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'Pilot training late due to delay in experts' arrival'
Government on February 18 said the training of Indian pilots with the latest category III operations to overcome visibility problems has been held up due to delay in arrival of experts from Boeing and Airbus companies.
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PARLIAMENT
Railway Budget to be presented in LS on Feb 26
New Delhi: The Railway Budget for the next financial year will be presented in the Lok Sabha on February 26, two days later than scheduled earlier.
Bill to ensure judicious use of water passed in LS
New Delhi: In a bid to check pollution of water and ensure its judicious use, Lok Sabha on February 18 passed a Bill seeking about three-fold increase in the cess on water consumption by industries while abolishing cess on hydel-power projects.
Govt moots floating border to curb infiltration
New Delhi: In a bid to check pollution of water and ensure its judicious use, Lok Sabha on February 18 passed a Bill seeking about three-fold increase in the cess on water consumption by industries while abolishing cess on hydel-power projects.
'India to reinforce its position on Iraq at NAM'
New Delhi: India will reinforce its position on the Iraq crisis at the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told the Rajya Sabha on February 18.
Oppositions creates furore in House on Ayodhya
New Delhi: An agitated Opposition on February 18 created a furore in Lok Sabha shortly after it assembled, demanding suspension of the Question Hour to discuss the Ayodhya issue, but Speaker Manohar Joshi asked the members to wait for a decision by the business advisory committee (BAC)on the matter.
NATIONAL
War fears: CBSE makes plans for Gulf students
New Delhi: With war clouds hovering over Iraq, CBSE (Central Board of Secondary
Education) has made "alternative arrangements" for students residing in Gulf
countries, especially Kuwait, to enable them to appear in examinations in case of possible military strike.
DD plans to telecast possible US attack on Iraq
New Delhi: With the threat of a US-led attack on Iraq looming large, Doordarshan on February 18 announced plans for coverage of the possible military strike.
Modi to focus on development, cultural nationalism
Shimla: Seeking to retain power in Himachal Pradesh, ruling BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) on February 18 fielded its hindutva icon and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi who indicated that development and cultural nationalism would form the main content of his electioneering for the February 26 Assembly polls.
Nationwide strike by airlines staff on Feb 20
New Delhi: Domestic and international flights are likely to be disrupted on February 20 when 15 unions covering all sections of employees, including pilots, cabin crew and ground staff, would go on a 24-hour nationwide strike to demand revocation of tax on free and concessional air travel passes.
'UN's moral authority will erode if it backs war'
New Delhi: Voicing India's opposition to a war against Iraq, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on February 18 said the moral authority of the United Nations would be eroded if it backs any US action.
'Cong not opposed to construction of Ram temple'
New Delhi: Congress on February 18 said it was not opposed to construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya but the site for it should be decided by a court of law.
PM cautions his MPs against 'nasty' Cong campaign
New Delhi: The war over hindutva between Congress and BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) in Madhya Pradesh had its echo in the BJP Parliamentary party meeting on February 18 when Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee cautioned his MPs against the 'malicious' campaign carried out by the Congress, especially against him in the state.
'Rural medical diploma holders can prescribe drugs'
New Delhi: Giving thousands of diploma holders in community medical service (CMS) the right to prescribe medicine, the Supreme Court has ruled that it is unjust to allow them only to treat rural population without the consequential right to prescribe medicines or issue medical certificates.
'All must wait for, respect SC verdict on Ayodhya'
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on February 18 favoured "status quo" on Ayodhya and said everybody should wait for and respect the verdict of the Supreme Court on the issue.
KASHMIR
Security officer killed in JK landmine blast
Srinagar: A security officer was killed on the spot and a jawan injured in a mine blast, suspected to have been caused by militants, in Anantnag district of South Kashmir on February 17, official sources said.
NORTH
Lovely denies involvement, files defamation suit
New Delhi: Strongly denying his involvement in an alleged sex scandal in Gujarat, Arfinder Singh Lovely, a Congress MLA from Delhi, on February 17 said he had filed a defamation case of Rs one crore and a criminal case against the Gujarat Home Minister for levelling such "baseless" allegations and demanded a CBI inquiry into the matter.
SOUTH
14 extremists surrender before DGP in Andhra
Hyderabad: A former District Committee Member (DCM) of Janashakti group of CPI-ML (Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist) naxals was killed in an encounter with police even as 14 extremists, including 5 women, surrendered in Andhra Pradesh on February 18, police said.
VHP is an organ to promote Hindu dharma: Seer
Hyderabad: Describing Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) as an organ to promote and propagate Hindu dharma, Kanchi seer Jayendra Saraswathi on February 18 said the Ayodhya dispute could be solved after the Supreme Court gives its verdict on Centre's plea on the undisputed land.
Poland Prime Minister arrives in Bangalore
Bangalore: The Prime Minister of Poland Leszek Miller arrived in Bangalore on February 18 on a day's visit to the city.
Central
ISRO to set up Bhopal master control facility
Bhopal: The country's second master control facility (MCF) of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), proposed to be set up in Bhopal, would enhance its satellite monitoring capability.
Police foil HJM attempt to enter Bhojshala
Dhar (MP): About 100 Hindu Jagran Manch (HJM) activists, including 40 women, were arrested on February 18 amid heavy stone-pelting, as police foiled their plan to enter the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Moula mosque premises.
Dhar Security tightened in view of HJM threat
Dhar (MP): Prohibitory orders were clamped on the town and security tightened around the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Moula mosque on February 18 in view of the Hindu Jagran Manch (HJM) threat to enter the complex around noon, police said.
EAST
One cop killed, another injured in ULFA ambush
Diphu (Assam): A member of the Assam police battalion commando was killed and another seriously injured in an ambush by ULFA (United Liberation Front of Assam) militants in Assam's hill district of Karbi Anglong on February 18.
400 Banga Sena activists held at Bangla border
Kolkata: Over 400 activists of the 'Banga Sena', a city-based organisation advocating a separate homeland for Bengali Hindus in Bangladesh, were on February 18 arrested for trying to cross over into Bangladesh from North 24 Parganas district.
WEST
Guj atomic power station rated best in the world
Mumbai: Unit one of Kakrapar atomic power station (KAPS) of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) in Gujarat has been declared as the best performing pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWR) operating across the world.
SENSEX opens higher on fresh buying support
Mumbai: The SENSEX opened moderately higher and later rallied past the 3,300-mark at early stages in line with sustained upward march on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on February 18 on fresh buying support from institutional investors.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Bomb explodes near Raj Bhavan in Mizoram
Aizawl: A bomb exploded near Raj Bhavan in Aizawl at 10.00 pm (IST) on February 17 night, on the eve of state wide procession in protest against the proposal of the delimitation committee.
Insurgent violence casts shadow over Tripura poll
Agartala: Under the shadow of insurgents' violence, battle lines have been drawn between Tripura's ruling Left Front and its arch-rival Congress and Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) for the February 26 elections to the 60-member Assembly.
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