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Kramnik crushes Radjabov in opening round.
August 1, 2003... From a PTI Correspondent Dortmund, Aug 01 (PTI) Grandmaster Vladimir Kramink of Russia emerged as the early leader after scoring a smashing victory over GM Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan in the opening round of the Sparkassen Chess...

One killed, Rs 8,00,000 of bank money looted.
August 1, 2003... Bhopal, Aug 01 (PTI) One person was killed and a sum of Rs 8,00,000 looted as unidentified persons attacked four employees of the Teopthar branch of Punjab National Bank in Rewa district of western Indian state, Madhya Pradesh, police said here...

Congress Wants Bush to Ensure Pak Fulfils Aid Conditions.
August 1, 2003... T V Parasuram Washington, Aug 01 (PTI) Expressing concern over Pakistan's alleged links with Iran and North Korea in nuclear field and continued support to cross border terrorism, several Congressmen have asked US President George Bush to...

Pak to pursue process of engagement with India : Musharraf.
August 1, 2003... ISLAMABAD, Aug 01 (PTI) Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Thursday said Islamabad would pursue the process of engagement with India on the basis of sovereign equality and would never allow the core issue of Kashmir to be "sidelined." ...

PM to attend Mahant's cremation.
August 1, 2003... Ayodhya, Aug 1 (PTI) Elaborate security arrangements have been made in the temple town for the cremation of president of Ramjanmabhoomi Nyas Paramhans Ramchandra Das which would be attended by Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee among...

terror-source.
August 1, 2003... Abu Bakr providing intelligence windfall about al Qaeda to CIA New York, Aug 1 (PTI) The source for the tip that al-Qaeda leaders are attempting to mount another multi-pronged airline hijacking attack is Ali Abd al-Rahman al-Faqasi al-...

china-sentence.
August 1, 2003... Beijing bath house killers sentenced to death Beijing, Aug 1 (PTI) A Beijing court has sentenced to death two men and two others to life imprisonment for drowning seven people in bath tubs after robbing them at a local bath house. ...

Fernandes flies in MIG 21.
August 1, 2003... Ambala, Aug 1 (PTI) In a bid to dispel fear about the safety of fighter jet MIG 21, dubbed as "flying coffin", Federal Defence Minister George Fernandes Friday took off in the Indian Air Force jet. The 25-minute flight commanded by Flying...

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 01 (PTI) The Eighth.
August 1, 2003... Thiruvananthapuram International Film Festival (TIFF) organised by Chalachithra film Society will begin here Friday. TIFF 2003 will be inaugurated by M T Vasudevan Nair. The festival will celebrate the golden jubilee of Malayalam cinema by...

Fernandes successfully undertakes MIG-21 flight.
August 1, 2003... Ambala, Aug 1 (PTI) Federal Defence Minister George Fernandes Friday successfully undertook a 25-minute sortie on a MIG 21 in bid to dispel fear about Indian Air Force's fighter jet dubbed as a 'flying coffin' following a series of accidents....

Noor bids farewell to India.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) With a twinkle in her eyes and face lit with a smile, the two-and-a-half-year-old Pakistani girl Noor Fatima, who successfully underwent a heart surgery in southern Indian state Bangalore, left for home Friday with...

nepal-talks.
August 1, 2003... Maoist's response positive, says Nepal Govt Kathmandu, Aug 1 (PTI) The Maoist rebels decision to sit for the third round of talks is a "positive" one and the Government "welcomes" it, Nepal's Minister of Information and Communication...

Pak-India Chambers want air links restored.
August 1, 2003... Islamabad, Aug 1 (PTI) Pakistan-India Chambers of Commerce and Industry President Ilyas Ahmad Bilour has urged Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to order restoration of air service between the two countries to promote bilateral trade....

bangla-india.
August 1, 2003... Bangladesh rejects joint patrol along the border Dhaka, Aug 1 (PTI) Bangladesh has rejected India's proposal to have joint patrol along the border between the two countries, saying the plan put forward by New Delhi was "not feasible." ...

