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SC stays JK Migrants Resettlement Act's operation
Controversial Jammu and Kashmir Migrants Resettlement Act allowing people who had gone to Pakistan after partition to come back to the state and reclaim their property was on November 11 virtually rendered inoperative with the Supreme Court admitting a petition challenging it and ordering stay on the operation of the Law enacted in 1982.
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NATIONAL
Don't lecture us on Human Rights: PM tells West
New Delhi: Hitting out at the West for lecturing to developing countries on how to promote Human Rights, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on November 11 said that the single greatest enemy of Human Rights today was terrorism fueled by religious extremism.
CBI permitted to prosecute 3 ex-Union ministers
New Delhi: The government on November 11 accorded sanction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for prosecution of three former Union ministers, Sheila Kaul, P K Thungon and Rashid Masood, in different cases relating to housing and medical scams.
Canada urges India to sign Test Ban Treaty, NPT
New Delhi: Canada on November 11 urged India to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and offered to mediate to resolve differences between India and Pakistan.
Sarkar backs Advani's claim on Bangla terror camps
New Delhi: Backing Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani's statement on existence of terrorist camps in Bangladesh, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on November 11 said at least 52 such camps in that country have been "identified".
India hopes Iraq would abide by UN resolution
New Delhi: India on November 11 hoped that Iraq would abide by the new UN Security Council resolution on disarming it and said sanctions against Baghdad should be lifted "in tandem" with full and effective compliance of relevant resolutions.
Advani's nod to one-time travel of Sikhs to Pak
New Delhi: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani has recommended grant of a "one-time special permission" to a Sikh jatha to travel to Pakistan through the Wagah land route, overruling objections raised by officials.
Gates briefs PM on AIDS prevention initiatives
New Delhi: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on November 11 announced an initial $ 100 million commitment to support an initiative to slow the spread of HIV AIDS in India.
India can be example for dealing with AIDS: Gates
New Delhi: India with its right initiatives can become an example to show the world how to deal with the AIDS "epidemic", Microsoft chief Bill Gates said.
Akali Dal demands Punjab CM Amarinder's removal
New Delhi: Senior Akali Dal leader and Union Minister S S Dhindsa on November 11 demanded resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh for allowing police to enter the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar.
KASHMIR
7 CRPF jawans killed in IED blast near Jammu
Jammu: Seven Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans were killed and an equal number injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion underneath a bus at Ramsoo, 171 km from Jammu on Jammu-Srinagar highway on November 11, official sources said.
JKLF leader Yasin Malik released from jail
Srinagar: JKLF (Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front) chairman Yasin Malik was released on November 11 after eight months in detention as part of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led government efforts in Jammu and Kashmir to restore peace in the militancy-hit state.
Abdullah, Azad elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha
Jammu: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, state Congress chief Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Union Minister Saifuddin Soz and PDP (People's Democratic Party) leader Trilok Singh were on November 11 declared elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from the state.
New JK govt decides to release JKLF chief Malik
Srianagar: The new government in Jammu and Kashmir has decided to release Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) leader Yaseen Malik from jail, JKLF spokesman said.
NORTH
Nanda to challenge rejection of his nomination
Lucknow: The rebel Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) group's nominee and arms dealer Suresh Nanda on November 11 said he was going to challenge the Election Commission's order rejecting his nominations for the Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh.
Amar Singh, hundreds of SP workers arrested in UP
Lucknow: Hundreds of Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders and activists, including its general secretary Amar Singh, were arrested on November 11 during the party-sponsored statewide 'Protest Day' even as violent incidents were reported from several places forcing police to resort to lathicharge.
BJP asks Speaker to disqualify dissident MLAs
Lucknow: The BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) on November 11 petitioned the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker for disqualification of 10 of its dissident MLAs under the anti-defection law.
16 elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from 3 states
New Delhi: After some hiccups over the wild card entry of arms dealer Suresh Nanda, all the 11 candidates in the Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh were elected unopposed on November 11 along with five others in Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal.
SGPC polls: Sonia directs Amarinder to ensure peace
New Delhi: Concerned over tension around Golden Temple in Amritsar ahead of SGPC elections on November 12, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has directed the Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to ensure that nothing untoward happens there.
BJP high command orders punitive action on rebels
New Delhi: Toughening its stand, BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) high command on November 11 directed its Uttar Pradesh unit to take disciplinary action including expulsion from the party and move for the disqualification of 10 dissident MLAs who had proposed the name of arms dealer Suresh Nanda in the Rajya Sabha elections.
