PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. back issues from December 2003:
Polling begins in four states in India amid tight security.
Dec 01, 2003 ... New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Polling for Indian states of Delhi, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh Assemblies, projected as a "semi-finals" to next year's Lok Sabha elections, began this morning amidst tight security. Over 5,000 candidates are vying to win the confidence of ...
Carsledine hits another century.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Brisbane, Dec 1 (PTI) Lee Carsledine scored his second century of the match as Queensland Academy of Sports batted with an attitude to declare in the morning session of the final day of their three-day cricket match against India here on Monday. Lee Carseldine followed up his ...
Sonia casts vote, confident of good results.
Dec 01, 2003 ... New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Casting her vote here, main opposition leader of India, Sonia Gandhi on Monday said she expected "good results" in the assembly polls in the four states but preferred to keep fingers crossed till the results. "We are expecting good results. But we will ...
KALAM PRESENTS STANDARD TO 86 ARMED REGIMENT.
Dec 01, 2003 ... PATHANKOT, DEC 1 (PTI) INDIAN PRESIDENT A P J ABDUL KALAM ON MONDAY PRESENTED STANDARDS TO THE 86 ARMED REGIMENT OF THE INDIAN ARMY AT THE MAMOON CANTONMENT NEAR HERE. THE STANDARDS WERE RECEIVED BY COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT LT GEN K DABUR. KALAM ALSO INSPECTED A ...
Bill on death penalty for spurious drugmakers to be tabled.
Dec 01, 2003 ... London, Dec 1 (PTI) A bill seeking death penalty for those found guilty of manufacturing spurious drugs will be introduced in the Parliament during the winter session of Indian Parliament beginning on Tuesday. "Government is introducing a bill in the winter session of ...
Balloting begins on dull note, Sonia Gandhi among early voters.
Dec 01, 2003 ... New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Braving winter chill, voters tricked into polling stations on Monday morning to cast ballot for assembly elections in Indian states of Delhi, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, the last major exercise before next year's Lok Sabha polls. Over four ...
India, Pak start second round of talks.
Dec 01, 2003 ... New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Amid hopes of a possible breakthrough, India and Pakistan started second round of talks on Monday to discuss resumption of civil aviation links between the two countries, snapped in the wake of December 13, 2001 terror strike on Parliament. The Indian ...
Indians fight to save match against Queensland second string.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Brisbane, Dec 1 (PTI) The touring Indians were struggling to stay alive on the last day of the three-day match against Queensland Academy of Sports after retiring for tea at 59 for 3 in the second innings here on Monday. All three hopefuls for the Test opener's berth - Virender ...
Kollam, Dec 1 (PTI) CITU state president K N Ravindranath.
Dec 01, 2003 ... and general secretary P K Gurudasan have said their organisation will not allow the Government to implement the ADB agenda in the State. Talking to newsmen, they alleged that the ADB had virtually taken over the governance of the State. The rights of the workers were being infringed in all ...
Assembly polls: EVMs snatched, 25 per cent turnout till noon.
Dec 01, 2003 ... New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Naxalites in central Indian state of Chhattisgarh snatched Electronic Voting Machines as sporadic violence marked polling in assembly elections to four states with an estimated 25 per cent voters exercising their franchise, amidst tight security, till noon on Monday ....
Pakistani militant killed near Sidhra forest.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Jammu, Dec 1 (PTI) A Pakistani ultra, one of the two militants who attacked the vehicle of a senior Indian Administrative officer on Sunday, was on Monday gunned down by security forces in Sidhra-Mahamaya forest area on the outskirts of Jammu city, an official spokesman said here. ...
Best Bakery case hearing adjoured to Dec 17.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Ahmedabad, Dec 01 (PTI) Gujarat High Court on Monday adjourned to December 17 hearing on state government's appeal challenging acquittal of 21 accused in the sensational Best Bakery carnage. A Division Bench ...
City cop successfully climbs Mount Kilimanjaro.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Mumbai, Dec 1 (PTI) City police Inspector Sanjay Rangnekar, a mountaineer, successuflly scaled Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa and hoisted the tricolour along with the blue flag of Maharashtra police. According to police sources, ...
