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PARLIAMENT
BJP, VHP making outrageous statements: Sonia
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on February 24 condemned the VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) threats at its Dharam Sansad to create "hundred Gujarat's" on the Ayodhya issue and made a veiled attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition for moving the Supreme Court to get the stay vacated on religious activities on the acquired land.
RS adjourns twice over heated row on Ayodhya
New Delhi: Acrimonious exchanges between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Opposition on the Ayodhya issue on February 24 forced adjournment of Rajya Sabha twice in the post lunch session, with the ruling party members taking exception to reference to the matter saying it was sub-judice.
Opposition indulging in 'spit and run' tactics: BJP
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha on February 24 hit out at the Opposition, especially Congress, for indulging in "spit and run" tactics to malign the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government on several issues, including corruption and dismissed the charge that the BJP-led coalition was acting under US pressure.
NATIONAL
Talks with Pak an absolute necessity: Jethmalani
New Delhi: Kashmir Committee chief Ram Jethmalani on February 24 said there could not be a better "opportune time" for India than now to talk to Pakistan on the Kashmir issue because of the changed international scenario.
Sikh militant sentenced to life in Maken murder case
New Delhi: A Sikh militant convicted for the murder of Congress MP Lalit Maken and his wife Geetanjali was on February 24 awarded life sentence by a Delhi court.
VHP to intensify stir over 'undisputed' land
New Delhi: In a show of strength on the Ayodhya issue, thousands of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)-affiliated religious leaders held a 'Dharam Sansad' on February 24 near the Parliament House flaying political parties and threatening to intensify their stir if the "undisputed" land was not returned by March 25.
SC notice to Modi, Singhal for inciting speeches
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on February 24 issued notices to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) chief Ashok Singhal and the Maharashtra government on a petition alleging that complaints against both for making inflammatory speeches in Mumbai last year were not accepted by police.
Tight security in Delhi due to VHP protest rally
New Delhi: Police in the capital has made elaborate security arrangements ahead of Vishwa Hindu Parishad's (VHP) plan to 'gherao' Parliament on February 24 in support of early construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya.
KASHMIR
Special Operations Group of JK police disbanded
Srinagar: Fulfilling its election promise just two days before the Pampore Assembly by-poll, the PDP (People's Democratic Party) government in Jammu and Kashmir on February 24 disbanded the controversial Special Operations Group (SOG) of local police.
NORTH
'Cong adopting double standards on vital issues'
Shimla: Accusing Congress of adopting double standards on contentious issues, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on February 24 said the party should spell out its stand on Ayodhya, cow slaughter, religious conversions, hindutva and POTA (Prevention of Terrorism Act).
12 hardcore criminals escape from police custody
Aligarh: In a daring act, 12 hardcore criminals on February 24 escaped from police custody in the district court in Aligarh.
SOUTH
Four states to go to polls in Dec-Jan: Lyngdoh
Hyderabad: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) J M Lyngdoh on February 23 said that elections to Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Chhattisgarh are likely to be held in December or January and expressed hope that 85 per cent of the total electorate would be given photo ID cards by 2004 general elections.
EAST
Mamata mounts pressure on LF govt over molestation
Ranaghat (WB): Mounting pressure on the Left Front government, capitalising on the recent incident of rape and molestation at Dhantala on women returning from a wedding, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on February 24 declared that she was ready to take the victims to Delhi to Prime Minister, A B Vajpayee.
WEST
Ghatkopar bomb accused alleges threats by jailor
Mumbai: The judicial probe into the alleged escape of a Ghatkopar bomb blast accused on February 24 took a new turn with two co-accused sending a communication to a Prevention of terrorism Act (POTA) court that the jailor had threatened to eliminate them by raising a false alarm.
Protest for priests' reinstatement gathers momentum
Ahmedabad: The number of protestors of one sect of the Swaminarayan temple at Vadtal town in Anand district, camping in the state capital for the past four days demanding reinstatement of former Acharya to the highest post, has now risen to more than 1,000, a top police official said.
Mumbai HC defers Shah case verdict till March 3
Mumbai: Mumbai High Court (HC) on February 24 deferred until March 3, its verdict on petitions filed by film financier Bharat Shah and two others, challenging the provisions of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), under which they have been booked for forging links with the underworld.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Mild tremor rocks Shillong, no damage
Shillong: An earthquake of mild intensity measuring 2.5 on the Richter scale rocked Shillong and its adjoining areas at 16:06 hours on February 24, according to Central Seismological Observatory Centre.
Feb 26 polls: Security beefed up in Nagaland
Kohima: A strict security blanket was thrown across the hill state of Nagaland and night curfew clamped in Kohima district to pre-empt disruptions and ensure peaceful Assembly polls in the state on February 26.
ULFA ultras hurl bombs at airport, no casualty
Guwahati: The banned United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) on February 23 night hurled mortar bombs near the Indian Air Force station in the vicinity of the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati, but there was no casualty.
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