Kerala for bilateral talks with TN on river water issue.
August 1, 2003... Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 1 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister A K Antony on Friday told the Assembly that the Government wanted to resolve the issue of renewing the Parambikulam-Aliyar inter state river water sharing agreement with Tamil Nadu by...

Not bothered about death threat, says Modi.
August 1, 2003... Chennai, Aug 1 (PTI) Chief Minister of western Indian state Gujarat, Narendra Modi, on friday said that he was not bothered about death threats reportedly issued by fundamentalist forces during his visit to Coimbatore in the southern state of...

SC notice on govy on danger of mad-cow disease.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) The Apex Court of India's Judiciary, the Supreme Court, Friday issued notices to the Federal Industry and Environment Ministries and the Central Pollution Control Board following a petition that warned of an impending...

Kalam takes an aerial route to Noida.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) President A P J Abdul Kalam on Friday flew by an IAF helicopter to neighbouring township of Noida to attend a function in the wake of intelligence agencies assessing the threat perception to VVIPs, including him, as "too...

Fernandes had a high-calorie breakfast before sortie on MIG 21.
August 1, 2003... Ambala, Aug 1 (PTI) India's Defence Minister George Fernandes had a high-calorie breakfast and underwent a fitness test prior to taking off on the successful sortie on a MIG 21 aircraft from Ambala Cantonment Air Force station on Friday. ...

BJP to raise foreign origin issue in general elections: Advani.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) India's Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani has said that the BJP, the party to which he belongs, will raise the issue of foreign origin of President of the main opposition party, the Congress, Sonia Gandhi, in the coming...

SPO killed, two injured in militant attack in J-K.
August 1, 2003... Jammu, Aug 1 (PTI) Continuing to target security personnel, militants attacked a post manned by Special Police Officers in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir killing one official and seriously injuring two others, official sources said on...

23rd batch of 724 pilgrims leave for Amarnath.
August 1, 2003... Jammu, Aug 1 (PTI) The 23rd batch of 724 pilgrims left here on Friday for the Amarnath shrine despite heavy rains in Jammu division. The batch of pilgrims, comprising 514 men, 86 women, seven children and 11 sadhus, left in a cavalcade of...

MMA leader blames Pak agencies, army for Shia massacre.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) The recent massacre of over 50 Shias in an attack on a mosque in Quetta was "sectarian terrorism" enacted by Pakistan's intelligence agencies and the military establishment to divert people's minds from issues of...

Cauvery Monitoring Committee to meet on Aug seven.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) An emergent meeting of Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) has been convened by the Centre here on August seven to discuss a formula for distress sharing of waters among the Cauvery basin states. The meeting, among...

TPDK activists +removed+.
August 1, 2003... Coimbatore, Aug 1 (PTI) Nearly 40 activists of Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (TPDK) were on Friday 'removed' by police after they assembled here with a view to staging a black flag demonstration to protest the visit of Gujarat Chief...

Only Hindu-Muslim settlement can resolve Ayodhya: Advani.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) India's Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani has said the controversy over the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh state of north India will not end unless the issue is resolved through a...

Kerala falls in coconut productivity, loses on pepper.
August 1, 2003... Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 1 (PTI) Though famed as the 'land of coconut' Kerala is falling behind Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in coconut productivity. The state has also lost its monopoly over pepper, known for centuries worldover as "black...

Demand to increase import duty on pepper and cardammon.
August 1, 2003... Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 1 (PTI) Kerala Agriculture Minister K R Gouri on Friday informed the state assembly that the government has asked the Centre to increase the import duty on pepper and cardammon. MPs from the state have also been...

Army men to go on 1450-kms cycle expedition in TN from Aug 4.
August 1, 2003... Chennai, Aug 1 (PTI) With the aim of fostering camaraderie between serving and retired personnel and to study the geographical, social and cultural background of its men, a 24-member army team of 17 Engineer Regiment, is organising a 1450-km...

