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October 4 High alert sounded along LoC to stop JKLF move According to official sources, the Pakistan government should take steps to stop the JKLF activists from crossing over to Indian territory, but keeping in view the sensitivity of the situation, the vigil on the Indian side of the LoC has been increased to face any eventuality. Sony's Morita who gave world the Walkman, dies Morita was responsible for some of Sony's most successful innovations, was its marketing mastermind and a high-profile envoy for Japan Inc at the peak of its global presence in the 1980s. Jayalalitha aide R K Kumar dies of heart attack Former Union minister and All India Anna DMK Rajya Sabha member R K Kumar in Madras here this afternoon, following a massive heart attack. He was 57. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. October 3 India warns Pak against allowing marchers to breach LoC The Indian Army has made it clear that it will foil any attempt to cross the LoC. Indian forces, particularly in the Poonch sector of Jammu, are gearing up to frustrate the JKLF programme. 4 CRPF jawans killed in ULFA ambush At least five persons, including four Central Reserve Police Force jawans, were killed in the ambush by suspected United Liberation Front of Asom militants near Penegri in Tinsukia district. French doctor questions Lalita Oraon's status as minor By establishing her as a minor, the French authorities as well as the non-governmental organisation involved in the case -- the Committee Francaise Contre Esclavage Moderne -- have been able to deny consular access to Lalita and keep her away from Indian journalists in Paris. Five Indian sites among world's endangered monuments According to the 'Year 2000 list of world's 100 most endangered sites', released in New York by the World Monuments Fund, the chief culprits are insensitive governments and tourism. Violence-hit Kannur remains tense Sources said the police were gearing up to launch a massive search in and around Panur to unearth stockpiles of explosives suspected to have been amassed by rival parties. Jayalalitha ups the ante on Cauvery In Bangalore, former Karnataka chief minister M Veerappa Moily accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of using the dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka for its political ends. Now Daler demands protection, but police dither "There is something wrong with this man," said a senior officer. "When we were telling him that there is a threat to his life, he told reporters there was no such threat, making us look like fools. So why does he want security now?" Pak police officer killed in sectarian violence Assistant IGP Farooq Haider, a Shia, was gunned down outside his residence in downtown Peshawar, capital of the wild NWFP, by a lone bearded assassin. The provincial police chief said the murder appeared to be sectarian. Pakistan Navy chief resigns The resignation came a few days after Sharief extended the tenure of powerful army chief General Pervez Musharraf as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. THE REDIFF COLUMNIST The BJP and its allies are perfectly justified in claiming credit for Kargil 'India's armed forces would like to keep their distance from politics. But will the politicians leave the services alone? Even in the most advanced democracies political interference in the nation's armed forces is always inherent,' says Admiral J G Nadkarni (retd). October 2 Militants kill NC leader in Anantnag A National Conference politician, 11 militants and a police constable were among the 18 killed in Kashmir in the past 24 hours. Security forces also captured four militants. J&K wages entertainment war Concerted efforts to reopen cinema halls, cable television and five-star hotels in Srinagar by the National Conference government have been meeting with stiff resistance from the extremists. Re 1 reward on Osama bin Laden The All-India Minorities Front and the Solidarity against Abuse of Religion announced the symbolic reward to any person who brought the Saudi Arabian terrorist to them dead or alive. Badal flays minorities panel The Punjab chief minister has taken strong exception to the NCM's endorsement of the draft of amendments in the Sikh Gurdwaras Act. Basu won't apologise to Advani The West Bengal CM said there was nothing wrong in his calling the home minister a criminal as criminal cases are pending against Advani. We need another revolution to free our people from the clutches of poverty: Winnie Mandela Addressing a meet-the-press programme in Trivandrum, Mandela said she would have loved to adopt peaceful resistance against the apartheid regime if only the rulers understood the language of non-violence. THE REDIFF COLUMNISTS No way to treat a lady! 'You only have to look at the way in which it has conducted its campaign to recognise that you can take the candidates out of their knickers, but you can't take the knickers out of the BJP's mindset, says Vir Sanghvi. October 1 11 militants killed in J&K encounters One soldier also lost his life in a fierce, nightlong encounter in the frontier district of Kupwara. Another Anantnag candidate survives attack Mohammad Altaf of the Awami League and People's Democratic Party politician Mohammad Shafi Banday escaped attempts on their lives while a village headman was killed in a mine blast in Kashmir. US won't appoint special Kashmir envoy The White House and the state department "have reiterated to me that there is no question of the United States appointing a special envoy to resolve the Kashmir issue", said Democratic Congressman Gary L Ackerman. JKLF vows to cross LoC in Kashmir Chairman Amanullah Khan said the JKLF would welcome it if Indian soldiers open fire because "the folly would fully expose India's real face vis-a-vis Kashmir". Ex-CM calls for opening of LoC G M Shah, brother-in-law of Farooq Abdullah, said the Line of Control had only divided the sentiments of the people of Kashmir. J&K police accidentally find arms cache A truck carrying fruits to New Delhi from Kupwara met with an accident near Patinitop, which led to some arms and ammunition falling out. Alert passers-by quickly informed the police. India tests sophisticated 'Akash' missile The radar and the missile can track 64 targets of which four can be engaged simultaneously. The missile has a height ceiling of 18,000 metres and is capable of detecting and destroying aircraft flying at tree-top level Ratnakumari in hospital, may face TDP action The Andhra Pradesh legislator, who was arrested in connection with a murder case, has been remanded to judicial custody. UK court favours Nadeem's extradition: lawyer The Bow Street magistrate's court found prima facie evidence against the music director in cassette king Gulshan Kumar's killing, public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, who represented the Bombay police, said. Thailand is biggest arms source for N-E rebels A Union home ministry report said the Burmese government's preoccupation with the uprising by various ethnic groups in that country and its relative lack of authority over areas contiguous with India's border have been major contributory factors to the rise of insurgency in the North-East. Human Rights Watch voices concern about Christian persecution Its report said that between January 1998 and February 1999, 116 attacks on the second largest minority in the country were reported, 94 of them in Gujarat alone. It also claimed that thousands of Christians were forced to convert to Hinduism during this period. THE REDIFF COLUMNISTS NDA may not cross 300 'The BJP has only a slightly better chance of crossing 200. The Congress will be fortunate indeed to get substantially more than 150 seats,' says T V R Shenoy. Throw a lump for me 'There are many possible recipients for the blame in all of this, and surely some among those are our politicians. They have never cared to come to grips with the ordinary problems that make life so hard for so many Indians,' says Dilip D'Souza. Archives |
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