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Kalam to open Bangalore IT.COM on Oct 28
Cauvery water sharing crisis and the prevailing downturn in global Information Technology and Communication sector notwithstanding, Bangalore IT.COM, billed as Asia's largest IT event, unfolds in Bangalore on October 28 with President A P J Abdul Kalam declaring it open.
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NATIONAL
'MMA's victory in Pak bane for peace in India'
New Delhi: The coming to power of the extreme Islamic grouping Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) in Pakistan would have serious repercussions on the global fight against terrorism as also on the security situation in India, a former top intelligence officer has said.
India plans to sell arms worth Rs 1,000 crore
New Delhi: India has dispensed with the archaic policy of blacklisting of some nations for Defence exports, Defence Minister George Fernandes said, announcing plans to sell sophisticated armaments like warships, helicopters, aircraft, small arms and specialised ammunition.
My jail life was 'educative', says Salman Khan
New Delhi: For Bollywood star Salman Khan, his 17-day jail life in a hit-and-run case was "educative" and helped him put things in perspective.
India among 31 countries facing freshwater crisis
New Delhi: India and China are among the 31 countries of the world where people do not have adequate access to safe drinking water, a major cause of water-borne diseases, according to a report.
KASHMIR
JK govt to have Dy CM, Speaker from Congress
New Delhi: A new coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir will have a Deputy Chief Minister from Congress from Jammu region and is expected to take oath in Srinagar on November 2.
JK parties issue CMP for all-round development
New Delhi: Congress, People's Democratic Party (PDP), People's Democratic Front and Panthers Party, who have jointly decided to form government in Jammu and Kashmir, on October 27 issued a Common Minimum Programme (CMP) seeking to lay the "foundation for all-round development of all the three regions" of the state.
Hurriyat seeks Pak help on meeting of KCs
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference has sought help of Pakistan High Commission to facilitate meeting of Kashmir Committee headed by Ram Jethmalani with that led by Sardar Abdul Qayyum in Pakistan despite opposition from one of its constituents, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF).
NORTH
UP BJP dissidents to chalk out strategies today
Lucknow: Shutting the door to the party High Command by rejecting the offer of talks with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dissidents in Uttar Pradesh are meeting on October 27 to chalk out their future course of action.
SOUTH
Ex-Union minister Ramamoorthy dies of cardiac arrest
Chennai: Former Union minister and Congress leader Vazhapadi K Ramamoorthy died of a cardiac arrest in a private hospital on October 27 evening, the hospital said.
K'taka Cabinet to discuss Cauvery again tonight
Bangalore: An emergent meeting of the Karnataka Council of Ministers on October 27 discussed the Cauvery issue in the wake of sharp observations made against the state government by the Supreme Court and is meeting again late on October 27 night.
Cauvery: Krishna calls emergency Cabinet meet
Bangalore: Under fire from the Supreme Court for "wilfully" disobeying its order on release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna is holding an emergent Council of Ministers meeting on October 27 to take stock of the situation and is under attack from the Opposition who have decided to boycott the all-party meet called by him.
Ex-Union Minister Ibrahim injured in road mishap
Manipal: Former Union Minister C M Ibrahim and two others were injured after their car collided with a lorry at Kirimanjeswar near Byndoor, police said on October 27.
Naidu censures Cong for spurt in communal tensions
Chennai: Communal and regional tensions were increasing in the country now because of the 'wrong policies' pursued by the Congress party all these years, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Venkaiah Naidu said on October 27.
EAST
Sahara flight grounded at Patna dut to bomb scare
Patna: The Lucknow-Patna-Mumbai Sahara airlines flight was grounded in Patna following a bomb scare, official sources said on October 27.
WEST
Safety and security of people on priority: Modi
Ahmedabad: Stating that Gujarat government accorded high priority to safety and
security of the state and its people, Chief Minister Narendra Modi on October 27
warned those trying to disturb the peace will be dealt with sternly.
Rail reorganisation is not state centric: Nitish
Modasa (Gujarat): Reorganisation of railways zones and creation of new ones
were "not a state centric phenomenon", Railway Minister Nitish Kumar said, even as he announced that the Ahmedabad railway division would start functioning from April 2003.
Deshmukh denies permit for Togadia's programmes
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on October 27 said that he has directed police not to give permission for any programme of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) general secretary Pravin Togadia in the state in view of law and order problems created in the past due to Togadia's controversial statements against Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
Army well equipped to face any eventuality: Fernandes
Nashik: Stating that Indian Army's liability had increased as it was being deployed to tackle internal problems of the country, Union Defence Minister George Fernandes, however, said that it was well equipped and ready to face any eventuality.
Centre will co-operate with new J&K govt: Advani
Modasa: Deputy Prime Minister, Lal Krishna Advani on October 27 said that the Centre will extend all co-operation to the new Jammu and Kashmir government to be headed by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to take up the twin aspects of cross-border terrorism and development.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Kalam visits war memorial; winds up NE trip
Kohima: Wrapping up his two-day sojourn in Nagaland which he described as "a most rewarding experience", President A P J Abdul Kalam on October 27 visited the historic Kohima war cemetery and paid homage at World War II memorial.
22 killed in their sleep by NDFB ultras in Assam
Guwahati: At least 22 people were massacred in their sleep and several others injured when the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland militants raided a village on the Indo-Bhutan international border in Assam's Kokrajhar district early October 27 morning.
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