Allegations of encroachment in Vagaman forest area.
August 1, 2003... Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 1 (PTI) Opposition leader in Kerala assembly V S Achuthanandan on Friday alleged in the house that encroachment was going on in 12,500 hectares of forest land at Vagaman range in Idukki district and wanted government to...

India to give Rs 13 mn for construction of schools in Nepal.
August 1, 2003... Kathmandu, Aug 1 (PTI) India will provide a grant of Rs 13 million for construction of school buildings, including hostels, in Sarlahi district of Nepal. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed on Friday between...

30 anti-dumping probes involving 28 countries inititated.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) Thirty anti-dumping investigations involving 28 countries including US, China, Russia, Canada, Germany and UAE have been initiated by Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties, India's Junior Minister for...

Curfew imposed in Kishtwar after nine injured in violence.
August 1, 2003... Jammu, Aug 1 (PTI) Curfew was clamped and security forces were deployed Friday in Kishtwar town of Doda district of the militancy-hit north Indian state Jammu and Kashmir after rallyists went on a rampage and nine people including two...

PM, Deputy PM pay tributes to Paramhans.
August 1, 2003... Ayodhya, Aug 1 (PTI) Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani, BJP President Venkaiah Naidu, RSS chief KS Sudarshan and a host of other VHP and RSS leaders reached Ayodhya on Friday and paid floral...

Pakistan says sending troops to Iraq under review.
August 1, 2003... Islamabad, Aug 1 (PTI) Pakistan has said the issue of sending troops to Iraq is still under review and no decision has been made so far. "The President (Musharraf) has said Pakistan has agreed in principle to send peacekeeping troops to...

U P'S OPPOSITION CHALK OUT STRATEGY FOR ALTERNATE GOVT.
August 1, 2003... LUCKNOW, AUG ONE (PTI) BUOYED BY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COALITION PARTNERS BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY AND BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY IN THE UTTAR PADESH GOVERNMENT IN NORTH INDIA, STATE'S OPPOSITION PARTIES FRIDAY MET TO CHALK OUT A STRATEGY TO PROVIDE AN...

India to acquire AJTs, no dearth of funds for security: George.
August 1, 2003... Ambala, Aug 1 (PTI) India would soon acquire the urgently-needed Advanced Jet Trainers (AJTs) for the Air Force, Defence Minister George Fernandes said Friday asserting there would be no dearth of funds as far as security needs were concerned....

Sikdar second woman to don General's uniform.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) Usha Sikdar Friday day became the second woman in the Indian Armed forces to don the uniform of a General after Air Marshal Padma Bandhopadhyaya. Sikdar on promotion to the rank of a Major General has taken over as...

Tendulkar praises Hussain's leadership qualities.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) Nasser Hussain, who stepped down as England captain recently, has received whole hearted praise from batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar who described him as "a very good captain and always up to something". "India and...

Vajpayee, Advani vow to fulfil Mahant's dream for temple.
August 1, 2003... Ayodhya, Aug 01 (PTI) India's Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on Friday vowed that a grand Ram temple would be built at the Ramjanamsthan, the place where Lord Rama is believed to have been born, and...

Geelani to be quizzed; links with former Minister being probed.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) Delhi Police would soon question fire-brand Jamaat-e-Islami leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and his associate Ashraf Bhatt in a case of alleged funding of separatist leaders in Kashmir valley even as the role of a former...

Excess rains in Monsoon season this year.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) The country has recorded eight per cent excess rainfall so far this Monsoon season in contrast to 30 per cent deficiency recorded last year, during the same period, even as Delhi posted an all-time high July rainfall,...

Ten people, including five militants, killed in J and K.
August 1, 2003... Srinagar, Aug 1 (PTI) Ten people, including five militants and an Army personnel, were killed in separate incidents in Kashmir valley since Thursday night, official sources said on Friday. Two unidentified militants and a soldier were...

