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Mansingh, Shah, others receive Padma awards
Noted Odissi danseuse Sonal Mansingh, Ghazal singer Jagjit Singh, senior journalist Prabhu Chawla and well known actors Aamir Khan and Naseeruddin Shah on April 3 received Padma awards from President A P J Abdul Kalam who set aside protocol and walked up to present the awards to seven others because of their poor health.
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NATIONAL
War on Iraq: Illegal and immoral, rule jurists
New Delhi: Describing the US and its allies' military action against Iraq as "invasion for oil", several noted jurists in New Delhi on April 4 said the war was "illegal, unethical and immoral" in the absence of any sanction from the United Nations Security Council.
'Pak's knee-jerk reaction arises out of guilt'
New Delhi: India on April 4 dismissed as "knee-jerk" reaction Pakistan's threat to use "full force" to any Indian "misadventure" and asserted that if Islamabad gave up its politics of terror, there would be no talk of military tension.
India has a case for pre-emptive strike: Sinha
New Delhi: The Nadimarg massacre of Kashmiri Pandits and reports of massing of
mercenaries in Pakistan have infused "fresh thinking" in the government on dealing with terrorism sponsored from across the borders, External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha said on April 4.
Two terrorists arrested in East Delhi
New Delhi: Delhi police has arrested two terrorists in East Delhi, police sources said on April 4.
'India will review its stand on Iraq when required'
New Delhi: Dismissing criticism about the "middle path" adopted on the Iraq crisis, External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha says India will calibrate its position as and when it becomes necessary but feels that under no circumstances Iraq's sovereignty should be disturbed.
KASHMIR
Three of family among five killed in Kashmir
Srinagar: Three members of a family and an Army jawan were among five persons killed in overnight violence in Kashmir valley, where security forces recovered 50 kgs of explosives from a hideout, a police spokesman said.
NORTH
Two Delhi Police personnel arrested by CBI
New Delhi: Accused of blatant misuse of power, two Delhi Police personnel were arrested by CBI for allegedly threatening a person to pay a bribe of Rs two lakh failing which they would plant "smack" on his possession and arrest him on the false charge.
3 killed as IAF fighter plane crashes in Punjab
Ludhiana: A MiG-23 fighter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in a village, 20 km from Ludhiana, near the Halwara air base on April 4 morning, killing three persons on ground but the pilot bailed out safely.
IAF plane crashes in Punjab, pilot bails out
New Delhi: A MiG-23 fighter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed on April 4 morning near the Halwara air base in Phagwara district in Punjab but the pilot managed to bail out safely, an IAF spokesman said.
SOUTH
Naidu the longest serving CM hopes for a hat-trick
Hyderabad: Ruling out advancing the Assembly elections, TDP (Telugu Desam Party) supremo and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has said he would prefer to go to polls as per schedule in September 2004 and exuded confidence that his party would pull off an electoral hat-trick on performance plank.
World Bank's India Office launches Kannada Website
Bangalore: The World Bank's India Office on April 4 launched its Kannada Website to provide an instant and round-the-clock access to information regarding the Bank's operations in India, specially in Karnataka.
Central
PM attacks MP govt for irregular voters list
Indore: Virtually launching the election campaign for BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) in Madhya Pradesh, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on April 4 made a scathing attack on the Digvijay Singh government on the irregularities in the preparation of voters list and said people will give the appropriate reply.
BJP attacks Mufti, Cong on 'healing touch' policy
Indore: Attacking the "healing touch" policy of Mufti Sayeed government of Jammu and Kashmir, BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) alleged it was leading to deterioration of the situation and charged that the "short-sighted" approach of Congress was helping in "squandering away" of the gains of successful elections in the state.
Five BSF personnel held by BDR, released
New Delhi: Five BSF (Border Security Force) personnel were detained by Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) early on April 4 when they accidentally strayed into the Bangladeshi territory while chasing cattle smugglers, BSF sources said in New Delhi.
BJP deplores war on Iraq, says it's 'unjustified'
Indore: Adopting a tougher-than-government stand, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on April 4 "deplored" as "unjustified" the war by the US-led coalition on Iraq and wanted that the right of the Iraqi people to determine their political future be fully respected.
Hindutva won't be a poll issue for BJP: Venkaiah
Indore: A crucial meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive began in Indore on April 4 with party president Venkaiah Naidu blaming indiscipline for party's debacle in Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls and declaring hindutva would not be an election issue for the party in coming electoral battles.
EAST
Pranab criticises Vajpayee govt's role on Iraq
Kolkata: Senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee on April 4 accused the Vajpayee government of remaining 'silent' when people, including women and children were falling victim in the war in Iraq by coalition forces.
'Fatwa' issued against use of American goods
Kolkata: A prominent Muslim cleric of the metropolis on April 4 issued a 'fatwa' asking all Muslims to boycott American goods in protest against the US led war in Iraq, as thousands offered funeral prayers for Iraqis killed.
Jharkhand cops gun down 5 Sunlight Sena ultras
Daltonganj: Five members of the banned Sunlight Sena were killed in a fierce encounter with the police in Jharkhand's Palamu district on April 4, police said.
WEST
'5 ISI-trained youths on a mission to Guj arrested'
Ahmedabad: Police arrested five "ISI trained" youth, who were allegedly sent here to conduct a series of bomb blasts and execute killings of important personalities in Gujarat, police officials said on April 4.
NDA govt pursuing anti-people policies: Sonia
Sumerpur (Rajasthan): Stepping up attack on the Vajpayee dispensation ahead of electoral battles in four states, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on April 4 said the government was pursuing anti-people and anti-farmer policies and was deviating from real issues by raking up non-issues.
Two Chhota Rajan gangsters arrested in Pune
Pune: Two members of Chhota Rajan gang were arrested on April 3 by police from a lodge in Shivajinagar area of the city.
17 pilgrims feared dead as boat capsizes in Guj
Ahmedabad: At least 17 pilgrims, including nine women, were missing and feared dead when a boat capsized in the Bay of Cambay in Bharuch district of Gujarat, about 100 km from Ahmedabad, on April 3.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Cop killed in NLFT attack on police camp in Tripura
Agartala: A police constable was killed and four others were injured when insurgents of the banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) attacked a police camp at Maithulungbari in South Tripura district on April 4.
Militants massacre 23 Dimasa tribals in Assam
Guwahati: Suspected militants of the Hmar People's Convention (HPC) abducted and killed 23 Dimasa tribals whose bodies were recovered in the jungles of remote Nastul Hills in Cachar district.
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