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NATIONAL
PM greets people on festivals 'Baisakhi', 'Bihu'
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on April 13 greeted people on twin festivals of 'Baisakhi' and 'Bihu' saying it is time to spare a thought for farmers who keep the granaries full.
Pandits' killing is part of 'jihad': LeT chief
New Delhi: Chief of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) Hafiz Saeed has said killing of Hindus was a part of their 'jihad' (armed crusade) against India, reports Pakistani media.
LoC to be barbed; nomads not to go up hills
New Delhi: As part of its new strategy to check infiltration from across the border, the government is understood to have given its nod to erect barbed wire fence at several points along the line of control (LoC), besides prohibiting nomads from going to higher reaches for greener pastures during the coming summer.
'Country's first war memorial to come up soon'
New Delhi: "When you go home, tell them that for their tomorrow, we gave our today" – will be the sentiment reflected in the country's first national war memorial (NWM) to be established soon by the government in the heart of the national capital.
KASHMIR
Mufti assures Kashmiri Pandits of their security
Mattan (Kashmir): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on April 13 assured Kashmiri Pandits that his government would take every measure for their security and protection and asked them not to think of migration.
Announce unilateral ceasefire in JK: PDF to Centre
Jammu: Two senior People's Democratic Forum (PDF) leaders and Ministers in the ruling coalition in Jammu and Kashmir on April 13 asked the Centre to announce a unilateral ceasefire before starting any dialogue process to resolve Kashmir issue.
NORTH
Ideological differences won't affect govt: Maya
Lucknow: Ruling out any threat to her coalition government in the wake of Samajwadi Party releasing CDs containing her controversial utterances, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said on April 12 that despite different ideologies of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the alliance was functioning smoothly.
SOUTH
Apar Infotech likely to hire 600 more professionals
Bangalore: US-based IT services firm Apar Infotech Corporation working in the product development space plans to hire 600 professionals and invest USD five million for its Bangalore and Mumbai development centres.
'Solve JK row bilaterally to avoid US meddling'
Thrissur: A former Indian diplomat has said that India should make all efforts to solve Kashmir problem "bilaterally" with Pakistan to avoid US "imposing its own solution" to issues plaguing South Asia.
'Mallya and JD as diverse as Kisan and Kingfisher'
Kozhikode: "Is there any combination between Kisan and Kingfisher?", was the reaction of Janata Dal (United) Vice President C Narasimhappa, to the resignation of Rajya Sabha member Vijay Mallya.
'JD-U, JD-S merger would be a reality soon'
Bangalore: Amidst conflicting signals emerging over moves for unifying "Janata Parivar", JD-U (Janata Dal-United) Karnataka unit on April 13 asserted that the merger of the party and JD (S) would be a reality before the next Assembly elections.
Central
Sonia foresees 'excellent' prospects for Cong
Jabalpur: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on April 13 said her party has "excellent" prospects in the ensuing Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.
EAST
Samata crisis deepens; 5 Fernandes loyalists expelled
Patna: An imminent split stared in the face of the Samata Party in Bihar on April 13 with Nitish Kumar loyalists expelling five senior leaders and ousting pro-George Fernandes leader of the Samata Legislature Party, Umashanker Singh, and the party's leader in the Legislative Council, P K Sinha, from their posts.
'US refusal to equate Pak with Iraq unacceptable'
Ranchi: The US contention that there were no similarities between the Iraq and Pakistan situations was unacceptable to India since available facts contradict Washington's views, the External Affairs minister, Yashwant Sinha said on April 13.
Nationwide truck stir to begin tomorrow
Bhubaneswar: Over 27 lakh trucks will go off the highways all over the country from April 14 in support of the indefinite "chakka jam" agitation called by All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) in support of its 10-point charter of demands.
Blockade at Pepsi plant protesting war on Iraq
Kolkata: About 500 people on April 13 blockaded a Pepsi bottling plant at Kamalgazi in the Southern outskirts of the metropolis in protest against the US-led war on Iraq.
WEST
Praveen Togadia stopped from entering Ajmer
Jaipur: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), international general secretary Praveen Togadia was stopped by police from entering Ajmer on April 13 evening where he was going to attend a "dharamsabha" and "trishul diksha" to Bajrang Dal activists.
'ICICI transactions normal, many make deposits'
Mumbai: ICICI (Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) Bank, which kept its branches specially open in Mumbai and Gujarat on April 13 as a measure of customer confidence, witnessed normal transactions and there was no pressure at the ATMs, a senior bank official said in Mumbai.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
PM announces Rs 110 cr Central package for Sikkim
Gangtok: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on April 13 announced a Rs 110 crore package of Central assistance for Sikkim for construction of an airport and an alternative highway connecting the state with the rest of the country.
India wants peace with all it's neighbours: PM
Gangtok: Without naming Pakistan, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on April 13 said India wanted peace and friendship with all its neighbours but added "one cannot clap with one hand".
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