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BJP reviews ties with Mayawati 1,500 Indians arrive from Gulf War to aggravate terrorism: George
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Protests continue for second day UAE may deport more ultras: Advani Gaura Pant Shivani dead
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BJP reviews ties with Mayawati Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has left the issue of BJP-BSP coalition in the country's biggest state in the hands of Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani and party President M. Venkaiah Naidu. According to sources, resentment against the style of functioning and nature of governance of Chief Minister Mayawati in the state leaders and party workers is beginning to acquire threatening dimensions. Power is missing, roads are bad, industry is stagnating and with little hope of an early recovery, the BJP is being blamed for this state of affairs, feel a large section of the party members in the state. The BJP is increasingly becoming unpopular even among the traditional supporters of the party and this is causing worry but the state is heading towards ruins, said a leader, who has followed the party's relationship with the BSP from 1995. Ideally, the state should be brought under President's rule so that a systematic effort could be made to restore administration and governance, a leader observed. If the Congress agrees, the state could be brought under Central rule and then Assembly elections could be held with the Lok Sabha poll, he observed. |
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1,500 Indians arrive from Gulf Mumbai, March 21 These Indians, mostly from Kuwait, have been arrived in four flights of Air-India besides a couple of flights of Indian Airlines since yesterday. In four special flights, Air-India fetched 1,235 Indians from Kuwait to Mumbai and Kochi. An Indian Airlines flight from Kuwait landed at the Mumbai airport this morning carrying 138 passengers. The flight was operated with a 145-seater Airbus A320 aircraft. Indian Airlines flight to the Gulf sectors are being operated as per the existing schedule, official sources added. Meanwhile, a report from Ahmedabad said the first batch of 44 Gujaratis returned from Kuwait this morning by an Indian Airlines flight number IC-982, which runs on the Kuwait-Ahmedabad-Hyderabad route. The passengers said a large number of Indians were anxiously waiting to return in the next few days. Fear was writ large on their faces and they chose to keep quiet at the airport.
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War to aggravate terrorism: George Bangalore, March 21 “India has always been on the hit list (of terrorism). We have been made the prime target and we will be under greater pressure of this kind of terrorism,” he said, after witnessing the inaugural flight of Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) here. Saying he had all along maintained that a conflict over Iraq would lead to an increase in terrorism, he said “one thing we have to face both in India and other countries is terrorism with much greater intensify than witnessed earlier.” In his speech at the function and speaking to reporters later, he said the US military action had implications for “the future of the United Nations” and also for the security of all nations.
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IJT makes successful inaugural flight Bangalore, March 21 The occasion was witnessed by Defence Minister George Fernandes, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal S Krishnaswamy, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Ministry V.K. Atre and HAL Chairman N R Mohanty. The IJT, flown by Sqn Ldr Baldev Singh, Chief Test Pilot of HAL, took to skies at 10.03 a.m., made a few manoeuvres including a formation with Kiran trainer aircraft and landed successfully at 1030 a.m. IJT is expected to replace the ageing Kiran aircraft. The IJT had its maiden flight on March 7.
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Protests continue for second day
New Delhi, March 21 Anti-war Muslim activists staged angry protests for the second day today, burning American flags and effigies of US President George W. Bush. They urged the world community to step up opinion against the US to avoid a disaster. A policeman was injured and at least 10 buses were damaged in Bangalore when about 2,000 Muslims shouting anti-US slogans hurled stones after Friday prayers in the busy city market area. The entire Kashmir Valley was rocked by massive demonstrations in protest against the attack on Iraq, forcing the police to burst teargas shells at several places. In Mumbai, members of the Muslim community offered special prayers during the Friday namaz at various mosques across the city and later condemned the US President. In Chennai, more than 150 members of the Democratic Youth Federation of India held a demonstration outside the American Consulate. UNI Kolkata (OC):
The vehicular movement in the city suddenly came to a standstill between 12 noon and 12.30 pm on Friday as a mark of protest against the US attack on Iraq. The protest was organised by the state Transport Minister, Mr Subhas Chakraborty. Nine political parties, including the Congress, CPM, Trinamool Congress and BJP, also took part in a demonstration held in front of the US Consulate and the British High Commissioner’s office in the Chowringhee area. They submitted a memorandum demanding the immediate withdrawal of the troops from Iraq and settling of the issue amicably. Muslims in the city also held a protest rally near Tipu Sultan’s mosque in the Esplanade area. They resolved to stand by the Iraqi people in this hour of crisis. |
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UAE may deport more ultras: Advani New Delhi, March 21 Speaking to reporters on the sideline of the biennial conference of Civil Defence and Home Guards, Mr Advani, when asked whether deportation of more accused persons was on the cards, said, “I cannot say that, but efforts are on to contact the UAE authorities in this regard.” Musatafa Dossa, main accused in the Mumbai serial blast case, is the eighth person to be deported by the UAE in recent months. The deportation of terrorists and criminals from the UAE would help curb the practice of the accused fleeing to the Emirates and Pakistan, Mr Advani said. Terming as “positive” the UAE’s cooperation with India in fighting terrorism, the Deputy Prime Minister thanked the authorities in the Gulf state for heeding to India’s request for the deportation of terrorists and criminals although they had Pakistani passports and claimed to be Pakistani nationals. Asked about the deportation of Abu Salem, the Union Home Minister said, “We are hopeful that once his trial in Portugal ends, he will be handed over to India.” Earlier, addressing the conference, Mr Advani said, “We have reached a stage where the government and the people can and have to work together for security and development.” “After Independence, for a long time we have believed that national security is the responsibility of the government and the administration alone,” he said. Security cannot be handled by the administrative machinery and Army alone, the Deputy Prime Minister said and emphasised that people’s involvement was essential for security and development. Referring to the transfer of the Disaster Management Department from the Agriculture Ministry to the Home Ministry, he said Civil Defence and Home Guards could play an important role in disaster management also and disaster management could be included in the Civil Defence Act. |
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Gaura Pant Shivani dead New Delhi, March 21 She is survived by a son and three daughters. One of her daughters, Mrinal Pandey, is the Editor of Dainik Hindustan. Her last rites were performed at the Nigambodh Ghat here this
afternoon. Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi, Surface Transport Minister Bhuvan Chand Khanduri and several literary figures were present at the funeral. She was also awarded the Padma Shree for enriching the literary world with her heroine-dominated novels that expressed her sensitivity to female emotions. Shivani was born in Saurashtra, Gujarat, on October 17, 1923. Shivani wrote more than 30 novels and some of her well-known works include 'Bhairvi', 'Krishnakali', 'Chaudhan Phere', 'Atithi', 'Kalindi' and 'Akash'.
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Ex-IAS officer joins Congress New Delhi, March 21 The AICC general secretary and in charge of party affairs in the state, Mr Moti Lal Vora, told reporters that party chief Sonia Gandhi had approved the entry of Mr Aron, whose long years of service in the state would help the party.
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