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Kalam launches national social security number
President A P J Abdul Kalam on February 25 launched the national social security number, initiated by Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), and said social security for the organised and unorganised sector would continue to be the priority of government.
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PARLIAMENT
CVC Bill gets the approval of Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Lok Sabha on February 26 approved a Bill conferring statutory status on the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to probe offences committed by Central public servants, corporations, societies and local authorities controlled by the Union government.
Opposition, BJP clash in Lok Sabha over Savarkar
New Delhi: Unveiling of the portrait of Hindu Mahasabha leader Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in Parliament had its reflection in the Lok Sabha on February 26 when a BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) member raised the issue provoking the Opposition, which had boycotted the function, to launch a vociferous protest.
Ayodhya discussion in LS deferred till Feb 27
New Delhi: A special discussion on Ayodhya in the Lok Sabha was postponed till February 27, following a request by leaders of all parties and groups, Speaker Manohar Joshi said.
Kalam unveils Savarkar portrait in Parliament
New Delhi: Ignoring Opposition pleas to stay away, President A P J Abdul Kalam on February 26 unveiled a portrait of Hindu 'mahasabha' leader Veer Savarkar in the Central Hall of Parliament, at a function boycotted by the entire Opposition barring former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar.
Opposition continues to boycott Fernandes in RS
New Delhi: Noisy scenes were witnessed in the Rajya Sabha on February 26 when a
Rashtreeya Janata Dal (RJD) member refused to put supplementaries to Defence
Minister George Fernandes till the probe into the Tehelka expose was complete.
NATIONAL
Congress dubs Rail Budget as 'status quoist'
New Delhi: Congress on February 26 dubbed as "status quoist" the 2003-04 Rail Budget, which it said lacked fresh initiative to improve the finances and the functioning of the railways showed that the Railway Minister Nitish Kumar has confused political cowardice with populism.
ISI-backed hawala operator arrested in Delhi
New Delhi: An Inter Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed hawala operator in Delhi has been arrested, police sources said on February 26.
Industry bodies welcome Rail Budget, laud Nitish
New Delhi: Leading industry bodies and trade associations on February 26 welcomed the Rail Budget saying steps like freight rates rationalisation, tariff reclassification and reduced "to pay" surcharge would improve traffic volume, freight earnings and increase price efficiency of railways.
Thousands of union activists march to Parliament
New Delhi: Over 50,000 activists affiliated to different Leftist-trade unions on February 26 staged a march to Parliament to protest the government's "anti-people, anti-labour and anti-national" economic policies and threatened to intensify their stir in the coming days.
62% turnout in polls; one killed in violence
New Delhi: One person was killed and some electronic voting machines (EVMs) damaged in stray violence on February 26 as an estimated 62 per cent of the 8.31 million voters exercised their franchise amidst tight security for new legislatures in Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland.
AIMMM rejects BJP plea to gift disputed land
New Delhi: All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat (AIMMM) on February 26 rejected a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) proposal that Muslims "gift" away the disputed land at Ayodhya for construction of Ram temple, maintaining that it was the "masjid site" and no such "religious authority existed to make such a gift".
Rail Budget poll-oriented, populist: Opposition
New Delhi: Opposition on February 26 dubbed the Railway Budget 2003-04 as election-oriented, soft and populist, which will lead to stagnation of the Railways, even as it charged government with discriminating against some regions.
Rail Budget is common man-friendly: Vajpayee
New Delhi: Describing the Railway Budget as "common man-friendly", Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on February 26 said it would help propel economic development in the country.
Nitish proposes no hike in fares, revises freight
New Delhi: A soft Railway Budget for 2003-04 on February 26 proposed no hike in
passenger fares and freight rates and made cheaper Rajdhani and Shatabdi travel and carriage of a number of goods like liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), diesel, petrol and cement by rationalising the fare structure.
Nitish doesn't propose any hikes in Rail fares
New Delhi: The Railway Budget for 2003-04 proposes no increase in passenger fares and freight rates.
Highlights of Part 'A' of Railway Budget 2003
New Delhi: Following are the highlights of the Railway Budget (Part 'A') for the year 2003-04.
Railways to install anti-collision device: Nitish
New Delhi: Rattled by a series of train accidents, the Railways plan to install a device to prevent collisions, Railway Minister Nitish Kumar said on February 26.
Stray violence, 35 pc turnout till noon in polls
New Delhi: Stray violence marred polling at two places, as an estimated 35 per cent voters on February 26 cast votes in the Assembly elections in Nagaland, Tripura and Meghalaya, while a dull turnout of 15 per cent marked the voting for a new legislature in Himachal Pradesh.
Dull polling in Himachal, modest turnout in NE
New Delhi: Polling on February 26 began on a dull note for the Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, with only about 10 per cent votes being caste in the first two hours even as the turnout in Nagaland, Tripura and Meghalaya was moderate and the exercise peaceful despite militants' threats.
Polling in 4 states begins amid tight security
New Delhi: Polling for 60 Assembly constituencies each in Nagaland, Tripura and
Meghalaya began on February 26 morning amid tight security.
KASHMIR
7 Hurriyat leaders held for bypoll protest plans
Srinagar: In a pre dawn swoop, police on February 26 arrested senior separatist
Hurriyat Conference leaders Javed Ahmad Mir and Khalil Mohammad Khalil, who had
planned to protest holding of bypoll to Pampore Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir.
NORTH
VHP, BJP are two sides of same coin: Congress
Shimla: Congress on February 25 said BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) and VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) were two sides of the same coin and the overtly confrontationist attitude of the VHP was only a part of a bigger game-plan.
SOUTH
K'taka commerce bodies welcome Railway Budget
Bangalore: Commerce and industry bodies in Karnataka on February 26 welcomed the initiatives on the safety front and introduction of new trains in the Railway Budget.
EAST
Extremists blow up railway station in Jharkhand
Daltonganj: Suspected extremists on February 26 blasted Koshiyara railway station in Jharkhand's Palamu district and removed fishplates near it, disrupting train traffic for over five hours, police said.
7 killed, 3 injured during Assembly polls in NE
Kolkata: Seven persons, including five Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, were killed, three injured and a number of electronic voting machines were damaged in stray violence during polling for 60-member Assemblies in the three North Eastern states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya on February 26.
Basu for 'National Platform' as alternative to BJP
Kolkata: Raking up the issue of an alternative to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre, veteran Communist Party of India – Marxist (CPM) leader Jyoti Basu on February 26 mooted the idea of a broad-based "National Platform" of Left and secular forces before the next Parliamentary elections.
Ayodhya: VHP, Dal send out warning to parties
Bhopal: The Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) would firmly oppose any political party, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), if it did not extend co-operation for construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya, the Dal's national convenor Prakash Sharma asserted on February 26.
WEST
Tight security for Godhra anniversary bandh
Vadodara: Security has been beefed up in Godhra town in adjoining Panchamahal district of Gujarat in view of bandh and a condolence programme by the Shiv Sena on February 27 at the railway station, where 59 Ramsevaks were burnt alive on February 27 last year, police said on February 26.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Naga cop suspended for violence at DC's office
Kohima: Commandant of eighth Nagaland Armed Police (NAP) battalion Viccashe was on February 26 suspended, following violence at the deputy commissioner's (DC) office at Zunheboto on February 24, official sources said.
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