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Peace chantings, bandh on Godhra anniversary
Majority community members held chantings, 'yagna' and morning prayers for peace on February 27 morning amidst tight security, marking the first anniversary of Godhra train carnage, even as Shiv Sena-sponsored bandh evoked partial response.

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NATIONAL
German President arrives in Delhi on 5-day visit
New Delhi: German President Johannes Rau arrived in Delhi on March 2 on a five-day visit to India to carry forward the new impetus in bilateral relations and hold consultations with Indian leaders on the Iraq crisis.

Kalam outlines vision for 'Developed India'
New Delhi: Keen on seeing India transform into a developed nation by 2020, President A P J Abdul Kalam on March 2 said no religion or individual fanaticism should be allowed to endanger the country.

India reacts sharply to Musharraf's remarks
New Delhi: India on March 2 reacted sharply to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's hostile remarks and blasted him for not fulfilling his commitments and international obligations to end cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.

Jaswant exempts cricketers' prize money from IT
New Delhi: Congratulating the Indian team for winning the World Cup cricket match against Pakistan, Finance Minister Jaswant Singh on March 2 announced that the prize money earned by them individually or as a team would be exempt from Income Tax.

Clinton suggests Irish model for resolving J&K
New Delhi: Former US President Bill Clinton has advocated the Irish model to resolve the festering Kashmir problem and urged India and Pakistan to resume "direct talks".

BJP's meeting to discuss poll results begins
New Delhi: A meeting of top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders to analyse the party's debacle in Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls began on March 2.

LeT threatens suicide attacks on PM, Advani
New Delhi: Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has issued a fresh threat to unleash a spate of suicide attacks in India and targets include Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee among others, reports Pakistani media.

Police quizzes ex-Hurriyat spokesman in funding row
New Delhi: Continuing its probe into the alleged funding of separatist movement in Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi police has quizzed Hurriyat Conference's former Delhi-based spokesman Abdul Majid Bandey.

'Hiding criminal background can lead to dismissal'
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that suppression of information relating to a person's criminal background in the job application could be a ground for his dismissal from service.

Chargesheet reveals Indian firm's Iraq link
New Delhi: More details of Saddam's efforts to rearm Iraq have come to light with Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) formally charge sheeting Delhi-based North Eastern Council (NEC) Engineers Private Ltd and six of its officials for exporting sensitive items to that country in violation of exim policy guidelines.

KASHMIR
Politicians are responsible for J&K mess: Mufti
New Delhi: Short of apologising for the mistakes committed in Jammu and Kashmir, state Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed blamed the politicians for making a mess of the affairs in the state.

NORTH
Infighting caused BJP's defeat in HP: Vajpayee
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on March 2 attributed "organisational shortcomings" and infighting in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Himachal unit for the party's defeat in the recent state Assembly elections in four states.

Himachal CM Dhumal resigns after BJP debacle
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on March 2 resigned from his post in the wake of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) rout in the state Assembly polls.

SOUTH
Krishna congratulates Sonia for Cong win in HP
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna on March 2 called on Congress president Sonia Gandhi and congratulated her for the party's success in Himachal Pradesh and Meghalaya Assembly elections.

Central
Sangh parivar following dangerous agenda: MP CM
Bhopal: Continuing his tirade against the Sangh Parivar, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh on March 2 charged it with following a "dangerous agenda that may divide the country and the society or both".

EAST
Mamta for giving 'Bharat Ratna' to Tendulkar
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief and former Union Sports Minister Mamata Banerjee on March 2 urged the Centre to confer the nation's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna to batting genius Sachin Tendulkar.

Laloo flays NDA govt for 'fomenting communalism'
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Laloo Prasad Yadav on March 2 accused the Vajpayee government of fomenting communalism to an extent where it threatened to drive the country to the verge of disintegration.

WEST
Ceiling on foreign invt by Indian cos doubled
Mumbai: Following the budgetary announcements on relaxation of capital account transactions, Reserve Bank of India has permitted Indian corporates to invest upto $ 100 million in overseas ventures through the automatic route in diversified sectors.

Dutt, 86 others to appear in court on March 3
Mumbai: In keeping with a judicial directive, film actor Sanjay Dutt and 86 other accused in 1993 bomb blast trial would appear before a special court on March 3, even as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has geared up to meet the deadline for producing 34 absconding accused in this case.

Iqbal case probe transfer baffles legal circles
Mumbai: Abrupt transfer of investigation in a murder case involving Iqbal Shaikh Kaskar, younger brother of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, from a local police station to the crime branch has baffled legal circles, even as a magistrate has asked cops to explain on March 3 why they need police custody of the accused beyond 14 days.

NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Nagaland CM S C Jamir to resign on March 3
Kohima: S C Jamir on March 2 said he would resign from the post of Nagaland Chief Minister and that of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president on March 3 paving the way for formation of a coalition government in the state by the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN).

Cong likely to stake claim in Meghalaya tonight
Shillong: Congress, which has emerged as the single largest party, is likely to stake claim tonight (March 2) to form the government in Meghalaya along with MDP (Meghalaya Democratic Party) and UDP (United Democratic Party) and other like-minded regional parties.

New LF govt in Tripura to take oath on March 7
Agartala: The new Left Front ministry in Tripura will take oath on March 7, Communist Party of India � Marxist (CPM) sources said on March 2.

NPF seeks resignation of Jamir in Nagaland
Kohima: The jubilant Nagaland People's Front (NPF), the major constituent of Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN), on March 2 demanded immediate stepping down of the S C Jamir-led Congress government in the state accepting the ''people's verdict for a change'' in the just concluded Assembly elections.

NPF-BJP combine sure of forming Nagaland govt
Kohima: Both Nagaland People Front (NPF) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), major constituents of Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) on March 2 expressed confidence to form the government with support of smaller parties and independents as the state elected its first hung Assembly in 20 years.

Congress may form coalition govt in Meghalaya
Shillong: The Congress, which has emerged as a single largest party securing 22 seats in the 60-member Assembly, is likely to form coalition government with regional parties like United Democratic Party (UDP) and Meghalaya Democratic Party (MDP).

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