hizb-e-Islami militants, Army foiled another major infiltration bid along the line of control (LoC) in Rajouri-Poonch sector, killing eight ultras in a pre-dawn operation, official sources said on October 3.
DSP killed, 2 cops injured in J&K ultra attack
Jammu: A deputy superintendent of police (DSP) was killed and two constables were injured on October 3 in Kathua district in an encounter with militants suspected to be behind the October 1 attack on a bus in the same district in which five people were killed, official sources said.
NORTH
Mahajan may get clean chit in Shivani murder case
New Delhi: Six days into interrogation of senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer R K Sharma in the journalist Shivani Bhatnagar murder case, Delhi police on October 3 sought to give a clean chit to a Union Minister, against whom the prime suspect's wife had made wild allegations even as they nabbed Ved Prakash, an absconding suspect.
US not serious in combating terrorism: BJP
Raipur: Accusing US of not being serious or honest about combating terrorism, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on October 3 said the Centre would root out the menace on its own might.
Team headed by DG (RPF) to probe Lucknow stampede
New Delhi: A high-level inquiry headed by the Director General of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) was on October 3 ordered into last week's stampede at the Charbagh Railway station at Lucknow, following a direction from the Prime Minister A B Vajpayee to Railway Minister Nitish Kumar.
UP CM holds railway staff responsible for stampede
New Delhi: Holding the railway officials responsible for last week's Charbagh railway station stampede in which 21 people lost their lives, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on October 3 demanded compensation to the bereaved families.
SOUTH
TN police arrests close associate of Imam Ali
Madurai: Police on October 3 took into custody a close associate of Islamic militant Imam Ali, who was shot dead at Bangalore on September 29.
Cauvery row: PT to lay siege to airport on Oct 10
Tiruchirapalli: Volunteers of Pudhiya Thamizhagam (PT) would lay siege to the airport at Tiruchirapalli on October 10 to condemn the 'high-handed attitude' of the Karnataka government in the Cauvery water issue.
Naidu calls for amendment to empower Panchayats
Pondicherry: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Venkaiah Naidu on October 3 said a new Constitutional amendment was necessary to devote effective administrative and financial powers to the Panchayat institutions.
CBI arrests Sobhana in 'forged document case'
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress MLA Sobhana George was on October 3 arrested by crime branch in connection with the 'forged intelligence document case', police sources said.
EAST
Unidentified plane drops objects in N Bengal
Kolkata: An unidentified aircraft entered Indian air space in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal on October 3 and reportedly dropped two objects resembling sacks, a senior district official said.
'Sabotage caused Rajdhani train mishap'
New Delhi: An official probe into the Rajdhani train mishap in Rafiganj in Bihar last month has found that "sabotage" was the cause of the accident that claimed over 100 lives.
WEST
Court hears tapes of talk between Shakeel, Rizvi
Mumbai: A Special Court on October 3 heard in-camera an alleged telephonic talk
between Pakistan-based gangster Chhota Shakeel and film producer Nasim Rizvi on
hawala deals, making of a film, police gunning down people in encounters and
transfers of cops.
190 taken ill, 11 cases of cholera confirmed in Guj
Ahmedabad: Two children died and 190 people were taken ill due to vomiting and
diarrhoea even as the epidemic spread to seven villages in Vadodara district with 11 confirmed cases of cholera, officials said.
Plot to kill Advani: Cops pick up 3 more in Guj
Ahmedabad: Police on October 3 "picked up" three more persons from Rajkot in connection with Jaish-e-Mohammed group's alleged conspiracy to eliminate Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, even as suspected JeM militant Samirkhan Pathan was remanded to 14 days' police custody.
JeM ultra sent to 14-day police remand in Guj
Ahmedabad: Suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militant Samirkhan Pathan, allegedly involved in hatching a conspiracy to assassinate Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others, have been sent to 14 days' police remand.
SENSEX opens better on PM's remark on divestment
Mumbai: The SENSEX opened on a promising note but later fell back as stocks met with a strong resistance at early stages on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on October 3 on heavy selling by operators and retail investors.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
ULFA militant killed in an encounter in Assam
Nalbari (Assam): An ULFA militant was killed in an encounter with a joint Army and police team in lower Assam's Nalbari district on October 2 night, police said in Nalbari on October 3.
3 ISI trained insurgents surrender in Tripura
Agartala: Three insurgents of banned All Tripura Tiger Forces (ATTF) who were trained by ISI on foreign soils have surrendered to the security forces, official sources said on October 3.
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