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September 6 More posts will be added in Kargil-Drass, says Gen Malik The army has also undertaken steps towards modernisation, the army chief said but refused to go into the details. Maharashtra police arrest duo in UP for Gulshan Kumar's murder The Thane rural police have arrested Rasheed Dawood Merchant and Fatima Dawood Merchant at Deva Sharif village in Barabanki district of UP. The duo will soon be brought to Bombay. Pakistan says it will return jawans soon But the Pakistani DGMO said he had no idea about the whereabouts of the other four soldiers, including an officer. September 5 Army kills extremists, rescues hostages Troops later recovered the bodies of three militants belonging to the 'Fidayeen' group of the pro-Pakistan Lashkar-e-Toiba from the BSF camp. Pak shelling kills 9 soldiers in Turtuk Ten other soldiers were injured in heavy artillery shelling of one of India's newly established posts on the LoC in the Turtuk sector. Senior police officer shot dead in Hyderabad Assistant IGP Umesh Chandra, his gunman and driver were killed by motorcycle-borne attackers who are suspected to be Naxalites. BSF chief blames officers' laxity for hostage crisis Director General Rammohan insisted that there was no systemic failure on the part of the paramilitary force, nor had the force been infiltrated by sympathisers of the extremists. Militants still trying to cross LoC, says Gen Malik The army chief said his troops had done everything to ensure that Kargil is not repeated. But he parried a question whether the army would hold on to the Indian side of the LoC all through the year. THE REDIFF COLUMNS This is about my MP 'The prime minister worries about people worrying about the nation's security under a "foreigner", but seems unworried about the effect on the nation's security of installing lawbreakers as law-makers. He and his party talk the talk of integrity and vision and respect, but walk the walk of turning rioters into our elected representatives,' says Dilip D'Souza Sangma unhappy with Pawar 'They had left the Congress in a trail of controversy. The Amar, Akbar and Anthony of the Congress, that is ... And now they are set to go their separate ways once the polls are over.' Capital Buzz, political gossip from the Delhi Durbar. September 4 Army plans to throw the book at Brig Singh Even assuming that Brigadier Surinder Singh had written some of these letters, he will have to answer many questions on how they reached the media, a senior Army officer told rediff.com Murdered priest's body recovered According to reports received in Bhubaneswar, the miscreants attacked the priest while he was asleep inside a makeshift church along with a companion. They also burnt the church. Unprovoked firing by Pak Rangers at Rajasthan border According to information from the Ganganagar sector, Pakistani Rangers began firing at the Indian security forces near Harmukh border check post, when the BSF patrols objected to the Pakistanis' attempts to construct bunkers 150 metres from the international boundary. Karunanidhi condemns priest's killing In a statement, he said the people of Tamil Nadu were shocked and dismayed by the continuing attacks on Christians in a Congress-ruled state. THE REDIFF INTERVIEW 'Islamabad will come to the negotiating table, you wait and see' 'Nobody knew that one day Russia and America can sit together and America will help the Russian economy. Did you ever think that the Berlin Wall would disappear? It did happen.' J&K Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah tells Varsha Bhosle. THE REDIFF COLUMNS Preying on poverty 'Why is it that not a single Nehru-Gandhi family head has chanced his or her luck with Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, or Calcutta?' asks T V R Shenoy September 3 Army admits patrol is missing in Turtuk The statement came after Pakistani military authorities produced two Indian soldiers saying they were captured when Indian forces launched an attack across the LoC. IAF transfers several top brass An air force spokesman said the requests for premature retirement by Air Marshal S H Naqvi and Air Vice Marshal Sehgal were purely for other reasons and not because of any disgruntlement. Army denies receiving Brigadier Singh's letter A statement issued by the army headquarters said the only letter received by the Chief Of Army Staff, through his military assistant, from Brig Surinder Singh was after his (Brig Singh's) removal from the command of the brigade and requesting its reconsideration. Catholic priest lynched in Mayurbhanj Unidentified attackers killed Father Arul Doss in Jamudhi village in Mayurbhanj district of Orissa at about 0200 hours on Thursday. Army gets a pat from Japanese rights expert Former district judge Inabe Yasue, who is studying international law on rape claims, said she had found during her research that the Indian armed forces were among the most civilised. THE REDIFF INTERVIEW 'How will you survive if you become independent?' 'How are you going to survive with China, Pakistan, India -- three large armies surrounding us? Where are your resources which will give you enough to keep your independence?' J&K Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah asks Varsha Bhosle. THE REDIFF COLUMNS Where's the gift of the gab? 'The obvious reason why we are running out of good speakers is because we've stopped making good statesmen; people who can think beyond party and poll and place nation before self,' says Krishna Prasad. THE REDIFF DIARY Music and newly minted stars Kanchana Suggu chats up the cast of Nagesh Kukunoor's new movie Rockford and comes away with a glint in her eyes. September 2 Pakistan launches attacks on Indian positions at LoC The Line of Control has witnessed enhanced action with Pakistani forces making unsuccessful attempts to capture protective patrol positions, which are tactically important posts detached from the main defence on the Indian side. Jaswant rejects proposal to convert LoC into border The external affairs minister insisted that Jammu and Kashmir is not a core issue in the dialogue with Pakistan. Bandh brings Orissa to a standstill The strike has been called by all parties barring the BJP and the BJD to protest against the murder of a shopkeeper in Mayurbhanj district by Dara Singh and his goons. Peaceniks denounce Indian belligerence The Pakistan Peace Coalition in a statement asked 'sane' people in India to 'reject the notion that having been invented and fabricated, nothing can prevent the deployment of nuclear weapons.' THE REDIFF COLUMNS Our defence expenditure: Some home truths 'Pay packets and pensions consume two-fifths of our defence budgets and almost another fourth goes into spares. How much then is left for actual weapons of modern warfare?' asks Arvind Lavakare. The second coming 'Non-BJP/non-Congress parties have begun to examine if the BJP and the Congress can be played against each other for a third alternative to emerge... And what seems settled now -- Vajpayee returning as prime minister -- may be reopened once again. The fat then will truly be in the fire,' says Kuldip Nayar. September 1 Army draws up strategy to secure Kashmir The multi-pronged strategy includes increased recruitment of Kashmiri youths, strengthening of the Ladakh Scouts by merging it with the army as a regiment, and setting up of a new corps headquarters at Leh. Atlantique shooting: India rejects Pak claim for compensation External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh announced that the government has decided to adopt a pro-active policy towards Afghanistan because developments there have a direct bearing on India. Jaswant may meet Sharief, Aziz in New York The minister said there was a chance that he would meet the Pakistani leaders during the UN General Assembly session in September. Suspected ISI agent held in Tripura BSF jawans apprehended Pradip Kumar Kanu when he was moving about in a suspicious manner at Simna, close to the Bangladesh border, and recovered foreign currencies from him. THE REDIFF COLUMNS Sonia in camera 'Sonia has Rajiv Gandhi's strongest quality: on a one-to-one level, she's almost impossible to dislike. What a shame then, that she locked herself away from the media for so long,' says Vir Sanghvi. Who wants a Nanny? 'Freedom does not diminish us; it strengthens us. It teaches us how to face the world. While banning and censorship keeps us in chains,' says Pritish Nandy. Archives |
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