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M M Sayeed - The smart survivor fulfills a dream
The new Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed is a smart survivor in the maze of politics, fulfilling a dream to remove the Abdullah family from power, but lives with the tag of a man blamed for rise in militancy in the border state.
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NATIONAL
Vajpayee meets Kalam ahead of Cambodia visit
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on November 2 night called on President A P J Abdul Kalam, two days before he leaves on a five-day visit to Cambodia and Laos.
Hindutva, dharma concepts misinterpreted: Advani
New Delhi: The concepts of 'dharma' and 'Hindutva' have been misinterpreted as religion and Hindu religion, but these are actually "a way of life", Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani said on November 2 night.
Domestic airlines reschedule flights for Diwali
New Delhi: All major domestic airlines have cancelled, rescheduled and combined several of their flights on November 4 on account of Diwali festival.
3 Army personnel conferred Vir Chakra awards
New Delhi: For the first time after the 1999 Kargil conflict, government on November 2 gave away wartime Vir Chakra awards to three Army personnel for brave exploits against Pakistani forces along the line of control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir during the year-long "Operation Parikrama".
Cong to kick off Guj poll campaign on Nov 11
New Delhi: Seeking to net Gujarat as the 16th state government under its wing, the Congress on November 2 announced launching of its election campaign from November 11 at Karamsad (Anand), the ancestral home of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.
Commonwealth right, Pak polls flawed, says India
New Delhi: India on November 2 welcomed Commonwealth's decision to continue Pakistan's suspension from its Councils, saying the recent elections in that country were "seriously flawed" and had taken place after inherently unfair Constitutional manipulations".
Mild tremors rock parts of J&K, no casualties
New Delhi: An earthquake of moderate intensity shook parts of North Western Jammu and Kashmir early November 2, Indian Meteorological Department said.
CJI calls for greater transparency in Judiciary
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice B N Kirpal has stressed the need for transparency in the functioning of the Judiciary saying "there are instances where corruption and incompetence have also pervaded the judicial establishment".
KASHMIR
Security forces slay 12 ultras in J&K encounter
Jammu: In a counter-terrorism operation, security forces on November 2 eliminated 12 ultras in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a Defence spokesman said.
Unknown outfit claims onus for Mufti house attack
Srinagar: A little-known militant outfit al-Nasireen has claimed responsibility for the grenade attack on Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed's residence on November 2 morning.
J&K alliance won't be soft towards ultras: Sonia
Srinagar: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on November 2 dismissed apprehensions that the new coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir would be "soft" towards militancy terming as "incorrect" concerns expressed in certain quarters in this regard.
Mufti sworn in as CM, Cong's Sharma is Deputy
Srinagar: Mufti Mohammed Sayeed was on November 2 sworn in as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir heading a People's Democratic Party (PDP) led coalition government.
Mufti to head 9-member ministry, Cong for Dy CM
Srinagar: A nine-member ministry headed by People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is being sworn-in on November 2 afternoon in Jammu and Kashmir.
Foreign mercenary among 5 ultras killed in J&K
Srinagar: Five militants, including a foreign mercenary, were killed in overnight operations in Kashmir valley, official sources said on November 2.
Ultras target Mufti's house, fire grenades; no damage
Srinagar: Hours before the swearing in of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, militants on November 2 fired two grenades towards his Nowgam residence in the outskirts of the city, police sources said.
NORTH
UP Governor rejects Oppn plea for special session
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Governor Vishnu Kant Shastri on November 2 night rejected the Opposition demand for convening a special session of the state Assembly for the crisis ridden Bahujan Samajwadi Party-Bharatiya Janata Party (BSP-BJP) coalition government to prove its majority.
'I needn't have to test strength on floor of House'
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on November 2 rejected the demand for convening a special session of Assembly for a trial of strength claiming her government faced no threat as it enjoyed majority.
BJP claims headway in UP, rebels meet Thakre
Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on November 2 claimed it had made headway in the stand-off between dissident legislators and state leadership with at least two rebels holding parleys with the party's former national president Kushabhau Thakre, who is camping in the state capital for the last four days.
SOUTH
Naidu vows to make power sector trouble-free
Hyderabad: Admitting that power sector was besieged by problems, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu asserted that his government was prepared to spend any amount to improve the position.
Centre to set up National Judicial Commission
Chennai: Union Law Minister, Jana Krishnamurthy on November 2 said that the Centre would set up a National Judicial Commission to speed up appointment of judges in the Supreme Court and in the High Courts in the existing vacancies, numbering 140.
Indian fishermen stray, arrested by Lankan Navy
Pondicherry: Nine fishermen of Cottuchery commune in Karaikal, who put out to sea on October 24, had been taken into custody by the Sri Lankan Naval Force for reportedly straying into their territorial waters, official sources said.
Jana favours anti-conversion Law in all states
Chennai: Union Law Minister Jana Krishnamurthy on November 2 said that he was in favour of a legislation to ban "forcible religious conversions" in all states in the country, on the lines of the Tamil Nadu Act.
2nd flight of GSLV-D2 scheduled for Feb 2003
Bangalore: The second flight of the Geo-stationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)-D2 is scheduled for February 2003, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman Dr K Kasturirangan said.
Curfew lifted in Mandya, prohibitory orders remain
Mandya: Curfew imposed in Mandya and in four other towns of Mandya district in the wake of intensified agitation by farmers against release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu was lifted on November 2 morning, police said.
Central
'VHP would not be bound by SC order on temple'
Indore: Reiterating its stand on construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international general secretary Praveen Togadia on October 31 said "it is not necessary for VHP to abide by the apex court judgement on the issue" and cited the recent stand of Karnataka on Supreme Court order over the Cauvery dispute.
EAST
20 juvenile delinquents escape from Bihar remand home
Patna: Twenty juvenile delinquents have escaped from a remand home in Bihar's Munger district, officials said on November 2.
WEST
Pawar warns against communal forces in Gujarat
Kolhapur: Describing coming elections in Gujarat "as the political laboratory where future of India would be tested", the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar has warned that the country would have to pay a heavy price if secular parties failed to join hands to defeat communal forces.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Twelve ULFA, NDFB militants surrender to Army
Tamulpur (Assam): Twelve militants of the banned ULFA (United Liberation Front of Assam) and NDFB (National Democratic Front of Bodoland) militants, based in Bhutan, surrendered to the Army at a function on October 31 in the Tamulpur Army camp, Nalbari district.
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