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Biennial polls to RS to be held on Nov 18
New Delhi: Biennial elections to Rajya Sabha for 15 seats in three states, including four in Jammu and Kashmir, will be held on November 18, the Election Commission announced on October 23 night.
Ram Naik to represent India at G-15 summit
New Delhi: Petroleum Minister Ram Naik will represent India, in place of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, at the G-15 Summit in Venezuala beginning later this week.
SAARC dates only a proposal, not finalised: India
New Delhi: A fresh row has broken out over the dates for SAARC (South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation) summit with India describing as merely a
proposal Pakistan's announcement on October 23 that the meeting of the seven-member grouping would be held in Islamabad from January 11 to 13 and saying nothing has been firmed up.
Arun Singh was in favour of Bofors deal: Hindujas
New Delhi: The Europe-based Hinduja brothers on October 23 claimed before a Delhi
court that the then Minister of State for Defence Arun Singh had termed Bofors as a better gun system and there was nothing wrong in the Rs 1,437.72 crore deal being awarded to the Swedish arms manufacturer.
Former PMs ask govt to raise its voice against war
New Delhi: Warning that war against Iraq will destabilise the entire West Asia and its neighbourhood, two former prime ministers on October 23 asked the Vajpayee government to raise its voice at this "critical moment" as India required peace to sustain efforts at ending terrorism within and outside the country.
India for consensus on Kyoto Protocol at UN meet
New Delhi: A UN "Conference on Climate Change" opened on October 23 with host India striving to evolve a consensus among 186 member countries to make a commitment to implement Kyoto Protocol aimed at reducing greenhouse gases emission to 1990 levels for dealing with global warming.
Cauvery row: 'TN aims to create confrontation'
New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna, replying to the Supreme Court notice on Tamil Nadu's contempt petition, on October 23 said the strategy of the
Jayalalithaa government was to create an atmosphere of confrontation by demanding
more Cauvery water.
Vajpayee under complete rest, makes progress
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, who is suffering from viral infection for the last three days forcing him to cancel all his engagements, is making satisfactory progress.
Cong-led govt could be formed in JK soon, hints Advani
On board Indian Airforce aircraft: In an indication that a minority Congress-led government could be formed in Jammu and Kashmir soon, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on October 23 said that a party "reasonably near majority" could be invited to form the next government in the state.
KASHMIR
Panthers Party not to support PDP-led coalition
Srinagar: Hours after Congress agreed to have fresh round of talks with PDP (Peoples Democratic Party), the four-member Panthers Party in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly announced it will not support the coalition if Congress "surrenders" the chief ministers post.
Four Hizbul militants surrender in Jammu
Jammu: Four militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), including a self-styled commander surrendered to armed forces in Doda district on October 22 evening, official sources said in Jammu on October 23.
'DPF not averse to supporting minority Cong govt'
Srinagar: With the Congress and People's Democratic Party (PDP) agreeing for fresh round of talks to sort out their differences over government formation in Jammu and Kashmir, the Democratic Peoples' Forum (DPF) comprising six independent and two Communist Party of India – Marxist (CPM) MLAs on October 23 indicated it was not averse to supporting a minority government led by congress.
Sonia, Azad hold crucial meet on govt formation
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi is holding a crucial meeting with Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Ghulam Nabi Azad on October 23 on the issue of government formation in Jammu and Kashmir.
Congress to hold one more round of talks with PDP
New Delhi: In a new twist, the Congress on October 23 decided to hold yet another round of talks with People's Democratic Party (PDP) on the issue of formation of a coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir.
PDP still open to coalition govt with Cong in JK
Srinagar: People's Democratic Party (PDP) has convened a meeting of its MLAs on October 23 to discuss the strategy to work out a coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir and is still hopeful that the Congress will not close its doors on them.
NORTH
'Indo-Pak tiff do not affect French investments'
Chandigarh: France on October 23 said that militancy in Jammu and Kashmir and India's tensions with Pakistan did not affect the approach of its companies to invest in India, which continues to be major economic destination for it.
