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July 1, 2001, Chandigarh, India   
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BJP,
allies slam TN Government PoWs:
summit rekindles hope Confusion
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Notorious
gangster shot at CPM
minister denies links with criminals VHP:
temple construction after March 12 Jammu
Tawi special train to run till Aug 1 IAF
appointments One stabbed during ‘Gadar’
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BJP, allies slam TN Government New Delhi, June 30 The BJP expressed shock at the arrest, saying that the vindictive attitude adopted in a democratic set-up was highly deplorable. Comparing the treatment meted out to Mr Karunanidhi and Union Ministers Mr Murasoli Maran and Mr T R Balu to that done during the British raj, BJP president K Jana Krishnamurthy said it was perhaps for the first time in the past 50 years that two union ministers had been manhandled, leading to the hospitalisation of Mr Maran and Mr Balu being kept in police custody. Cautiously reacting to the developments, the Congress, which was an ally of Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha in Tamil Nadu, said the party was not aware of the substantive facts of the case. Party spokesman Jaipal Reddy, however, added that the manner of Mr Karunanidhi’s arrest by the police was improper and unacceptable. “We are deeply concerned with what is happening in Tamil Nadu,” Law Minister Arun Jaitley said referring to the early morning arrests. Union Rural Development Minister M Venkiah Naidu termed the action as “atrocious and barbaric.” The Janata Dal (United) asked the Centre to take “tough action” against the AIADMK government. The Samata Party said the arrest of Mr Karunanidhi and the treatment given to him and two central ministers reminded one of the dark days of the emergency. The TDP described the arrest of the DMK supremo as “political vendatta” committed by the Tamil Nadu Government. While CPI national secretary and spokesman Shamim Faizi said the manner of Mr Karunanidhi’s arrest was wrong, the CPM described it as unfortunate. Leaders of various parties in Tamil Nadu, including Mr Vaiko, general secretary of the MDMK, former NDA ally in Tamil Nadu, condemned Mr Karunanidhi’s arrest and demanded his immediate release. Former Prime Ministers V P Singh and Chandra Shekhar and former Union Minister Ramakrishna Hegde also condemned the incident. It was only Congress MP Mani Shankar Aiyar who, in his reaction, did not condemn the Chennai developments. |
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PoWs: summit rekindles
hope New Delhi, June 30 Almost three decades have passed since they were reported missing in action, but their families firmly believe they would return one day. “The issue of prisoners will certainly come up during the summit and we are optimistic that there would be some good news for the PoW families,” working president of the Missing Defence Personnel Relatives Association, Col R.K. Pattu, told The Tribune. He said the veteran Gandhian leader, Ms Nirmala Deshpande, recently met senior Pakistan army officials and members of the Pakistan Human Rights Commission and discussed the issue of prisoners. The Pakistani officials took up the matter with President Pervez Musharraf and he was positive in his response. This was the feed back the Gandhian leader got from Pakistan, Colonel Pattu said. The two leaders had agreed to discuss the issue of prisoners at the External Affairs-Ministry level to work out a solution in resolving the issue, which has been agonising for the families since 1971. However, the fall of the BJP led government in India and the coup in Pakistan dashed the hopes of many as they felt that their efforts had gone in vain. But, the momentous opportunity in Agra summit has rekindled their hopes again and they are eager to mount pressure on the two governments to find a way out during the talks. “We have submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Vajpayee and President Musharraf highlighting an early release of PoWs held captive in Pakistan jails,” Colonel Pattu said. The Delhi unit of the Shiv Sena has also joined the issue in demanding the release of PoWs. Another hope of optimism for the families has come from the Centre’s stand in the court that they would consider giving dues and other benefits to the defence personnel since the day they went missing. The government had all along maintained that these PoWs were “missing and presumed dead”. |
