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Former President R Venkataraman has called for urgent reforms to remove "serious maladies" in the country's electoral system as they "distorted" the representative Democracy.
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PARLIAMENT
Sonia flays govt's handling of drought situation
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on November 20 made a scathing attack on the national Democratic Alliance (NDA) government's handling of drought situation in the country, charging it with failure to provide food security and demanded immediate formulation of a drought management code to tackle such calamities.
'Take House into confidence on security alert'
New Delhi: The Congress on November 20 demanded in the Lok Sabha that the government take the House into confidence on security alert following apprehensions of a terrorist attack on Parliament.
HAL spares for MiG-21 not faulty, says Fernandes
New Delhi: The government on November 20 told the Rajya Sabha that the spares for MiG-21 fighter aircraft are supplied by the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd after stringent quality control tests and there was no question of supply of defectives spares.
Hoax calls turns Parliament into virtual fortress
New Delhi: A tight security ring was thrown around the Parliament House on November 20 morning following a tip-off that four persons were seen moving in suspicious manner, some distance away from the complex, and were likely to target it.
Adjournment motion on drought tabled in LS
New Delhi: An Opposition-sponsored adjournment motion on the prevailing drought in several parts of the country was on November 20 admitted by Speaker Manohar Joshi in Lok Sabha.
PM felicitates Shekhawat on becoming RS chairman
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee led the Rajya Sabha in felicitating Bhairon Singh Shekhawat on becoming chairman of the House and recalled his services and contributions to the nation-building.
Uproar in LS, SP member manhandles BSP leader
New Delhi: Lok Sabha on November 20 witnessed an unseemly scene when Samajwadi Party (SP) member Devendra Singh Yadav manhandled Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Rashid Alvi amid uproar over the demand for dismissal of the Uttar Pradesh Governor for his alleged partisan role in shielding the Mayawati government.
NATIONAL
Canada offers to mediate between India, Pakistan
New Delhi: Canada on November 20 offered to mediate between India and Pakistan, if the two countries are willing, to facilitate resumption of stalled dialogue between them.
India needs to overcome '1962 syndrome': Analysts
New Delhi: Favouring closer ties with China, foreign policy analysts on November 20 said India needs to overcome the "1962 syndrome" when dealing with its Northern neighbour.
States not implementing crop insurance: Ajit Singh
New Delhi: Criticising states for not implementing the crop insurance scheme despite recurrent drought, Agriculture Minister Ajit Singh said more Central assistance could be provided for relief and the Rs 2,000 crore package had been announced only as a temporary measure.
India undecided on participation in Oslo meet
New Delhi: On the eve of the visit of a senior Sri Lankan minister to persuade India to participate in a donor conference in Oslo next week in support of the ongoing peace process in the island nation, New Delhi on November 20 said it has not taken any decision on the issue.
India reacts with disdain on release of LeT chief
New Delhi: India on November 20 reacted with disdain to reports of release in Pakistan of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafeez Mohammad Saeed, the prime suspect in last year's attack on Indian Parliament, saying ''this is nothing new''.
'Linking of rivers to be taken up on war footing'
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on November 20 declared in the Lok Sabha that inter-linking of rivers would be taken up on a war footing to tackle the recurrent problem of drought.
Ample scope for Indo-Canadian economic ties: PM
New Delhi: Observing that there was tremendous scope for enhanced economic cooperation between India and Canada, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on November 20 invited foreign investment, modern technologies and new management techniques from that country.
CBI raids retired, serving officials of ONGC
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has carried out raids at the offices of some senior serving and retired officials of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for allegedly entering into a criminal conspiracy and causing a loss of Rs 60 lakh to the government exchequer.
Sonia flays Advani on VHP, BJP's anti-EC stand
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on November 20 regretted that Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani had failed to disapprove the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad's (VHP) attack on Election Commission but expressed confidence that people of Gujarat would reject the forces that spread hate and bigotry.
KASHMIR
Malik to boycott meeting with Ram Jethmalani
Srinagar: Senior Hurriyat leader and JKLF (Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front) chairman Yaseen Malik on November 20 decided to boycott the meeting with Kashmir Committee (KC) led by former union Law Minister Ram Jethmalani, who arrives in Srinagar on November 21 to hold talks with separatist leaders to find a solution to the Kashmir imbroglio.
Hurriyat executive meets on eve of KC's arrival
Srinagar: The Hurriyat Conference executive council met in Srinagar on November 20 to chalk out the strategy for future talks with Ram Jethmalani's Kashmir Committee scheduled to arrive in Srinagar on November 21, sources in the separatist conglomerate said.
Photojournalist allegedly assaulted by JK police
Srinagar: A press photographer was allegedly beaten up by police evoking concern among the media over the second such incident in Jammu and Kashmir in three months.