2 BJP activists killed by suspected BSP workers
Kanpur: Two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists were killed and another injured when they were attacked allegedly by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) workers who hurled crude bombs and fired at them at Sheoli town near Kanpur, police said on October 23.
Mulayam confident of forming govt if UP govt falls
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav on October 23 said his party was ready to provide an alternative if the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition government falls and expressed the hope that Congress would support them in their fight against BJP.
SOUTH
Maran's health condition continues to be serious
Chennai: The condition of Union Commerce Minister, Murasoli Maran, undergoing treatment for heart and other problems in the corporate Apollo Hospital for nearly one month, 'continues to be serious', according to hospital sources.
Toll in TN cracker explosion goes up to 12
Chennai: With two more persons succumbing to the injuries in the Jipmer Hospital in Pondicherry, the toll in October 22 cracker explosion in Mandagapet village, in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu had gone up to 12, police said on October 23.
Order on Mani's bail plea posted to Oct 25
Mysore: The principal district and session judge constituting the TADA court on October 23 posted to order for October 25 the application of Tamil activist Kollathur Mani praying for his release on bail.
'Conversions, big threat to India's sovereignty'
Coimbatore: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) demanded both the Centre and state
governments to declare religious conversions a serious offence by bringing a
comprehensive law in the entire country.
Cinema hall screening Tamil film torched in B'lore
Bangalore: Kannada protagonists torched a cinema house screening a Tamil movie in
Bangalore, and staged a noisy protest in the chamber of Karnataka Information
Minister Kagodu Thimmappa on October 23 strongly opposing efforts at resumption in screening of Tamil films and transmission of Tamil TV channels in the state.
New public prosecutor appointed to fight for Mani
Bangalore: Karnataka government has appointed a new special public prosecutor to
represent the state before courts in Kollegal and Mysore in the cases filed against Tamil Activist, Kolathur Mani, whom the forest brigand Veerappan has demanded as an emissary to negotiate the release of Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa.
Jaya hits out at Sonia over govt formation in J&K
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa continued her tirade against the
Congress party and said that it was because of Sonia Gandhi's 'intransigence' that the formation of a popular government in Jammu and Kashmir was getting delayed.
Political row in Andhra over free power to ryots
Hyderabad: With populism being traditionally linked to electoral politics in Andhra Pradesh, free power to agriculture has once again emerged as a key issue triggering a war of words among political parties in the state.
13 killed as fire engulfs cracker shop in Andhra
Hyderabad: At least 13 people, including a woman, were killed and 10 others suffered burn injuries in a major fire that broke out in a cracker shop in Begumbazar area in the wee hours of October 23.
10 charred to death in Pondy cracker unit blast
Pondicherry: Ten persons were charred to death when an explosion gutted a cracker unit at Mandagapet village in Villupuram district, the collector, Mohamed Aslam said on October 22.
EAST
I'll quit politics if charges are true: Nitish
Patna: Railway Minister Nitish Kumar on October 22 brushed aside accusations bestowing undue favour to his party colleagues in awarding railway contracts and said that he would quit politics if the allegations were proved.
WEST
Oppn defaming BJP for short-term gains: Naidu
Ahmedabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president M Venkaiah Naidu on October 23 lashed out at Opposition for their double standards and damaging the pride of "BJP and the country".
Cong claim a mere publicity stunt, says Togadia
Pune: Even as Congress claimed to have blackened the face of Praveen Togadia for
his 'derogatory' remarks against party president Sonia Gandhi, the VHP leader
himself denied it on October 23, terming it a 'publicity stunt by Congressmen to
make Sonia happy'.
Miffed court puts off Salman bail hearing by a day
Mumbai: Pulling up police for filing a vague reply to the bail plea of film actor Salman Khan in a hit and run case, a sessions court on October 23 directed the investigating officer to explain his stand in writing and deferred the arguments until October 24.
Pune Congress activists blacken Togadia's face
Pune: Congress activists blackened the face of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia, who was in the city, for his derogatory remarks against Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Kashmir will not be repeated in Assam: Gogoi
New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on October 22 said his government was alert in countering anti-national activities in the state and would "not allow Kashmir to be repeated in Assam".
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