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India says Kashmir solution
can't be "territorial"
What is India News Service, Thursday, 25 November 2004, 2000 hrs IST
India stressed Wednesday that it was not looking at "territorial solutions" to Jammu and Kashmir even as Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said he had discussed the "essence" of Musharraf's "proposals" with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Aziz, however, clarified that no proposals on Kashmir were presented to India and that the options listed for discussion by Musharraf were merely the basis for internal debate within Pakistan.
The Pakistani leader, who called on President Abdul Kalam, also met Commerce Minister Kamal Nath and Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar. He left for Pakistan after addressing a joint meeting of business associations.
Doctor gives Aziz patient hearing: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday expressed their resolve to move ahead with the peace process, agreeing that is was important to address all issues, including the complex problem of Jammu and Kashmir.
UPA govt compromising national security, says Vajpayee: The former prime minister accused the UPA government of giving a free hand to terrorists and pursuing anti-people policies.
Pakistan rules out accepting LoC as border: Shaukat Aziz is not keen on turning the Line of Control into a permanent border.
Pakistan offers India 'last chance' on dam project: Pakistan has offered India 'a last chance' to salvage their bilateral talks over the disputed Baglihar dam project by the end of this month or face mediation by the World Bank.
Preserve 'Hindu ethos', says Advani: The BJP leader urged preservation of the "Hindu ethos" to "prevent" the Congress, the Communists and other political forces from "obfuscating the Hindu identity of our culture and civilisation".
Kashmiri militant inspired by Netaji: He spent his best years in Indian jails. He was just 22 when he crossed the Line of Control and fell into the hands of the Indian security forces.
Chandrayaan to carry payload: The challenge ahead is that even after the payload hits the moon's surface, its instruments have to work properly for data collection.
Partial rollback in LPG hike: A few hours after the UPA-Left coordination committee meeting on Wednesday, the government decided to partially roll back the price hike in cooking gas.
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Kanchi Acharya Case: A What is India Compilation
Accused says cops forced him to confess
In a setback to the police in the murder case in which the Kanchi Shankaracharya has been arrested, a key suspect on Wednesday told a Magistrate Court at Kanchipuram that he was forced by the police to make a judicial confession last week.
SC refuses to hear Kanchi seer\92s case: The Supreme Court dismissed a PIL seeking transfer of the probe into the murder case against Kanchi seer Shankaracharya to the CBI.
Karunanidhi keeps up tirade: Two days after expressing suspicion that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was driven by some personal motive in getting the Kanchi Shankaracharya arrested in a murder case, DMK president M Karunanidhi on Wednesday said the seer's inclusion in a second case only strengthened his doubts and suspicions about her motives.
Website launched: The website says it will present facts about the Shankaracharya in a fair manner so that \93the truth\94 is made known to his devotees the world over.
OPINION
Tamil Nadu's communal brew
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has threatened legal action against those who have alleged that the state police's prosecution of the Kanchi Shankaracharya, Sri Jayendra Saraswati, is a witch-hunt, motivated by personal interests. Her ire is directed especially against her key adversary, DMK chief M Karunanidhi.
Yesterday's headlines
Seer booked in two more cases
Jaya threatens to sue DMK, BJP leaders
Opportunistic and unprincipled politics, says Jaya
Second case shocks followers
Acharya's arrest to figure at Ranchi BJP meet
Togadia wants case shifted out of Tamil Nadu
HC bars Appu from going to US
Police and defence affidavits.
Full text in PDF format
More stories in earlier editions of What is India:
17 November 2004
18 November 2004
19 November 2004
20 November 2004
22 November 2004
23 November 2004
24 November 2004
Special:
Nov 11 turned out like Sept 11
NRI organisations across the United States, outraged by Sri Jayendra Saraswati's arrest and incarceration, are praying and doing their bit for an acharya they hold in high esteem. A round-up by PRAKASH M SWAMY
What is India Report
What does it mean to be a Hindu in India?
Unease grows in the hearts of common Indians as they watch
a revered saint being arrested and humiliated, writes Soumya Sitaraman
What is India Editorial
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States
Coalminers' strike near-total: The coal workers' strike in the Singareni Collieries, sponsored by five revolutionary trade unions, was near-total in nine out of 13 areas. The strike call evoked literally no response in the four areas of the company in Khammam district.
Kannada film stars plan dharna: Exhibitors turned around and said they would abide by the three-week moratorium and were open for talks with the government to resolve pending issues.
Controversy over tenders rocks AP: The TDP accused the government of \93misleading\94 the public on the HC ruling squashing the tenders and demanded an all-party meeting to discuss the issue.
Farm loan rate cut by 1 pc in Haryana: Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala announced a 1 per cent cut in the interest rate for farm loans from cooperative banks in the state.
Neighbours
Plea to grant protective bail to Benazir: The Pakistan People's Party has appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan to grant protective bail to PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto, to help her end her exile and return to the country.
View from abroad
Qadeer gave N-bomb designs to Iran, alleges CIA: The US Central Intelligence Agency has now officially accused Dr A. Q. Khan of providing Iran with technology and equipment for making a nuclear bomb, indicating a major shift in US approach to the dispute.
Canada dream still alive for immigrants: For thousands of immigration hopefuls left out in the cold by the Canadian government, life in the maple country may not be a distant dream anymore. After years of waiting and a protracted legal battle, the country's ministry dealing with immigration issues has held out the proverbial olive branch, saying that a slew of new changes may not affect the prospects of those who had applied before the changes were made.
Overall
India said no territory trade-off: Visiting Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz spoke to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and India ruled out a "territorial solution" to Kashmir.
Police suffered setback in Kanchi seer case: One of the accused said he had been beaten up and forced by policemen to sign blank papers.
Coalminers struck work: Nine out of 13 areas stopped working, following a strike call issued by radical trade unions.
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