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Nation & States
India will seek Bangladesh help
to raid insurgent training camps
What is India News Service,
Tuesday, September 14, 2004, 1200 hrs IST
India is convinced Bangladesh is colluding with Pakistan's ISI in running at least 195 training camps
for north-eastern insurgent groups, and on Monday decided to ask Dhaka to launch
a joint operation to dismantle
them.
To get Dhaka to agree to a joint assault, Delhi will offer a similar operation to eliminate camps of Shanti Vahini activists, alleged to be
working out of India.
"We are prepared for a joint operation or an inspection if they think that there are any camps
on our territory," Home Ministry's Joint Secretary (North-East) Rajiv Aggarwal
said.
Kalam for new world body to tackle terrorism: President A P J Abdul Kalam has opined that no country should have veto power in the UN and
underlined the need for a new world body to tackle global terrorism.
Army
against withdrawal of Special Powers Act: The Chief of the Army Staff, N.C. Vij, today told the Union Home Minister, Shivraj Patil, that counter-insurgency operations in Manipur would be compromised if the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was further diluted.
US envoy slams 'terrorism':
The United States sees the violent upsurge against Indian rule in Jammu and Kashmir as terrorism, which it believes is akin in spirit and form to the Al Qaeda attacks of 9/11, US Ambassador to India David Mulford has said.
Army bans religious symbols in vehicles:
To maintain its secular credentials, the Army has forbidden display of religious symbols on its
vehicles.
VHP renews threat to demolish Afzal tomb:
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad said the nation could achieve cultural and religious freedom only
by removing "symbols of slavery".
Shibu
Soren wants to be back in cabinet: The former Union Minister today demanded that he be taken back into the Cabinet. He told reporters that all the cases against him were politically motivated.
Trishul
launch aborted: A last-minute technical snag in the radar system forced the Integrated Test Range authority to abort the test-firing of the short-range surface-to-air missile.
SC
concerned over manual scavenging: Taking serious note of the silence of eight States on steps taken to abolish manual scavenging, the Supreme Court
has summoned their Principal Secretaries on October 1.
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Siddha manuscripts chosen for digitisation project: Six thousand and five hundred rare Siddha manuscripts have been chosen for a pilot project of
digitisation in Tamil Nadu. Illustrated manuscripts of Orissa (3,500), Vaishnava manuscripts of the Majuli Islands of Assam (4,000), Kashmiri manuscripts (6,000) and Kudiyattam manuscripts of Kerala (1,000) have also been chosen for the project, which will be completed by the
year-end.
SC suggests code for tricolour:
The Supreme Court on Monday asked a public interest litigation (PIL) mover, Seema Nayar, to amend her petition regarding \93dishonour\94 of the tricolour during BJP leader Uma Bharti's \93Tiranga
Yatra\94. The judge wondered why no one took note of disrespect to the flag by models
and cricket fans.
States
Tamil
Nadu police on the back foot: Rudely jolted by disclosures of an accused
woman's police links, the police administration is making efforts to salvage the image of the force, once considered the best in the country.
3 of family killed in J&K: Suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba militants today killed three members of a Gujjar family in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Move to demolish court building
causes concern: Various organisations in the Nilgiris, supported by Intach,
are opposing the move to demolish a heritage building.
Punjab power crisis deepens: Punjab has requested the Centre to help tide over
its power crisis. It has asked industry to shut down two days a week.
Memo for
Andhra cop: Senior IPS official A Sivasankar has been issued a show-cause notice
for allegedly giving wrong information to acquire a medal for himself and two others.
Shift signal puts tribals on toes:
Tribal organisations in Jharkhand have threatened a massive agitation in protest against the delimitation exercise underway to redraw Assembly and Lok Sabha segments.
Neighbours
Pakistan launches missile craft:
The Pakistan Navy launched a missile carrying ship and announced it had reached yet another milestone
in using indigenous resources.
'Arms for peace' expo opens:
Pakistan president Musharraf said in Karachi on Monday that Pakistan had no offensive designs against any country and only wanted to safeguard its honour and integrity.
View from abroad
Eat Indian curry to prevent cancer:
Eating curry can actually stop you getting cancer, according to a professor of Chicago's Loyola University Medical Centre.
Policewoman refuses to take off headscarf:
A Muslim policewoman in Paris has annoyed her superiors and stoked a national debate in France over headscarves after refusing to take off her own head covering on religious grounds, a police union said on Monday.
Iran wants Kashmiris' wishes respected:
Iranian President Syed Mohammad Khatami on Monday said Tehran wanted the Kashmir issue to be resolved in accordance with the wishes of the Kashmiri people.
Overall:
India wants N-E insurgent camps
dismantled: Delhi is proposing joint operations with Bangladesh.
Army
opposed special powers withdrawal: It said such a
move would affect its ability to deal with insurgency.
Culture ministry shortlisted manuscripts:
Important works in the regional languages will be digitised.
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