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Pervez in aggressive mood:
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People want peace, summit to be
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SC upholds Hiten Dalal’s sentence Rivalry among dargah
caretakers B’desh train reaches India on trial
run Tehelka probe:
govt told to file additional affidavits Delhi police to have mobile crime teams Gen Bhagat takes over as Colonel, Mahar Regiment
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Pervez in aggressive mood: Gujral New Delhi, July 11 He said he was not happy with the “signals” emanating from Islamabad which had dampened his expectations from the summit. “I have had held four summit-level talks with Prime Ministers of Pakistan but here he (Gen Musharraf) comes ready to say talk it Kashmir issue or I go back,” Mr Gujral said while participating in a TV discussion “Line of Fire” conducted by noted journalist Karan Thapar. “He (Gen Musharraf) is marching in.....He is in a very aggressive mood. He tailors his team accordingly. He does not want to talk commerce, trade or travel but only Kashmir,” Mr Gujral said in the discussion which will be telecast on “Sab TV” on Saturday. “What does he think? Is it a defeated nation he is coming to or is it a friend the former Prime Minister wondered. Rejecting Gen Musharraf’s style of diplomacy, the former Prime Minister said this was not the way to conduct diplomatic talks between two sovereign nations. Gen Musharraf should behave as a President and step out of the shoes of an Army General. Mr Gujaral appreciated Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee saying that he was conducting himself in a “remarkably good fashion and showing restraint.” Giving a piece of advice to Gen Musharraf, he said: “Please learn the merit of restraint, failing which, there could be no breakthrough in talks but only a breakdown.”
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People want peace, summit to be
told New Delhi, July 11 Dr Syeda Saiyidain Hameed, founder member of the Women’s Initiative for Peace in South Asia (WIPSA), who is also participating in the People’s summit told The Tribune here on Wednesday that a document called ‘People’s Declaration’ would be handed over to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and President Pervez Musharraf on the eve of the summit. “The agenda of the Pakistan-India People’s Solidarity conference is a discussion on what people want.”, Dr Hameed said. She said that the conference was planned soon after the announcement of the summit. Prominent organisations which will be represented at the summit are the Pakistan Peace Coalition and its sister organisation in India, the Centre for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace, Women’s Initiative for Peace in South Asia, Pakistan and India chapters, the Centre for Dialogue and Reconciliaition (India) and the Pakistan-India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy (chapters in both countries). Apart from these, several women and trade union organisations are also participating in the meeting. Dr Hameed said that 40 persons from Pakistan are expected to attend the conference. They are travelling at their own expense and are here on a week-long visit. The cost of hosting the conference at the India International Centre will be borne by the Confederation of Indian Industry. Prominent among those who are attending the meeting from Pakistan are Asma Jehangir, Special
Reporter for extra-judicial killings for UN and former Chairperson of Pakistan Human Rights Commission, I.A. Rehman, Director General of Pakistan Human Rights Commission, Tahir Mohammad Khan, lawyer from Baluchistan, Karamat Ali, head of the Pakistan Peace Coalition and a human rights activist from Karachi and Pakistan and journalist, M.B. Naqvi. The Indian side is reprsented by Admiral L. Ramdas, Rajmohan Gandhi, Nirmala Deshpande and Kuldip Nayar. Dr Hameed said that participants would take out a peace march from Max Mueller to Lodhi Gardens. They will also light candles for peace. It may be recalled that in March 2000, WIPSA took the initiative of taking a group of 41 women by bus to Pakistan. The group carried the message of peace from the women of India to the women of Pakistan. During their six-day long stay in Pakistan, the group went to Islamabad and Rawalpindi and a small delegation was also invited by General Musharraf and his wife Sehba for high tea at their residence in Rawalpindi. In April end, a group of 63 Pakistani women reciprocated the gesture by undertaking a similar bus journey to India. They visited Agra and Jaipur. |
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54 Indian PoWs in Pakistan New Delhi, July 11 “We have taken up the issue of 54 PoWs with the Pakistani authorities in the past also. This continues to be our concern,’’ External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Nirupama Rao said. The issue of the PoWs has come up for discussion with Pakistan from time to time and it was also expected to figure at the discussion between the leaders of the two countries at the Agra summit. UNI |
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Basu may head Left Front Kolkata, July 11 Mr Dasgupta (81) died yesterday at Mumbai’s Breach Candy hospital due to heart ailment. The body was flown down to the city this morning and kept in the Peace Haven. He will be cremated tomorrow. He is survived by wife and a son and a daughter. Mr Dasgupta’s death was a great blow to the CPM and the Left Front remarked Mr Jyoti Basu. The Chief Minister, Mr Buddhadev Bhattacharyya said Sailenda was our guardian and now we have become guardianless without him. Mr Biman Bose, another CPM Politburo leader, who had been officiating as front chairman in the absence of the ailing Mr Dasgupta for some time past, remarked Sailenda had been a silent worker. He had worked silently for the party for long 60 years. His dedication and sacrifice are matters of inspiration to all of us. Though Mr Biman Bose has been officiating as chairman of the left front CPM leadership and the leaders of other partners of the front namely the RSP, the FB, the CPI want that Mr Jyoti Basu should be approached to take over as Left Front chairman. When Mr Basu stepped down on November 6 as Chief Minister, Mr Dasgupta himself had made the same proposal. At that time Mr Basu was not unwilling but still he wanted Mr Dasgupta to continue. |
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BJP plans interface between party, govt New Delhi, July 11 The first meeting of this kind, held yesterday at the party headquarters and attended by Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha and the Chief Ministers of the BJP ruled states, focused on evolving a mechanism to bring about better coordination between the party and the Government, the BJP President told newspersons today. Even Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee would be asked to come and brief the party leaders about the Indo-Pakistan summit at Agra so that our leaders could go and explain about the significance of the dialogue with Islamabad to our cadres and people, Mr Krishnamurthy said. |
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SC upholds Hiten Dalal’s sentence New Delhi, July 11 Dismissing Dalal’s appeal against the special court order, a three-judge Bench, comprising Mr Justice B.N. Kirpal, Mr Justice Ruma Pal and Mr Justice Brijesh Kumar, imposed a further cost of Rs 10,000 on him. With the final court upholding the trial court verdict, Dalal may soon be taken into custody to serve the sentence. The Supreme Court also upheld the trial court order imposing a fine of Rs 1 lakh on Dalal.
