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PARLIAMENT
Assault on JD-U MP: Delhi DCP to be suspended
New Delhi: A Parliamentary committee, which probed the assault on Devendra Prasad Yadav, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) MP allegedly by Delhi police while leading a farmers' rally in New Delhi on December 9 has recommended suspension of Manoj Lal, deputy commissioner of police (DCP), New Delhi.
'No death penalty for Salem, Portugal assured'
New Delhi: Centre has given an assurance to the government of Portugal that mafia don Abu Salem, involved in Mumbai blasts and 70 other cases in the country, would not be given death penalty on his conviction after his deportation to India, the Rajya Sabha was told on December 12.
PM moots meeting to thrash out MSP concerns
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on December 12 suggested in Lok Sabha that a meeting of all concerned be convened to decide the minimum support price (MSP) for sugarcane to the growers.
NATIONAL
EC dismisses complaints of deletion of voters' names
New Delhi: The Election Commission on December 12 virtually brushed aside complaints of large-scale deletion of names of voters including that of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Praveen Togadia from electoral list in Gujarat, which recorded approximate 63 per cent polling in the Assembly elections.
Zee exit poll predicts 101 seats for BJP in Guj
New Delhi: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was heading for a clear majority in Gujarat Assembly elections, according to an exit poll which gave it 101 seats in the 182-member House.
CBI vows to pursue Quattrocchi wherever he goes
Kuala Lumpur: The CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) will pursue Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi wherever he goes should the Kuala Lumpur High Court let him go in the extradition case against him, a senior agency official said in Kuala Lumpur on December 12.
V-P asks world to speak in one voice on terrorism
New Delhi: Accusing Pakistan of taking advantage of the lack of consensus among different countries in the war against terrorism, Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat on December 12 urged the international community to speak in one voice on the issue.
'As long as world exists J&K will remain in India'
New Delhi: In a veiled attack on the People's Democratic Party (PDP)-led coalition government, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on December 12 said those "shaking hands with terrorists to remain in power were "betraying" the motherland.
CCD to decide on eligibility of HPCL bidders
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Disinvestment, chaired by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, is likely to decide on the eligibility of suitors and the quantum of government stake to be shed from the oil PSU (public sector undertaking) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL).
HC dismisses petition of AIDS medicine 'inventors'
New Delhi: In a setback to two persons from Andhra Pradesh claiming to be inventors of an Ayurvedic medicine for curing AIDS, the Delhi High Court on December 12 dismissed their petition challenging the provisions of drugs and cosmetics rule denying them grant of licence for their herbal Medicine, 'Immuno Herbal Sanjeevi'.
Mufti advocates economic independence for states
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed on December 12 lauded the federal structure of the country and advocated that all the states should have economic independence for upliftment of their people
Advani to lay foundation stone for police memorial
New Delhi: To remember over 25,000 policemen across the country, who made supreme sacrifices in the cause of the nation, a National Police Memorial is coming up in the heart of the capital.
Faulty probe no ground for acquittal of convicts: SC
New Delhi: Asking the High Courts to be careful in examining the evidence so as not to acquit those involved in ghastly crimes, the Supreme Court has ruled that merely because the investigation was faulty should not be ground for acquittal of persons convicted by trial courts.
House attack film can be aired at court's behest
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on December 12 ruled that a film on the December 13 Parliament attack scheduled to be aired by a television channel could be done if a Special Court holding trial in the case grants permission for it.
KASHMIR
Seven militants among nine people killed in J&K
Srinagar: Nine people, including seven militants, were killed and 36 others including 12 security personnel, injured in separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir since December 11 night where militants set off an improvised explosive device (IED), detonated a grenade and carried out a rocket attack on a security patrol.
'Militants shifting focus from civilians to Army'
Baramulla: Asserting that cross-border infiltration was still continuing, the Army on December 12 said the militants were focussing their attacks on security forces resulting in decline in civilian killings in the post-election scenario in Jammu and Kashmir.
J&K Deputy CM Sharma defends ultras' release
New Delhi: Defending release of a militants by the Jammu and Kashmir government as a step in the 'larger interest' of the nation and the state, Deputy Chief Minister Mangat Ram Sharma on December 12 said if the released persons were found disturbing law and order, the government's hands were 'not tied'.
Al-Nasireen claims responsibility, 4 hurt in blast
Srinagar: Four Army jawans were injured, one of them seriously, in a powerful blast triggered by militants of pro-Pakistan al-Nasireen outfit in the posh Rajbagh locality of Srinagar on December 12 morning, police said.
3 Army jawans injured in powerful J&K blast
Srinagar: Three Army jawans were injured, one of them seriously, in a powerful blast by militants here early on December 12 morning, official sources said.
NORTH
One killed as BKU activists clash with police in UP
Basti: One person was on December 11 killed and 21, including 13 policemen, were injured when Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) activists clashed with police at a railway crossing gate in Basti prompting them to burst teargas shells and fire in the air.
SOUTH
'K'taka didn't blame TN STF for Nagappa death'
Bangalore: Refusing to join issue, Karnataka on December 12 said it did not accuse Tamil Nadu special task force (STF) of having a hand in an encounter leading to the death of Janata Dal – United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa while being in the captivity of forest brigand Veerappan.
Nagappa killed in encounter as per initial probe
Bangalore: Former Minister H Nagappa was killed in an encounter as per a preliminary investigation, a top official said on December 12.
Babri Masjid reconstruction only solution: Sait
Kozhikode: Reconstruction of Babri Masjid on the same site was the only solution to the problem created by 'fascist' forces 10 years ago, Indian National League (INL) president, Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait, said on December 12.
