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Assam
AAG dead
GUWAHATI, Jan
31 (PTI) — Assam's Additional Advocate General Atul
Chandra Bora today died at Gauhati Medical College
Hospital here following a brain haemorrhage, family
sources said. He was 62 and is survived by his wife. Son
of former Minister Motiram Bora, he was an expert on
criminal law and had dealt with several cases related to
detention under the National Security Act (NSA). Bora
suffered the attack at Nagaon yesterday and was rushed to
Guwahati.3
activists held
IMPHAL, Jan
31 (PTI) — At least three activists of the
Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), the Kanglei Yawol Kana
Lup (KYKL) and the United National Liberation Front
(UNLF) were apprehended by the security forces from
Manipur on Friday. Official sources said today the
combined force of the police and the CRPF conducted
search operations at Yairipok Yambem village in
Manipur’s Thoubal district. During the operation, an
activist of the KYKL identified as Kh. Chaoba Singh (20)
was arrested.
2 Naxals killed
HYDERABAD,
Jan 31 (PTI) — Two Naxalites of the banned
People’s War Group (PWG) were killed in an encounter
with the police at the Bommala Ramaram area in Nalgonda
district early today, the police said. More than 25 armed
Naxalites attacked a police station at about 2 a.m.,
leading to exchange of fire by the police, which
continued for several hours, it said, adding that the
rest of the Naxalites, however, fled the scene.
Ali Akbar Khan
NEW DELHI,
Jan 31 (PTI) — Swaralaya, an association devoted to
music, has decided to confer the prestigious Swaralaya
Puraskaram 1998 on sarod maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan for
his contribution to Indian music. The award, comprising
Rs 1 lakh, a citation and a statuette, will be presented
to Khan at a function here on February 5 by the Deputy
Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, Dr Najma Heptullah, a
Swaralaya release said here.
SP leader
BHOPAL, Jan
31 (PTI) — Ashokvir Vikram Singh was today nominated
leader of the Samajwadi Party in the Madhya Pradesh
Assembly. His nomination to the post was announced by
party president Mulayam Singh Yadav in his concluding
address at the party’s fourth national convention
here. The Samajwadi Party has four members in the state
Assembly and they had authorised the party chief to
nominate their leader in the House.
Assembly session
BHOPAL, Jan
31 (PTI) — The first session of the 11th Madhya
Pradesh Assembly, formed after the November poll, would
begin here tomorrow with Mr Sriniwas Tiwari as the
pro-tem Speaker. Mr Tiwari, who has been a Speaker since
December 1993, would vacate office tomorrow morning when
he would be sworn in as a member of the House by Governor
Bhai Mahavir.
MLA detained
From Our
Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Jan 31 — The Congress MLA from
Tughlakabad, extension, Mr Sheeshpal, was detained today
when he was protesting against the demolition of an
unauthorised colony by the DDA. The police has detained
10 other persons who tried to stop the demolition work. A
rioting case has been registered against them, the police
said.
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