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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
India urges UN to stop war immediately
New Delhi: India on March 25 night appealed to the United Nations to act immediately to stop the US-led attack on Iraq and end the humanitarian sufferings in that country.
Anti-terrorist operations to be stepped up: Vij
New Delhi: Describing the killing of 24 Pundits in Jammu and Kashmir on March 25 as a "cowardly act", Army Chief Gen N C Vij on March 25 said the anti-terrorist operations would be carried out in full swing.
Advani, Mufti to discuss stepping up JK security
New Delhi: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani would soon convene a meeting with the Jammu and Kashmir government to discuss stepping up security in the state in the wake of the Pulwama massacre on March 24.
President condemns Kashmiri Pundits' massacre
New Delhi: President A P J Abdul Kalam on March 25 expressed grief and anguish over the killing of 24 Kashmiri Pundits at a Pulwama village on March 24 and said this was yet another attempt to create hurdles in the process of normalisation and rehabilitation in Jammu and Kashmir.
If talks can end terror why US went to war: India
New Delhi: Rejecting as "inappropriate" the renewed US call for dialogue with Pakistan, India on March 24 regretted that the continued sponsorship of terrorism by Islamabad was being "overlooked".
Air India hikes fares by 5 pc across the board
New Delhi: Air India fares have been hiked by five per cent across the board, Civil Aviation Minister Shahnawaz Hussain said on March 25.
HPCL, BPCL employees launch three-day strike
New Delhi: Employees of state-run oil firms HPCL (Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited) and BPCL (Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited) on March 25 launched a three-day strike to oppose privatisation of cash-rich refiners but operations and supplies remained unaffected.
Pak-baiting a cover for govt's ineptitude: Swamy
New Delhi: Janata Party on March 25 accused the Centre of merely following a policy of "Pakistan-baiting" to cover up its "incompetence" that led to killings in Jammu and Kashmir and demanded a "retaliatory action" that would deter future attempts by terrorists.
Vajpayee assures Kashmiri Pundits of safety
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on March 25 assured Kashmiri Pundits staying in Kashmir valley that all steps will be taken to ensure that attacks on the community will not be allowed to recur.
PM announces compensation to Pulwama victims' kin
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on March 25 announced a compensation of Rs one lakh each to the next of kin of the 24 Kashmiri Pundits killed on March 24 in the valley.
France condemns Kashmiri Pundits' killings
New Delhi: France on March 25 joined the United States, Britain, Germany and other countries in strongly condemning the killing of 24 Kashmiri pundits in Jammu and Kashmir, saying nothing can justify such acts.
PM's dinner to ministerial colleagues cancelled
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's dinner on March 25 night for his ministerial colleagues on the completion of five years of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has been cancelled in view of the March 24 massacre of 24 Kashmiri Pundits by terrorists.
SC not to consider writ against Ayodhya order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on March 25 refused to entertain a writ petition
challenging the Allahabad High Court order for excavation of the disputed site to determine whether a temple existed at the place where Babri Masjid stood before demolition.
Advani blames Pakistan for Pundits' massacre
On Board Special IAF Plane: India on March 25 blamed Pakistan for the massacre of 24 Kashmiri Pundits in a South Kashmir village and said violence in the state was continuing because of that country.
KASHMIR
Sonia calls for changes in JK security set-up
Nadimarg (Kashmir): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on March 25 visited the site of Nadimarg massacre and said drastic changes needed to be effected in the security set-up to ensure that the minority community in Jammu and Kashmir was protected and no more lives were lost.
JK carnage survivors want to leave Valley
Nadimarg (Kashmir): The survivors of Nadimarg carnage want to leave Kashmir Valley for safer havens elsewhere in the country.
27 Pundits injured in clashes with police in J&K
Jammu: At least 27 Kashmiri Pundits were injured, seven of them seriously, when groups of migrants clashed with police at two places in Jammu on March 25 while protesting against the massacre of 24 Hindus in Nadimarg, police sources said.