Jaya takes umbrage at Kharge, writes to Krishna
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on December 12 hit out at Karnataka Home Minister Mallikarjuna Kharge for statements attributed to him that the Tamil Nadu Special Task Force (STF) had caused the death of Nagappa, and said such responses would only "vitiate" the atmosphere and create 'bad blood' in the field amongst officers and men.
3-member panel to probe judges' Mysore sex scam
Bangalore: A three-member committee constituted by the Chief Justice of India would hold its sittings in Mysore on December 14 and in Bangalore on December 15 as part of its probe into alleged "Mysore sex scandal" linked with three state High Court judges.
Veerappan changed locations 34 times, says Diary
Mysore: Forest brigand Veerappan had changed his location at least 34 times when he held Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa hostage, a diary maintained by the former minister and recovered by the Special Task Force (STF) has revealed, sources said.
Central
BJP demonstration turns violent, 52 injured
Jabalpur: 52 people were injured when a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led
demonstration at Shakti Bhavan, headquarters of Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board (MPSEB), turned violent on December 11 forcing the police to use mild 'lathicharge' to disperse the mob.
EAST
Ex-CSE chief's bail plea rejected, remand extended
Kolkata: A city court on December 12 rejected bail of former president of Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE) Dinesh Kumar Singhania and extended his police custody till December 16 for alleged involvement in defrauding Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited of Rs 24.50 crore.
Mystery illness claims lives of 8 children in Bihar
Patna: A mysterious disease has so far claimed the lives of eight children and
affected 24 others in Mushahri area of Dariapur village of Patna district since last week, official sources said on December 12.
WEST
Curfew in Guj town following communal violence
Bharuch: Indefinite curfew was clamped in Taluka town of Jambusar in Bharuch on December 12 after communal violence erupted in the sensitive Tankaribhagal locality, prompting police to fire fifteen rounds to disperse stone-pelting mobs soon after polling ended for the Assembly elections in Gujarat.
Nearly 60 per cent votes cast in Gujarat polls
Ahmedabad: An estimated 60 per cent of the 3.32 crore voters on December 12 exercised their franchise in one of the fiercely contested Assembly elections in Gujarat held amidst tight security, nine months after the Godhra carnage and subsequent communal violence and considered to be a watershed in the country's politics.
I am connected to mission, not ambition: Modi
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on December 12 dismissed suggestions that he could emerge as contender for the post of Prime Minister in the event of BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) winning a majority in the state Assembly polls.
Fire in multiplex near Ahmedabad, no casualties
Ahmedabad: A fire broke out in the basement of a crowded multiplex on Sarkhej-Gandhinagar highway on the city outskirts on December 12.
EC seeks probe into voters' list irregularities
Ahmedabad: Concerned over complaints of names of several people missing from the voters list, the Gujarat election authorities on December 12 directed district collectors to probe the matter.
Irate Togadia slams CEC for missing name
Ahmedabad: Angry over his name missing from the voters' list in the crucial Gujarat Assembly elections, senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Praveen Togadia on December 12 charged Chief Election Commissioner J M Lyngdoh with hatching a "conspiracy against Hindu society by deliberately omitting names of large number of Hindus".
BJP will get 130 seats, claims Keshubhai Patel
Vadodara: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Gujarat Chief
Minister Keshubhai Patel claimed that the party is "fighting the present poll under the leadership of Chief Minister Narendra Modi", and would capture 130 of the 182 seats in the Assembly in the polls being held on December 12.
Missing names: Police canes mob in Maninagar
Ahmedabad: Police used mild force to disperse a mob in Rambagh area of Maninagar constituency of Gujarat, who were protesting against non-inclusion of their names in the voter list for the December 12 Assembly poll.
Polls proceeding smoothly, 30 % cast votes by noon
Ahmedabad: An estimated 30 per cent electorate cast their votes till noon on December 12 in the first post-Godhra elections in Gujarat held amidst unprecedented security to elect a new Assembly.
Most vicious poll campaign of my lifetime: Advani
Ahmedabad: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on expressed confidence of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) getting a "comfortable mandate" in Assembly polls in Gujarat on December 12, "despite a poll campaign which saw unprecedented viciousness".
SENSEX tumbles downwards on profit booking
Mumbai: Share values resumed higher but immediately reacted downwards on profit selling on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on December 12.
Palkhivala laid to rest in simple Parsi ceremony
Mumbai: The funeral rites of eminent jurist Nani Palkhivala, who passed away on
December 11, were conducted in a simple and solemn function at Albless Bungli in South Mumbai early on December 12.
Top luminaries of nation condole Palkhivala's death
Mumbai: Luminaries from the world of politics and business condoled the death of N A Palkhivala and said the country had lost a multi-faceted personality.
International observers monitor elections in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: Polling for the Gujarat Assembly elections began amidst tight security on December 12 morning.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Books on Taleban, Laden seized from book fair
Siliguri: Police seized 18 books on Taleban and terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden from a book fair in this North Bengal commercial town after being informed by the organisers
Army jawan killed, 8 hurt in Manipur ultra ambush
Guwahati: An Army nayak was killed and eight others were injured in an ambush by suspected Dima Halong Daogah (DHD) militants in Central Assam's North Cachar (NC) Hills district on December 12.
Centre pursuing disastrous economic policy: Sonia
Shillaru: Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government of
pursuing a 'disastrous' economic policy, Congress president Sonia Gandhi alleged that it was "selling" even profit-making public sector undertakings (PSUs) in strategic sector in "blatant violation of all norms and regulations".
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