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Breathtaking aerobatic display marks IAF Day
Indian Air Force on October 8 bared its might by displaying its state of art lethal flying machines and the aerobatic skills of its pilots to mark its raising day with IAF chief S Krishnaswamy declaring that a year of operational deployment had amply conveyed to "those who needed to know" the force's resolve and determination.
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NATIONAL
Dalai Lama meets VP Shekhawat, offers felicitations
New Delhi: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on October 8 called on Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.
52 % polling recorded in militancy-affected Doda
New Delhi: An estimated 52 per cent of the nearly 4.5 lakh electorate on October 8 exercised their franchise in six constituencies of Doda district in the fourth and final phase of polling for 87-member Jammu and Kashmir assembly, the Election Commission said.
CBI optimistic on Abu Salem's extradition
New Delhi: Striking a positive note about the extradition of underworld don and main accused in 1993 Mumbai bomb blast Abu Salem, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on October 8 said, Portuguese authorities understood the urgency of New Delhi of questioning of the elusive don and also did not rule out the possibility of sending another team to Lisbon.
Mild tremor rocks Himachal Pradesh, says IMD
New Delhi: An earthquake of slight intensity shook Himachal Pradesh on October 8 morning, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
KASHMIR
EC orders repoll in 4 polling booths in J&K
Srinagar: The Election Commission (EC) on October 8 night ordered a repoll in four polling stations of Doda, Kishtawar and Surankote areas of Jammu and Kashmir.
Repoll to be held in Doda's Jijote booth tomorrow
Jammu: The election authorities have ordered repoll for Jijote polling station in
Doda on October 9, official sources said on October 8.
JK Assembly polls, befitting reply to Pak: Omar
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Omar Abdullah on October 8 said the participation of people of Jammu and Kashmir in Assembly elections is a "befitting reply" to Pakistan, which was desperate to destabilise democracy in India.
Pak troops resort to heavy shelling in Kargil
Jammu: Pakistani troops resorted to heavy mortar shelling in Kargil and Nowshera sectors in Jammu and Kashmir since October 7 evening, Defence sources said in Jammu on October 8.
2 infiltration bids foiled, 5 militants killed in JK
Srinagar: The Army foiled two infiltration bids by Pakistan-trained militants to sneak into the valley killing five of them near the line of control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir since October 7 night.
Acting chairman of JKLF, 4 others detained in JK
Srinagar: Acting chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Javid Ahmad Mir was detained along with four other party activists as police scuttled a plan of Hurriyat Conference to stage an anti-poll demonstration on October 8, official sources said.
Militant outfits bandh call paralyses Kashmir
Srinagar: Normal life was disrupted in Kashmir Valley on October 8 following a strike call given by separatist and militant organisations coinciding with the fourth and final phase of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
Bomb blast in Banihal constituency, no casualties
Jammu: Militants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in Banihal constituency of Doda district where polling commenced on October 8 in the fourth and final phase of Assembly election in the state.
Ultras trigger bomb blast as polling begins in Kashmir
Doda: Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans and an ultra were killed and five injured as ultras triggered a landmine blast in Doda town soon after the commencement of polling for the fourth and final phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on October 8 morning, a senior official said.
4th phase of JK polls begins amid tight security
Jammu: Despite threat by militant outfits and boycott by separatists, polling began on October 8 for the fourth and final phase of JK Assembly elections in six constituencies of Doda district amidst high security deployment.
NORTH
Sharma admits role in Shivani's murder: Police
New Delhi: Delhi police on October 8 claimed that senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer R K Sharma has admitted his involvement in the murder of journalist Shivani Bhattnagar.
Muslim activists court arrest protesting VHP demand
New Delhi: Hundreds of activists of Jamiat-Ulama-I-Hind on October 8 courted arrest at the capital protesting against the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) demand for deletion of verses advocating Jehad from Islamic scriptures.
SOUTH
JD-S plans campaign against Krishna's padayatra
Bangalore: Breaking his silence on the Cauvery issue, Former Prime Minister and
Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader H D Devegowda on October 8 decried the "peace
march" being undertaken by the Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna and announced
that his party would embark upon a campaign from October 10 to 13 to highlight the failures of the government in handling the crisis.
K'taka govt agrees to send emissaries to Veerappan
Bangalore: Accepting the demand of forest bandit Veerappan, Karnataka on October 8 said that it would initiate the process to send emissaries of his choice in a day or two to negotiate the release of abducted Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa, as the hostage crisis entered 45th day.
One succumbs to Hubli violence, curfew imposed
Hubli: One person was stabbed to death and another suffered serious head injuries on October 8 as violence that erupted over a group clash continued unabated forcing the authorities to bring the city under night curfew.
Krishna may wind up 'padayatra' from tomorrow
Bangalore: Under attack from the Opposition and farmers' bodies for his 'padayatra' (protest march) on Cauvery issue, Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna on October 8 did not rule out the possibility of his calling off from October 9 the ongoing 129-km march to Cauvery basin districts of Mandya and Mysore.
