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'HAL to deliver Lakshya from next fiscal'
Denying delay on its part, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on March 23 said it was ready to deliver Lakshya, the Pilotless Target Aircraft (PTA), being eyed by foreign buyers, from the next fiscal itself, once it gets the Indian Air Force order.
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NATIONAL
NCM condemns killing of Kashmiri Pundits
New Delhi: Terming the killing of 24 Kashmiri Pundits in valley as "most unfortunate and tragic", National Commission for Minorities (NCM) on March 24 said militants indulge in such attacks to create "tension" in the country and asked the public to maintain "communal harmony".
US condemns massacre of Kashmiri Pundits
New Delhi: Condemning the "ghastly" killing of 24 Kashmiri Pundits in Jammu and Kashmir, the United States on March 24 said the Global War on Terrorism will not be won until such atrocities end against all countries.
JK massacre designed to spoil peace process: CPM
New Delhi: The CPM (Communist Party of India-Marxist) on March 24 said the massacre of Kashmiri Pundits was designed to spoil chances of restoring peace in the Valley and demanded an inquiry into the role of the police posted in the village where the incident took place.
Advani likely to visit massacre site tomorrow
New Delhi: Describing the massacre of Kashmiri Pundits in the Valley as "gruesome", Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on March 24 said he might visit the site tomorrow (Mar 25).
PM convenes CCS meeting to discuss J&K situation
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has convened a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to discuss the situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of massacre of 24 Kashmiri Pundits in Pulwama district early this morning (Mar 24).
KASHMIR
Hurriyat calls for shutdown in Kashmir tomorrow
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference on March 24 called for a complete shutdown in the
Kashmir valley on March 24 to protest the massacre of 24 Kashmiri Pundits at
Nadimarg village of Pulwama district.
J&K massacre: State govt suspends 9 policemen
Srinagar: Acting swiftly following the massacre of 24 Kashmiri Pundits in Nadimarg village in Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir government on March 24 suspended nine police personnel posted there for the security of minorities.
J&K massacre: Anger brews against cops' apathy
Nadimarg (Kashmir): Anger against police brewed among the residents of this sleepy remote hamlet where militants gunned down 24 Kashmiri Pundits in the wee hours of March 24 as they said had police arrived on time, lives of many could have been saved.
Kashmir incomplete without Kashmiri Pundits: Azad
Srinagar: Congress on March 24 said the massacre of 24 Kashmiri Pundits in Pulwama will not deter the state government from its plan to resettle migrants in their homeland.
Carnage in JK, serious setback for peace process
Srinagar: National reconstruction in Jammu and Kashmir has received a serious setback with the large-scale killings of Kashmiri Pundits including 11 women and two children at Nadimarg village near Shopian in Pulwama district in South Kashmir.
J&K Assembly condemns Pulwama massacre
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir legislative Assembly on March 24 condemned the massacre of 24 Kashmiri Pundits by militants in Pulwama district and expressed condolences to bereaved families.
Mufti strongly condemns killing of Pundits
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on March 24 strongly condemned the massacre of 24 Kashmiri Pundits in Nadimarg village of Pulwama district in South Kashmir early on March 24.
Militants massacre 24 Kashmiri Pundits in J&K
Srinagar: In a first major strike after Mufti Mohammed Sayeed government came to power, about 15 heavily armed militants gunned down 24 Kashmiri Pundits, including 11 women and two children, in a village in Pulwama district in wee hours of March 24.
NORTH
Praveen Togadia demands dismissal of JK govt
Gorakhpur: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international general secretary Praveen
Togadia on March 24 sought dismissal of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed government in Jammu and Kashmir for its "failure" to take stern measures to control terrorism in the wake of massacre of 24 Kashmiri Pundits in Pulwama district.
SOUTH
Advanced Light Helicopter inducted into Navy
Kochi: The Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), indigenously manufactured by the
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bangalore, has been inducted in the Indian
Navy, a Naval press release said on March 24.
Royal Couple worship at Sri Meenakshi Amman temple
Madurai: The King of Nepal Gyanendra accompanied by his Queen Komal Rajalakshmi Devi, offered worship at the Sri Meenakshi Amman-Sundareswarar temple in Madurai on March 24.
Central
BJP blames 'soft attitude' of PDP for JK massacre
Indore: The BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) on March 24 blamed the Congress-PDP (People's Democratic Party) government's 'soft attitude' towards the militants and separatist forces in Jammu and Kashmir for the massacre of 24 Kashmiri Pundits in the Valley earlier in the day.
EAST
Bihar Assembly adopts resolution against US' war
Patna: The Bihar Assembly on March 24 unanimously adopted a resolution against the continuing US strike on Iraq as vociferous MLAs of Left and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) created a turmoil in the House and stormed the Well forcing the Speaker Sadanand Singh to adjourn the Question Hour.
WEST
CBI chargesheets key Mumbai blasts accused Pathan
Mumbai: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on March 24 filed a supplementary
chargesheet in a special court against prime accused in the 1993 bomb blast case Ejaz Pathan, who was remanded till March 27 to judicial custody by a special court.
BSE: SENSEX dips sharply at early stages
Mumbai: The SENSEX opened marginally lower and later suffered a sharp setback at early stages of the session in line with marked falls in key stocks at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on March 24 on selling triggered by fears that the war in Iraq could be longer than expected.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
BJP wrests another Assembly seat in Nagaland
Kohima: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on March 24 wrested the Pungto-Kiphire
Assembly seat, where election was held on February 26 but the result withheld, from the Congress during re-counting of ballots.
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