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Gujarat ka Gaurav - Modi set for sweeping win
For the victims of riot-hit Millatnagar in Maninagar Assembly constituency, where the Chief Minister is contesting, Narendra Modi may be a villain, but even they concede he would win.
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NATIONAL
India backs peaceful resolution of Lankan conflict
New Delhi: India on November 30 extended support to a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Sri Lanka meeting the "just aspirations" of all its people and maintaining its sovereignty and unity.
Vajpayee rules out resumption of Indo-Pak talks
Moscow: Firmly ruling out resumption of dialogue with Pakistan till it stopped cross-border terrorism, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has said once that is done the two countries could even co-operate in economic field.
'Special facility for Guj riot-displaced to vote'
New Delhi: In a move aimed at ensuring maximum participation of riot-displaced
people in the Gujarat Assembly polls, the Election Commission on November 30 decided to provide a "special facility" for them to exercise their franchise in each district headquarters.
Party top brass was keen on giving me ticket: Pandya
New Delhi: Former Gujarat Home Minister Haren Pandya, the bete noire of Chief
Minister Narendra Modi, on November 30 said he withdrew from the electoral fray as the party's top leadership was "undecided" on giving him a ticket despite the fact they were keen on giving it to him.
'Loyal soldier' Pandya meets Advani, to campaign
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's detractor Haren Pandya, who was denied Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket for the assembly elections, on November 30 met Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and assured him that he would campaign for the party.
Mild quake rocks Rann of Kutch, no casualty
New Delhi: An earthquake of slight intensity shook the Rann of Kutch region of
Gujarat early on November 30, according to the Indian Meteorological Department
(IMD).
KASHMIR
14 ultras killed in J&K, infiltration bid foiled
Jammu: In stepped up violence, 18 people including 14 militants and a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan, were killed and 26 injured in Jammu and Kashmir where a major infiltration bid was foiled since November 29 night, official sources said on November 30.
34 feared killed as bus falls into gorge in J&K
Jammu: Thirty-four people were on November 30 feared killed and 21 injured when the vehicle in which they were travelling skidded off a bridge and fell into a 400-feet-deep gorge in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police sources said.
NORTH
Over 22,000 HIV positive cases in Delhi: Minister
New Delhi: Delhi has a staggering 22,400 people tested HIV positive and 713 of these were full-blown AIDS cases, city Health Minister A K Walia said on November 30 on the eve of the World AIDS Day.
SOUTH
K'taka IGP files defamation suit against Dinakar
Bangalore: Karnataka inspector general of police (IGP) T Jayaprakash on November 30 filed a defamation suit against former director general of police (DGP) C Dinakar, who had alleged in his book that Chief Minister S M Krishna sent a ransom money of Rs 5 crore through him (Jayaprakash) to secure the release of Kannada thespian Rajkumar from the custody of forest brigand Veerappan.
Mani gets conditional bail from lower court too
Mysore: Tamil activist Kolathur Mani, who is being demanded as an emissary by forest brigand Veerappan to negotiate the release of Janata Dal – United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa, was granted conditional bail by a court at Kollegal in the neighbouring Chamarajnagar district on November 30.
K'taka appeals to Veerappan to extend deadline
Bangalore: As the 12-day deadline set by the forest brigand Veerappan on Janata Dal- United (JDU) leader, H Nagappa kidnap crisis ended on November 30, the Karnataka government appealed the outlaw to extend the time limit and not to harm the hostage, through minister for Agro Processed Foods, A Rajugowda.
Minister Maran's health condition better, says son
Chennai: The condition of the Union minister Murasoli Maran, who is undergoing
treatment in a hospital in Houston in the Unites States, was 'better', according to his son Kalanidhi Maran.
EAST
'BJP top brass may approve local tie-up with TC'
Kolkata: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Jana Krishnamurthy on November 30 said that the BJP central leadership might not object to an alliance with the Trinamool Congress if both parties agreed to jointly fight the Communist Party of India – Marxist (CPM) in West Bengal.
'AIDS: Centre to work for removing social stigma'
Patna: Union Health Minister Shatrughan Sinha on November 30 said his department
would put special emphasis to dispel the social stigma experienced by a HIV-affected person.
WEST
Cong must clarify its stand on terrorism: Sushma
Ahmedabad: Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj on November 30 said the Congress should make its stand clear on terrorism and "their attitude towards countering the menace".
Advani defends Modi; blasts Congress, Vaghela
Bhuj: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s top brass on November 30 criss-crossed Gujarat plumping for Chief Minister Narendra Modi's campaign line with Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani accusing Congress of "defaming" the government and the people of the state, projecting them as "killers and criminals".
Advani dares Pak to fight direct war with India
Bhuj: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on November 30 dared Pakistan to fight a fourth direct war with India instead of engaging in proxy war targeting temples and innocent civilians.
Kalam calls for improving reproductive bio-technology
Pune: President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam on November 30 called for improving reproductive biotechnology for making India a prosperous nation.
Spurt in terrorism only during BJP regime: Cong
Ahmedabad: Terming the Bharatiya Janata Party's BJP's charges of "soft stance" on terrorism as a "blatant lie", the Congress on November 30 counter-alleged that "it was during the BJP regime at the Centre and the state that terrorism got an impetus".
'Congress must come clean on Godhra white paper'
Vadodra: In the midst of a debate whether or not Godhra should be an election issue in Gujarat, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president M Venkaiah Naidu on November 30 dared the Congress to come out with its promised "white paper" on Godhra now saying that the party should come clean on the issue.
Godhra witnesses to campaign in Gujarat: VHP
Ahmedabad: The Viswha Hindu Parishad (VHP) - Despite claims of non-involvement in electoral politics - will field Ram devotees, who were witness to the Godhra carnage of February 27, to share their experience with masses across Gujarat in the forthcoming December 12 assembly elections, VHP international general secretary Dr Praveen Togadia announced on November 30.
Uphold tenets of institution, Kalam to NDA cadets
Pune: President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam on November 30 wished cadets of the National Defence Academy (NDA) all success in their life in the defence services and urged them to uphold the tenets of the institution.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Mizo CM to rope in all North East rebels for truce talks
Aizawl: The Centre has asked Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga brokering the Naga peace deal to take the initiative to bring other North Eastern insurgent groups to the negotiating table.
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