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Nagappa – A soul even timely warnings failed to save
Unassuming and low-profile, H Nagappa, whose body was found in the jungles on December 8, 106 days after he was kidnapped by forest brigand Veerappan, was Minister for Agricultural Marketing in the erstwhile J H Patel ministry.
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NATIONAL
'We'll make all out efforts to nab Veerappan'
New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna on December 8 described the killing of Janata Dal (United) leader H Nagappa as an "unexpected" development and said all out efforts would be made in collaboration with Tamil Nadu to capture forest brigand Veerappan.
Vajpayee confident of BJP's victory in Gujarat
New Delhi: On the eve of his second visit to Gujarat on December 9 for
electioneering, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on December 8 voiced confidence that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win the Assembly elections in the state.
Kanpur most polluted city, Chennai least: Study
New Delhi: Kanpur has emerged as the most polluted city in the country in terms of air quality for the first four months of the year, according to a study.
Tehelka not to participate in any further inquiry
New Delhi: Tehelka news portal on December 8 asserted it would not participate in any Commission of Inquiry into alleged Defence deals, and said appointment of a new judge in place of Justice Venkataswami was nothing but another "charade" by the government.
AI launches thrice-weekly Delhi-Frankfurt service
New Delhi: After having started a flight to New Jersey from Mumbai, Air India on December 8 added another feather in its cap by re-launching a thrice-weekly service to Frankfurt from New Delhi.
Mayawati to campaign in Gujarat with Vajpayee
New Delhi: In an attempt to woo dalit voters, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee will be accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati on the second and last leg of his electioneering for the Gujarat Assembly polls on December 9.
Advani to visit JK as Centre mulls Mufti offer
New Delhi, Dec 8 (PTI) Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani will visit trouble-torn Jammu and Kashmir later this month even as the Centre may consider a proposal, mooted by the state government, to participate in the screening committee for releasing militants in the state.
KASHMIR
8 securitymen injured as ultras attack CRPF camp
Srinagar: Militants launched a grenade attack on a security forces camp in a stadium in Srinagar injuring eight Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on December 8 evening, official sources said.
Kargil: Centre lifts ban on foreign mountaineers
Srinagar: The Centre has lifted a ban on foreign mountaineers in Kargil in a bid to boost tourism in Jammu and Kashmir.
NORTH
'BSP is morally bound to support BJP in Gujarat'
Lucknow: Giving a clean chit to Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati on December 8 announced her party's support to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat Assembly polls, saying it was morally bound to help the saffron party, which was supporting it in UP.
SOUTH
Enraged Nagappa supporters set 3 buses on fire
Mysore: Enraged supporters of Janata Dal – United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa set fire to three buses in different parts of Chamarajanagar district on December 8 and resorted to stone-throwing after the news of the former minister's death spread, reports said.
6 scribes hurt as Nagappa supporters hurl stones
Bangalore: At least six mediapersons were injured as enraged supporters of Janata Dal – United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa, whose body was found on December 8, resorted to stone-throwing outside his residence at Kamagere in Chamarajnagar district.
TN STF not connected with Nagappa's death: Jaya
Chennai: Asserting that Tamil Nadu special task force (STF) was in no way connected with the death of former Karnataka minister H Nagappa, who was in captivity of forest brigand Veerappan, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on December 8 night said it was unfortunate some mischievous elements were now holding the force responsible for the Janata Dal- United (JD-U) leader's death.
Nagappa death: Security tightened across K'taka
Bangalore: Karnataka government has beefed up security in the entire state to thwart trouble in the wake of the death of Janata Dal – United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa while in the captivity of forest brigand Veeerappan.
K'taka, TN STFs launch joint hunt for Veerappan
Bangalore: Within hours after recovery of body of Janata Dal – United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa, the special task forces of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu launched a hunt for forest brigand Veerappan.
Chronology of major events involving Veerappan
Coimbatore: With the recovery of the body of former Karnataka minister H Nagappa, the 106-days-old kidnap drama though ended in a tragedy, Veerappan again proved that he was still a force to reckon with in the jungles of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Veerappan hostage Nagappa dead, body found
Bangalore: Police on December 8 evening recovered the body of H Nagappa, who was
kidnapped by forest brigand Veerappan, from Changdi forest area near Kollegal,
highly-placed sources said.
