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NATIONAL
Britishers sowed seeds of disintegration: Advani
New Delhi: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on October 19 accused the Britishers of sowing "seeds of disintegration" in India while leaving in 1947 and hailed Sardar Patel for consolidating the country by uniting princely states.
BSNL announces mobile tariff under three plans
Lucknow: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on October 19 announced its tariff for the mobile phone service launched by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.
Shourie assails Sena on Centaur disinvestment
New Delhi: Disinvestment Minister Arun Shourie on October 19 charged the National
Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition partner Shiv Sena with "double speak" on
disinvestment issues saying that the party had approached him on privatisation of a government hotel in Mumbai.
Cong takes umbrage to Togadia's Sonia comment
New Delhi: Congress on October 19 reacted with contempt to Vishwa Hindu Parishad
(VHP) leader Praveen Togadia's indirect reference to party president Sonia Gandhi
as "a dog from Italy" and said the 'sangh parivar' was debasing political dialogue in the country by injecting vulgarity into it.
Indian, US paratroopers conduct live firing exercise
New Delhi: After two dry-run joint manoeuvres, Indian and US paratroopers have
conducted a first ever "live" firing exercise during the just concluded
operation "Geronimo Thurst" in Alaska highlands.
Cong to send Manmohan to break J&K impasse
New Delhi: In yet another move to break the political stalemate in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Congress on October 19 decided to send senior leader Manmohan Singh to Srinagar on October 20 for holding talks with PDP President Mufti Mohammed Sayeed on firming up a coalition government in the state.
De-escalation not done under pressure: Sinha
Hazaribagh (Jharkhand): External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha brushed aside
accusations from certain quarters that the decision to pull out troops from the
border was under pressure from the United States.
KASHMIR
1 killed, 15 injured in powerful J&K explosion
Srinagar: One person was killed and 15 injured on October 19 in a powerful explosion in Kashmir, a Border Security Force (BSF) spokesman said.
'Political uncertainty forced Central rule in J&K'
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor G C Saxena said he had imposed the federal rule in the state as the political situation did not crystallise enough to enable him to identify a party or group of parties that could provide a stable government.
NORTH
'NALCO will suffer losses if not privatised soon'
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing controversies over sale of government equity in public sector undertakings (PSUs), Disinvestment Minister Arun Shourie on October 19 warned that aluminium PSU NALCO would start incurring losses if its privatisation was delayed due to present conditions.
Kalam's vision: India must eradicate poverty, join G-8
Dehradun: Dreaming about a developed India, President A P J Abdul Kalam on October 19 advocated New Delhi joining the comity of G-8 nations and removing poverty in another 10 to 20 years, but cautioned the people against violence saying peace alone could bring prosperity to the country.
Kalam lays foundation stone for Uday Shankar academy
Almora: Lauding the contribution of Uday Shankar, President A P J Abdul Kalam said that he gave a new and wholesome definition to Indian dance and music.
'Indian Muslims need no certificate of patriotism'
Kulu (Himachal Pradesh): Union Minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain on October 19 sought to disapprove of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's controversial statement on Muslims saying Indian Muslims did not need certificate of patriotism from anyone.
Former Punjab minister held in corruption case
Ludhiana: Former Cabinet minister in Prakash Singh Badal government and Akali Dal
MLA Jagdish Singh Garcha was on October 19 arrested in a corruption case by Punjab Vigilance Bureau.
Kalam inaugurates mobile clinic in Uttaranchal
Almora: President A P J Abdul Kalam on October 19 inaugurated a mobile clinic for
the benefit of people living in the far-flung hilly regions of Uttaranchal.
Vajpayee arrives at Lucknow on a two-day visit
Lucknow: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee arrived in Lucknow on October 19 on a two-day visit to his Parliamentary constituency.
SOUTH
K'taka yet to decide on releasing water to TN
Bangalore: Karnataka Cabinet on October 19 reviewed the water storage position in the Cauvery basin reservoirs but took no decision on the issue of release of water to Tamil Nadu with which it is locked in a bitter legal battle.
'Bill on unorganised labourers in Budget session'
Thiruvananthapuram: Union Minister for Labour Sahib Singh on October 19 said that a Bill for the protection of employees in the unorganised sector would be introduced in the coming Budget session of Parliament.
'Centre ready to send Maran abroad for treatment'
Chennai: Union Health Minister Shatrughan Sinha on October 19 said that the Central government was ready to send the ailing Central minister, Murasoli Maran, for treatment abroad, if the situation warranted such a trip.
M D Singh to be new police commissioner of B'lore
Bangalore: Additional director general of police (ADGP - crime and technical
services) M D Singh has been appointed as the new Bangalore police commissioner by Karnataka government, official sources said.
BJP defends TN govt's Ordinance on conversions
Chennai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on October 19 defended the Tamil Nadu
government's recent action in promulgating an Ordinance, banning religious
conversions 'through inducements and coercion".
JD-U asks Krishna to expedite release of Nagappa
Bangalore: A delegation of Karnataka unit Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leaders on
October 19 called on the Chief Minister, S M Krishna, and urged him to initiate
steps for early safe release of its party leader, H Nagappa, who has been held
hostage by forest bandit Veerappan since 56 days.
EAST
'No decision yet on PM attending SAARC meet'
Ranchi: External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha on October 18 said no decision had been taken as yet on Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee going to Islamabad to attend the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) summit there in January.
WEST
Threats can't shake NDA stability: Naidu
Mumbai: In a veiled attack on Shiv Sena, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Venkaiah Naidu on October 19 night asserted that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government's stability will not be affected by threats from allies to pull out from the ruling coalition.
Bengal court extends ISI agent's remand by 7 days
Coochbehar (West Bengal): The police remand of Inter Services Intelligence (ISI)
agent Nazrul, arrested from Jaisalmer in September, was on October 19 further
extended till October 26 by a Mekhliganj court near Coochbehar.
'Sangh parivar' to top BJP's Mumbai deliberations
Mumbai: Perturbed over the criticism of National Democratic Alliance (NDA)
government by the 'sangh parivar', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has listed it
high on the agenda for the two-day meeting of central office bearers and state unit presidents.
Court rejects plea of 1993 blast accused to go abroad
Mumbai: A special court has rejected the plea of a 1993 bomb blast accused to go
abroad on pilgrimage on the grounds that the trial was in the concluding stage and a large number of accused are still absconding.
Congress to blame for Gujarat's ills, claims Modi
Samalji (Gujarat): Making a departure from his recent attacks on Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on October 19 trained his gun on the Congress charging it with "gross failure" on development of rural and tribal dominated areas.
SENSEX ends above 3,000-psychological barrier
Mumbai: Responding to slow flow of investments by foreign funds, IT stocks rallied further aiding the SENSEX to end the week past 3,000-psychological barrier on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) even as the market seems to be in the grip of local operators.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Ultras attack BSF camp in Imphal, no casualties
Imphal: Unidentified extremists fired on a Border Security Force (BSF) camp at Wangu area in Thoubal district of Manipur but there was no report of any casualty on the security side, official sources said on October 19.
Mizo CM leaves for Bangkok to meet NSCN leaders
Aizawl: Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on October 19 left for Bangkok to meet
National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) (Issac-Muivah) leaders, sources close to the Chief Minister said in Aizawl.
NCP seeks to align with secular parties in Guj
Shillong: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on October 19 said his party was approaching all secular minded parties in Gujarat to jointly fight the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which, he said was playing the communal card before the forthcoming Assembly elections.
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