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Temple move intended to Indo-US military exercises on Three more held for plot
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India, Ukraine sign
extradition treaty Jogi unveils plan to promote tourism New Home Secy Arrested MLA faints in court Panorama must go on: film-makers
Cholera claims four lives in
Vadodara
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Temple move intended to confuse
SCs: VP New Delhi, October 3 “When they (BJP) saw the strength of the oppressed section of the Hindu society, which was coming up for justice and equal rights (after the implementation of the report), they used religion to confuse them and history is a testimony to such attempts,” Mr V.P. Singh said. He was deposing before the Justice Liberhan Commission, which is probing into the sequences that led to the demolition of the disputed site in Ayodhya. “Finally, the temple movement was an attempt to maintain the oppressive status quo of the present caste system which keeps the Hindu society deeply divided,” he submitted. Describing the demolition as a turning point in the history of India, former Prime Minister said it had a dangerous psychological impact on the Muslim youth which could be exploited by anti-national forces and that he had pleaded with Muslim leaders to stop the youth from taking the confrontationist path. Giving details about the events that led to the implementation of the report, he said there was strong support for the report in Indian politics. |
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Indo-US military exercises on New Delhi, October 3 The exercise with Indian troops and airmen, the first of its kind in North America, will continue till October 11. It is designed to familiarise the Indian military with some US training techniques and equipment, and give US soldiers an opportunity to interact with the soldiers and airmen from India, according to the US Embassy here. Sponsored by the US Pacific Command, Geronimo Thrust-02 will have the Indian Army training along with soldiers from 1-501st PIR (172nd Separate Infantry Brigade, US Army, Alaska). The Indian forces include a platoon of 32 soldiers, 10 pathfinders, eight senior Indian Army and Air Force observers, 35 IAF personnel and an IL-76 aircraft. The exercise includes a training phase, an airborne mission, a manoeuvre portion and foot march. Geronimo Thrust-02 will provide a great opportunity to demonstrate US training techniques to Indian Army personnel, enhance the ability of US forces to integrate with foreign forces with non-NATO standard equipment into a broad spectrum of operations, promote bilateral cooperation and goodwill between the Indian and US armies and integrate USAF and IAF forces into joint and combined operations. The exercise will consist of several phases. During the training portion the forces will conduct ground training and equipment familiarisation and day and night jumps. Forces will also conduct an airborne mission in which the Indian pathfinders and scouts will jump along with US scouts and platoons. They will also jump from an IL-76. Finally the exercises will involve manoeuvre portion and finish with a foot march. |
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Three more held for plot to kill Advani Ahmedabad, October 3 Joint Commissioner of Police P.P. Pandey said here that the three were picked up early this morning and interrogations were on. “No formal arrest has been made”, he said. Police sources in Rajkot refused to answer any query on the matter. A city court had yesterday sent suspected JeM militant Samirkhan Pathan, allegedly involved in hatching the conspiracy, and his six associates to 14 days’ police remand. Pathan (30) was arrested at the Ahmedabad State Transport terminus on September 27 by Crime Branch sleuths after he arrived from Mumbai.
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Salem faces 71 cases in India New Delhi, October 3 The Delhi police has dug out cases as old as that of 1998 in which the name of Abu Salem had figured for the first time in a case where a man wanted to settle his property dispute with his brother. The case against Abu Salem was registered on August 25, 1998, at Lajpat Nagar when a man allegedly approached controversial politician Romesh Sharma for settling his dispute with his brother. The police claimed that Romesh Sharma had in turn sought help of Abu Salem in settling the dispute. The police procured a non-bailable warrant against Abu Salem in a case of alleged extortion when three persons — C.P. Rai, Ishtiaq and Sadiq — were arrested. A Delhi court on October 1 issued a non-bailable warrant against Abu Salem for allegedly running an organised crime syndicate for extorting money from businessmen in the Capital. The court also allowed the police to take help of the CBI in extraditing the gangster from Portugal.
