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It's official, Jethmalani's panel is surely off
It is as good as official. The 'Kashmir Committee' set-up by Ram Jethmalani is on the verge of being done away with, after Jethmalani chose to step-in as the defence counsel for S A R Geelani, one of the prime accused in the attack on the Indian
Parliament, much against the counsel of the North Block, which was providing benefaction of sorts to the committee in the past
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NATIONAL
Hurriyat leaders held in Delhi, slapped POTA
New Delhi: Busting a racket of funding of separatist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi police on February 6 arrested two Hurriyat leaders, including its Delhi-based spokesman Shabir Ahmed Dar, for allegedly receiving funds from Pakistan High Commission for passing them on to militant outfits in the state.
Modi lock horns with Rahul Bajaj, Jamshed Godrej
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was on February 6 involved in a spat with two leading industrialists on the issue of law and order in the state and lashed out at the industry for repeatedly raking up the issue.
Raffarin arrives in Delhi; to meet President, PM
New Delhi: French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin arrived in New Delhi on February 6 evening for talks with Indian leaders on bolstering economic and commercial co-operation and giving a new dimension to a multi-faceted strategic partnership.
Govt yielding to VHP's pressure on Ayodhya: Oppn
New Delhi: The Centre's moving the Supreme Court on the Ayodhya issue on February 6 came under attack from Opposition parties, which accused it of capitulating to Sangh Parivar pressure ahead of Assembly polls even as the government asserted the action was in keeping with NDA (National Democratic Alliance) agenda of finding an expeditious solution to the vexed tangle.
Janardhana Poojary appointed K'taka Cong chief
New Delhi: Former Union minister B Janardhana Poojary was on February 6 appointed the new president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) succeeding Allum Veerbhadrappa who had expressed his desire to relinquish the post six months back.
Ayodhya uncertainty not in public interest: Govt
New Delhi: Seeking vacation of the Supreme Court's stay on any religious activity on the 67 acres of acquired land around the demolished disputed structure, the Centre has said that in view of the sensitivity of the matter the continuing state of uncertainty was not in public interest.
Delhi HC issues notice to CBI on Hindujas' plea
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on February 6 issued notice to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a petition by Hinduja brothers seeking quashing of charges framed by a special court against them in the Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case.
K'taka asked to release 4,500 CUSECS till Feb 10
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on February 6 asked Karnataka to release 4,500 CUSECS of water to Tamil Nadu till February 10, the day on which the crucial Cauvery River Authority (CRA) meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is scheduled for.
Immediate border rift with Bangla solved: Advani
New Delhi: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on February 6 said that the immediate crisis on the issue of illegal migrants along Indo-Bangladesh border was over following Bangladesh accepting the stranded immigrants, but stressed that the problem remained.
'CRA meet must go ahead irrespective of quorum'
New Delhi: The Union Government on February 6 submitted before Supreme Court that the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) meeting scheduled for February 10 should go on with or without the quorum.
Country will not bow before terrorism, says Vajpayee
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on February 6 asserted the country will not bow before terrorism while pursuing its spiritual and material goals.
KASHMIR
JKLF activists clash with police; Malik detained
Srinagar: Five Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) activists were injured when they clashed with police after the separatist outfit's chairman Yaseen Malik was detained along with nine others while taking out a procession to the local office of the UN military observers group on February 6, official sources said.
NORTH
Redefine principles behind secularism: Advani
Aligarh: Coming down heavily on those promoting "rigid and distorted" form of secularism, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on February 6 said there was need to redefine guiding principles behind the concept of secularism.
Mayawati inducts Cong deserters into ministry
Lucknow: Continuing to bolster her ranks ahead of a possible trial of strength in the Budget session of the state Assembly, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on February 6 inducted into her ministry three more MLAs who deserted Congress and joined the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
Appeal to SC on Ayodhya not communal politics: Jaitley
Shimla: Rejecting the Opposition charge it was indulging in communal politics by moving the Supreme Court on the Ayodhya issue, the government on February 6 said it was the only "logical course" open to avoid any confrontation.
SOUTH
TN institutes award in memory of Kalpana Chawla
Chennai: Tamil Nadu government has decided to honour India-born astronaut Kalpana Chawla, who was killed in the Colombia space shuttle tragedy, by instituting an award in her memory.
K'taka to obey SC order on release of Cauvery water
Bangalore: Karnataka on February 6 said it would obey the Supreme Court order on releasing 4500 CUSECS of Cauvery river water on daily basis to Tamil Nadu till the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) meets on February 10 to decide on the distress sharing formula.
French CEOs urge India to accelerate reforms
Bangalore: Top CEOs of French companies on February 6 sought acceleration of reforms and better infrastructure in India even as the executives from both nations said they could work together in several sectors to mutual advantage.
SC summons Cauvery monitoring panel chief
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on February 6 summoned the chairman, and present and past member secretary of the Cauvery Monitoring Committee.
War with Iraq should be last resort, says France
Bangalore: With war clouds thickening over Iraq in the wake of US adopting a tough posture accusing President Saddam Hussein of concealing weapons and programmes of mass destruction, France on February 6 stuck to its earlier stand that war should be a last resort but insisted on weapons destruction.
Central
BJP will come to power in MP: Confident Bharti
Bhopal: Newly appointed chairperson of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) campaign co-ordination committee, Uma Bharati on February 6 expressed confidence of her party's win in the coming Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh.
EAST
Bangla immigrants return home in darkness: BSF
Satgachi: All the 213 Bangladeshi migrants, stranded on no man's land on the Indo-Bangla border since January 31, went back into Bangladesh in the early hours of February 6, according to top Border Security Force (BSF) officials.
WEST
Godhra attack: Priest arrested for inciting youth
Godhra: In a significant development, Railway police on February 6 arrested Maulana Hussain Umarji, allegedly the main conspirator behind last year's Godhra carnage.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Truth will come out soon in Shivani case: Mahajan
Shimla: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Pramod Mahajan on February 6 denied that he was shifted from the Vajpayee Cabinet in view of Shivani murder case and said truth would come out soon.
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