TN files second contempt petition against K'taka
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu on October 8 filed a second contempt petition against Karnataka in the Supreme Court alleging violation of the Court's orders last week directing release of 9,000 CUSECS of Cauvery water to it.
K'taka Governor greets people on Dasara fest
Bangalore: Karnataka Governor T N Chaturvedi has extended his greetings to the people of the state on the auspicious occasion of Dasara festival.
'Jaya's call for bandh admission of incompetence'
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa's call for a 12-hour statewide general strike on October 9 is a "pathetic admission of political impotence and utter failure of an elected leader to provide adequate water to farmers", Janata Party president, Dr Subramanian Swamy, said in Chennai on October 10.
TN accuses K'taka of violating 1924 agreement
Chennai: Tamil Nadu government had executed all the projects in the Cauvery basin only with the "approval and sanction" of the Union government and the Planning Commission, unlike Karnataka which had constructed three dams across Cauvery river, "in violation of the 1924 agreement", state Public Works Minister, O Panneerselvam, said on October 8.
Mani can go as emissary if granted bail: K'taka
Bangalore: Accepting the demand of forest bandit Veerappan, Karnataka on October 8 said it would initiate the process to send emissaries of his choice in a day or two to negotiate the release of abducted Janata Dal – United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa, as the hostage crisis entered 45th day.
Krishna ignores Opposition, continues 'pada yatra'
Bangalore: Ignoring demands to call off his 'pada yatra', Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna continued his march for the second day on October 8 to the Cauvery basin districts of Mandya and Mysore.
Veerappan demands two emissaries within 8 days
Bangalore: Breaking his month-long silence, forest brigand Veerappan has demanded sending of two emissaries to him within eight days to negotiate the release of Janata Dal – United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa and the government indicated it was willing to depute one of the two mediators named by him.
Pondy to observe dawn to dusk bandh over Cauvery
Pondicherry: The union territory of Pondicherry, on October 7 night decided to follow the example of Tamil Nadu and observe a dawn to dusk bandh on October 9, urging the Karnataka government to release water to save the ryots in Karaikal region.
EAST
'Big brother' BJP has flouted NDA agenda: Mamta
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamta Banerjee has accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the dominant partner of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), of flouting the common agenda and adopting a "big brotherly" attitude, cornering smaller partners in the ruling coalition.
Commandos to keep vigil during Durga pooja in WB
Kolkata: Crack police commando teams armed with rifles would be in readiness for quick deployment in case of exigencies in the backdrop of recent Swaminarayan temple attack during the four-day Durga pooja festival in West Bengal beginning this weekend.
WEST
Modi to be Chief Minister after poll, says Advani
Ahmedabad: Dispelling reports of rival power centres in Gujarat, Deputy Prime
Minister L K Advani on October 8 backed to the hilt Narendra Modi and asserted that he would be the Chief Minister after Assembly elections in the state.
Shahrukh, Salman, Preity witnesses in Shah case
Mumbai: Actor Salman Khan, embroiled in a hit and run case, will be examined as witness along with other film stars in the case of alleged nexus of Bollywood with underworld, the trial court was informed on October 8.
Another key accused in Godhra train carnage held
Vadodara: Police on October 8 arrested Razzaue Kurkur, one of the key accused in the February 27 Godhra train carnage, taking the total number of those arrested in the case to 68, police said.
Advani hits out at Modi detractors, hails 'yatra'
Ahmedabad: Home Minister L K Advani on October 8 came out in strong defence of Narendra Modi's "gaurav yatra" and took pride in the fact that he was continuing as Gujarat Chief Minister even six months after dissolution of the state Assembly.
BJP will stick to its ideology, asserts party chief
Ahmedabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Venkaiah Naidu on October 8 said the party should aim at getting 300 seats on its own in next Lok Sabha election to bring in important legislations without any hurdle, even as he asserted that the saffron party would "never give up its ideology but would neither impose it on others".
‘Doda attack reflects desperation of terrorists’
Gandhinagar: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani said that the terrorist attack on October 8 in Doda during the final round of polling in Jammu and Kashmir was not unexpected and reflected "frustration and desperation" of terrorist groups from across the border.
Salman shifted to crime branch cell for probe
Mumbai: Actor Salman Khan, who was remanded to three days' police custody on October 7 in connection with a hit and run case, was shifted in the night from suburban Santa Cruz lock up to the crime branch cell at Crawford Market in Central Mumbai for detailed interrogation.
SENSEX opens marginally up, improves at early stages
Mumbai: The SENSEX opened marginally up even as shares of public sector undertakings (PSU) rallied further at early stages on October 8 on fresh buying support from operators.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Women approach Human Rights body in Assam
Guwahati: Two young women activists of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) have petitioned the Assam Human Rights Commission for being detained by the police on the charge of having acting in and production of pornographic films and a virginity test being conducted on them by a male doctor in custody.
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