Centre open to Hurriyat’s Pak visit

Srinagar, November 6 Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil today stated that there were no pre-conditions for talks with any group and indicated that the Centre was ready to grant permission to Hurriyat leaders to visit Pakistan, provided travel documents were “applied” for in a proper manner.
Home Minister Shivraj Patil (left) with Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mufti Mohammad Sayeed during a meeting in Srinagar on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Amin War

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Teesta Setalvad moves SC for CBI probe into Zahira episode
New Delhi, November 6
NGO activist Teesta Setalvad, who had taken initiative to bring the “callous” handling of Gujarat riot cases before the National Human Rights Commission and the Supreme Court, today moved the apex court for CBI probe into the entire controversy surrounding Best Bakery case key witness Zahira Sheikh.

Rao deposes against Sukh Ram
New Delhi, November 6
Eight years after the CBI’s swoop at different premises of former Communications Minister and Congress leader Sukh Ram in 1996, the then Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao was today examined by a CBI Special Court here as a witness in a disproportionate assets (DA) case against the one-time strong leader from Himachal Pradesh.

Salman Khursheed to head Congress in UP
New Delhi, November 6
The Congress today appointed Mr Salman Khursheed, a known Mulayum Singh Yadav baiter, as president of its Uttar Pradesh party unit, thus making it clear it is all set to battle the Samajwadi Party government in UP.

No-trust motion: Cong may abstain

BJP tells RSS it will return to Hindutva
Hardwar, November 6
The BJP has assured the RSS that it will return to its Hindutva ideology and the latter will “wait and watch” how the saffron party fulfils its promise in the coming days, Sangh general secretary Mohan Bhagwat said here today.

Nation page: Crisis in Sangh Parivar

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Four TTEs suspended for sexually
harassing tourists
Chandigarh, November 6
The Indian Railways has suspended four travel ticket examiners of the Madgaon-Nizamuddin Express
(train number 2449) suspected to be involved in sexually harassing two British school girls on the night intervening November 2 and 3.