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Firecrackers take a backseat in Delhi this Diwali
Call it growing awareness among Delhiites or lack of moolah in their pockets, but Diwali has brought good news for the environment conscious citizens this year, with a perceptible decrease in the consumption of firecrackers. Officials claim that the government-sponsored "Say no to Crackers" campaign, along with combined efforts of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and schools, has brought the sale of crackers down bringing welcome relief to the people.
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NATIONAL
Security beefed up across nation post Delhi bid
New Delhi: Security forces across the country were put on high alert on November 4 to ensure peaceful 'Diwali', a day after two terrorists were gunned down by police in a crowded shopping mall in Delhi.
Delhi attack 'serious', forces on high alert: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on November 4 said the terrorist attack at a shopping mall in the capital on November 3 was "serious" and security forces have been put on a high alert.
Pak must end all support to terror: Vajpayee
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on November 4 ruled out any talks with Pakistan asserting it would not serve any purpose as long as that country foments terrorism.
PM leaves for Cambodia for India-ASEAN summit
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on November 4 left for Cambodia and Laos on a five-day visit aimed at giving a major thrust to co-operation with South East Asia and the Far East.
India identifies 99 terrorist camps in Bangla
New Delhi: Notwithstanding repeated denials by Bangladesh, India has identified "99 training camps" for North East insurgents in that country and a list pinpointing the locations has been handed over to Dhaka for action, official sources said.
PM announces major financial aid for Afghanistan
New Delhi: As part of India's ongoing assistance to Afghanistan, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on November 3 announced a major financial concession for ongoing reconstruction efforts in the war-ravaged country and assured of other help in this task.
Slain terrorists seem to be Pakistanis: Advani
New Delhi: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on November 3 night said the two terrorists killed in an encounter with police in a busy South Delhi shopping mall seemed to be Pakistanis and were planning to carry out the strike at the behest of Pakistan to trigger off communal violence.
Vajpayee, Advani to lead BJP poll campaign in Gujarat
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani would be among the top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders campaigning for the party ahead of the crucial December 12 Gujarat Assembly elections.
KASHMIR
2 LeT ultras among 12 killed in J&K encounters
Srinagar: About 12 people, including five militants and two security men were killed as Army troops foiled an attempt by Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) militants to storm the battalion headquarters of Rashtriya Rifles at Sopore in North Kashmir, official sources said.
Mufti promises accountability in his working
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed on November 4 mounted a veiled attack on the previous Farooq Abdullah government blaming its "autocratic" rule for the state's ills.
Army jawan killed in Pak firing across border
Jammu: An Army jawan was killed and another injured in firing from across the border in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on November 3 night, official sources said on November 4.
2 ultras dead, attempt to storm battalion foiled
Srinagar: Two foreign militants who tried to storm Rashtriya Rifles' battalion headquarters at Sopore in North Kashmir on November 4 were killed by alert troops, official sources said.
NORTH
'Diwali gift' to UP CM: Rebels call 2-day truce
Lucknow: Undeterred by the arrest of two dissident independent Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dissidents in Uttar Pradesh on November 4 announced their decision to go ahead their battle against the party's state leadership after a two-day truce because of Diwali.
4 held in Punjab, huge cache of arms recovered
Patiala: Four persons, including a local arms dealer, have been arrested with a big consignment of arms and ammunition reportedly meant for supplying to People's War Group (PWG) and Ranvir Sena, a senior police official said on November 4.
UP MLAs shifted to Fategarh, remanded till Nov 8
Lucknow: The two independent Legislators in Uttar Pradesh, Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya and Dhananjay Singh, arrested on charges of threatening Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Puran Singh Bundela, were shifted to Fategarh jail in Farrukhabad on November 3 night, official sources said.
2 LeT ultras killed in Delhi, major strike averted
New Delhi: A major terrorist strike in the capital on the eve of Diwali was averted on November 3 night when the police killed two terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Toiba in a posh South Delhi shopping plaza teeming with thousands of shoppers, none of whom was, miraculously, hurt.
SOUTH
Short circuit causes big fire in Bangalore shop
Bangalore: A big fire broke out in a tyre shop in the vicinity of Minerva Circle on J C Road apparently due to an electrical short circuit, according to police sources.
PM must defuse Cauvery row based on facts: Gowda
Bangalore: Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on November 4 said that only the Prime Minister A B Vajpayee could defuse the Cauvery crisis between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu by taking a reasonable decision based on facts urgently.
K'taka govt gives nod for 13 new medical colleges
Bangalore: In a major policy decision, Karnataka on November 4 granted "essential certificate" to start 13 new dental, nursing, ayurveda and pharmacy colleges in the private sector, besides approving hike in students intake in four colleges.
Govt approves 1st phase of express corridor project
Bangalore: The Karnataka government on November 4 approved the first phase of 64-km Bangalore-Mysore express corridor project entrusted to the Pune based Nandi Infrastructure Enterprises (NISE).
K'taka rejects demand of minister as emissary
Bangalore: The Karnataka Cabinet on November 4 rejected the demand of forest brigand Veerappan to send Minister for Agro Processing Raju Gowda as an emissary to negotiate the release of Janata Dal – United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa.
Water outflow from KRS to TN stopped: Minister
Bangalore: Karnataka stopped release of Cauvery waters to Tamil Nadu from the Krishnarajasagar (KRS) reservoir on November 3, Minister for Information Kagodu Thimappa said.
K'taka Cabinet to decide on session on Cauvery
Bangalore: The Karnataka Cabinet is meeting on November 4 to discuss the Cauvery issue and the fresh cassette sent by forest brigand Veerappan in which he has demanded that state minister Raju Gowda be sent as an emissary if it is not possible to depute Tamil activist Kollathur Mani to negotiate the release of Janata Dal – United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa.
EAST
Overcrowded boat capsises in Bengal river; 11 dead
Kolkata: Eleven persons drowned and several others were missing when an overcrowded country boat capsised midstream in the Moni river near Raidighi, 45 km off Diamond Harbour, in South 24-Parganas district on November 3.
'Rail dacoities bane for implementing projects'
Patna: The increasing incidents of rail dacoities was hampering the projects being implemented in Bihar, Railway Minister Nitish Kumar said on November 3.
WEST
Guj polls are scheduled at right time: Modi
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who has been clamouring for early polls following attack against him for riots said the ensuing elections have come "at an opportune time" to show people's resolve to fight terrorism and the campaign of "pseudo secularists".
'Primary health care crucial for rural community'
Mumbai: Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Shatrughan Sinha urged the public, private and corporate sector to help in providing diagnostic facilities for the rural population of the country.
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