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Centre tells Assam to watch
out
for Pak-backed terror stikes
What is India News Service,
Wednesday, 20 October 2004, 2000 hrs IST
The Centre has alerted the Assam Government
about a possible strike by the ISI with the help of some militant outfits in different parts of Assam and the North-East to destabilise the ongoing peace process with insurgent Naga groups and the NDFB.
According to a senior state intelligence officer the ISI has instructed Dubai-based Dawood Ibrahim to organise simultaneous attacks in the North-East and Mumbai. The secret central report reveals the ISI has threatened Dawood Ibrahim that all support extended to him will be withdrawn if he fails to organise violence in India.
The ISI has reportedly made it clear that if Dawood fails to create disturbances in India it will back his rival, Chhota Shakil. Anwar, brother of Chhota Shakil, was recently in Pakistan.
The state intelligence department has had its first round of meeting with the Army intelligence to chalk out a strategy.
Naga CM offers to act as facilitator:
On the eve of another round of talks between the Centre and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) in Bangkok, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio offered his services as a \93facilitator\94.
Sharad Pawar wants Home at the Centre:
Buoyed by his sweeping success in Maharashtra, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar wants Home portfolio at the Centre in return for accepting a Congressman as Maharashtra Chief
Minister.
Advani to stick to
Hindutva, sure of turn-around: L K Advani on Wednesday charged the UPA coalition
with "playing and gambling" with the security of the country.
Left out in cold,
Kashmir leader slams Centre: Farooq Abdullah says that he is paying price for taking India\92s side,
and also accuses the Centre of \91helping\92 PDP win the recent bypolls.
Check atrocities on
SCs, NHRC chief tells Centre: National Human Rights Commission Chairman Justice
A S Anand, has written to the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, and 11 Union Ministries, asking them to implement recommendations on
prevention of atrocities against the scheduled castes.
BSP will be kingmaker next time, says Maya:
Citing the increase in her party's vote share in the Maharashtra Assembly poll, BSP chief Mayawati today said she was not disappointed by the results and asserted that the BSP would play the role of a "kingmaker" in the next state elections.
States
Deadlock on post of Chief Minister persists:
No breakthrough could be achieved for the third day today in talks between alliance partners-Congress and NCP-on the issue of next Maharashtra Chief Minister with both parties sticking to their positions and claiming the top post on the basis of their \93role\94 in the electoral victory.
Delhi's
answer to municipal babudom: Files in all the municipal offices will be converted into soft copies and all departments will be linked via intranet under a system known as "Work Flow Automation".
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Fresh raids on Thane excise commissioner yield Rs 2.2 cr:
After unravelling his massive racket recently, fresh CBI raids unearthed over Rs 2.2 crore from a flat of Central Excise Commissioner in Thane,
P K Ajwani, in Mumbai's Khar district, raising the total cash seized from him to over Rs
5 crore.
Taj
minaret tilting: The Uttar Pradesh Government today directed that an expert committee conduct a probe into a tilting minaret of Taj
Mahal.
Neighbours
Nepal rolls
out red carpet for Indian tourists: Indian travellers constituting the largest chunck of tourists to Nepal, the tourism authority there is looking to further increase traffic from its neighbouring country and is offering special sops to tourists from India.
Rocca holds wide-ranging talks
with Pakistan officials: US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Christina Rocca held wide-ranging talks with the top Pakistani leadership and senior officials here on Tuesday.
Bangla court hands down death penalty to three ex-Army officers: Three former Army officers were today sentenced to death by a Bangladesh court for murdering four national leaders inside the Dhaka Central Jail after the assassination of the country's founder, Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman.
Karzai heading for outright victory:
Afghan President Hamid Karzai was on course for an outright victory in the country\92s historic presidential election with almost a quarter of the votes counted from the poll 10 days ago.
View from abroad
Indian maid levels abuse charges against diplomat:
Shanti came to New York City in 1996 on the promise of $ 2,000 a month. Instead, the Indian domestic worker says she was paid only a fraction of the agreed amount and was subjected to emotional and physical torture by her Kuwaiti diplomat employer.
US blacklists 27 Muslim charities:
US Treasury Secretary John Snow on Tuesday issued a list of 27 charities, many of them based in Pakistan, and told Muslims they cannot give fitra or zakat to these organizations.
Veerappan tales excite Brits:
Britain has always been romantic about the likes of Robin Hood. So the story of Veerappan's death is a sort of thriller for many.
Overall:
Centre alerted Assam: Intelligence
reports say Pakistan could instigate militant groups to violent strikes to
disrupt government-rebel talks.
Row
erupted over Veerappan's cremation: His wife came to claim his body, but the
police weren't willing to oblige.
Karzai led in
Afghanistan polls: He is poised for an outright victory.
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