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Virbhadra Singh back in the saddle for fifth time
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, the indomitable Raja of an erstwhile princely state, is back in the saddle for a record fifth time in two decades and has always emerged victorious under trying circumstances.
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PARLIAMENT
Budget is bitter pill with sugar coating: Oppn
New Delhi: Charging Vajpayee government with failing to spur the economy, Opposition in Lok Sabha on March 6 dubbed the Union Budget as "a bitter pill coated with sugar" and demanded rollback of fertiliser price hike to bring succour to farmers.
Train collisions will soon be history: Nitish
New Delhi: A White Paper on rail safety would be presented in Parliament during the current Budget session for a threadbare debate taking into consideration all aspects of passengers' protection, Railway Minister Nitish Kumar told the Lok Sabha on March 6.
Maya rocks Parliament, turmoil in both Houses
New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh developments on March 6 rocked Parliament with angry Opposition members, particularly those from Samajwadi Party and Congress, demanding dismissal of Mayawati government, forcing adjournment of both Houses.
'India has asked US to look at ways to rein in Pak'
New Delhi: India has asked the international community, including the US, to examine the steps needed to ensure an end to Pakistan's links with terrorism, the Rajya Sabha was informed on March 6.
Congress, SP seek dismissal of Mayawati govt
New Delhi: The developments in Uttar Pradesh Assembly had its echo in Lok Sabha on March 6 with Congress and Samajwadi Party demanding dismissal of Mayawati government on grounds of Constitutional breakdown in the state.
NATIONAL
'India with Afghan in thwarting terror attempts'
New Delhi: President A P J Abdul Kalam on March 6 said India was with Afghanistan in its efforts to thwart the periodic incidents of terrorism, attack on security forces and the regrouping of the forces of terror and obscurantism.
Excavation will lead to hundreds of disputes: CPI
New Delhi: The CPI (Communist Party of India) on March 6 demanded that the
Supreme Court take suo motu notice of the Allahabad High Court order to excavate the disputed site at Ayodhya and stay its execution as it could lead to "hundreds of other disputes".
Ayodhya case: SC reserves verdict on govt's plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on March 6 reserved its verdict on the Centre's plea for vacation of the status quo order passed by the court last year on the land acquired around the disputed site in Ayodhya.
India has helped Afghanistan a lot, says Karzai
New Delhi: Afghanistan looks forward to further strengthening of ties with India with President Hamid Karzai saying, "India has helped us a lot in a variety of areas ranging from education to health to technology."
KASHMIR
Hurriyat yet to decide on dialogues with Vohra
Srinagar: Even as Hurriyat Conference, the main separatist alliance of Jammu and Kashmir, is yet to take a decision whether or not to enter into talks with the Centre's newly appointed interlocutor N N Vohra, president of Awami National Conference G M Shah has termed his appointment as an "unfortunate and futile" exercise.
First round of J&K talks fruitful, says Vohra
Jammu: Centre's interlocutor on Jammu and Kashmir N N Vohra on March 6 described the first round of meetings he held with the state government and political leadership as "very fruitful".
NORTH
BJP to expose Cong's confusion on major issues
Nagpur: Alleging that Congress was suffering from "confusion, contradiction and convulsion on major issues of national importance", Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Venkaiah Naidu on March 6 said unless the party made its stand clear, it would suffer heavy electoral reverses.
Virbhadra Singh sworn in as Himachal CM
Shimla: Senior Congress leader Virbhadra Singh was sworn in as Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh on March 6.
SOUTH
93 Indian fishermen released; tension continues
Ramanathapuram: Tension continued to prevail in Rameswaram town in Tamil Nadu for the third day today (March 6) over the arrest of Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan authorities after a mid-sea clash on Monday (March 3) as a court in the island nation ordered detention of 24 skippers while releasing 93 fishermen.
Central
Uma seeks Cong pledge to back Bill on cow slaughter
Bhopal: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti has sought an assurance from Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh that the Congress would support in Parliament a Bill on banning cow slaughter all over the country.
EAST
Four Dhantala accused remanded to police custody
Krishnanagar (WB): Four persons, accused of rape and molestation of women bus
passengers at Dhantala in Nadia district in February, were remanded to five days' police custody by a district court on March 6.
'LF stifling Democracy by filing cases against BJP'
Kolkata: The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on March 6 said the filing of cases against its leaders including three party Members of Parliament (MPs) for visiting Dhantala on March 3, the scene of "rob and rape", was a ploy by the Left Front government to 'stifle Democracy'.
Patna HC convicts 4 cops for assaulting judge
Patna: Patna High Court has convicted four police officials including deputy police superintendent S P Mandal in the Sasram district sessions judge assault case and sentenced them to two months' simple imprisonment.
Two jute mills gutted in fire in West Bengal
Kolkata: About 800 tonnes of jute products, raw materials and machineries were gutted and damaged in fire which broke out in two jute mills of West Bengal on March 5, fire brigade sources said.
WEST
CII apologises to Narendra Modi for causing hurt
Ahmedabad: In an apparent fence-mending exercise, the Confederation of Indian
Industries (CII) has expressed regret for "causing hurt" to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and said the business chamber was committed to the development of the state.
Dawood's brother remanded to JC till Mar 20
Mumbai: A local court on March 6 remanded Iqbal Hasan Khaikh Kaskar, younger brother of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, to judicial custody till March 20 in a murder case.
Chhota Rajan gangster killed in encounter
Mumbai: A member of Chhota Rajan gang was killed in a police encounter at Evaradnagar near suburban Chunabhatti early March 6.
Witness identifies Sanjay Dutt's voice in court
Mumbai: A key witness in the case of alleged Bollywood nexus with the underworld on March 6 identified in a special court the sample voice of film actor Sanjay Dutt, recorded by police to prove his alleged telephonic talk with Pakistan-based gangster Chhota Shakeel.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Neiphiu Rio sworn in as Nagaland Chief Minister
Kohima: Neiphiu Rio, leader of the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN), was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the state on March 6.
Lapang allocates portfolios to his ministry
Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister D D Lapang, who assumed office on March 4, has allocated portfolios to his 38-member jumbo-sized ministry.
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