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Confusion
at Musharraf’s haveli New Delhi, June 30 While local MLA Shoaib Iqbal is getting a
“mehrab-e-yaadgar’ (memorial arch) constructed in the honour of the native who returns as a ‘traditional rival’, city Mayor Shanti Desai says they are working on a civic reception at the Red Fort for the Pakistani President. The approach road to the haveli and the entire courtyard, which has defied commercialisation uptil now, will be cemented and Kota stone put up near the courtyard,” says Mr
Iqbal. As the Jain family stands to benefit from the face-lift being undertaken by the government, occupants of other portions of the haveli accost
mediamen, contesting claims that it was in the Jains’ portion that the General spent his childhood. The
Golas, the family which owns other portions of the mansion, which was divided into eight parts, show the original plan of the haveli in a bid to prove that the dignitary could have lived there as “we purchased it from Husna Begum, supposedly General Musharraf’s aunt,” says Mr Sandeep
Gola, one of the occupants . The pre-Partition property papers, however, show that the haveli was the property of Qazi Motaminuddin Ahmed
Tahir. Those living in portions seven and eight were the Qazi himself in portion eight and Qazi Moinuddin in portion seven. “The Press told us two years ago that General Musharraf was born here,” says Mr Davinder
Jain, who stays in portion seven. One of the Jain brothers says, “Chacha Khalid — supposed to be General Musharaff’s uncle —— had confirmed that the
Jains’ house was once inhabited by General Musharraf’s parents. While Uncle Khalid passed away recently, the Jains further add to the confusion by saying that they purchased the house from Mehboob Ali in the early ’60s. But ask the Golas or the
Jains, as to the identity of the people they purchased the property from and “it’s in Persian, which we can’t read” is the standard reply of both families. A common grandfather, as the parent of Mehboob Ali or from whom he purchased the house or that of Husna Begum could be a give away. But the residents also do not want to play spoil sport as they blame it on the press, with one report even saying the haveli actually belonged to Nahar Khan, who was a minister of King Tughlak in the 13th century. “Certainly this structure is not 700 years old,” says Mr
Iqbal, conceding that it would be difficult even for General Musharraf to single out the portion where he was born. The elders confirm that the family lived here, he adds.
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Chandigarh medico gets B.C. Roy award New Delhi, June 30 The annual awards, instituted by the MCI, would be given away by President K.R. Narayanan, he said. The doctors selected for the award in eminent medical teacher category are: Dr Farokh Erach Udwadia (Mumbai), Dr K.K. Talwar and Dr Rakesh Tandon (New Delhi), Dr K. Ananda Kannan (Chennai) and Dr K.M. Padhi (Berhampur). Dr Abraham G. Thomas (Ludhiana), Dr D.G. Benakappa (Bangalore), Dr Ashok Panagariya (Jaipur), Dr Mahesh R. Desai (Gujarat) and Dr Arabinda Narayan Chowdhry (Kolkata) have been chosen as best talents in encouraging the development of specialities in different branches of medicine. In the category of outstanding service in the field of socio-medical relief, the doctors selected for the awards are Dr Govind Narayan Malaviya (Agra), Dr S. Arulraj (New Delhi), Dr Narendra Prasad (Patna), Dr Nitin Suman Chandra Vohr (Gujarat) and Dr Manotosh Panja (Kolkata). The recipients of the Hari Om Ashram Alembic Research awards are Dr
D.N. Rao, AIIMS, New Delhi (basic research in medical sciences), Dr Digmbar
Behera, Chandigarh (clinical research) and Dr S.K. Aggarwal, New Delhi (operational research).
