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PARLIAMENT
Ayodhya: Excavation order 'unwarranted', says CPM
New Delhi: The CPM (Communist Party of India-Marxist) on March 8 described as "unwarranted" the court order for excavation at the disputed site at Ayodhya and warned that this will only exacerbate the situation with the sites at Mathura and Varanasi being targeted with demands for excavation.
NATIONAL
'J&K Muslims won't tolerate religious interference'
New Delhi: Months after his passport was impounded by the Centre for alleged anti-national activities, former Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on March 9 chose to adopt a hardline, saying that Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir would not tolerate any interference in their religious institutions.
Ex-Hurriyat chief sheltered Pak militant: Report
New Delhi: Government has taken a serious note of a confessional statement of a Pakistani militant of al-Badr organisation that he had been hiding in the residential house of a former Hurriyat Conference Chairman after being hit by a bullet.
Mirwaiz forms MMU to counter VHP 'propaganda'
New Delhi: In a bid to counter the propaganda against madrassas (Islamic religious institutes), former chairman of Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has formed Mutahida-Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) to protest the alleged systemic attack on the Muslim schools and organisations.
Sabotage suspected in Pakistan air crash
New Delhi: In a new twist to the probe into the recent air crash in Pakistan which killed the Air Chief and top Pakistan Air Force (PAF) officers, it has now been learnt that the pilot was changed at the last moment and villagers near the crash site had heard gunshots and found a Kalashnikov and bullets nearby, diplomatic sources said on March 9.
KASHMIR
Govt evolving consensus on major issues: Mufti
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said his government was trying to evolve a consensus on major issues and asked people to give it more time to put things on right track.
NORTH
War on Iraq for oil and not disarmament: Joshi
Varanasi: Accusing the Western nations of trying to impose their supremacy in the world after accumulating wealth, Union Human Resource Minister Murli Manohar Joshi on March 9 said the looming war on Iraq was for its oil reserves and not disarmament.
BJP rules out action against Shanta Kumar
Shimla: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on March 8 ruled out action against Union Rural Development Minister Shanta Kumar for his remarks that the people are angry and unhappy with the performance of the state government under the party.
SOUTH
'Chinese software firms lack process capability'
Bangalore: Chinese software industry, which is domestic-focused lacks process capability of Indian firms to put them in a bigger league and compete globally, according to a joint study by a Singapore and Chinese University.
17 Keralites killed in road accident in Tamil Nadu
Dindigul: In a major road accident in Tamil Nadu, 17 people, including seven women and two children, were killed and 13 others were injured when their van and a bus collided near Dindigul early March 9 morning.
Central
Bangla told to curb ISI activities: Advani
Teranpur (MP): Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on March 8 said Bangladesh has been firmly told to curb infiltration and check ISI agents operating from its soil from carrying out terrorist activities in India.
EAST
Sedition charges filed against 12 Jharkhand cops
Ranchi: Serious charges, including sedition, against 12 policemen have been filed for their alleged role in the recent five-day mass leave agitation by the Jharkhand Policemen's Association (JPMA).
'Something positive would emerge on Women's Bill'
Raipur: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on March 8 expressed the hope that "something positive" would emerge out of the efforts of political parties to evolve a consensus over the Constitution amendment bill providing reservation for women in Parliament and Assemblies.
WEST
Ayodhya: Jain body stakes claim to disputed site
Jodhpur: A Jain body on March 9 staked claim to the disputed site in Ayodhya, saying the demolished structure was built on the remnants of an ancient Jain temple, which would be proved during excavation to be carried out by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
Jawan, hawala trader held in ISI 'spy ring' case
Ahmedabad: Police has made a major breakthrough in the Inter State Intelligence (ISI)) "spy ring" case with the arrest of an Army personnel from Aurangabad district of Maharashtra and a Mumbai-based hawala trader.
'93 blasts: Report on absconding accused on Mar 10
Mumbai: In keeping with a judicial directive, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) would table a report in a special court on March 10 on the status of 34 absconding accused, including India's most wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Powerful IED detected near blazing IOC tank
Dibrugarh: A powerful improvised explosive device (IED) was detected and defused by the Army on March 8 night near the petrol storage tank, which was attacked by the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) at Indian Oil Corporation's (IOC) oldest refinery at Digboi in Tinsukia district.
Fire in IOC petrol tank in Assam under control
Guwahati: The fire in one of the petrol storage tanks of Indian Oil Corporation's (IOC) Assam oil division, caused by explosions triggered by the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) at Digboi in Tinsukia district on March 8, was brought under control on March 9 evening.
Fire in IOC tank in Assam still smouldering
Guwahati: The fire at the 5,000 kl petrol tank of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)'s Assam Oil Division triggered by explosions by the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) in Tinsukia district on March 8 was still burning even as the intensity of the flames was reducing.
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