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PARLIAMENT
Bill to curb criminalisation in politics passed
New Delhi: In a major step to curb criminalisation and corruption in politics, Lok Sabha on December 17 passed a Bill requiring candidates for Parliamentary or Assembly polls to disclose their criminal antecedents as also to declare their assets and liabilities after being elected.
'Foreign exchange facilities further liberalised'
New Delhi: The RBI (Reserve Bank of India) has permitted a person, who is resident in India, to open, hold and maintain with an authorised dealer an account known as Resident Foreign Currency (Domestic) Account.
Rashtrapathi Bhavan area declared no-fly zone
New Delhi: Rashtrapathi Bhavan and its surrounding areas, Tarapur Nuclear Plant, Aviation Research Centre - Bhubaneshwar, Delhi and Mathura oil refineries and the 'Tower of Silence' at the Malabar Hill at Mumbai had been declared as "No-Fly zones", Rajya Sabha was informed on December 17.
NATIONAL
Navy to receive upgraded INS Pralaya on Dec 18
New Delhi: Indian Navy would receive the first of its next generation missile vessels with the induction of indigenous 'INS Pralaya' at Goa shipyard on December 18.
Convert innovations into products: President
New Delhi: President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam on December 17 said innovators from the grass-roots could be benefited only if a system is developed that can convert their innovations into products.
'Govt to pursue pre-emptive intelligence policy'
New Delhi: Rejecting the Opposition charge that the Centre lacked vision in combating Pakistan-backed cross-border terrorism, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on December 17 said the government would vigorously pursue the policy of "pre-emptive intelligence" to prevent terrorist acts.
'VHP won't let BJP to shift from hindutva agenda'
New Delhi: Buoyant over BJP's (Bharatiya Janata Party) thumping victory in the Gujarat polls, a belligerent VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) on December 17 said it will not allow the party to shift from the 'hindutva' agenda in the state and declared its intention to make everyone acknowledge India as a 'Hindu Rashtra' in two years.
India takes up Jain's arrest issue with Indonesia
New Delhi: India on December 17 strongly took up with the Indonesian government the issue of arrest in Jakarta of Polaris Software Labs CEO Arun Jain over a commercial dispute and hoped it would assist in resolving the situation at the earliest.
Death sentence urged for Par attack convicts
New Delhi: Prosecution on December 17 sought death sentence for three accused in the Parliament attack case as the order of sentence on four of them has been deferred by a day till tomorrow (Dec18).
BJP to celebrate PM’s b’day as 'Vikas Divas'
New Delhi: Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP) on December 17 announced that the party would celebrate Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's birthday on December 25 as 'Vikas Divas' (development day) across the country highlighting achievements of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.
'When in Oppn, we never criticised govt abroad'
New Delhi: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on December 17 came down heavily on
Congress accusing it of carrying out an "insulting" campaign against the government and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) abroad and said this was reflected in the people's verdict against them in Gujarat.
People have rejected Cong, don't be complacent: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on December 17 said Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) victory in Gujarat Assembly elections and byelections in Rajasthan have clearly shown that people don't want Congress but asked partymen not to be complacent.
Lawyers have no right to go on strike, rules SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on December 17 declared that lawyers have no right to go on strike, neither they should accede to any call for boycott of courts or even go on token one-day strike.
KASHMIR
Militants make abortive bid to blow up complex
Srinagar: Militants on December 17 fired a rifle grenade at Kothibagh police station at the busy residency road in Srinagar in an abortive bid to blow up the complex, official sources said.
Minister rules out sabotage in Jammu tank blasts
Jammu: Ruling out any sabotage in the multiple blasts in a T-82 tank after it caught fire on December 16 night, Union Minister of State for Defence Chaman Lal Gupta on December 17 said adding investigation was on to find the reason behind the incident.
Army tank fire brought under control, no casualty
Jammu: An accidental fire in an Army tank on December 16 night near Shakti Nagar area here has been brought under control, police said on December 17.
NORTH
6-member suicide squad in Delhi: Alert sounded
New Delhi: Police and other security agencies in Delhi have been put on high alert and raids are being conducted at several places following an intelligence input that a six-member suicide squad of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) had sneaked into the national capital to carry out a strike around Christmas or the New Year Eve.
UP government approves renaming of Amethi
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on December 17 formally approved the renaming of Amethi, the Lok Sabha constituency of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, as Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar, and accorded it the status of a district.
Vajpayee to host dinner for NDA MPs on Dec 19
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee will host a dinner for Members of Parliament (MPs) belonging to National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on December 19, a day before the winter session of Parliament ends.
Lucknow BJP leader gunned down by assailants
Lucknow: A local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anil Rai, his gunman and two others were gunned down by two motorcycle-borne assailants in Varanasi on December 17, police said.
SOUTH
Nagappa's family meets Governor, seeks CBI probe
Bangalore: A day after Karnataka government announced a judicial probe into the killing of Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa, his family on December 17 met Governor T N Chaturvedi and sought his intervention for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into his death and asked for police protection.
K'taka agrees to consider release of water to AP
Bangalore: Karnataka on December 17 agreed to consider release of Krishna water from the Almatti reservoir to Andhra Pradesh (AP) to meet drinking water needs, but ruled out sparing 37 TMC ft as sought by that state.
Gopal files defamation suit against Dinakar
Chennai: R R Gopal, editor of Tamil byweekly 'Nakkheeran', has filed a defamation case in a city court against former Karnataka Director General of Police (DGP) C Dinakar for making charges against him in the controversial book, 'Veerappan Prize catch-Rajkumar'.
Special force deployment sought to nab Veerappan
Bangalore: Karnataka is making efforts to secure the deployment of a special
commando force being trained at Belgaum in guerrilla warfare for operations against forest bandit Veerappan, Minister for Home Mallikarjun Kharge said on December 17.
Mysore police chief transferred over sex scam issue
Bangalore: Mysore city police commissioner Chandrashekhar, who faced criticism from some quarters over his position on the alleged "Mysore sex scandal" linked with three Karnataka High Court judges, was on December 16 transferred without being given any posting, official sources said.
Kerala jawan falls to ultras' bullets, laid to rest
Kanhangad (Kerala): The mortal remains of Assam rifles jawan, P K Santhosh, who was killed in an encounter with terrorists at Manipur on December 14, was consigned to flames with full military honours at his native place, about 30 kms from here, on December 16 evening.
Central
166 Bhopal gas tragedy claims yet to be disposed
New Delhi: As many as 166 cases of Bhopal gas tragedy were still to be disposed and the Centre has released Rs 193.5 crore to Madhya Pradesh government for a five-year plan for rehabilitation of the victims, Lok Sabha was informed on December 17.
EAST
SUCI calls for West Bengal bandh against LF govt
Kolkata: Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) on December 17 called a 24-hour state wide bandh in West Bengal in protest against the hike in power tariff and increase in court fees.
Dhaka denies charges of harbouring ISI elements
Kolkata: Bangladesh on December 17 vehemently denied India's allegations that it was harbouring Pakistani Inter State Intelligence (ISI) elements in its land and allowing setting up of ultra camps to conduct anti-Indian activities from its soil.
WEST
Violence rocks parts of Guj, 3 injured in clashes
Ahmedabad: Three persons were injured in group clashes at four different places in Vadodara where violence erupted late on December 16 night, police said on December 17.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Boatman confirms Sanjay Ghosh taken hostage
Guwahati: A boatman in Majuli river island in upper Assam on December 17 confirmed that ABARD-NE activist Sanjay Ghosh was taken hostage by a four-member United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) gang on July 4, 1997, and taken across the Brahmaputra river to a lonely island.
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