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Bajrang Dal warns of reaction to Taliban Monastery decries demolition
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Badal visits ailing Hit Forts mute spectator to nature’s fury 17 killed, 69 hurt in road mishaps Haryana amends Right of Way policy SC, ST panel seeks prosecution powers Obstetric
care for slum dwellers Crorepati confused
about money use Duplicate goods seized, 3 held
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Bajrang Dal warns of reaction to Taliban New Delhi, March 4 Addressing a press conference here, convener of the Bajrang Dal Surinder Jain said the barbaric act of the Taliban regime to destroy historic Buddhist statues, temples and the mausoleum of King Prithvi Raj Chauhan in Afghanistan was bound to have reaction. In Ajmer, the city of Prithvi Raj Chauhan (a great warrior of his time), some reactions have already been reported, he claimed. “Merely condemning the acts of Taliban is not sufficient, the government should see that the international community joins hands to fight the growing Islamic fundamentalism and ‘Jehad’ (holy war),” he felt. Most of the non-Islamic countries in the world, including India, the USA, China, Nepal and the United Kingdom today are affected by Islamic terrorism, he said and warned that if these nations did not form a forum, they would continue to be targeted by ‘jehadis’. Terming the destruction of the Buddhist statues by Taliban militia as an act of barbarism, the Bajrang Dal said it would hold demonstration all over the country tomorrow to express its anguish. In the capital, the protest will be held in the Khan Market area in the heart of the city. Asked to compare the destruction of statues and temples in Afghanistan with the demolition of Babri Masjid in India, Mr Jain justified the 1992 incident saying that Babri Masjid was constructed on a Ram temple by an invader, Babar, after he captured the Indian territory and was a sign of Muslim imperialism, but the statues in Afghanistan were no victory symbols.
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Monastery decries demolition Gangtok, March 4 “We condemn the demolition of the Buddha statues by the Taliban militia in Afghanistan”, a spokesman of the Dharma Chakra Centre of the Rumtek Monastery administration said on the phone here. Traditional butter lamps were lit as lamas, monks dressed in flowing ochre robes and the laity offered a special six-hour prayer at the monastery yesterday for protection of the world famous statues. The Rumtek Monastery, the headquarters of the Karma Kagyu sect of Buddhism, which houses a number of Buddha statues and other relics, supported the offer made by the Union Government to bring the artefacts from Afghanistan to India and preserve them as treasures of the Afghan people. A report from Tirupati said BJP national President Bangaru Laxman today called for a meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the destruction of ancient Buddha statues by the Taliban in Afghanistan and asked Pakistan, Saudia Arabia and the UAE to derecognise the “mafia” regime. He said the international community should condemn the “mafia” in Afghanistan. He said this during a visit to the Tirumala Lord Venkateswara Temple. A report from Delhi said Mufti Mukarram Ahmad, the Shahi Imam of Delhi’s historic Fatehpuri Jama Masjid, Maulana Waheeduddin Khan, President of the Islamic Centre, and several other Muslim intellectuals today condemned the Taliban in Afghanistan for its un-Islamic act of destroying the Buddha statues in the Central Bamiyan province.
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Earthquake rocks North-East New Delhi, March 4 The quake occurred at 4.26 a.m. and had its epicentre on the Indo-Myanmar border, the Meteorological Department said here. A moderate quake, lasting a few seconds, was experienced in Mizoram, . An earthquake, the second in the past six days, shook Meghalaya capital Shillong and its
surrounding areas. On February 27, a quake measuring 4.7 was experienced in Shillong. AHMEDABAD: People living in multi-storeyed buildings ran out in panic after a tremor of moderate intensity shook parts of Gujarat, including Ahmedabad, on Sunday.
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Laloo vents venom against NDA govt Patna, March 4 Amidst the boycott threat of the rebel MLAs and some MPs and the media reports of farmers being against the Rabri regime, the massive success of the rally has once again proved Laloo’s charisma over Bihar’s Dalits. The RJD leaders used the rally to spit their venom against the central government and its “anti-farmer, anti-poor” policy. Mr Laloo Yadav took the lead in thundering, “Hamari ankh ke samne koi desh ko ghulam nahi bana sakta”. He impressed upon the rural crowd that the Atal government is selling the nation’s sovereignty to the multinationals. The Finance Minister, S.P. Tekriwal, Sadhu Yadav and RJD rebel leader and national general secretary Ranjan Yadav were conspicuous by their absence at the rally. The Chief Minister, Ms Rabri Devi urged the masses to throw away the Atal government. The other leaders took the lead in criticising the Union Ministers, Nitish Kumar and Yashwant Sinha. The Bihar Governor was also not spared.
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Patwa gives relief cheque to PM New Delhi, March 4 Mr Patwa also apprised the Prime Minister of the contribution made by other public sector undertakings of the ministry. He said that the Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL), a PSU of the ministry spent about Rs 50 lakh in providing tents, loader-cum-excavator, dry food packets, blankets, chlorine tablets, candles and disposable glasses. The HZL Workers’ Union proposes to send Rs 40 lakh direct to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund. An amount of Rs 17,08,000 contributed by employees of Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) has been sent direct to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund. Apart from this, BALCO has spent over Rs 40 lakh in providing relief material to the quake victims. The Geological Survey of India (GSI), a subordinate office under the ministry has donated 225 tents for the affected persons. |
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Badal visits ailing Hit New Delhi, March 4 Mr Hit was admitted to hospital on February 28 with complete heart block and was immediately put on temporary pacemaker, doctors attending on him said today. Union Minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Secretary-General of the Shiromani Akali Dal, and senior BJP leader Madan Lal Khurana have also visited Mr Hit at the hospital.
