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Bomb blasts rock Assam
What is India News Service,
Wednesday, 9 March 2005, 1800 hrs IST
Suspected militants of the United Liberation Front of Asom
(ULFA) on Wednesday triggered eight blasts in different parts of the State. Four blasts took place
in Guwahati, including one at the Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi international airport, injuring two persons.
A Sub-Inspector was killed and the officer-in-charge of a police station injured while defusing a bomb in lower Assam's Bongaigaon district. Police recovered two unexploded bombs here.
An unexploded bomb had been found near the airport this evening. Army experts were rushed to defuse the unexploded bomb.
Three blasts occurred at Fancy Bazaar, Dispur and Sonapur in the evening. While two persons, including a policeman, were injured in the blast near the Sonapur police outpost, there was no casualty in the other blasts. In Dispur, the blast occurred near a private hospital while the one in Fancy Bazaar occurred near a police outspost.
The Inspector-General of Police (Special Branch), Khagen Sharma, said that the police were trying to ascertain if the explosions were caused by programmable time delay devices.
100 per cent funding
for ant-Naxal drive: Eight naxalite-affected States would be given 100 per cent Central funding under the revised scheme for Modernisation of State Police Forces, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
India invites Pervez to watch match:
India has invited Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to watch one of the matches in the current Indo-Pak cricket series and Pakistan said the General was \93positively thinking\94 of visiting India.
SC snubs
Razi: Hold Jharkhand test on Friday, we shall watch: Creating ripples in political circles and overturning Governor Syed Sibtey Razi's ruling, the Supreme Court on Wednesday advanced the trial of strength in the Jharkhand Assembly from March 15 to March
11.
Efforts on to reduce accidents: Air Chief:
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi said here on Wednesday that the IAF is making all efforts to reduce air accidents including changing the training process of the fighter pilots.
JD(U) wants Paswan to arrange 67 MLAs
States
35 BJP MLAs rebel against Modi:
Amid allegations of tapping of their phone calls, over 35 BJP MLAs from Gujarat today met senior party leader Keshubhai Patel to air their grievances against Chief Minister Narendra Modi\92s style of functioning.
Congress acts tough in Kerala:
The Congress leadership this time has resolved to act tough with rebels in Kerala and the suspension of Mr K Muralidharan at the very outset is a signal to Karunakaran supporters that a repeat of past performances won't be tolerated. Unlike in the past when Chief Minister AK Antony favoured a consensual approach, Mr Oomen Chandy has asked for tough action.
Nirupam, Shiv Sena\92s North face, is fired:
Shiv Sena\92s north Indian face and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Nirupam was today thrown out of the party. He later claimed he was paying the price for raking up the issue of BJP leader Pramod Mahajan\92s alleged involvement in a Reliance
Infocomm controversy.
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Fresh landslides block
Jammu-Srinagar highway: Fresh landslides blocked the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on Thursday disrupting traffic again, police said.
Employee dies while preventing robbery:
An alleged bid to loot an industrial firm today was foiled owing much to the courage shown by an employee who died fighting the robbers. In another incident, a Senior Manager of a cooperative bank was allegedly shot at and robbed of Rs 15 lakh by gangsters.
Punjab for trade transit with Pak:
With an aim to start the proposed bus service between Nankana Sahib and Amritsar by the coming
Baisakhi, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will lay the foundation stone of the \93widening road project\94 at the holy Sikh Shrine during his visit to Pakistan.
Fog makes surprise return to Capital:
Visiblity in Palam area, where the Indira Gandhi international airport is located, dropped to about 100 metres on Thursday morning.
Bangarappa resigns from Lok Sabha: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Bangarappa, who quit the BJP to join the Samajwadi Party, on Thursday resigned from the Lok
Sabha.
Neighbours
B\92desh forces continue firing to stop fencing:
Firing by the Bangladesh Rifles continued in a bid to stop the ongoing fencing works by India along the international border, four days after a flag meeting with BSF officials at Sabroom in South
Tripura.
View from abroad
World Bank freezes Nepal aid: Nepal's royal government received another blow on Wednesday as the World Bank refused to inject fresh development assistance.
Overall
Sonia keen on seat quotas for women:
The Congress leader said her party would
pave the way to give women their democratic due.
Judicial panel says false evidence deserves punishment: It said giving
false testimony was as grave as committing a crime.
NRI made a mark in engineering: A young engineer has won acclaim for
thinking up cost reduction strategies.
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