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'All Indian rivers can be linked within 10 years'
It was possible to link all the rivers in the country within 10 years under a scheme submitted to the Centre by the National Waterways Development Council, its chairman A C Kamaraj said on November 6.
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NATIONAL
Constitution, laws of the country on Internet
New Delhi: Government has made available on NICNET and INTERNET the Constitution of India and all other laws of the country for the benefit of the people.
Ethanol blended petrol all over India from Sep '03
New Delhi: Government will introduce petrol laced with 5 per cent ethanol throughout the country from September 2003, Petroleum Minister Ram Naik said on November 7.
Air Sahara follows IA, Jet; Hikes fares by 10 %
New Delhi: Following the footsteps of its competitors in the domestic aviation sector, Air Sahara on November 7 announced a 10 per cent across-the-board hike in its regular fares from November 10, but did not touch its schemes and special offers meant to attract passengers.
EC to visit Guj from Nov 11 to review poll process
New Delhi: The full Election Commission, headed by Chief Election Commissioner J M Lyngdoh, will visit Gujarat from November 11 to review the preparedness for the December 12 Assembly elections in the state.
Attempt was made to sabotage J&K polls: CEC
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) J M Lyngdoh on November 7 revealed that there was an attempt to sabotage free and fair elections in Jammu and Kashmir by "a few people basically in the police" which would have helped former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah.
Terrorists had called 3 Pak telephone numbers
New Delhi: Delhi Police has despatched its teams to Jammu and Kashmir and Mumbai in connection with the killing of two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists in a Delhi shopping mall after examination of a mobile phone used by them revealed that Pakistani numbers had been called from it.
Justice G B Pattanaik, new Chief Justice of India
New Delhi: Justice Gopal Ballav Pattanaik, will be sworn in on November 8 as the Chief Justice of India (CJI) by President A P J Abdul Kalam Azad.
'Guj poll security will be available well on time'
New Delhi: Dispelling reports of confrontation between the Home Ministry and the Election Commission on the deployment of forces, the Centre on November 7 assured the EC that adequate forces would be made available "well on time" for the Assembly polls in Gujarat.
MLA suspended for raising voice against Mayawati
Lucknow: Rebel Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator Jai Prakash Yadav, who met Uttar Pradesh Governor Vishnu Kant Shastri alleging "victimisation" at the hands of Mayawati government, was on November 7 suspended from the party.
Agriculture reforms a core element of 10th Plan: Pant
New Delhi: Recognising the huge latent income-generating potential in the
agriculture and agro-forestry sectors, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman K C Pant on November 8 said that bringing reforms in the agricultural sector formed a core element of the 10th Plan.
Govt policy must not favour any one community: SC
New Delhi: Warning all governments not to pursue any policy preferential to one community, the Supreme Court has ruled in a landmark judgement that the essence of Article 30(1) of the Constitution was to ensure equal treatment between majority and minority institutions.
KASHMIR
Eight militants, two SPOs among 13 killed in JK
Srinagar: Eight militants and two Special Police Officers were among 13 people killed in separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, where security forces arrested four Hizbul Mujahideen ultras and smashed a hideout since November 6 night, a police spokesman said on November 7.
Farooq, Azad to contest for RS polls from J&K
Jammu: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and state Congress chief Ghulam Nabi Azad would be contesting for Rajya Sabha elections from the state.
5 including jawan killed in J&K, hideout busted
Jammu: Five people, including a jawan and two ultras, were killed in separate
incidents in Poonch and Kathua district of Jammu division where security forces busted a militant hideout since November 6, official sources said on November 7.
NORTH
Rebels to field candidate for Rajya Sabha polls
Farrukhabad (UP): The dissidents in Uttar Pradesh will put up a candidate for the November 18 Rajya Sabha polls in the state and his name will be announced on November 8, jailed rebel independent MLA Dhananjay Singh said tonight (November 7).
Naqvi files nomination for RS polls from UP
Lucknow: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi filed his nomination papers for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh.
'Public faith on police not at desired level'
New Delhi: Admitting that the trust of the people in the police force "is not of the desired level," CBI Director P C Sharma on November 7 advised young police officers to take adequate care while performing their duties to avoid adverse reaction from the public.
Bangladesh, a haven for al-Qaida, ISI: Advani
Bhiwani (Haryana): Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani voiced serious concern over growing activities of Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and al-Qaida in Bangladesh and asked the international community to treat the Pakistani intelligence agency at par with terrorist outfits like the Taleban.
BSP MLA complains to Governor against Mayawati
Lucknow: In a significant development in the midst of dissident politics, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Legislator Jaiprakash Yadav on November 7 met Uttar Pradesh Governor Vishnu Kant Shastri and alleged that he was being "victimised" by the Mayawati government.
