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'I will work as long as I have Soniaji's faith'
Mumbai: After surviving political challenges from within the Congress and Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Opposition, Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh says he will continue in the post as long as he enjoys the confidence of party president Sonia Gandhi.
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NATIONAL
Abdullah 'forcing' Governor's Rule in JK: Cong
New Delhi: Congress on October 17 reacted sharply to the decision of Farooq Abdullah not to remain caretaker Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir any longer, saying by this action he was "forcing" Governor's Rule on the state "which was wrong".
'Withdrawal of troops not an act under pressure'
New Delhi: India on October 17 asserted that it had not acted under any pressure to pull back troops from Indo-Pak border and gave a guarded response to Pakistan's announcement to take a similar step, saying Islamabad must take ''credible'' measures to stop cross-border terrorism.
Right to Information vital to citizens: SC Judge
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice V N Khare on October 17 termed the Right to Information as a "very important" Right of the citizen and said it was appropriate that the Law Commission decided to go public with all its reports to the government.
Indian, US Air Force to start joint exercises in Agra
New Delhi: India and the United States would carry out the first ever Air Force to Air Force exercise in Agra from October 19.
Troop pullback will take upto six weeks: Army
New Delhi: A gigantic task faces the Army in ferrying over five lakh troops back to their peace-time locations from the Indo-Pak border with the phased pullback
expected to take upto six weeks.
Omar cautions against 'unstable govt' in J&K
New Delhi: National Conference (NC) president Omar Abdullah has cautioned that an
''unstable government'' in Jammu and Kashmir would be disastrous for the people even as the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) regretted that the issue of Chief
Minister-ship was assuming centre-stage at the cost of other pressing
concerns.
Govt non-committal on PM attending SAARC meet
New Delhi: Government on October 17 remained non-committal on Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's participation at the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation) Summit in Pakistan in January and said there was no point in going "just to see each other's faces" without the Summit having any objective.
Vajpayee to visit Pakistan for SAARC Summit
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee will travel to Pakistan for the next South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) Summit in January, Minister of State for External Affairs Digvijay Singh said on October 17.
Differences on divestment a Democratic process: PM
New Delhi: Assuring foreign investors that differences in disinvestment or any other domestic economic policy were only the Democratic process of reconciliation and achieving consensus, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said there would be no looking back on liberalisation process.
Time ripe to widen anti-terrorism campaign: PM
New Delhi: Condemning the "barbaric terrorist" attack in Bali, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on October 17 declared the time has come to broad-base the global struggle against terrorism and religious extremism.
'JK govt formation key to pursuing further talks'
New Delhi: The uncertainty in formation of the government in Jammu and Kashmir is delaying the holding of talks between the Union government and the state government representatives on the issue of autonomy and devolution of power, Centre's interlocutor Arun Jaitley said.
KASHMIR
J&K brought under Governor's Rule: Azad
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on October 17 was on brought under Governor’s Rule, according to state Congress president Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Farooq refuses to continue as caretaker CM
Srinagar: Farooq Abdullah on October 17 night declined to continue as caretaker Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir till an alternative government is formed, National Conference sources said.
Hurriyat welcomes troops withdrawal decision
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference on October 17 welcomed withdrawal of troops from borders by India and Pakistan but said until Kashmir issue was resolved no wonders could take place in relations between the two countries.
7 Pakistani intruders killed at JK border
New Delhi: A day after India announced pull back of its forces from the International Border, Army killed seven Pakistani intruders in Jammu and Kashmir who were provided cover fire by Pakistani rangers.
Independents issue ultimatum to Cong, PDP in JK
Srinagar: The numbers game continued in Jammu and Kashmir with a group of independents that holds the key to government formation giving an ultimatum to main players, Congress and PDP to resolve their differences by October 20 failing which they threatened to seek National Conference support for government formation.
‘Pak happy that Farooq, Army is out of JK’
Srinagar: "The fact that Farooq Abdullah is out of Jammu and Kashmir and Army is also out from the Western borders must be a cause for delight for Pakistan today," the outgoing Chief Minister said.
J&K Governor asks Farooq to continue in office
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Girish Chander Saxena on October 17 asked
caretaker Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah to continue in office till the next
government was formed in the state.
'NC not averse to support a govt of independents'
Srinagar: In a significant turn of events aimed at breaking the logjam in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference (NC) on October 17 said it was not averse to supporting a government led by a group of independents.
Pak troops resort to heavy shelling across border
Jammu: Pakistani troops fired heavy artillery and mortar shells in various sectors of Jammu and Kashmir from across the line of control (LoC)since October 16 evening, but there was no damage or casualty on the Indian side, defence sources said on October 17.
PM asks Abdullah to avoid Constitutional crisis
Srinagar: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on October 17 spoke to Farooq Abdullah and asked him to continue as caretaker Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir to avoid a constitutional crisis, after Abdullah told Governor G C Saxena that he had no moral right to continue as Chief Minister.
'I've no moral right to stay as CM after midnight'
Srinagar: Caretaker Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on October 17 met Governor G C Saxena and conveyed to him that he had no moral right to continue as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir after midnight on October 17.