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Notorious
gangster shot at New Delhi, June 30 In a swift action early this morning, sleuths of Special Staff personnel of South district police laid a trap on the Ring Road at Prahladpur and nabbed him after a brief encounter in which Suleman sustained bullet injuries on his hip and right arm. Suleman, who carried a reward of Rs 25,000, was admitted to Jaipur Golden Hospital where his condition is stated to be out of danger, the Joint Commissioner of Police (Southern Range), Mr Amod Kanth said. A Honda City car, a .38 Webley revolver with five cartridges, a .315 country-made revolver with four cartridges and a mobile phone was seized from his possession. Giving details of the encounter, Mr Kanth said the Special Staff personnel had a tip-off that Suleman would be coming to Prahladpur from Rohtak in his car. They laid a trap on the Ring Road this morning. When Suleman reached Prahladpur, the police signalled to stop his car. When he did not stop his car, the police chased him. |
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CPM minister denies links with criminals Kolkata, June 30 Mr Chakraborty, Minister for Transport and Sports, who returned to the city yesterday from New Delhi, alleged that conspiracy had been hatched to malign him by a section of policemen and Trinamool Congress workers. He went to the Capital on Tuesday on an official work. The minister said he would not resign as there was no reason for his resignation. On the other hand, he would demand a thorough inquiry into the conspiracy and action against those involved in maligning him and the party. The Chief Minister, Mr Buddhadev Bhattacharyya, said he would make a statement in the Assembly on Monday in connection with the incident of arrest of criminals from the sports stadium in which the Transport Minister had been implicated. Both Mr Jyoti Basu and the Chief Minister refused to say anything to the press yesterday. The CPM leadership discussed the issue at the Alimuddin Street party office in the morning where Mr Chakraborty was summoned to explain his position. Mr Basu, Mr Bhattacharyya, Mr Biman Basu and Mr Anil Biswas, among others, attended the
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VHP: temple construction after March 12 Ayodhya, June 30 “Before that time, the VHP would enrol Karsevaks, get resolution papers (sankalp patra) filled, conduct conferences, yagna and other rituals all over the country,’’ Mr Sharad Sharma, in charge of the VHP Media Centre here, told presspersons. He said workers belonging to the VHP and its allied organisations were being trained in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan to serve the Ram temple “movement’’ in a better way.
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Jammu Tawi special train to run till Aug 1 New Delhi, June 30 A press note issued by Northern Railway here today said the train comprising an AC-2 tier, 12 second class sleeper and four general second class coaches will run till July 31 from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Jammu Tawi and till August 1 between Jammu Tawi and Hazrat Nizamuddin. The special train number 404 will leave Jammu Tawi at 8.30 p.m. and arrive at New Delhi at 6.40 a.m. except on Saturday. It will leave Jammu Tawi at 11 p.m. on Saturday and arrive at New Delhi at 11.20 a.m. and Hazrat Nizamuddin at noon. The special train number 403 will leave Hazrat Nizamuddin at 11.15 pm to reach Jammu Tawi at 12.25 pm the next day. Meanwhile, the summer special train number 430/429 between New Delhi and Barauni junction scheduled to run till July 3 has been extended to run till July 31 from New Delhi and till August 1 from Barauni junction. The special train number 430 will leave New Delhi every Tuesday and Friday at 11.40 a.m. to reach Barauni junction at 1.40 p.m. the next day. The special train number 429 will leave Barauni junction every Wednesday and Saturday at 10.30 p.m. to reach at 11 p.m. the next day. The train will comprise 15 general second class coaches. |
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IAF appointments New Delhi, June 30 In another appointment, Air Commodore K.I. Trivedi will replace Air Vice-Marshal K.C. Verma as Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Meteorology. Air Marshal Mahadik served as Senior Officer-in-Charge at two operational commands, Central and Western. The officer was decorated with the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal on Republic Day this year.
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One stabbed during ‘Gadar’ show Baroda, June 30 Some persons burst crackers creating choas, resulting in people running for safety. In the melee, a youth was stabbed by an unidentified person, the police added. The youth has been hospitalised. A case under Section 324, IPC, has been registered. Meanwhile, in Solapur the screen at a local cinema hall was set afire where “Gadar-Ek Prem Katha” was being screened last night, the police said. Davangere (Karnataka): One person was injured when some persons burst crackers at a cinema hall screening “Gadar” here last night, forcing the stoppage of screening of the film, the police said. The theatre management stopped the screening of the movie and replaced it with a Kannada film.
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