Conclave of Congress CMs to begin on Nov 8
Mt Abu: Upbeat over government formation in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress president Sonia Gandhi begins a two day-exercise to review the performance of 14 party Chief Ministers on November 8 ahead of the crucial Gujarat Assembly polls to project that Congress was committed to good governance.
SOUTH
Fernandes calls on Jaya, refuses to divulge details
Chennai: After a gap of three years, Defence minister George Fernandes called on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in Chennai.
'TN STF operations on Karnataka soil called off'
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Special Task Force's (STF) joint operation with the Karnataka STF in Karnataka jungles to nab sandalwood smuggler Veerappan has been called off, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said.
India, Russia sign deal to harness gas hydrates
Bangalore: India and Russia signed an agreement to jointly conduct research and development for the technology of harnessing gas hydrates as a mission to substantially enhance energy resources.
Cong leader shot dead by naxals in Andhra
Machilipatnam: Congress leader and president of Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society of Koduru, B Arjuna Rao was shot dead, allegedly by Naxalites of CPI-ML (Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist) Janashakthi, in Machilipatnam on November 6 night, police said.
War of words among parties over Krishna waters issue
Hyderabad: A bitter war of words has broken out among political parties in Andhra Pradesh over Krishna water issue even as the decades-old dispute with upper riparian Karnataka is set to reach a crucial stage with both the states seeking constitution of a new tribunal to fix sharing of waters among riparian states.
No assurance given to Nagappa's kin, clarifies Jaya
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said she had not given any assurance to family members of Nagappa, who had been abducted by the forest brigand Veerappan, that she would consider sending Kolathur Mani as an emissary to secure the release of Nagappa.
HC adjourns Mani's bail application to Nov 18
Bangalore: The efforts to send Tamil activist Kollathur Mani to meet forest bandit Veerappan to negotiate the release of abducted former Karnataka minister H Nagappa would be further delayed as the High Court on November 7 adjourned the hearing of the Mani's bail application to November 18.
Cops rescue 2 boys working as bonded labourers
Dindigul: Two boys, who were allegedly working as bonded labourers at a sweet shop at Surban in Surat district of Gujarat, have been rescued by police recently.
TCS, Wipro bag major annual outsourcing order
Bangalore: IT majors Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Wipro have bagged a major multi-million Dollar annual outsourcing order from blue chip global investment banker Lehman Brothers, a top Wipro official said on November 7.
Bomb hoax at TN airport ahead of Fernandes' arrival
Chennai: An anonymous call that an explosive device had been placed at the airport complex, kept the airport officials and securitymen on their toes for over an hour, but later it proved to be a hoax.
EAST
Troops deployment along IB has served its purpose
Bhubaneswar: Army Chief General S Padmanabhan on November 7 said the massing of troops on the international border with Pakistan had served the intended purpose.
US committed to destroy terrorism: Sibley
Kolkata: The US is committed to destroying 'all forms of terrorism anywhere' and there was no double standard in its foreign policy on the issue, according to US Consul General in Kolkata George N Sibley.
Thirty seven MCC activists surrender in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Thirty seven activists of the banned Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) surrendered with arms before the Jharkhand Chief Minister, Babulal Maradi in Bokaro district's Nawadih block.
One more arrested in Rs 120 cr CSE scam case
Kolkata: Another close associate of the Poddar Group, one of the prime accused in last year's Rs 120 crore scam at the Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE), Dilip Khanna, was on November 7 arrested and later remanded to police custody till November 17 by a city court.
WEST
M'shtra govt finally approves DPC power purchase
Mumbai: In an effort to tide over acute energy crisis in Maharashtra, the state Cabinet on November 7 cleared decks for power purchase from idle Dabhol Power Company's (DPC) 658 MW phase I for Rs 2.80 per unit.
M'shtra to move SC over boundary row with K'taka
Mumbai: In order to resolve the vexed boundary dispute with Karnataka, the Democratic Front (DF) government in Maharashtra would move the Supreme Court.
Group clashes in Gujarat towns, several injured
Ahmedabad: Close on heels of last night's (November 6) arson in Jamalpur, clashes between people of two communities were reported from sensitive Gomtipur and Danilimda areas, leaving several persons injured.
'Slain LeT ultras got funds from Mumbai ISI link'
Mumbai: Police sleuths have spread a dragnet to nab a suspected Inter Services
Intelligence (ISI) operative, who allegedly paid huge sums to two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, killed in an encounter with police at a crowded shopping mall in Delhi on November 2, crime branch sources claimed.
Guj polls: BJP begins screening names of candidates
Ahmedabad: Giving further momentum to the preparations for the crucial December 12 Assembly polls in Gujarat, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on November 7 began consultations with party observers for screening names of the candidates.
Jamalpur tense after arson over Diwali revelling
Ahmedabad: After a few weeks of relative calm, residents of communally sensitive Jamalpur area woke up to a tense morning following the November 6 night's arson over Diwali revelling.
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