Newly discovered cuttle fish figure in revised catalogue.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Tuticorin, Dec 1 (PTI) Two species of cuttle fish, Sepia Prabhahari and Sepia Ramani, discovered recently in the Gulf of Mannar, have found place in the revised species of catalogue on "Cephalopods of the World" brought out by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), according to the ...
UN unveils new programme to combat AIDS.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Dharam Shourie New York, Dec 1 (PTI) A new United Nations initiative aimed at providing anti-retroviral drugs to three million people in developing countries and those in transition by 2005 was unveiled on Monday as part of World AIDS Day. Titled '3/5 strategy', the ...
Portuguese High Court orders extradition of Monica Bedi.
Dec 01, 2003 ... New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Portugal High Court has granted extradition of little-known Bollywood actress and girl friend of underworld don Abu Salem, Monica Bedi, to India. The official communication was received by the Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday, agency sources said ...
India-Pak air links likely to be restored from Jan one.
Dec 01, 2003 ... New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Air links between India and Pakistan, snapped after terrorist attack on Parliament in December 2001, are likely to be restored from January one, informed sources said on Monday. Civil aviation authorities of the two countries, who are meeting here, are ...
Chinese TV to air Hanuman-like 'Monkey King' programmes.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Beijing, Dec 1 (PTI) Chinese television will start airing from Monday a series of special programmes featuring the famous Chinese mythical character Monkey King, believed to be partly based on the Hindu mythical figure, Hanuman. The producers of the programmes hope that the 10 ...
Sharma questioned again.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Mumbai, Dec 01 (PTI) Former Police Commissioner of western Indian city of Mumbai, R S Sharma was on Monday questioned for the fifth time by Special Investigating Team (SIT) probing the multi-million fake stamp paper scam. He was summoned to SIT office on Monday morning. ...
Saddam sought missile assembly line from North Korea: report.
Dec 01, 2003 ... New York, Dec 1 (PTI) The Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq had held negotiations with North Korea to obtain a full production line of missiles which could hit American allies and bases in the region and Syria offered a transit route for delivery of the goods. However, North Korea ...
Mishra CBI's new Director.
Dec 01, 2003 ... New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Uma Shankar Mishra, Special Director in federal investigating agency, Central Bureau of Investigation, was on Monday appointed as the new Director of the agency, an official announcement said here. Mishra, a 1968 batch Indian Police Service officer of ...
Ramesh makes strong case for Test selection.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Ashish Shukla Brisbane, Dec 1 (PTI) Sadagopan Ramesh made a strong case for his selection in the Test team even as the visiting Indians came off second best for the third successive day against a second grade opposition in Queensland Academy of Sports here on Monday. ...
Damaging earthquakes may occur in central India: Seismologists.
Dec 01, 2003 ... New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Three leading American seismologists have cautioned that future damaging eartquakes can occur in central India where no quakes have been so far recorded because this part of India is "flexed" like a bow. The scientists -- Roger Bilham, Rebecca Bendick and ...
NAXALS TAKE HOSTAGE ELECTION STAFF AT TWO PLACES.
Dec 01, 2003 ... RAIPUR, DEC 1 (PTI) LEFT-WING EXTREMISTS, KNOWN AS "NAXALITES" IN INDIA'S POLITICAL JARGON, ON MONDAY TOOK HOSTAGE ELECTION STAFF AT TWO PLACES DISRUPTING VOTING IN BIJAPUR ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY OF DANTEWADA DISTRICT WHILE ONE PERSON WAS INJURED WHEN ULTRAS OPENED FIRE AT VOTERS IN SARGUJA ...
"We will not accept anything short of leadership change".
Dec 01, 2003 ... Kozhikode, Dec 1 (PTI) Ruling out any compromise by the Karunakaran faction, the Congress party's Kerala unit chief K Muraleedharan on Monday said it will not accept anything short of a leadership change in the state. "Now that the AICC (All India Congress Committee) is expected ...