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Rivalry among dargah
caretakers Ajmer, July 11 The reverred Dargah of Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti is no stranger to it with difference of opinion prevailing among the various committees, involved in taking care of the complex, over the distribution of revenues. Although the members of the three committees do not openly discuss or have a confrontation over the issue, but there is an intense struggle between them over the control and the division of the revenue. There is a feeling of discontent among those supporting the Nazim of the
dargah, who is a government appointee and the Dewan, who claims to be the direct decendant of Khawaja Saheb that the Khadims
(Syeds and Sheikhs) not only take the majority share of the revenue but are also not ready to give them their due share in the day-to-day running of the 13th century shrine. The
Khadims, who claim to be the true decendants of Khawajaji, are not only the largest but also the most powerful community. Their main job is not only the upkeep of the main shrine but also performing of the “ziarat” (prayers) on behalf of the devotees. Their unrivalled access to the shrine as custodians and protectors also gives them the control over the offerings made to the Sufi saint. The rivalry is to the extent that the Khadims ensure that the Nazim takes care only of the outer periphery of the complex and the Dewan remains the monumental head. He has a role in all ceremonies but is not allowed a say in the day-to-day working. Besides, the
Khadims, who trace their roots and the control of small areas within the dargah to those who initially served the Garib Nawaz, also ensure that these facts are known to all visitors. Special stress is laid on visual display of any work that they might undertake at the
dargah. The supporters of Nazim feel that the Khadims should share the offerings they receive from the devotees with him. The only money that the Nazim and his committee members get is from the boxes that have been kept outside the shrine or from the guest houses which they run. The committee was formed under the Dargah Khawaja Saheb Act of 1955, for the
management and administrative control of the shrine. But after the Rajasthan Tenancy Act of 1956, it lost control of the property leaving it dependent on the collection from the boxes. On the other hand, the supporters of the Dewan feel that he should be given a greater say in the day-to-day working and also a greater share of the offerings. The Khadims and the Dewan are also reportedly fighting a legal battle over the issue. The
Khadims, on the other hand, say that being the true decendents and those
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“Ziarat”, they have the right to control the revenue. Besides, they point out that they used to share the revenue with the Dewan but have stopped it now due to the litigation. They also claim that the Dewan is not the “real
Dewan”. He is said to have left for Pakistan after Independence and the ones holding the position were chosen for being close to the real
Dewan. However, all these differences will take a back seat when President Pervez Musharraf visits the dargah on Monday. The three will be presenting a united picture with the Nazim welcoming him at the Buland Darwaza and the Khadims taking care of him at the Nizam Gate or the main gate, which was erected by Mir Osman Ali Khan, the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1911. The two will then introduce the Dewan to the visiting dignitary with the Khadims again taking over for the “ziarat” which General Musharraf will undertake at the shrine. |
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B’desh train reaches India on trial run
Gede (West Bengal), July 11 As the seven-compartment train (6403 Dn Sulabh Express) crossed over the Jaynagar border under Chudanga district of Bangladesh to chug into Indian territory here in Nadia district of Bengal, history was scripted after a gap of 36 years. It is the first time after 1965 that a passenger train from Bangladesh would be reaching Sealdah station in Kolkata. Dulal Chandra Mitra, Divisional Railway Manager, Sealdah, received the delgation led by Divisional Railway Manager of Pakshi in Bangladesh A.K.M. Mustafiqur Rahaman at the Gede border. Today’s arrival was the trial run for the actual service to be started after the general election in Bangladesh. The officials of the two countries would meet again to finalise the modalities.
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Tehelka probe:
govt told to file additional affidavits
New Delhi, July 11 The government should file additional affidavits on whether the procedures were followed in the 13 transactions or there were any deviation, and if so, the action taken thereafter the Commission said here. The government, represented by Additional-Solicitor General Kirit Rawal, said they would provide the Commission with the additional information sought by them.
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Delhi police to have mobile crime teams New Delhi, July 11 The Centre has approved the proposal recently given by the police for separate mobile crime teams and bomb disposal squads, the Commissioner of the Delhi police, Mr Ajai Raj Sharma, said at a function here today to award ranks to policemen selected for out-of-turn promotion. Each mobile crime team will comprise a dog squad, a photographer, a fingerprint technician. The team will be headed by a Sub-Inspector or Inspector. The aim of the mobile team would be to recover and preserve evidence gathered from the scene of the crime, he said. |
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Gen Bhagat takes over as Colonel, Mahar Regiment New Delhi, July 11 He was commissioned in the 5 Mahar (Borders) on December 25, 1965. During his career, he has held various command, staff and instructional appointments. He commanded the Indian brigade overseas on UNOSOM-II in Somalia in 1993-94. |
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