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The First Challenge Special supplement
to mark the 150th anniversary of India’s
first War of Independence.
Monday,
September
15,
2008, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
Six detained for Delhi blasts
Cycle shop owner questioned New Delhi, September 14
A day after five blasts rocked the Capital, the Delhi police today claimed to have gathered “vital clues” on the terrorist attacks which left more than 25 dead and over 100 injured. Official sources put the death toll at 21.
Terror Mail
Mumbai man quizzed
The mail was sent from the open WiFi connection subscribed to by Kamran Power Systems owned by KM Kamath of Chembur Mumbai, September 14
The anti-terror squad of the Mumbai police is questioning a city businessman after an email sent by those who set off blasts in Delhi yesterday was traced to his Internet Protocol address.
Who is
Tauriq? A manhunt has been launched to trace Tauriq, who has emerged as the main suspect. Tauriq, a qualified engineer and an expert in computers, is believed to have links with SIMI. He could have hacked the WiFi system in Mumbai to send the terror e-mail to various media houses.
Rags to riches The Delhi police announced an award of Rs 50,000 to rag pickers who helped the security agencies to trace four live bombs that were defused.
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All eyes on garbage bins New Delhi, September 14
The garbage bins across the city were in the limelight today as passers-by cast a curious look at the green and blue containers, where many explosives of the Delhi serial blasts were kept by the perpetrators.
Punjab, Himachal
on hit list New Delhi, September 14
Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh are on the target list of Indian Mujahideen (IM). The email sent by the organisation yesterday to various newspapers and TV channels says “It is not at all difficult for us to attack you (India) in states like Punjab,
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh”.
‘Shaheen’
force behind blasts?
Bomb carriers may have included women and children New Delhi, September 14
The ministry of home affairs today suggested setting up courts to deal
with cases of terror. The home minister reviewed the situation.
Test series against India Australia to review
security after blasts Melbourne, September 14
The bomb blasts in Delhi cast a shadow on the upcoming tour to India
with Cricket Australia (CA) saying it will review the security situation
before proceeding with the four-match Test series.
Six children, 3 UN staffers die in
Afghan violence Kabul, September 14
Six children were killed in a bomb explosion in Afghanistan today while a suicide car bomb blew up a marked United Nations vehicle and killed two Afghan doctors and a driver, the officials said.
Tribune Special
On India visit, Nepal PM may drop Kosi project
The Kosi river is called Sapta Koshi or Koshi in Nepal. A trans-boundary river between Nepal and India, it is one of the largest tributaries of the
Ganga. The Kosi is also called the “River of Sorrow” as floods every year leave a trail of destruction in Nepal as well as in Bihar, affecting lakhs of people, mostly on the Indian side. New Delhi, September 14
Nepal is likely to ‘drop’ the proposed multipurpose high dam project on the Kosi river which creates a flood havoc every year in the Himalayan state and Bihar, and demand a review of a treaty signed between the two countries in 1954 for the management of water resources.
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