Fresh blasts rock Assam; 12 killed
Guwahati, October 3
Militants today set off a string of explosions for the second successive day today in Assam killing 12 persons, including four Army men, and injuring 50 as Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil visited the state and Nagaland declaring that a long-term joint strategy would be worked out to tackle terrorism in the North-East.

West Bengal on high alert Editorial: Troubled Northeast World page: Annan flays attacks in Assam Shopkeepers stand beside the damaged market after a blast in Dekiajuli, about 120 km south of Guwahati, on Sunday. — Reuters photo

Patil for unified action in N-E
Guwahati, October 3
The Union Home Minister, Mr Shivraj Patil, has accepted the proposal by Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi favouring unified action in the militancy-hit states of the North-East.

Counter insurgency operation likely in Manipur Left asks Centre to take N-E govts into confidence Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil with Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi talks to the media in Guwahati on Sunday. — PTI photo

Live missile recovered from metal scrap
in Ghaziabad
New Delhi, October 3
Ghaziabad “metal scrap” blast case, in which 10 persons were killed and 15 others were injured, today took a murky turn with the recovery of a live air-to-air missile, having the range of 15 km, which, if accidentally fired, could have landed at any VVIP place in the Capital, including the Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Prime Minister’s Office.

16-member Pak media team at Wagah
Visiting J&K for first time after Independence
Wagah, October 3
For the first time in the history of India and Pakistan, a 16-member delegation of Pakistan media led by Mr Imtiaz Alam, secretary -general, Pakistan Chapter of South Asia Free Media Association, today crossed over to India through this joint checkpost to visit J&K.

Poor flood-control measures threaten BSF
border posts
Gurdaspur, October 3
The poor anti-soil erosion and flood-control works carried out by the Drainage Department in the security-sensitive Tash Pattan enclave on the border were threatening BSF posts.

Manali-Rohtang road blocked after fresh snowfall
Mandi, October 3
The 24-hour-long uninterrupted spell of rain in the region and snowfall in the higher reaches have come as a boon for the hydro power generation in the state, but it has badly hit paddy, potatoes and maize growers in the region, besides sending a chilling wave in the state for the first time.