J&K massacre: No Central rule, says Advani
Srinagar: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on March 25 rejected demands for Central rule in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of Nadimarg massacre, saying the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) government was opposed to the measure.
Army Captain, four militants killed in J&K
Srinagar: An Army Captain and four militants were killed in two separate encounters between ultras and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir since March 24 night, official sources said on March 25.
Bandh cripples life across Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: Sporadic incidents of stone-pelting marred a bandh called to protest the massacre of 24 Kashmiri Pundits, that crippled normal life across Jammu and Kashmir on March 25.
'Govt will help if Pundits wants to leave valley'
Srinagar: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on March 25 said Jammu and Kashmir government would provide all facilities to Kashmiri Pundits if they wanted to leave the valley, but cautioned such a move would amount to playing into the hands of enemies of the country.
Captain, jawan killed in ambush in Poonch
Jammu: Two Army personnel, including a captain, were killed and another jawan was injured when militants ambushed them in Surankote hills of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir on March 25, official sources said.
'Security for Pundits reduced in JK during polls'
Jammu: Even as it has become clear that Pulwama massacre was result of security
lapse, security was scaled down around Kashmiri Pundits living in Kashmir valley in run up to Assembly elections in September-October last year, official sources said.
Bandh observed in Jammu, Kathua, Udhampur
Jammu: Shops and business establishments were closed on March 25 and most vehicles went off the streets in Jammu city and towns of Kathua and Udhampur, as a bandh called to protest the massacre of 24 Kashmiri Pundits at South Kashmir went into force.
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
TNLA leader among 2 ultras killed in Chennai
Chennai: Two persons, including the leader of the Tamil Nadu Liberation Army, Rajaraman, were killed in an exchange of fire between an escorting police party and an "unidentified" group late March 25 evening in the city, a top police official said.
Court notice to Raveena Tandon on student's plea
Kollam: The sessions court in Kollam has issued a notice to Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon and director Gaurav Pande on a petition from a college student that their film "Stumped" was based on the theme of an article by him published in a Malayalam daily.
Central
'BJP will give fitting reply if Hindus are attacked'
Rajgarh (MP): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti has said her party would give a befitting reply if Hindus were humiliated in the name of pseudo-secularism in the country.
Court to rule on Mar 28 on charges against Acharya
Indore: The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) at Dewas on March 25 reserved till March 28 his ruling on framing of charges against VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) leader Acharya Dharmendra for allegedly delivering an inflammatory speech, nine days ago.
EAST
Staines murder case: 3 accused deny involvement
Bhubaneswar: Three more accused persons in the Australian missionary Graham Staines murder case denied their involvement in the crime before a designated court on March 25.
Anti-war protests continue to rock West Bengal
Kolkata: Anti-war protests continued to rock West Bengal with various political parties staging demonstrations against the US strike on Iraq.
BJP yatra flagged off from 4 corners of Assam
Guwahati: Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 'jana jagaran yatra' was on March 25
flagged off by four Union Ministers from four corners of the state, with no reports of any untoward incident reported so far, official sources said.
WEST
JK massacre a repeat of Godhra carnage: Togadia
Allahabad: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international general secretary Praveenbhai Togadia on March 25 said the killing of 24 Pundits at Nandimarg in Jammu and Kashmir was a repeat of Godhra carnage and accused the Centre of failing to protect Hindus.
SENSEX dips at early stages as selling intensified
Mumbai: Reacting negatively to the overnight stocks plunge in global markets,
investors intensified their sell-off pushing the SENSEX sharply lower at early
stages of the session on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on March 25.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
'Over 100 ULFA, NDFB militants have entered Assam'
Mangaldoi (Assam): More than 100 ULFA (United Liberation Front of Assam) and NDFB (National Democratic Front of Bodoland) ultras, along with some women cadres, entered Assam from neighbouring Bhutan in the Bamunjuli area of Darrang district, according to Army sources.
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