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Delhi turns up heat: Nepal
king meets Indian envoy
What
is India News Service, Monday, 7 February 2005, 1400 hrs IST
Gyanendra\92s promised action against Maoist insurgents, seeking to overthrow his rule, could take a hit because military supplies from India are unable to reach the Valley.
For the sixth consecutive day, the all-important Tribhuvan highway remained blocked because of a transport strike called by Left wing extremists.
That Kathmandu is feeling the heat, especially after New Delhi\92s firm stand against the royal coup, is also evident: King Gyanendra today met envoys of key nations, including India and US, and explained the reasons for seizing direct control of Nepal.
Sources confirmed that New Delhi, while it is committed to supply military equipment already in the pipeline, will review new military aid proposals.
The first casualty will be the critical hand-held thermal imagers deal. Almost through, the deal was expected to boost manifold the capability of the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA). Indian military aid to Nepal totals Rs 374 crore, apart from training the RNA in counter-insurgency.
But even military aid in the pipeline has been stopped in view of the Maoist blockade of the Tribhuvan highway. Those who have taken the highway to the Valley say that Maoists have been holding public meetings by the roadside.
Traffic from Birgunj and Nepalgunj has been stopped due to blockades at Dhading, 40 km short of the Valley. The Arniko highway also remains blocked beyond Dhulikhel on the Lhasa road.
Pak says no to Gujarat: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Sunday said its reservations over playing in Ahmedabad were based on "political reasons" and it did not want to play even a One-Dayer there.
Repoll today in 660 Bihar booths: The Election Commission today ordered repolling in 660 polling stations of Gaya, Jehanabad, Bhojpur and Newada districts of Bihar and nine polling booths in Girdhia district of Jharkhand tomorrow, where elections were held.
Govt favours unified command to tackle Naxals: The government today favoured the formation of a unified command comprising the Central and state law enforcement agencies to tackle the Naxalite problem. \93The Centre encourages states to form unified commands of their own, under the respective chief ministers, consisting of the state police and central paramilitary forces to deal with the Naxal menace,\94 Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil said.
Left sees red for being left out again: Yet again the Government has taken a decision without concluding consultations with the Left parties. The Left Front has alleged that while their discussions with the Power Ministry on the National Electricity Act 2003 was still underway, the Union Cabinet approved a policy.
Kalam fractures shoulder in a fall, to be operated on: President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam fractured his right shoulder after he slipped and fell during a walk today in the Rashtrapati Bhavan estate. He will undergo a surgery on Monday.
Natwar to visit Kabul, Islamabad: External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh will fly out on February 15 on a three-day visit, marking the first high-level visit to Afghanistan after the Presidential elections and also the first by an Indian foreign minister to Pakistan in 17 years.
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'Make intelligence agencies \91accountable\92 to Parliament': A former Intelligence Bureau official has stressed the need for invoking Acts of Parliament and constitutional modifications for making the intelligence and investigating agencies accountable to the supreme constitutional bodies of the nation.
32 killed in bus accident: Thirty-two people were killed and 29 injured in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir when a 90-seat passenger bus skidded and fell down a 300-ft gorge.
India puts its point across on Baglihar: India has sent a point-by-point rebuttal to the World Bank on the Baglihar Dam issue over which Pakistan had raised an objection and had sought the world body's intervention to stop the work till appointment of a "neutral expert".
Maya is still CBI 'property': Even as Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati prepares to taste freedom from the Taj Corridor scam, she may already have a problem in hand for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to her income.
States
Delhi rail station to get a 20-storey facelift: The Northern Railway is all geared up to give newlook to the New Delhi Railway Station before the flavour of Commonwealth Games envelopes the Capital. A new 20-storeyed building with commercial complex, VIP lounge, food plazas, a foreign exchange centre and an International Tourist Bureau will come up at the Ajmeri Gate Terminal besides the Metro station.
Himachal reels under intense cold wave: The mid and higher hills of Himachal Pradesh continued to shiver under freezing cold wave conditions as the entire tribal belt and other higher reaches had intermittent snowfall while the mid-hills were lashed by strong velocity icy winds accompanied by drizzle and snowflakes.
Two Naxals killed in Karnataka: Chief Minister Dharam Singh said that while his government was ready for talks with Naxalites it would not allow them to perpetrate violence.
Celebrations on in Dewan household: Family and friends of Bharti and Arvind Dewan today celebrated the arrival of their rescued child Arpit from Orissa, who was kidnapped by a maid servant from their Sriniwarpuri residence on January 31.
For some, Sting failed to rock: The Englishman sure seemed a bit alien this time. Not that Sting didn't get an audience. They came in hordes, kept Ring Road busy after 4 pm, and later fitted themselves at the venue as comfortably as sardines.
Dalit beaten to death by police: The Jalandhar district police tortured a Dalit youth to death after he refused to accept his involvement in a theft case.
A walk for a cause: Celebrities from different walks of life assembled at the sprawling Lodi Gardens in the Capital on a cold Sunday afternoon for a noble "cause".
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Neighbours
Nepalese leaders, ultras sneak into India: Fearing a crackdown in Nepal, political leaders, activists as well as extremists have slipped into India's bordering states.
Strategic system preferred over balance in arsenal: Pakistan is no more seeking to match India's conventional weapons and instead is focusing on strengthening its strategic systems.
Saarc 'people's summit' asks India to drop river project: A two-day Saarc 'people's summit' ended in Dhaka on Sunday, after adopting a 24-point draft declaration that the participants hoped would make the regional grouping more effective and people-oriented.
View from abroad
US redesigning N-weapons: American scientists have begun designing a new generation of nuclear arms meant to be sturdier and more reliable and to have longer lives.
NRI honoured by US cabinet: The House voted unanimously for Dalip Saund, the first Indian-American member of the US Congress.
Desis face graft charge in Canada: The Supreme Court of British Columbia has charged three PIOs with corruption.
Overall
Nepal king met Indian envoy: King Gyanendra explained why he took over, but Delhi may reconsider its military aid plans.
Pakistan is strengthening strategic systems: It is no longer trying to match India's conventional arsenal.
Himachal Pradesh is reeling: A cold wave is sweeping across the Himalayan state.
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