India faces no threat to its borders from China: Fernandes.
August 1, 2003... Ambala, Aug 1 (PTI) Defence Minister George Fernandes on Friday asserted India faced no threat to its borders from China and insisted Beijing's recent comments on north-eastern state Arunachal Pradesh were in line with that position for the...

Top Hizbul ultra killed in encounter.
August 1, 2003... Srinagar, Aug 1 (PTI) Security personnel have shot dead Hizbul Mujahideen militant Niyaz Ahmad Sheikh, who is believed to have masterminded the killing of Abdul Aziz Mir, a legislator of Jammu and Kashmir's ruling People's Democratic Party,...

Exports rise in Q1, but huge imports widen trade deficit.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) India's exports surged by 11 per cent to 131.47 billion dollars in the first quarter of this year but with imports registering an over 27 per cent growth, the country's trade deficit widened, official figures stated. ...

VHP threatens hard stance towards PM on temple issue.
August 1, 2003... Ayodhya, Aug 1 (PTI) Demanding that Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee openly express his views on the Ram Temple issue, the Vishva Hindu Parishad on Friday threatened to adopt a hard stance towards him if he did not subscribe to the "Temple...

Vajpayee vows to build Ram temple in Ayodhya.
August 1, 2003... Ayodhya, Aug 01 (PTI) Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Friday vowed that a grand Ram temple would be built at the Ram Janamsthan (birth place) here and said he was confident all obstacles to it would be removed. Addressing...

India gets 2005 Champions Trophy, misses out on junior WC.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) India has managed to win the bid for hosting the 2005 Champions Trophy hockey tournament but missed out on staging the Junior World Cup, which will be held in Holland, Indian Hockey Federation sources said here on Friday....

Advani confident temple will be built in Ayodhya.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) India's Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani has expressed confidence that a Ram temple will be built at the "Ramjanmasthan" (birth place) in Ayodhya. "I have no doubt that the Ram temple will be built at the birthplace...

KHALISTAN COMMANDO FORCE MEMBER SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS.
August 1, 2003... JAMMU, AUG 1 (PTI) A MEMBER OF SIKH MILITANT OUTFIT KHALISTAN COMMANDO FORCE (KCF) WAS ON FRIDAY SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT BY A TADA COURT HERE IN CONNECTION WITH EXTORTION AND LOOTING IN JAMMU CITY IN 1991. JUDGE P N RAZDAN...

"Dilnawaz was a chain smoker, cigaratte may have caused blast".
August 1, 2003... Mumbai, Aug 1 (PTI) Dilnawaz Khan, a pyro technician, in whose house a deadly explosion occurred killing him and six others on Thursday, was a chain smoker and police suspect that he lit up a cigarette near a pile of explosives thereby causing...

Medical feat by modern surgery.
August 1, 2003... Madurai, Aug 1 (PTI) In what is being described as a modern surgery, a team of doctors led by Dr KC Mohan Prasad of the Oncology Department of the Government Rajaji Hospital in this southern Indian city removed a cancerous lump in the breast of...

Kashmir issue would not be sidelined: Musharraf.
August 1, 2003... Islamabad, Aug 1 (PTI) Emphasising that Pakistan would continue engaging India on equal terms, President Pervez Musharraf has said Islamabad would not allow the Kashmir issue to be sidelined in its dialogue with New Delhi. "Pakistan will...

NRI solicitor loses her case against Law Society.
August 1, 2003... H S Rao London, Aug 1 (PTI) NRI solicitor Kamlesh Bahl, former vice-president of the Law Society, has suffered a set back with an employment appeal tribunal reversing an earlier finding that she was a victim of sex and race discrimination....

Pak-Afghan row over border continues, fresh talks on Aug 12.
August 1, 2003... Islamabad, Aug 1 (PTI) With disagreements between Pakistan and Afghanistan continuing over maps demarcating the borders of the two countries, the tripartite techincal committee overseeing the issue will meet on August 12 to iron out the...

US has drawn unwritten Kashmir road-map: Naik.
August 1, 2003... Islamabad, Aug 1 (PTI) A three-phased unwritten road map on Kashmir supported by the European Union, United Kingdom and other nations has been drawn up by the US to settle the contentious issue, former Pakistani Foreign Secretary Niaz Naik has...

