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Par attack: Geelani, Sandhu challenge conviction
New Delhi: Twenty-six days after being sentenced to death in the Parliament attack case, city college lecturer S A R Geelani and the only women convict Navjot Sandhu on January 14 challenged their conviction in the Delhi High Court.
CCS reviews security scenario within the country
New Delhi: A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, tonight (Jan 14) reviewed the security scenario within the country and along its borders.
Naipaul 'let down' by govt's treatment of tehelka
New Delhi: Creating a fresh flutter, Nobel laureate V S Naipaul on January 14
expressed his "profound disappointment" over the treatment of tehelka by the Centre and said he expected that at some point of time the government will withdraw from the "sorry state of affairs" admitting its "lack of graciousness".
India, US to hold missile Defence talks tomorrow
New Delhi: As part of ongoing close contacts, India and the US will hold talks on January 14 on various aspects of missile Defence.
After Deshmukh, Gandhi summons Gehlot to Delhi
New Delhi: A day after Congress president Sonia Gandhi summoned Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has been called for consultations to Delhi on the political situation in the state where discontent was brewing in the party over his leadership.
Army to carry out rigorous anti-infiltration effort
New Delhi: In a bid to ensure there was no threat to peace initiative in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief of the Army Staff General NC Vij on January 13 declared that the Army would adopt stronger counter infiltration measures on the line of control (LoC) and carry out intensive operations to keep the pressure on terrorists.
Cong names 3 observers for M'rashtra party meet
New Delhi: All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Vayalar Ravi along with two senior party leaders Pranab Mukherjee and Ghulam Nabi Azad were on January 14 deputed as party observers for the crucial meeting of the Congress Legislature party at Mumbai to be held on January 15, which is expected to discuss the leadership issue.
Delhi HC allows CBI to close HDW payoff case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on January 14 allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file closure report in the HDW pay off scam after it failed to get any co-operation from German and Swiss authorities in probing the 13-year-old case of alleged seven per cent commission to middlemen in the Rs 420 crore submarine deal.
SC upholds 'big bull' Harshad Mehta's conviction
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on January 14 upheld the conviction of 'big bull' Harshad Mehta by a special court, Mumbai, in the 1992 security scam case.
'Willing' Adik too says he was not asked to quit
New Delhi: Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Govindrao Adik had a meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi, after which he said neither he had resigned, nor he has been asked to quit.
KASHMIR
Militants ask non-Muslim doctors to leave Kashmir
Srinagar: For the first time since the outbreak of militancy, a lesser known militant outfit Lashkar-e-Jabbar has asked non-Muslim doctors to leave Kashmir within 10 days.
Sayeed ministry expanded, current strength 29
Jammu: The Mufti Mohammed Sayeed ministry in Jammu and Kashmir was expanded on January 14 with the induction of 22 Ministers, including 10 of Cabinet rank, raising its strength to 29.
NORTH
Advani trying to create fear psychosis: Mulayam
Lucknow: Accusing the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) government at the Centre of trying to "create a fear psychosis among the people" by talking of internal and external dangers, Samajwadi Party (SP) on January 14 asked Deputy Prime Minster L K Advani to make clear who was responsible for the threat to the internal security.
SOUTH
Krishna launches video conf to link rural masses
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna on January 14 launched a new
initiative to communicate with the rural mass by interacting with people of a village in Bellary district through video conferencing.
'Ryots won't be affected by water release to TN'
Bangalore: Defending the decision to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna on January 14 said the state had come out of the "clutches of the Supreme Court" by it and appealed to people to see reason, assuring that their interests would be protected.
Central
Dusk-to-dawn curfew in MP town following tension
Vidisha (MP): A dusk-to-dawn curfew was clamped in Ganjbasoda township of the
district on January 14 after a mob set afire a number of shops following discovery of a cow's severed head from the house of a person from the minority community, police said.
EAST
Railway reservation of Pak terrorist identified
Kolkata: Two Railway employees on January 14 identified in court a ticket-cum-reservation slip of the Chambal Express, which was availed of by Mohammed Idris alias Mohammed Zahid, one of two Pakistani terrorists, involved in the American Centre attack and killed in an encounter at Hazaribagh on January 28 2002.
'Major parties should decide on Ram temple issue'
Gangasagar (WB): Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalanand Sarawati on January 14 said that major political parties, like the Congress, BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party), BSP (Bahujan Samaj Party) and the Samajwadi Party, should sit together and decide on the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya 'without further delay'.
WEST
Kite-flying skirmish leads to violence in Guj
Ahmedabad: Police lobbed teargas shells to disperse mobs of two communities,
indulging in heavy stone throwing in the sensitive Dabgarwad locality in Dariapur area on January 14 following a skirmish over kite flying, official sources said.
Tight security for Ahmedabad 'Uttarayan' festival
Ahmedabad: City police, with the help of para-military personnel, has thrown a heavy security blanket around the walled city to avert any disturbances on the day of 'Uttarayan' festival.
SENSEX moves irregularly on mixed trading pattern
Mumbai: The SENSEX opened on a promising note and later moved irregularly in a narrow range at early stages in line with a mixed pattern of trading on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on January 14 on alternate bouts of buying and selling.
'No directive to quit, will obey high command'
Mumbai: Putting up a brave face amidst indications of his exit, Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on January 13 night said he had not received any directive from Congress high command to quit, but would do so if asked.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
NSCN says India sincere to resolve Naga issue
New Delhi: Brushing aside criticism from parties in Manipur and Assam, the NSCN-IM (National Socialist Council of Nagalim) on January 14 expressed confidence that New Delhi was "sincere" in finding a political solution to the decades-old problem and the Nagas cannot afford to miss this "one chance".
UCM declares indefinite 'emergency' in Manipur
Imphal: United Committee Manipur (UCM), an apex body of social organisations in the state, declared indefinite 'emergency' in Manipur from midnight tonight (Jan 14) to prevent communal disharmony and clashes in view of the 'provocative' statement of NSCN-IM (National Socialist Council of Nagalim) leaders holding peace talks with the Centre in Delhi, UCM president Sapamcha Jadumani said.
EC delegation to visit Tripura ahead of polls
Agartala: A four-member delegation of the Election Commission of India led by Chief Election Commissioner J M Lyngdoh will visit Tripura on January 16 to review electoral preparations, according to official sources.
Mizoram CM to meet NSCN-IM leaders in Delhi
Aizawl: Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga, who was involved in the Naga peace deal, would be leaving Aizawl for New Delhi on January 15 where he would meet National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Issac/Muivah (NSCN-IM) leaders Thiungaleng Muivah and Issak Chisi Swu.
Daily tenders apology, AMSU lifts circulation ban
Imphal: The indefinite ban on the circulation in Manipur of the Kolkata-based English daily 'The Telegraph' by the All Manipur Students Union (AMSU) would be lifted on January 14, the union secretary general Athokpam Shyam said.
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