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India's second satellite
launch pad ready
What is India News Service,
Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 1400 hrs IST
President APJ Abdul Kalam will dedicate to the nation on Wednesday the second launch pad at Sriharikota from where two satellites would be launched on May 5.
Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) there will also brief him on the launch of the satellites - Cartosat-I and Hamsat - aboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from the newly-built pad at the Satish Dhawan space centre, a Rashtrapati Bhawan spokesman said.
Cartosat-I is the country's new remote sensing satellite, which will be used for imaging and mapping with high resolution stereoscopic cameras while Hamsat will provide a unique opportunity for amateur radio operators who can provide useful service in remote areas during disasters or emergency situation.
The President would later be visiting Andaman and Nicobar Island, which was hit by killer tsunami on December 26 last year. During his visit, Dr Kalam would acquaint himself with the long term rehabilitation plans for those affected by the tsunami disaster and interact with officials on these plans.
Speaker\92s
ultimatum to Jaya Prada: Lok
Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has issued an ultimatum to seven Lok Sabha
Members, including cine actress turned politician Jaya Prada, to submit their
assets and liabilities declaration by May 16.
Naqvi
meets Advani: BJP vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi met the party
president, L.K. Advani, on Tuesday. This comes close on the heels of Mr. Naqvi's
remarks that the BJP would be led by a second-rung leader in the next general
elections.
Security
tightened at Baglihar: Security at the Baglihar project has been tightened
following intercepts that revealed that militants were planning to target it and
kidnap foreigners working there, a top police official said here on Tuesday.
MPs
for monitors to curb chopper crashes:
With the political class increasingly becoming victims of
helicopter crashes, the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday saw concern being expressed from
across the partylines over the spate of accidents involving choppers. MPs asked
the Centre to put in place an effective inspection mechanism to prevent such
accidents.
Govt jobs only
after dowry details: SC:
With a view to curbing the menace of dowry, the Supreme Court has asked the
Centre and states to consider making it a rule for every employee to furnish
information at the time of his recruitment whether he had taken dowry, if he was
married when applying for the job.
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"Implement
Dowry Prohibition Act''
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Lalu
wants to bare all to SC in-camera: In an unusual request, railway
minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday sought the Supreme Court to
"communicate" with it "in confidence" about his apprehension
on the composition of a Patna High Court bench constituted to hear his petition
challenging sanction for his prosecution in the disproportionate assets case.
States
Bar
girls' demand: Hundreds of dance bar girls staged a demonstration in south
Mumbai on Tuesday. They were demanding alternative source of livelihood
following the Maharashtra Government's decision to clamp a ban on dance bars.
Punjab
VAT sops of Rs 350 cr: While the Punjab Council
of Ministers today further diluted the provisions relating to value added tax,
it also announced concessions worth Rs 350 crore for farmers, traders,
manufacturers, exporters and customers by removing certain items from the tax
slabs of 12.5 and 4 per cent to zero per cent.
Neighbours
Cops
crush scribes' march in Pak: Police crushed a journalists\92 march near the
parliament house on Tuesday, virtually turning a press freedom day into a police
freedom day and provoking strong rebuke.
Indian
envoy briefs Natwar on Nepal situation:
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shanker Mukherjee, who is in New Delhi for
\91consultations\92 on the latest political developments in Nepal following the
lifting of emergency, briefed Foreign Minister Natwar Singh.
View from abroad
India,
Pakistan not better off with N-weapons: US:
The United States said on Tuesday that it did not believe India
and Pakistan were better off possessing nuclear weapons.
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