Cong MLA files nomination for JK Speaker's post
Jammu: Congress Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Tara Chand on November 20 filed nomination papers for the post of Speaker to the Jammu and Kashmir legislative Assembly.
MLA's brother killed, 2 cops hurt in J&K attack
Srinagar: Militants on November 20 shot dead brother of a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and wounded two policemen including an assistant sub inspector (ASI) in Bandipora area of Baramulla district in North Kashmir, official sources said.
NORTH
SC replaces MCI administrator named by Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on November 20 replaced the administrator of the
Medical Council of India (MCI) appointed by the Delhi High Court and gave the reins of management of the apex body for doctors to its vice-president and the executive committee.
SOUTH
Seers pressurise govt on Nagappa's safe release
Bangalore: In a new twist to the Nagapapa hostage crisis, seers of different mutts on November 20 sought to build pressure on Karnataka government to secure the release of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader and asked the government to send Tamil activist Kollathur Mani as an emissary to forest brigand Veerappan.
New strategic Naval base to be built in K'taka
Somewhere in Western Sea: As part of the expansion and streamlining programme for the Indian Navy, a new Naval base is being built at Karwar in Karnataka at an estimated expenditure of Rs 1295 crore, Western Naval Command chief Vice Admiral Vinod Pasricha said on November 20.
Blast damages power transmission tower in TN
Cuddalore (TN): A bomb blast on November 19 night damaged a power transmission tower at Thirunavalur in Villupuram district, about 40 kms from Neyveli, but power distribution was not affected, Neyveli Lignite Corporation director R Srinivasan, said.
PWG continues attack, blows up Andhra railway station
Hyderabad: Continuing the strike, the Peoples' War Group (PWG) Naxalites blasted the Thummalchervu railway station in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh in the wee hours on November 20.
Central
30 feared dead, 27 injured as bus catches fire
Jabalpur: At least 30 persons were feared killed and 27 injured in a ghastly mishap when a private passenger bus caught fire after turning upside down when one of its tyres burst near village Pahadkheda, about 40 kms from Jabalpur this evening (November 20), official sources said.
EAST
Former CSE chief Dinesh Kumar Singhania arrested
Kolkata: Former president of Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE) and one of the 'main' accused in last year's Rs 120 crore CSE scam Dinesh Kumar Singhania was arrested on November 20 from his Salt Lake residence.
8 Jharkhand cops killed as PWG blasts police jeep
Daltonganj (Jharkhand): About 8 policemen, including a sub-inspector, were killed and another seriously injured as the banned People's War Group (PWG) blew up a police jeep triggering a landmine in Jharkhand's extremist-hit Latehar district on November 20, police sources said.
Bihar govt gives nod to to amend jail manual
Patna: Bihar government has approved a proposal for amending the Bihar jail manual to facilitate formation of a permanent board empowered to minimise sentence of convicts on the basis of their good conduct, health and old age.
WEST
Dream Girl Hema to lead star-studded Guj campaign
New Delhi: Dream girl of yesteryears Hema Malini, actress Juhi Chawla and BJP's (Bharatiya Janata Party) star political campaigners from across the country would swarm Gujarat soon to woo the electorate in the crucial December 12 Assembly elections.
One more witness in Bharat Shah case turns hostile
Mumbai: Mohammed Ali Morani, a businessman and prime witness in the case of alleged nexus of Bollywood with the underworld, on November 20 turned hostile in a Special Court, denying that Pakistan-based gangster Chhota Shakeel had asked him to pay extortion amount of Rs 5 crore.
Guj polls: BJP releases second list of candidates
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on November 20 released the second list of party candidates for the coming Gujarat Assembly elections comprising 11 names.
Passenger of Godhra carnage depose before panel
Ahmedabad: A passenger of the Sabarmati Express S-6 coach, which was torched on February 27 2002 near Godhra railway station, on November 20 told the two-member inquiry commission that he was not sure whether any inflammable substance was poured from inside the bogie but he saw flames from outside the coach.
SENSEX surges on selective rally in key stocks
Mumbai: The SENSEX opened slightly lower and immediately turned strong on the back of selective rally led by Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) at early stages on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on November 20 on fresh buying by domestic as well as foreign funds.
India enhancing nuclear power, says BARC chief
Mumbai: India is on an accelerated path in enhancing its nuclear power and self-reliance in atomic energy, according to Dr Anil Kakodkar, chairman of Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (BARC).
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Seven CRPF jawans killed in Manipur ambush
Imphal: In a fresh spurt of violence, seven Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans were killed when insurgents ambushed a CRPF patrol at Jivan Nagar near Loktak project in Manipur's Bishenpur district on November 20 morning.
CRPF engaged in gun battle with Manipur ultras
Imphal: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel exchanged fire with Manipur insurgents at Jivan Nagar area near Loktak lake in Bishenpur district on November 20 morning, official sources said.
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