Brisk polling in Thiruvalla.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Pathanamthitta, (Kerala) Dec 1 (PTI) An estimated 40 per cent polling was recorded in the first four hours of voting in the by-election to the Thiruvalla assembly constituency on Monday. Starting on a slow pace, polling picked up in an hour in Thiruvalla town and adjoining ...
Novell sets up 40 engineers team to expand Linux projects.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Bangalore, Dec 1 (PTI) In a move to expand Linux Solutions and Open Source projects, Novell Inc has announced that it is setting up an exclusive team of about 40 engineers at its Indian subsidiary, Novell Software Development (I) Pvt Ltd, here. The team would work with the Open ...
Sharma questioned again.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Mumbai, Dec 01 (PTI) Former Mumbai Police Commissioner R S Sharma was on Monday questioned for the fifth time by Special Investigating Team (SIT) probing the multi-billion fake stamp paper scam. He was summoned to SIT office Monday morning. Sharma is facing a barrage ...
BNHS and Indian Coast guard to work together.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Mumbai, Dec 01 (PTI) In a bid to shore up efforts to protect India's maritime heritage and marine biodiversity, Indian Coast Guard and the Bombay Natural History society have decided to work together implement environment laws. To initiate the joint project, the Coast Guard ...
Sheikh Mohammed appointed Deputy Crown Prince of UAE.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Dubai, Dec 1 (PTI) Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, son of United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Zayed, who paid a high profile visit to India early this year, has been appointed Deputy Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. The appointment made by a decree on Sunday, authorises Sheikh ...
15 rounded up after huge arms haul in capital Dhaka.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Dhaka, Dec 1 (PTI) At least fifteen people were rounded up in the Bangladeshi capital following the recovery of arms from a locality adjacent to the high-security diplomatic enclave after an encounter. They were taken into custody during curfew hours Sunday night, imposed by ...
"Bush administration has hurt the Arab-Israeli peace process".
Dec 01, 2003 ... New York, Dec 1 (PTI) The Bush Administration has abandoned what has been in the past a bipartisan commitment to a relatively balanced position in trying to find peace in the Middle East, former American President Jimmy Carter has said. In an interview with Time magazine, he ...
LTTE delegation in South Africa.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Durban, Dec 1 (PTI) A seven-member delegation of the Liberation Tigers Of Tamil Eelam is in South Africa for a week-long visit to the country. The LTTE leaders are guests of the ruling ANC leader Ebrahim Ebrahim, who has visited Colombo on several occasions to hold talks with ...
BADAL, SON SENT TO JUDICIAL CUSTODY.
Dec 01, 2003 ... ROPAR, DEC 1 (PTI) A COURT HERE ON MONDAY REJECTED THE INTERIM BAIL PLEA OF FORMER PUNJAB CHIEF MINISTER PARKASH SINGH BADAL AND HIS SON SUKHBIR SINGH, A MEMBER OF INDIAN PARLIAMENT'S UPPER HOUSE RAJYA SABHA, AND SENT THEM TO JUDICIAL CUSTODY TILL DECEMBER 13 IN CONNECTION WITH A ...
'Pak steps to ease tensions fall out of diplomatic offensive'.
Dec 01, 2003 ... New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) The recent Pakistani steps to ease tensions was a direct fall out of India's diplomatic offensive against terrorism globally and continued successes of the security forces, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani said on Monday. "The steps taken by Pakistan is ...
Backlash against outsourcing a matter of concern: TCS.
Dec 01, 2003 ... New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Having lost a 15 million dollar contract in Indiana state, Tata Consultancy Services, India's leading IT company, has said the increasing backlash against outsourcing in the US was becoming a matter of concern. "It (the government IT contract) is big ...
Judges refuse to hear plea of encounter specialist Daya.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Mumbai, Dec 1 (PTI) A Division Bench of the Mumbai High Court on Monday declined to hear a petition filed by "encounter specialist" inspector Daya Nayak challenging jurisdiction of a special court to order a probe into his alleged nexus with the underworld on the basis of a complaint filed ...
Govt should constitute next Wageboards immediately: Murali.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Kozhikode, Dec 1 (PTI) Urging the Central Government to immediately constitute the next wage boards for working journalists and non-journalists in the newspaper industry, Congress party's Kerala unit President and MP K Muraleedharan on Monday said he would raise the issue in the coming ...