'Police didn't enter sanctum of Golden Temple'
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on November 11 said police "did not enter the Darbar Sahab" in Golden Temple Complex at Amritsar on November 10 and only went to the guest house in the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) Complex.
Punjab HC stays Jagir Kaur's arrest till Nov 17
Kapurthala (Punjab): The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the arrest of former Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) president Bibi Jagir Kaur in the power theft case.
Nanda's nomination rejected over fake address
Lucknow: The nomination of arms dealer and candidate of rebel Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs), Suresh Nanda in the Rajya Sabha elections was rejected on November 11.
Cops raid Golden temple complex ahead of SGPC polls
Amritsar: Police on November 10 entered the Golden temple complex and searched SPGC guest houses for weapons as arrest warrants were issued against former Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Bibi Jagir Kaur and 74 Badal loyalists arrested in Punjab ahead of November 12 election to the top Sikh religious body.
SOUTH
7 PWG activists killed in Andhra encounter
Hyderabad: Seven Naxalites, including a top Naxal leader and two women ultras of banned People's War Group (PWG), were killed in an encounter with police in Mahadevpur forest area in Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh on November 11.
BEL to set up nationwide network for Indian police
Bangalore: The public sector Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed a contract with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs for setting up an integrated communication system for the Indian police.
Krishna flays Centre's laxity in tackling drought
Bangalore: Flaying the Centre for acting like "misers" in providing foodgrains to drought-hit states, Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna on November 11 said the Union government's attitude was "appalling" and posed a "serious danger" to the spirit of federalism.
'Action to continue against ultras during Ramzan'
Mangalore: Defence Minister George Fernandes reiterated that the Centre has no plans to cease the operations against militants in Jammu and Kashmir during the Muslim holy month of Ramzan.
Cyclone in TN renders one lakh people homeless
Chennai: Chennai city seems to have escaped from the wrath of cyclone in the South West bay as it now lay centered 230 km East South East of Chennai and was likely to intensify further and move in a West North Westerly direction.
Central
Media must help check divisive forces: NHRC
Bhopal: The chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and former chief justice J S Varma has stressed the need to identify the divisive forces and the role of media in checking them.
EAST
Uttaranchal Cong chief all set to enter Rajya Sabha
Dehradun: Uttaranchal Congress chief Harish Rawat was on November 11 poised to be elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha (RS) following rejection of nomination papers of an independent candidate for the lone Upper House seat from the state.
WEST
Modi lists 'divine indications' of BJP's victory
Dakor: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on November 11 spoke of "divine indications" of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerging victorious in the ensuing Assembly elections.
Kashmir deadly, but Gujarat more nasty: Lyngdoh
Ahmedabad: Chief Election Commissioner J M Lyngdoh, who hit the headlines a few months back for his diatribe against the bureaucracy in Gujarat, on November 11 came down at the society here, saying it was "certainly much more nasty" than the one in Jammu and Kashmir.
Modi blames Cong, Muslims, Pak for Godhra carnage
Godhra: Whipping up Hindu sentiments to the hilt, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on November 11 squarely blamed the Congress, Muslims and Pakistan for the Godhra carnage and its aftermath and accused them of speaking the same language.
2 killed in fresh communal riots in Guj town
Ahmedabad: Two persons were stabbed to death on November 11 as communal violence erupted in Mahudha village in Kheda district of Gujarat, where two groups of people indulged in heavy stone pelting and arson.
UP crisis won't affect Guj poll outcome: Mahajan
Nagpur: The rebellion by the Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in Uttar Pradesh, which has led to a political crisis in the state, "will not have any adverse effect on the poll outcome in Gujarat", Union Minister for Communication and Parliamentary Affairs, Pramod Mahajan said on November 11.
Modi lambasts Cong in ninth leg of 'gaurav yatra'
Dhakor (Gujarat): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on November 11 launched the ninth leg of his controversial 'gaurav yatra' in this Congress bastion blaming the Sonia Gandhi-led party for the Godhra incident and accusing the Nehru family of "ignoring" Sardar Patel.
EC team begins reviewing poll situation in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) J M Lyngdoh and two other election commissioners, who are on a two-day visit to Gujarat to oversee preparations for the Assembly elections, scheduled to be held in December, started consultations with state's senior officials on November 11.
Lyngdoh arrives in Guj for pre-poll assessment
Ahmedabad: Chief Election Commissioner J M Lyngdoh arrived in Ahmedabad on November 11 morning on a two-day visit to make a pre-poll assessment for the December 12 hustings in Gujarat.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Fernandes calls investors to develop NE region
Guwahati: Defence minister George Fernandes called for investment in the North
Eastern region in industry, information technology and urban development sectors to create job opportunities for the educated unemployed.
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