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Security beefed up as Sabarimala season begins
The sacred Sabari hills, abode of Lord Ayyappa, will be reverberating with chanting of 'Sarana Manthram' for the next two months with the 'mandala and makaravilakku' pilgrimage season getting underway on November 16.
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NATIONAL
PM reviews govt strategy ahead of House session
New Delhi: On the eve of the winter session of Parliament, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on November 17 reviewed the government's strategy with the party's top leadership in the wake of the developments in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh on which the Opposition is expected to mount an onslaught.
Gujarat violence was Pak-inspired: RSS chief
New Delhi: Alleging that the post-Godhra violence in Gujarat was "Pakistan-inspired", Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief K S Sudarshan on November 17 sought to equate state Congress president and former RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) activist Shankarsinh Vaghela with Jaichand, who betrayed the nation.
VHP to change 'form' of yatra, assures peace
New Delhi: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on November 17 announced it would change the form of its 'Padpadshahi Yatra' in Gujarat following arrest of its senior leaders Praveen Togadia and Acharya Dharmendra but asserted it would maintain peace at all costs.
Tehelka doubts govt's intent, asks for witnesses
New Delhi: Doubting the Centre's intention in delaying the cross-examination of its financial witnesses, Tehelka news portal has asked the Venkataswami Commission to modify its earlier order and recall the government witnesses for cross-examination before considering any submissions.
'Pak Army reported to have occupied Afghan areas'
New Delhi: Amid reports of Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar hiding in tribal areas along the Pak-Afghan border, Pakistan Army units are reported to have intruded into and captured parts of Afghan territory last month prompting Kabul to lodge strong protests with Islamabad, diplomatic sources said.
Guj, UP issues may rock Parliament's winter session
New Delhi: Coming in the shadow of Assembly polls in Gujarat, the month-long winter session of Parliament beginning on November 18 is likely to be a stormy affair with the Opposition bracing up to put the government on the mat on several issues.
Cauvery: Centre likely to convene CMC meet soon
New Delhi: The Centre is likely to convene a meeting of the Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) later this month in the context of a raging dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka on the sharing of waters.
KASHMIR
6 Pakistanis among 13 militants killed in J&K
Srinagar: An infiltration bid was foiled in the Kashmir valley where 13 militants, six of them from Pakistan, were killed and a couple managed to escape from the clutches of militants in separate incidents since November 16 night, police said on November 17.
Courier of hawala money for militants held in JK
Srinagar: A person, involved in distributing hawala money among various militant outfits in Jammu and Kashmir including Hurriyat Conference, was arrested on November 17, a police spokesman said.
NORTH
UP rebels unrelenting, want demands conceded
Lucknow: In an apparent snub to the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership, dissident legislators on ruled out return to the party fold unless their demands were conceded.
SOUTH
Two women among five naxals killed in AP encounter
Hyderabad: In a swift operation carried out by the special task force, five PWG (Peoples War Group) naxals, including two women, were killed in an encounter at Illapuram village in Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh this morning (Nov 17).
President visits Naval Command headquarters
Kochi: The President, A P J Abdul Kalam, who is also the Supreme Commander of the Armed forces, on November 17 visited the Southern Naval Command headquarters in Kochi soon after his arrival from Delhi.
EAST
BJP, VHP working in tandem in Gujarat: Congress
Patna: The Congress on November 16 accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of
working in tandem with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in its endeavour to whip up communal passions in Gujarat, which it said was "dangerous for the country's secular fabric".
Mamta talks to Fernandes, decides to remain in NDA
Kolkata: After months of now-on and now-off relations with National Democratic
Alliance (NDA), Trinamool Congress on November 16 night decided to remain in NDA following a telephonic talk between NDA convenor George Fernandes and party chief Mamta Banerjee who said there was a "positive" response from the ruling coalition at the Centre on Eastern Railway bifurcation issue.
3 dissident BJD MPs expelled from party for 6 yrs
Bhubaneswar: Three of the six Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Lok Sabha Members of Parliament (MP)s, who revolted against the leadership and ousted the leader of the BJD Parliamentary party, Arjun Charan Sethi, two months ago, were on November 16 expelled from the primary membership of the party for six years.
Salman poaching case: Inspector deposes in court
Jodhpur: A police inspector on November 16 recounted in a local court the reported theft of Bollywood actor Salman Khan's revolver and its recovery later from the star's hotel room when he was shooting for a film here, four years back.
WEST
VHP leaders Togadia, Dharmendra released
Ahmedabad: VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) International general secretary Praveen Togadia and Acharya Dharmendraji Maharaj, arrested outside Somnath Temple in Ahmedabad on November 17 while trying to proceed to Godhra for VHP's "padshahi yatra", were released this afternoon.
Togadia's wife, others arrested in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad: Police made some preventive arrests, including that of wife and daughter of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international general secretary Pravin Togadia, at Somnath Temple in Bapu Nagar in Ahmedabad from where the VHP leaders were to perform puja before leaving for Godhra, police sources said.
Togadia, Acharya Dharmendra arrested in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leaders Praveen Togadia and Acharya Dharmendra Maharaj were arrested when they began their "Padshahi Yatra" from Somnath temple, police said.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Mild tremor recorded in Meghalaya-Assam border
New Delhi: An earthquake of slight intensity shook the Meghalaya-Assam border early on November 17, Meteorological Department said.
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