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India moves closer to securing Salem's extradition
New Delhi: In what is seen as a positive development by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Portugal's Prosecutor-General has recommended extradition of underworld don and main accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts Abu Salem.
NDA has provided good governance, says Vajpayee
New Delhi: Claiming that National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has provided stability and good governance, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on March 29 hit back at Congress saying it had failed to deliver during its long rule and taunted the main Opposition as to why it shied away from coalition politics.
Need for consensus on foreign policy: Vajpayee
New Delhi: Dismissing Opposition charge that government was toeing the US line on Iraq, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on March 29 asserted that his government will not come under pressure from anyone but said there was need for consensus on foreign policy issues.
Govt committed to cleanse politics: Vajpayee
New Delhi: Coming out strongly against corruption in public life, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on March 29 said his government was committed to cleansing politics and claimed "no one can point fingers at us".
Vajpayee to rule for a long time to come: Advani
New Delhi: Exuding confidence that Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee would rule the country for a "long time to come", Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on March 29 said the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) had removed people's apprehensions about the longevity of coalition governments at the Centre.
PMO denies reports of PM refusing help to Bush
New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on March 29 denied media reports that Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee had said in Chitrakoot that "the US President sought my help and I refused to help Bush".
'Mechanism to address Pandits' grievances soon'
New Delhi: The government will soon set up a mechanism to address the grievances of Kashmiri Pandits, both staying in the valley at present and those displaced due to outbreak of militancy, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani said on March 29.
'US advice to resume dialogue with Pak gratuitous'
New Delhi: Regretting the US advice to India to resume dialogue with Pakistan after the killing of 24 Kashmir Pandits, External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha on March 29 said it was "as gratuitous and misplaced" as New Delhi asking them to open dialogue with Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein.
India protests to Dutch over i-Flex CEO arrest
New Delhi: A war of words broke out between India and the Netherlands over the arrest of the chief executive officer (CEO) and some other employees of a well known software company i-Flex Solutions in London and two other cities, with New Delhi lodging a strong protest and the Dutch maintaining that the Indians did not have required work permits.
KASHMIR
Hizbul commander among 3 ultras killed in J&K
Srinagar: A top commander of pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen was among three militants killed in separate encounters with security forces in North Kashmir on March 29, official sources said.
Militants chop off noses of six persons in JK
Jammu: In a shocking incident, militants chopped off the noses of six persons, including a woman and thrashed another person at a village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said.
Police must check Pulwama-like incidents: Sayeed
Srinagar: Lashing out at freed militants misusing the "healing touch" policy, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed on March 28 said the policy does not mean that the militants kept killing people.
NORTH
Mulayam asks people to set fire to American goods
Etah (UP): Accusing Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee of lacking courage to condemn the US invasion of Iraq, Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav on March 29 asked people to set fire to American goods.
Shekhawat calls for 4 pc growth in farming sector
Kanpur: Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat on March 29 called for achieving at least four per cent growth in agricultural sector.
SOUTH
HAL to deliver 2 Lancer helicopters to Nepal
Bangalore: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will deliver two Lancer Light attack helicopters designed for anti-insurgency operations in mountains and jungles to Nepal by the end of this month.
Central
No girl was prepared to marry me, says Vajpayee
Chitrakoot (MP): "No girl was ever prepared to marry me," quipped bachelor Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on March 28 after a school child shot the poser.
VHP leader Acharya Dharmendra released on bail
Dewas: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Acharya Dharmendra, arrested on March 16 for giving an alleged inflammatory speech, was on March 28 released on bail by the court of chief judicial magistrate, R K Bhave after he furnished a security bond of Rs 5,000.
EAST
Bihar govt bans sale and storage of gutkas
Patna: Bihar government on March 29 imposed a ban on sale and storage of gutkas on the recommendation of the state Health Department.
WEST
Bombs found in Surat hours before Kalam's visit
Surat: Hours before President A P J Abdul Kalam's visit to the city, police on March 29 recovered two bombs and some explosives and arrested three youth in this connection.
Shun liquor, gambling, gender discrimination: Kalam
Valsad: President A P J Abdul Kalam on March 29 urged tribals to shun liquor and gambling and not to waste their hard earned money in such vices, even as he exhorted the media to highlight problems faced by these people.
Swiss couple gets 7 yrs jail for child pornography
Mumbai: In a pornography case, a sessions court on March 29 awarded seven years' rigorous imprisonment to a Swiss couple who lured children to perform obscene acts for the camera.
Three LeT terrorists killed in police encounter
Mumbai: Three terrorists, suspected to have links with militant outfit Lashker-e-Toiba, were gunned down in a police encounter on March 29.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Five jawans among seven killed in Tripura ambush
Agartala: Seven persons including five jawans of Railway Protection Force (RPF) were killed and another injured in an ambush by the insurgents of the banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) at Sindhukumarpara in Dhalai district of Tripura on March 29, police said.
KLA admits to kidnapping German national
Imphal: Underground Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) on March 29 confirmed that it had kidnapped the German national Heinrich Wolfgang from Maphou area in Thoubal district of Manipur on March 23, but denied it was for ransom.
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