Queensland on a high after denting Indian pride.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Ashish Shukla Brisbane, Dec 1 (PTI) Having dominated the Indians with their impressive all-round play, the Queensland Academy of Sports team on Monday said they had done a big favour to their national side by denting the confidence of the visitors ahead of the four-Test series. ...
India, Pak agree to restore air links from Jan 1.
Dec 01, 2003 ... New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) After a gap of two years, India and Pakistan on Monday agreed to restore from January one direct air links and over flights, suspended after the December 13, 2002 attack on the Indian Parliament. The decision to resume airlinks was taken after a four-hour ...
Hurriyat hails resumption of air links between India, Pak.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Srinagar, Dec 1 (PTI) Welcoming the resumption of air links between India and Pakistan, Kashmir separatist amalgam Hurriyat Conference on Monday said though the steps were small in nature, they could act as a catalyst to improve the relations between the two countries leading to a formal ...
Indians should not expect miracles from Reid: Hadlee.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Mumbai, Dec 1 (PTI) New Zealand great Richard Hadlee said on Monday that the Indian team, which has roped in Bruce Reid as its bowling coach for the four-match Test series against Australia, should not expect "miracles" from the former left-arm seamer. "Reid cannot do miracles ...
Dabur forms first overseas JV in Bangladesh, more in pipeline.
Dec 01, 2003 ... New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) In its endeavour to turn global, Dabur India on Monday said it has entered into a 74:26 joint venture with Bangladeshi company Advanced Chemical Industries for producing hair and oral care items. Dabur has acquired majority 74 per cent stake in the new ...
Sanjay Dutt, 85 others in blast case exempted from appearance.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Mumbai, Dec 1 (PTI) A special court on Monday exempted 86 accused, including Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, from appearance till January four in the 1993 bomb blast case. Eighty-four of the 86 accused on bail appeared before designated Judge P D Kode who ordered them to appear ...
Jaya writes to PM to secure release of Indian fishermen.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Chennai, Dec 1 (PTI) Requesting Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to secure the release of 32 Indian fishermen from the custody of the Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday demanded the taking of 'Katchatheevu' island on lease in perpetuity. She ...
More arrests soon in fake stamp paper scam: Karnataka team.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Bangalore, Dec 1 (PTI) The special team in Karnataka investigating the multi-billion fake stamp paper scam on Monday said more than a dozen arrests are likely in the next few weeks as the probe in the case is now in the final stages. Additional Director General of Police R Sri ...
International film festival on rights in Coimbatore.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Coimbatore, Dec 1 (PTI) A series of international films dealing with human rights will be screened in the city during the four-day Human Rights Watch International Travelling Film Festival-2003 commencing from December four. The films, highlights from the London and New York ...
Research findings should help development: Ekbal.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Kannur, Dec 1 (PTI) The Government should take urgent steps to coordinate the sevices of various agencies including research centres and universities while evolving development agenda for the state, Kerala University Vice-Chancellor B Ekbal said on Monday. "Despite having lot of ...
Ktk Minister defends expulsion of Congress leaders from party.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Bangalore, Dec 1 (PTI) Karnataka Minister for Urban Development D K Shivakumar on Monday defended the expulsion of some Congress leaders, including former minister Bheemanna Khandre from the party last week for allegedly indulging in anti-party activities. He told reporters here ...
Ten killed in Nepal.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Kathmandu, Dec 1 (PTI) Eight Maoists were among ten persons killed in the latest skirmishes with security forces in Nepal, where a rebel commander was arrested, official sources said on Monday. Security forces shot dead four Maoists in Sunsari district and two in Panchthar ...
Sri Lanka unity talks stumble.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Colombo, Dec 1 (PTI) A fresh round of talks aimed at resolving the power struggle between Sri Lanka's warring President and Prime minister ended on Monday without a breakthrough, pushing the island closer to a snap poll. Official sources said the four-member committee named by ...
