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Kalam's speech steels will of Kerala tribals
President A P J Abdul Kalam's November 17 address to the tribals in Attapadi, where he made the "Attapadi Declaration" calling for abolition of liquor and drugs in the entire hilly area, seems to have woken up the 25,000-strong population to redefine their socio-economic conditions by putting an end to their exploitation.
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PARLIAMENT
Oppn in LS flays BJP for fomenting Guj trouble
New Delhi: The Opposition on November 18 made a scathing attack in the Lok Sabha on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and 'sangh parivar' outfits like Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) for attempting to foment trouble in Gujarat ahead of crucial Assembly elections there to polarise society on communal lines to reap electoral dividends.
RS pays tributes to former members, adjourns
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha was on November 18 adjourned for the day on the first day of the winter session of Parliament as a mark of respect to sitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Narendra Mohan, who died on September 20.
LS admits Oppn motion on Gujarat situation
New Delhi: An Opposition-sponsored adjournment motion on Gujarat situation was on November 18 admitted in the Lok Sabha.
Oppn promises 'hot' winter session on Guj issue
New Delhi: After a dinner with Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi, the Opposition
parties on November 17 night indicated that the winter session of Parliament will be stormy and they would take up the Gujarat situation on the opening day on November 18.
NATIONAL
BJP finalises 135 candidates for Gujarat polls
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on November 18 night cleared 135 candidates for the Gujarat Assembly elections after a two-hour meeting of its Central Election Committee (CEC), but would announce them on November 19.
India, China to discuss border dispute on Nov 21
New Delhi: India and China will hold the next meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on the boundary dispute in New Delhi on November 21 in their attempt to sort out differences relating to the Western sector of their border.
President, VP, PM greet nation on Guru Purab
New Delhi: The President, Vice-President and Prime Minister on November 18 greeted the nation on the eve of Guru Purab, the birthday of Guru Nanak.
Govt seeks time to reply to Kargil Commander's plea
New Delhi: The Centre on November 18 sought more time from the Delhi High Court to file reply to a writ petition by sacked Kargil Brigade Commander Surinder Singh, who alleged that he was made a "scapegoat to bail out" the government for its certain lapses during the 1999 conflict.
India can never be converted to Hindu state: Advani
New Delhi: Declaring that government wanted free, fair and peaceful elections in Gujarat, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on November 18 asserted in the Lok Sabha that India can never be converted into a Hindu state and said the people would neither condone communal violence nor tolerate pseudo-secularism.
SC dismisses PIL over Centre's disinvestment policy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on November 18 dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the Centre's disinvestment policy on the ground that the government, by selling its shares in the public sector undertakings (PSUs) has abdicated its duty towards the Constitution, which called for implementation of a socialistic pattern of economy.
Currency Exchange Dispenser in IG airport soon
New Delhi: The Automatic Currency Exchange Dispenser (ACED), which accepts over 15 foreign currencies, is likely be operative at the Indira Gandhi International Airport from December, the Lok Sabha was informed on November 18.
SC stays Delhi HC order on Mauritius-based FIIs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on November 18 stayed a Delhi High Court judgement quashing a Central circular exempting Mauritius-based foreign institutional investors (FIIs) from paying tax on capital gains in India under the Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty.
Godhra will not be BJP's election plank: Modi
New Delhi: Endorsing Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's view, Gujarat Chief
Minister Narender Modi on November affirmed that Godhra carnage will not be an issue in next month's Assembly elections in the state.
Cong to release list of 108 candidates for Guj polls
New Delhi: Congress will release its first list of 108 candidates for Gujarat
Assembly polls on November 18.
Technology should benefit common man: Kalam
Thiruvananthapuram: President A P J Abdul Kalam on November 18 said leading
technological and scientific institutions in the country should ensure that the fruits of technology developed by them came to the benefit of common man living in rural areas.
EC notifies LS byelections along with Guj polls
New Delhi: The Election Commission on November 18 issued the notification for
elections to the 182-member Gujarat Assembly to be held on December 12.
KASHMIR
Mufti wants a strategy with 'human touch' for JK
Jammu: Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on November 18 called for a "multi-pronged strategy with a human touch" to tackle the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and pledged to respect people's mandate by restoring peace in the state with honour and dignity.
Mufti to evolve consensus on restoring peace in JK
Jammu: Defending some of the steps taken by his government to bring about peace in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on November 17 said he would endeavour to evolve consensus at the national level for restoration of peace with dignity in the troubled state.