Sikh body approaches NHRC over 1984 riots.
August 1, 2003... Satya Prakash New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) A day after National Human Rights Commission petitioned the Supreme Court for a fresh trial outside Gujarat in the Best Bakery case, a Sikh body on Friday asked the Commmission to take up one of the...

India terms FBI disclosures on terror funding as nothing new.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) India on Friday termed as nothing new FBI disclosures that funding for the September 11 terror attacks in the US was linked to accounts in Pakistan and said this underpinned the importance of credibly eradicating...

Five injured in heavy shelling by Pak troops.
August 1, 2003... Srinagar, Aug 1 (PTI) Five people, including two security personnel, were injured in heavy shelling by Pakistani troops in areas along the Line of Control in Poonch, Rajouri and Drass sectors of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said on...

Guj Govt plans to move HC in Best Bakery case.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) Upset over NHRC rushing to the Supreme Court, the Gujarat Government is contemplating filing an appeal in the State High Court challenging the acquittal of all the accused in the Best bakery case well within the statutory...

Paramhans cremated, Vajpayee vows temple will be built.
August 1, 2003... Sanjay Pandey Ayodhya, Aug 1 (PTI) The mortal remains of Ramchandra Das Paramhans, who speaheaded the movement for construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya for more than half a century, were consigned to flames here on Friday with Prime...

Commonwealth Games team to visit Delhi.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) A high-level delegation of the Commonwealth Games Federation will be visiting Delhi from August 4 to 7 to assess the city's bid to host the 2010 Games. "We are confident of our bid. We have the infrastructure and...

Tejas attains supersonic speed in historic flight.
August 1, 2003... Bangalore, Aug 1 (PTI) India's Light Combat Aircraft Technology Demonstrator-1 (LCA-TD1), Tejas, attained the supersonic speed for the first time, Aeronautical Development Agency sources said. "Tejas (Energy)crossed the sound barrier when...

"Create capacities for nation building": Kalam.
August 1, 2003... Noida, Aug 1 (PTI) India's President A P J Abdul Kalam Friday said educational institutions should be facilitators in growing capacities for nationa-building in the students. "The most important mission for the nation for which you can...

India to send team to Iraq for setting hospital in Najaf.
August 1, 2003... Sujit Chatterjee Damascus (Syria), Aug 1 (PTI) India is sending an "advance" team to Iraq in the middle of this month to set up a hospital in Najaf in the "shortest possible time" with the Government in principle agreeing to dispatch at...

Iraq situation to figure prominently in Sinha's parleys.
August 1, 2003... Sujit Chatterjee Damascus, Aug 1 (PTI) The Iraq situation is expected to be high on the agenda of talks External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha will have with Syrian and Turkish leaders during his six-day official visit to the two...

Anand begins Dortmund challenge with a draw.
August 1, 2003... From a PTI Correspondent Dortmund (Germany), Aug 1 (PTI) India's Viswanathan Anand started his campaign with a hard fought draw against Grandmaster Peter Leko of Hungary in the inaugural round of the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess tournament...

HURRIYAT FOR DIALOGUE BETWEEN INDIA, PAK ON KASHMIR.
August 1, 2003... SRINAGAR, AUG 1 (PTI) WELCOMING THE THAW IN THE RELATIONS BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN, KASHMIRI SEPARATIST AMALGAM HURRIYAT CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY SAID DIALOGUE FOR RESOLVING KASHMIR ISSUE SHOULD BE INITIATED BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES AND THE...

Interim order in Jadeja's favour to continue.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) Indian Cricket Board on Friday objected to Delhi High Court order allowing all-rounder Ajay Jadeja to play all domestic cricket matches, saying it amounted to "virtually" lifting the ban imposed on the cricketer in the...