Veerappan claims he has released Nagappa
Bangalore: Janata Dal – United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa has been released by the
forest brigand Veerappan after he was held in captivity in the jungles for over 100 days, claimed an audio-cassette sent by the sandalwood smuggler on December 8.
Shourie to make a statement on oil PSU divestment
Bangalore: Disinvestment Minister Arun Shourie would make a statement on oil sector disinvestment, a decision which was "stayed" for three months, on December 9, a top ministry official said on December 8.
Infosys announces sponsorship of international ADS
Bangalore: The board of directors of Infosys Technologies Limited on December 8 announced the sponsorship of an international American Depository Shares (ADS offering, against equity shares held by its existing shareholders in India, at a price to be determined by the lead manager to the offering, according to an official press release.
Veerappan sends 6th Cassette to Nagappa's family
Bangalore: Forest brigand Veerappan has sent the sixth audio cassette to the family of Janata Dal – United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa whom he is holding hostage for the last 106 days, the former minister's son-in-law Kiran Patel said.
EAST
Paswan spurns Laloo's offer for joint campaign
Patna: The Lok Janshakti Party president Ramvilas Paswan on December 7 spurned the offer of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Laloo Prasad Yadav for a joint campaign to mobilise votes for the Congress in a bid to prevent the Narendra Modi government from staging a comeback in Gujarat.
WEST
Advani urges co-ordinated effort to nab Veerappan
Ahmedabad: Expressing shock over the death of abducted Janata Dal – United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on December 8 asked for a co-ordinated effort to "liquidate or arrest" forest brigand Veerappan.
BJP demands EC action against Muslim outfits
Ahmedabad: With the December 12 Assembly polls drawing closer, Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) on December 8 asked Election Commission to take suo motu action against Muslim outfits issuing fatwas directing the community to vote for the Congress.
India will always remain a secular nation: Laloo
Dwarka (Guj): Asserting that India can never be a "Hindu rashtra", Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Laloo Prasad Yadav on December 8 said the country would continue to remain secular despite the threat posed by communal forces.
Sonia flays Guj govt's handling of co-op banks scam
Vandeli (Gujarat): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on December 8 attacked the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Gujarat for its "poor handling of the co-operative banks scam, that resulted in depositors, mainly from the middle class, losing lakhs of Rupees".
Coast Guard to acquire pollution control vessels
Bhubaneswar: The Coast Guard is in the process of acquiring three specialised
vessels to combat pollution in the sea, according to Commodore R S Vasan, commander, Coast Guard Region (East).
Thackeray makes veiled attack on Arun Shourie
Mumbai: In an apparent attack on Disinvestment Minister Arun Shourie, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray on December 8 said "nobody should dare to hurl baseless charges against me by dragging my name in the Centaur Hotel sell-off controversy".
Middle class Hindu votes key to Gujarat poll results
Ahmedabad: After the hype over Godhra, Akshardham and terrorism, the race for power in Gujarat appears to be narrowing down with issues of bread and butter as well as performance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government over nine years being raked up in areas that were largely insulated from the communal violence that rocked the state this year.
Court orders Mumbai blast accused to surrender
Mumbai: In keeping with a judicial order, 89 accused in 1993 bomb blast case, including film star Sanjay Dutt, would appear before a special court on December 9 even as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) would conclude its argument seven years after the commencement of the trial.
Cong has betrayed nation by giving up territory: PM
Jamnagar: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on December 7 attacked Congress president Sonia Gandhi for her recent remarks about his knees rpt knees and charged the Congress with arriving at agreements with Pakistan after giving up claims over Indian territory.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Four policemen killed in ambush in Manipur
Imphal: At least four Manipur policemen were killed while the Ukhrul district
superintendent of police (SP) escaped unhurt in an ambush by heavily-armed militants at New Heaven area in the district on December 8, official sources said.
EC approaches SC for booths in disputed NE areas
New Delhi: With the Assam government accusing Nagaland of encroaching its forest and revenue areas and the dispute lingering on for years, the Election Commission (EC) has approached the Supreme Court for permission to set up polling booths in some of the disputed areas during the Assembly Elections in Nagaland in early next year.
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