NORTH
Ruling coalition wins Council election in UP
Lucknow: Ruling (Bahujan Samaj Party) BSP-BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) combine's nominee Munna Singh Chauhan on November 18 defeated Opposition candidate Yashwant Singh by 194-183 votes in the election for the lone seat in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, Returning Officer R P Pandey said.
Cong abstains from voting in UP Council bypoll
Lucknow: Congress on November 18 decided to abstain from the crucial bypoll to the lone Legislative Council in which the ruling combine's nominee Munna Singh Chauhan and the Opposition-backed dissident Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Legislators' candidate Yashwant Singh are locked in a straight contest.
SOUTH
TN not to send emissary to negotiate with Veerappan
Bangalore: Sticking to her position, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on November 18 told Karnataka that her government would not send any emissary to forest brigand Veerappan or negotiate with him to secure the release of Janata Dal (United)-JD (U) leader H Nagappa, Home Minister Mallikarjun Kharge said.
Lufthansa to start 3 additional flights to Chennai
Bangalore: Lufthansa German Airlines on November 18 announced that it would commence three additional frequencies to Chennai effective from April 1, 2003.
Kalam asks students to transform dream into result
Thiruvananthapuram: President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam on November 18 asked the young student researchers to dream and transform the same into action and result.
TN ready to begin joint STF at K'taka's behest
Chennai: In the first ever direct parleys between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
governments on the issue of former Karnataka minister H Nagappa's release from the clutches of forest brigand Veerappan, the Tamil Nadu government on November 18 offered to "re-activate" the joint operations in Karnataka territory, if the latter so desired, to capture Veerappan and facilitate Nagappa's release.
Karnataka ministers meet Jaya on Nagappa issue
Chennai: Two Karnataka ministers on November 18 held an hour-long discussion with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa to finalise a strategy for the safe release of former Karnataka minister H Nagappa from the clutches of forest brigand Veerappan.
TN nuke power plant equipment arrives from Russia
Madurai: Some important equipment required for the 2 X 1000 MW Koodankulam atomic power plant has reached the Tuticorin port, official sources said.
EAST
Bihar MP, MLAs missing from Delhi hospitals
Patna: Three Bihar lawmakers, including a member of Parliament (MP), have escaped from judicial custody from two New Delhi hospitals, where they were sent for treatment.
Mamta may not be taken back in Cabinet soon
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress (TC) chief Mamta Banerjee, who has indicated her intention to rejoin Vajpayee government, may have to cool her heels outside the Cabinet for some more time.
Four held in West Bengal for alleged ISI links
Baharampur (WB): Four persons including a woman were arrested from different areas of West Bengal's Murshidabad district for their alleged links with Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence, a top district police official said on November 18.
Witness turns hostile in Salman poaching case
Jodhpur: Yet another witness has turned hostile in the much-hyped poaching case involving cine star Salman Khan when the case came up for hearing before the Jodhpur Chief Judicial Magistrate Narsingh Das Vyas.
WEST
Fernandes calls for better Indo-US military ties
Pune: Stating that India and US were the world's two largest Democracies, the Defence Minister George Fernandes called for increasing the content of the economic and military relationship between both the countries.
'Godhra will always be an issue for Hindutva'
Ahmedabad: Soon after Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi stated in Delhi that "Godhra will not be a poll issue for BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) unless provoked by Opposition", VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) international general secretary Praveen Togadia countered him saying, "for Hindu society Godhra will always be an issue".
Togadia announces religious awakening programme
Ahmedabad: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international general secretary Praveen Togadia announced a three-point programme for "dharam jagran" (religious awakening) that would start from rural level in the state and spread across the nation.
Gupta turns hostile in B'wood-underworld nexus case
Mumbai: Noted film maker Sanjay Gupta on November 18 turned hostile by refuting police allegations that he had a telephonic talk with Pakistan-based gangster Chhota Shakeel in the company of actor Sanjay Dutt, director Mahesh Manjrekar and financier Harish Sughand from a hotel two years ago.
LJS to ally with Cong in Guj to defeat BJP
Ahmedabad: Former Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan-led Lok Jan Shakti (LJS) party would support Congress in the upcoming Gujarat polls and an understanding with the party was being worked out.
EC observers take stock of situation in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: Twelve observers of the Election Commission on November 18 arrived here to take stock of the situation for the preparations of the December 12 Assembly elections, according to official sources.
Old economy shares post gains to lift SENSEX
Mumbai: The benchmark opened remarkably higher and shot up further in line with smart gains in old-economy heavyweights on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on November 18 on sustained buying by operators as well as institutional investors.
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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