Thapa in Pak to discuss SAARC summit arrangements.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Islamabad Dec 1 (PTI) Prime Minister of Nepal Surya Bahadur Thapa arrived here Monday on a two-day visit to discuss bilateral issues as well as arrangements for the SAARC summit to be held here next month. Thapa, who is also the chairman of the South Asian Association for ...
Def forces modernisation to be carried out at full pace: Kalam.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Hissar Dec 1 (PTI) Maintaining that the modernisation drive of India's armed forces would be carried out at full pace, President A P J Abdul Kalam on Monday said India has always taken initiative for peace so that nations of the region could accelerate the pace of development. ...
Badal, son sent to Patiala Jail.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Ropar, Dec 1 (PTI) Parkash Singh Badal, who had been Punjab Chief Minister thrice, and his son Sukhbir Singh Badal, MP, were on Monday sent to jail after their bail pleas in the disproportionate assets case were rejected by a local court amidst protest by Shiromani Akali Dal workers which ...
President casts vote.
Dec 01, 2003 ... New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) A P J Abdul Kalam exercised his franchise as President of India for the first time when he voted in the Delhi Assembly election minutes before the polling ended Monday evening. Rescheduling his visit to the northern states of Punjab and Haryana only to ...
India, Pak to restore aviation links, overflights from Jan 1.
Dec 01, 2003 ... New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Ending a two-year impasse, India and Pakistan on Monday decided to restore from January one direct civil aviation links and overflights, suspended after the December 13, 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament, and agreed to meet again soon to work out modalities. ...
Top US weapons sales official arrives in India.
Dec 01, 2003 ... New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) US Defence department has sent its top weapon sales General here to understand New Delhi arms sales procedure in a bid to make arms sales smooth. Major General Craig Hackett Commanding General of the US Army Security assistance command arrived here Monday ...
India, Brazil sign defence cooperation deal.
Dec 01, 2003 ... New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Close on the heels of a major defence deal for the sale to New Delhi of six Embarer executive jets, India and Brazil on Monday signed a wide-ranging defence cooperation deal to explore possibilities of cooperating in future aviation programmes in Air Surveillance ...
Sharma arrested in fake stamp paper scam case.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Mumbai, Dec 1 (PTI) Former Mumbai Police Commissioner, R S Sharma, was on Monday arrested by Special Investigation Team for his alleged complicity in shielding prime accused Abdul Karim Telgi in the multi-billion fake stamp paper scam, SIT sources said. Sharma, who retired on ...
PCB chief springs a surprise, resigns from post.
Dec 01, 2003 ... K J M Varma Islamabad, Dec 1 (PTI) In a sudden development, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Tauqir Zia on Monday quit his post citing personal reasons and raising speculation of a reshuffle in the faction-ridden establishment. "Yes. I have resigned from the post ...
SC to hear PIL seeking CBI probe into Telgi stamp paper scam.
Dec 01, 2003 ... New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Indian Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday a public interest litigation seeking CBI probe into the Rs 300 billion Telgi stamp paper scam allegedly involving top cops, officials and politicians in several states. The petition, listed before a Bench headed by ...
Voter turnout touches 55 per cent.
Dec 01, 2003 ... New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Over 55 per cent electorate exercised their franchise as polling for four state legislative Assemblies in India came to a close Monday evening after sporadic violence killed a woman in Madhya Pradesh and left-wing extremists snatched Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) ...
India, China to play significant role in East Asia development.
Dec 01, 2003 ... New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) India and China can play a significant role in the economic development of eastern hemisphere, especially through bilateral cooperation in the areas of IT, textiles, agri food processing, infrastructure and automobiles, a senior government official said on Monday. ...
56 per cent polling in assembly elections in four states.
Dec 01, 2003 ... New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) An estimated 56 per cent of 93.4 million voters exercised their franchise in assembly elections in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Delhi on Monday, India's Election Commission announced. Rajasthan recorded the highest turnout with ...
Badal, son lodged in Patiala Jail.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Ropar, Dec 1 (PTI) Parkash Singh Badal, three times Punjab Chief Minister, and his son Sukhbir Singh Badal, MP, were sent to jail on Monday after their bail pleas in the disproportionate assets case were rejected by a local court amidst protest by Shiromani Akali Dal workers which left 24 ...