Hitches in Dhaka-Agartala bus service being sorted out.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug.1(PTI) The Dhaka-Agartala bus service, proposed to be flagged off on August nine, is facing "procedural hitches" but these are in the process of being sorted out, Indian Government said on Friday. "There are procedural...

Mass suicide by family rocks assembly again.
August 1, 2003... Bangalore, Aug 1 (PTI) The Karnataka Legislative Assembly witnessed high drama today as speaker M V Venkatappa suspended 24 opposition BJP members for "disrupting" proceedings and later revoked his order, following pleas from other opposition...

Indian repeat in the offing Kunte gains slender lead.
August 1, 2003... Edenburgh (Scotland) Aug 1 (PTI) India's Grandmaster Abhijit Kunte shot into sole lead with a brilliant technical victory over GM Peter Wells of England in the 10th and penultimate round of the Smith and Williamson British Chess Championship...

US for closer trade ties with India.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) The US said Friday it was keen on forging closer trade ties with India and more investment flow between the two countries. Emerging from a meeting with India's Planning Commission Deputy Chairman K C Pant, US Trade...

BOY KILLED AFTER BEING HIT BY BULLET FROM A COP'S REVOLVER.
August 1, 2003... PATIALA, AUG 01 (PTI) A 14-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS KILLED WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A BULLET FIRED ACCIDENTALLY FROM A SERVICE REVOLVER OF A POLICEMAN IN THIS CITY IN THE NORTHERN INDIAN STATE OF PUNJAB FRIDAY, POLICE SAID. TWO POLICEMAN, IDENTIFIED AS...

JuM militant G M Sheikh admitted to hospital.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen (JuM) militant Ghulam Mohammed Sheikh, arrested by Delhi Police Thursday evening for receiving money from Pakistani intelligence agents, was admitted to a hospital in the Indian capital after he...

Gujarat riots hit Indian secularism: Amartya Sen.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) Indian Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said Friday that communal riots in the western state of Gujarat had "hit" Indian secularism and criticised the trend of rising defence spending at the cost of key social sectors like...

Khera's second book to hit the stands soon.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) India's Shiv Khera, author of the international bestseller ''You Can Win'' is ready to release his second book ''Living With Honour'' after a gap of five years. Foreseeing a big response, the publishers, Macmillan...

Hizbul Mujahideen not to honour any ceasefire call by Hurriyat.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) Pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit Friday announced not to honour any ceasefire call given by Kashmiri separatist amalgam Hurriyat Conference, saying that it was for the militant leadership to decide on the...

AIDWA compilation throws more light on evil of dowry.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) With the evil of dowry threatening all sections of the society in India, a women's body Friday released a compilation which throws more light on the issue and further the ongoing struggle against it. The publication...

GEELANI TO CONTINUE PROTEST AGAINST PC.
August 1, 2003... SRINAGAR, AUG 1 (PTI) SHOWING NO FLEXIBILITY IN HIS STAND ON PEOPLE'S CONFERENCE, A FELLOW MEMBER OF THE KASHMIRI SEPARATIST AMALGAM, THE HURRIYAT, HARDLINE JAMAAT-E-ISLAMI LEADER SYED ALI SHAH GEELANI FRIDAY SAID HE WOULD CONTINUE TO LODGE...

Memorial for Paramhans.
August 1, 2003... Ayodhya, Aug 1 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to construct a memorial for Ramjanmabhoomi Nyas President Mahant Ramchandra Paramhans who died here Thursday. "A grand smriti stambh (stone pillar) in memory of Paramhans will be...

Nine killed as boat capsizes in Gandak.
August 1, 2003... Gorakhpur, Aug 1 (PTI) Nine persons, including two children, were killed when the boat in which they were travelling capsized in Gandak river in Maharajganj district of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh Friday. The incident...

Shivani murder accused charges prosecution with delaying bail.
August 1, 2003... New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) A key accused in the Shivani Bhatnagar murder case Sri Bhagwan Friday charged prosecution with delaying his bail by keeping on hold the examination of witnesses cited against him. "...they are deliberately avoiding to...