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Nation
& States
Infiltration
is on the rise,
says chief of army staff
What is India News
Service, August 19, 2004, 2200 hrs IST
Islamabad holds an undiminished
capability to control cross-border terrorism, and infiltration
attempts from across the Line of Control (LoC) have increased, officials
in Delhi say.
While the annual report of the Ministry of Home
Affairs, released here today, says \93Pakistan has not yet abandoned
exporting cross-border terrorism as an instrument of state policy to
achieve the so-called unfinished agenda of Partition,\94 Chief of
the Army Staff General N.C. Vij minced no words while pointing out
that infiltration attempts in Jammu and Kashmir had shown a sharp
rise recently; almost double the figures of last year.
\93There is no doubt that infiltration attempts are increasing
day by day,\94 General Vij told reporters, but asserted that with
the completion of the anti-infiltration fencing and placement of
advanced detection equipment, the Army was getting a good success
rate in curbing infiltration.
\93Almost 85 per cent of these attempts are being detected and
dealt with in an appropriate way by the security forces,\94 the Army
chief said after flagging off a 22-member Dogra Regiment expedition
to the world\92s third-highest peak (8,611 m), Mount Kanchenjunga on
the Indo-Nepalese border.
Manipur agitators turn down talks offer:
Apunba Lup spokesman said the agitation for the withdrawal of the AFSPA would be
extended to other north-eastern states.
Best
Bakery trial to move to Mazgaon court: Sessions
judge Abhay Thipsay, who is conducting the Best Bakery carnage
re-trial, shifted to Maharashtra from Gujarat on a Supreme Court
directive, today visited the Mazgaon court in South Mumbai where
preparations are being made for hearing in this sensational case.
2 Indian lifters in dope net:
Even as Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was winning his silver medal, Indian officials were sitting on a powderkeg. Two Indian weightlifters had failed dope tests at the Oly-mpics. Pratima Kumari, India\92s lifter in the 63-kg category, had tested positive for testosterone, a banned steroid.
Why
was the terror intelligence withheld?: Indian intelligence
officials have voiced concern over the withholding of
terrorism-related information by the United States \97 information
New Delhi believes could be key to saving lives.
Justice
Verma for cleansing judiciary: Former
Chief Justice of India (CJI) J S Verma, who has remained the focus
of attention, be it due to his bold initiative as NHRC Chairman on
the Gujarat riots or forcing the CBI to probe the Jain-Hawala case
against top politicians, has emphasised the need to cleanse the
judiciary.
Court to frame charges afresh in Best Bakery retrial:
The special court conducting the Best Bakery retrial today said it would frame charges afresh and asked
the Gujarat police to publish in newspapers photographs of those
absconding.
PM promises all steps to get hostages released: Manmohan
Singh assured the Rajya Sabha that the Government was making every
effort to secure as early as possible the release of the three
Indian nationals being held hostage in Iraq over the past.
Truckers
plan strike: Truckers owing allegiance to the All-India Motor
Transport Congress (AIMTC) will go on a nationwide indefinite strike
from August 21 to protest imposition of service tax.
Govt turns back glare on coffin scam:
The ministry of defence is considering a fresh probe into allegations that bribes were paid to sell coffins to India to transport the army\92s dead in the 1999 Kargil war.
States
Dictionary of technical sign language released:
The International Human Resource Development Centre for the Disabled (IHRDC) has released a comprehensive technical
sign language dictionary to help special educators share their expertise and train the hearing impaired without any communication barrier.
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10
killed in Kashmir during Kalam's visit:
Ten
people, including the chief of a militant group, were killed in
occupied Kashmir on Thursday as President Abdul Kalam began a rare
visit to the held state.
SC orders status quo; CET issue for larger Bench:
The apex court maintained the status quo of its order of 50:50 ratio for the government seats and management seats in the unaided colleges.
Rs.
52 crores for Kanyakumari medical college: Tamil
Nadu will spend Rs.52 crores for expanding and upgrading the
Kanyakumari Medical College and hospital.
Fear of flood cripples life:
The fear of a flash flood has taken its toll of both the people and the economy of Himachal
Pradesh.
Neighbours
Faisal
denies arrest of Osama's driver: Interior
Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat on Thursday denied a TV channel report
that a man said to be a driver of Al Qaeda network chief Osama Bin
Laden had been arrested during a raid conducted at Lal Masjid two
days ago.
2 Qaeda suspects held in Peshawar:Two Al Qaeda suspects believed to be Algerian and Iraqi were arrested on Thursday in an exchange of fire with the Anti-Terrorist Force (ATF) and intelligence agencies in an upscale locality on the outskirts of Peshawar.
Pak
court allows Indian woman to stay for now: A
Pakistani court has allowed an Indian woman married to a Pakistani
to stay in the country until a decision on the govt's refusal to
grant her citizenship, her lawyer said on Friday.
'Cantonments
vital for development, security':
Musharraf has said that the
construction of military cantonments in various parts of the country
has not only enhanced operational preparedness of the troops but
also helped in developing these areas and maintaining
security.
'Three
Taliban fighters killed':
Three suspected Taliban
fighters, including "a senior commander," and a soldier
have been killed in a raid by Afghan military forces, an official
said on Thursday.
View from
abroad
Britain's
religious map set to change: Although the vast majority of white
Britons describe themselves as Christian, most admit religion plays
little part in their everyday lives, a government research has
revealed. But a strikingly different picture emerges among black and
Asian communities, who report that their faith is a crucial part of
their identity. And in a pointer that Britain's religious map is
likely to change dramatically over the next decade, the number of
young Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus who stress the importance of their
religion far outstrips the young Christians who profess the same
strength of faith.
Sonia
world's third most powerful lady: Forbes has ranked Sonia
Gandhi as world's third most powerful woman after US National
Security Advisor and Chinese Vice Premier.
Kerry
vows to reverse job losses: Democratic presidential candidate
John Kerry promised laid-off workers that the United States under
his leadership would stop helping companies that send jobs overseas
and instead give breaks to those that keep them in America.
Microsoft
error on maps dents its ties with India: Microsoft spent
millions in withdrawing maps which showed J&K as being outside
India.
Asia, Africa need to define new multilateralism, says India:
Advocating a new strategic partnership between
Africa and Asia, India on Friday highlighted the importance for the
two continents to shape a multilateral order and jointly resolve to
eliminate poverty, hunger, illiteracy and disease.
Overall:
Delhi said infiltration was on
the rise: Officials and
senior army men are blaming Pakistan for not reining in
infiltrators.
Forbes ranked Sonia No 3: The magazine said she was the third
most powerful woman in the world.
Kerry promised to reverse offsourcing wave: If elected, he
said he would encourage companies that stayed put in the US.
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