Thursday,
May 17,
2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
Dera
Row Cong
behind trouble, says CM
Badal
draws up 3-pronged strategy Chandigarh,
May 16
Blaming the
Congress for the prevailing volatile situation in
the state, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal
today devised a three-pronged strategy to deal with
disturbances in the state. Sources said the
situation would be dealt with at the political,
religious and administrative levels.
RS
suspends Q. Hour, expresses concern New
Delhi, May 16
Suspending
question hour following independent member Tarlochan
Singh's notice in writing to Rajya Sabha Chairman
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, the Upper House discussed
for 30 minutes today the violent incidents in
Bathinda in Punjab with followers of Dera Sacha
Sauda taking on the police and the agitated Sikh and
other members demanding expeditious intervention by
the Centre.
An Akali activist forcing closure of a shop in Amritsar on Wednesday.
— Photo by Rajiv Sharma
Day
III
Punjab on Boil Violence
in Patiala, bandh in Amritsar Chandigarh,
May 16
Punjab was on boil
for the third straight day on Wednesday over Dera
controversy. Details on Punjab
page
Dera
Row Protests
in UP, Uttarakhand, MP Dehra Dun,
May 16
The youth wing of the
Uttarakhand Sikh Federation (USF) today staged a
demonstration and burnt Dera Sacha Sauda chief in effigy
in protest against the alleged disrespect shown to Guru
Gobind Singh.
CM
apprises PM of situation Chandigarh,
May 16
Punjab Chief Minister
Parkash Singh Badal, who flew this afternoon to Delhi to
attend a meeting of the Jallianwala Bagh Trust, used the
opportunity to apprise Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of
the situation in the state.
A
threat too many: Harry to keep off Iraq
London, May 16
In the face of increasing
threats to his life, British government today decided against
sending Prince Harry to Iraq as previously planned.
Alert in
Assam ULFA
kills three traders Guwahati, May
16
ULFA militants gunned
down three Hindi-speaking traders in two separate
incidents at Ghaladhari and Dishoi Tiniali in Golaghat
district at 7 pm today.
Speaker
sets up panel to probe trafficking New Delhi,
May 16
Lok Sabha Speaker
Somnath Chatterjee today set up an 11-member parliamentary
committee to inquire into BJP MP Babubhai Katara's role in
a human trafficking, misuse of MPs privileges and evolve
guidelines for their conduct.
File
criminal cases in ragging incidents: SC
New Delhi, May 16
Cracking a whip on
students indulging in ragging, the Supreme Court today
ordered the educational institutions to file FIRs against
them and said the punishment had to be “exemplary and
justifiably” harsh to act as a deterrence against the
recurrence of the abhorrent practice.
Tiger
trade ban must continue in China: Coalition New Delhi,
May 16
The International
Tiger Coalition, an alliance of 35 organisations
representing more than 100 wildlife organisations across
the globe, today urged India to take a strong position in
favour of tigers and ask China to continue with its ban on
tiger trade.
Pressure
on US to junk N-deal Ashish Kumar Sen writes from
Washington On the eve of a top US
official’s visit to New Delhi to wrap up a civilian nuclear agreement,
non-proliferation advocates are urging American lawmakers to reject the
deal if it is not “consistent” with the law.
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