NORTH
Main accused in Godhra carnage arrested in UP
Rampur (UP): Nanhen Mian, the main accused in the Godhra carnage in Gujarat, was arrested at Rampur on October 16 night, police said in Rampur on October 17.
SOUTH
Kalam to inaugurate Bangalore IT.Com 2002
Bangalore: The fifth edition of the Bangalore IT.Com 2002 will be inaugurated by
President A P J Abdul Kalam on October 28.
Preparations on for World Ayurveda Congress
Kochi: Preparations are on in full swing for the World Ayurveda Congress-2002, the four-day international conclave on Ayurveda to be held from November 1 to 4.
Ordinance on conversion anti-secular, says IUML
Tiruchirapalli: Indian Union Muslim League on October 17 described as "anti-people and anti-secular" the Tamil Nadu government Ordinance banning forcible conversions.
Sonia Gandhi hails Karnataka's strides in IT
Bangalore: Congress president and leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sonia Gandhi on October 17 hailed strides made by Karnataka in the sectors of science, technology and IT and praised Chief Minister S M Krishna for his keen interest in accelerating the pace of development of IT sector.
Maran on ventilator, condition 'serious'
Chennai: The health condition of Union Industries and Commerce Minister Murasoli Maran is "presently serious with bilateral lung involvement along with systemic setback in his general condition", a medical bulletin issued by the Apollo hospitals, where he is undergoing treatment, said on October 17.
AIADMK celebrates its 31st founding day in TN
Chennai: The 31st founding day of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) was celebrated all over Tamil Nadu on October 17.
J&K govt: Cong meet to review latest position
Bangalore: With October 21 set as the deadline for government formation by Jammu and Kashmir Governor Girish Chandra Saxena, the Congress leadership is meeting in Delhi on October 17 evening to review the 'latest situation' in the state, where it is struggling to cobble a coalition government with the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
World's highest railway to get special steam engine
Tiruchirapalli: Specially designed steam locomotives manufactured at the Golden rock railway workshop at Tiruchirapalli would soon be in service in the Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway (DHR) on the world's highest railway track, according to a top railway official.
Archbishop asks TN to revoke conversion Ordinance
Chennai: The Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore diocese, Dr Michael Augustin, has demanded that the Tamil Nadu government revoke the recent Ordinance prohibiting conversion and described it as "anti-dalit" and "anti-minority".
Central
5.76 tonnes of stolen explosives recovered in MP
Balaghat: In continued search operations, Madhya Pradesh police on October 17
recovered 5.75 tonnes of explosives, looted by banned People's War Group (PWG)
naxals, from the jungles in the district.
EAST
Taslima will move High Court against jail sentence
Kolkata: Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen will move the High Court against the one-year jail sentence given to her in absentia by a Bangladesh court for casting aspersions on Islam.
WEST
SP demands Thackeray's arrest under POTA
Mumbai: Samajwadi Party in Maharashtra on October 17 demanded arrest of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray under stringent Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) for his reported "anti-national" statements.
'BJP totally disagrees with Thackeray's speech'
Pune: BJP on October 17 rejected the Congress' demand for de-recognising Shiv Sena for its chief Bal Thackeray's alleged provocative speech, but said it "totally" disagreed with the contents of the speech.
Derecognise Congress first, then Sena: Venkaiah
Pune: Pooh-poohing the Congress demand of derecognising Shiv Sena for its chief Bal Thackeray's alleged provocative speech, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president M Venkaiah Naidu on October 17 said if contents of speech can be the criteria for derecognition of a party then Congress should be derecognised first.
HC drops contempt proceedings against Manisha, Nair
Mumbai: Mumbai High Court on October 17 dropped suo motu contempt proceedings against actress Manisha Koirala and producer Shashilal Nair for taking their dispute over objectionable scenes in film 'Ek Choti Si Love Story' to a third person despite the matter being sub-judice.
Cong sitting on lap of fundamentalists, claims Modi
Veraval: Continuing his tirade against the Congress, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has said it had been reduced to a leaderless and directionless party "sitting on the lap of fundamentalists".
'Case against Thackeray is politically motivated'
Mumbai: Shiv Sena Member of Parliament (MP) Sanjay Nirupam on October 17 termed as "politically motivated", the Maharashtra government's decision to register a case against party supremo Bal Thackeray for his "inflammatory" 'Dasara' speech.
Revised electoral roll ready for Gujarat polls
Ahmedabad: The revised electoral roll for Gujarat has been prepared and the "huge volume" has been sent to respective district election officers and 182 Assembly segments, a senior state election department official said on October 17.
Thackeray charged under IPC for 'Dasara' speech
Mumbai: Maharashtra government on October 17 registered a case against Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray for his statement on 'Dasara' day exhorting his followers to set up suicide squads to tackle cross-border terrorism.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Three killed in firing by ultras in Nagaland
Kohima: Three persons, one National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) activist and two civilians, were killed in an attack by suspected members of rival NSCN – Isak-Muivah at Rusoma village, 20 km from Kohima, on October 16 evening, the police said.
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