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Forts mute spectator to nature’s fury Bela (Kutch), March 4 For several families of the Jaisaji clan of the Rajputs, which had made the fort their home, its towering walls stood for centuries as a barrier to the outside forces of nature. Little did they knew that the earthquake would drift their ancestral heritage in past with misty reminder implanted on hearts. Not far way broken walls of three other forts of AliaJi, Kajhaji and Jatana Ji — all belonging to Visaji clan of the Rajputs — which might not find mention in the record of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) — stand as mute spectator to the nature’s fury. Report say several unprotected historical buildings representing the unique architectural style of the Kutch had been battered by the earthquake. On knowing about the forts, The Tribune team travelled all the way to the village and came to know of some revealing historical facts about the place. Hetu Bah Whagela (60), a respected figure in the village guides us to damaged remains of the fort of Jaisaji — one of the four sons of Visaji. As the legend goes, Visaji discovered the sacredness of the place 500 years ago and constructed four forts for his four sons. As their family swelled some moved outside the forts. In the honour of their race, the Rajputs initially refused to accept the relief material along with the other members of the communities at the camps set up by the Haryana Government. But later accepted it. Hetu Bah recalls being told by his elders that the place was earlier called Bela Pandar, a place where ships used to dock. He says a water channel existed on what was now the Rann of Kutch as the legendry Saraswati river used to flow through the area. Till early seventies trade and socialising from the across the border continued but stopped after the BSF started patrolling the Rann of Kutch along the international border with Pakistan. The prosperity withered away as the water channel dried up. |
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17 killed, 69 hurt in road mishaps Dehra Dun, March 4 According to police sources, 12 persons were killed and 27 others injured in Tehri Garhwal district when a bus in which they were travelling fell into a deep gorge last evening. The injured were admitted to Government Hospital, Tehri, where their condition is reportedly out of danger. The police sources said the bus was on its way to Tehri from Srinagar (Garhwal) when the accident took place. Preliminary inquiry revealed that the breaks of the bus had failed leading to the accident. Meanwhile, the state government had ordered a magisterial inquiry into the accident. In another accident in Tehri district, two members of a marriage party were killed and three others injured when a car rolled down into a deep gorge at Anjani Shain yesterday. The injured were immediately rushed to a local hospital. In Kashipur area of Udham Singh Nagar district, three members of a family were killed and three others injured when a Tata Sumo collided with a tractor trailer on Saturday. The victims included an old aged couple and their 20-year-old grand daughter. In yet another incident, 36 persons were injured when a bus skidded off the road and overturned near Nainital yesterday. All the injured are reportedly out of danger. Police sources said the accident occurred when the bus was on its way to Ghanai from Haldwani. |
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Haryana amends Right of Way policy New Delhi, March 4 In a press note issued here, a state government spokesperson said each infrastructure provider would now have to provide connectivity in accordance with the rollout conditions prescribed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) or any other competent authority, as per basic service licence for the Haryana circle. Also, each infrastructure provider would provide or arrange to provide free bandwidth or dedicated pair of optic fibre to the extent decided by the state government from time to time.
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SC, ST panel
seeks prosecution powers New Delhi, March 4 Talking to newspersons here yesterday, the Chairman of the commission, Mr Dileep Singh Bhuria, said the commission had till now only been playing an investigative and recommendatory role. Mr Bhuria recently presented three reports, including the fifth annual report of the year 1998-’99, to the President. |
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Obstetric care for slum dwellers Lucknow, March 4 Obstetric care in government sector has been limited to only three centres: Queen Mary’s, Dufferin and Jhalkari Devi hospitals. These three centres being centrally located could not cater to the patients coming from the outskirts or peripheral areas. Now with other eight centres added to the list, the slum dwellers will be assured of better obstetric care, said Dr H.P. Kumar, CMO, Lucknow. Eight maternity centres in Kaiserbagh, City Station, Turiaganj, Aishbagh, Alambagh and Nawal Kishore Road under the urban reproductive and child health project launched by the Prime Minister on January 31, are being strengthened. |
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Crorepati confused
about money use Kopargaon, March 4 “I am also being offered modelling assignments by companies for television advertisements but am still confused about what to do with the big money,” he told reporters at Shirdi, near here. Nawathe, hailing from Mumbai, said he was in the pilgrim town to seek the guidance of his elder brother Arvind Maharaj regarding the proper utilisation of the money.
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Duplicate goods seized, 3 held Noida, March 4 According to an information from the police headquarters, marketing executive of the Philips India Limited Raman Khana lodged a complaint with the Sector 20 police station that some of the famous retail counters of electrical goods were engaged in selling duplicate tubelights, bulbs, chocks and other items to customers under the fake stamp of Philips. |
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Vajpayee not to celebrate Holi
New Delhi, March 4 A PMO spokesperson said in a press note issue here
today that there would be no Holi festivities at the Prime Minister’s official residence, 7 Race Course, on March 10.
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