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India, Ukraine sign
extradition treaty New Delhi, October 3 The two countries also signed a treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters and an agreement on merchant shipping. The three accords were signed in the presence of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and visiting Ukraine President Leonid Kuchma after their extensive talks here this evening. Official sources said the two leaders reviewed the international situation besides the progress in mutual cooperation. |
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Jogi unveils plan to promote tourism New Delhi, October 3 The State Tourism Board with the backing of the state government has worked out special packages with the view to promoting the remote tribal areas of Chhattisgarh for tourism, specially for foreign tourists. Not only is the board trying to sell the thick forests of Chhattisgarh to the foreign tourists, but also the Chitrakote Waterfalls, which are the biggest in the country. The focus, however, will be on Bastar which continues to remain one of the most backward regions of the world. Mr Jogi addressing the media here today said the state government had decided to accord industry status to tourism to promote the rich cultural heritage and the abundant natural beauty as the unique selling point of Chhattisgarh. He said there was probably no other place in the country or the world where “some tribal people of the state still live in the stone age while people like me are living in the 21st century,” As an effort to bring Chhattisgarh on the world tourism map, the state had worked out six to eight days of travel package comprising Bastar unveiled, royal and tribal experience and Bastar’s Dasehra extravaganza as their theme. The board planned to provide accommodation in Royal Tents as part of the proposal. State Tourism Board chief Dr A Jayathilak said, “The first issue that we will need to address through our communication is the total lack of awareness of where Chhattisgarh is. Therefore, the initial phase of our activity will focus on providing information on the state and what it can offer the tourist. The board has identified Bastar as the first destination to be promoted. Interestingly, Bastar is the largest district in India and is a veritable ‘living museum’, a ‘tribal planet’. In addition to tribal tourism and Bastar’s festivals, the Board would focus on its handicrafts as well as eco-tourism and adventure tourism. |
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New Home Secy New Delhi, October 3 He will be succeeding Mr Kamal Pande, who will take over as Cabinet Secretary on November 1. Mr Gopalaswamy, 58, a 1966 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, is Culture Secretary at present. |
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Arrested MLA faints in court Thiruvananthapuram, October 3 After her arrest under a non-bailable warrant, the Crime Branch team brought her to the court, but she collapsed on the ground floor of the court complex in Vanchiyur in the city. She was immediately taken to a rest room in the court building and a doctor was summoned. She was then rushed to the hospital. Crime Branch sources said a report would be furnished in the court on the circumstances in which she could not be immediately produced before the CJM. Meanwhile, the CJM Mr N.K. Jose, later visited the hospital and remanded her in judicial custody till October 11. Her bail application will be considered tomorrow. Ms Sobhana was arrested from her Aakkulam residence in the city at 2 p.m.
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Panorama must go on: film-makers New Delhi, October 3 Speakers at the open forum on “Indian Panorama as a role model” at the ongoing 33rd IFFI here agreed that the Panorama must be continued as it had helped film-makers to gain recognition overseas. The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) will have its own jury during IFFI next year. This decision was taken at the Annual meeting of the Indian chapter of the FIPRESCI earlier this week, where renowned critic and author Aruna Vasudev was re-elected president of the chapter.
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Cholera claims four lives in Vadodara
Vadodara, October 3 District health officials claimed that the situation was now under control though 71 more cases were registered today at different public health centres (PHCs) and community health centres in the Padra taluka, taking to 180 the total number of those affected. Official sources said, so far 51 patients had been discharged since the outbreak of the disease on September 30, while 129 others were now admitted to PHCs and hospitals. Twelve patients had been shifted to the SSG hospital here following deterioration in their condition. Senior Health and district officials were camping in Kanjat, Abhor and Sapla villages, said to be the worst-hit. A seven-member team of doctors from the SSG hospital today rushed to the affected villages to check the spread of the disease to other areas. The authorities have declared five villages- Kanjat, Abhor, Sapla, Sankariapura and Masar- as cholera affected. Several cases of diarrhoes and vomiting were also reported from Balani, Nidra and Gameta villages in the taluka. A total of 14 cases tested cholera positive so far, the sources said.
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