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Bush orders Marines into Haiti as part of international force.
March 1, 2004... Washington, Mar 1 (PTI) Us Prsident George W Bush has ordered US Marines into Haiti as part of an international force to end the violence in that country after the resignation and hasty departure of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. ...

Taliban preparing to launch offensive against US: report.
March 1, 2004... New York, Mar 1 (PTI) US military officials believe that the Taliban fighters are preparing to launch an offensive against the US and its Afghan allies this spring, a media report said Monday. Quoting a senior US military official, Time...

UN Security Council agrees to send troops for Haiti.
March 1, 2004... Dharam Shourie United Nations, March 1 (PTI) United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved immediate deployment of a multinational force for an intial period of three months to bring order in Haiti, hours after President Jean...

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 1 (PTI): Literary critic S.
March 1, 2004... Guptan Nair has been selected for this year's P N Panicker award for his contributions to social and cultural fields. P N Panicker foundation said in a statement here Sunday that the award carried a sum of Rs, 10,000, a citation and a...

ON MONDAY, MARCH ON, 2004.
March 1, 2004... JERUSA : PHALCON SALE (FE,PIO,IE,HT,ST,AA,HIN,BL,BS) LONDON : BLAIR-SHORT (IE, TOI, ST, TRI) -DO- : IRAQ WAR-LEGALITY (IE, ST) -DO : IRAQ-COMPLAIN (TOI, ST) WASHING: KHAN-NETWORK (IE, AA, TRI) -DO- : HAITI-RESIGN (ST,...

Three former MPs denied tickets.
March 1, 2004... Chennai, Mar 1 (PTI) DMK Monday denied tickets to three of its 10 members in the dissolved Lok sabha and brought in three new faces, including Dayanidhi Maran, son of Murasoli Maran, and a widow of a backward Nadar community leader, who was...

Pune University becomes first Asian kind to go `wire free'.
March 1, 2004... Pune, Mar 1 (PTI) A research student walks into the sprawling campus of Pune University, sits under the canopy of a tree, takes out his laptop from a bag and starts pressing the keys. Within minutes he gets connected to the internet -- without...

Asha, Kiran Bedi, Scindia bag Women Awards 2004.
March 1, 2004... Mumbai, Mar 1 (PTI) In accolade to the spirit of Indian women, over 18 women, including singing diva Asha Bhosale, actor Aishwarya Rai, Juhi Chawla, sprint queet P T Usha, supercop Kiran Bedi and literary don Mahashwetadevi, were conferred with...

EC ban on transfer of officials connected with conduct of poll.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Indian Election Commission has imposed a total ban on the transfer of officials connected with the conduct of elections following the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct with the announcement of poll schedule. ...

SP-RLD strike alliance for LS polls in Uttar Pradesh.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) The Samajwadi Party, the ruling party in Uttar Prradesh, and Rashtriya Lok Dal headed by Jat strongman Ajit Singh on Monday struck an alliance for the coming parliamentary elections in the state. Under the seat...

Candidates to furnish details of govt dues, EC to publicise.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Indian Election Commission to seek affidavits from candidates, including Members of Parliament, contesting the coming parliamentary polls regarding arrears due from them towards...

India's Exports surge 8.74 per cent in Jan.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Continuing the forward march, India's exports surged 8.74 per cent to 5.11786 billion dollars in January 2004 over 4.70669 billion dollars in the same month last year. In rupee terms, exports went up by 3.12 per cent...

Three Pak militants, woman killed in J-K.
March 1, 2004... Jammu, March 1 (PTI) Three militants belonging to Pakistan and a woman were killed in separate encounters in Udhampur and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, official sources said. A major combing operation was launched by the...

BP, Petronas may hold 29% stake each in Indian LNG project.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) British energy firm BP Amoco and Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) of Malaysia are likely to hold 29 per cent stake each in the consortium that is building the Rs 61 billion Kakinada LNG project in southern Indian...

GAIL in talks with DuPont for joint marketing of HDPE.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) State-run gas firm GAIL (India) Ltd on Monday said it is in talks with DuPont for joint marketing of the High Density Poly-Ethylene, the compound that saved over Rs 40 million in coating cost on the Dahej-Vijaipur gas...

Microsoft launches MCDST.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) IT major Microsoft on Monday launched certification - Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician - to address the growing need for qualified help-desk professionals. The MCDST would provide the core knowledge...

Radha Singh takes over as India's Agriculture Secretary.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Radha Singh on Monday took over as the Agriculture Secretary of India in place of R C A Jain, who retired last week. A 1969 batch Indian Administrative Service Officer, Singh was Secretary, Animal Husbandry, and had...

Hizbul Mujahideen battalion commander gunned down.
March 1, 2004... Srinagar, Mar 1 (PTI) Security forces on Monday shot dead a battalion commander of Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit in Chadoora area of central Kashmir's Budgam district, a spokesman of India's Border Security Force said here. Acting on a...

RSS opposes foreign origin people from becoming PM.
March 1, 2004... Dehradun, Mar 1 (PTI) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a voluntary organisation raised on a radical Hindutva ideology, on Monday said it would oppose any person of foreign origin from becoming the Prime Minister of India. "RSS would not...

Militants shot dead father-son duo in Pulwama.
March 1, 2004... Srinagar, Mar 1 (PTI) Suspected militants have shot dead a father-son duo in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, official sources said here on Monday. Bullet-ridden bodies of Mohammad Akbar and his son Manzoo Ahmad were recovered by police...

Govt to probe 'lapses' in treatment of Bakht.
March 1, 2004... Thiruvananthapuram,Mar 1 (PTI) Seeking to end the controversy over alleged lapses in medical treatment provided to late governor Sikander Bakht at the Medical College Hospital here, Kerala cabinet on Monday ordered a probe into the matter. ...

Kerala under grip of drought and not shining: Antony.
March 1, 2004... Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 1 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister A K Antony on Monday sought Central assistance for drought relief work in the state and rejected BJP-led NDA government's "India Shining" campaign, saying, 'Kerala is under the grip of...

New slogan calls for voting Vajpayee back to power.
March 1, 2004... Raipur, Mar 1 (PTI) "Bari Bari Atal Bihari" (Again and again Atal Bihari) would be the new BJP slogan for the next month's parliamentary polls, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh state Raman Singh said on Monday. "In the eighties, the BJP...

Hindutva, Vidarbha not to be made poll issues: Desai.
March 1, 2004... Akola, Mar 1 (PTI) Despite Shiv Sena's ally BJP demanding separate Vidarbha, the alliance would not make statehood an issue during the parliamentary polls in Maharashtra, in which the region is situated, Sena leader Subhash Desai has said. ...

Inflation target of 4.5 % will be achieved: Jaswant Singh.
March 1, 2004... Bangalore, Mar 1 (PTI) Indian Finance Minister Jaswant Singh on Monday said the Government was confident of achieving the inflation target of 4.5 per cent for 2003-04 and ruled out any revision. "We still continue to stand by that figure...

DMK says it left NDA to "protect Dravidian principles".
March 1, 2004... Chennai, March 1 (PTI) Asserting that it was never in a "direct alliance" with BJP, DMK on Monday said the party decided to leave the National Democratic Alliance to "protect the Dravidian principles". "We were constituents of NDA, of...

Kerala's population 31.8 million as on March 2001.
March 1, 2004... Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 1 (PTI) Kerala continues to be the only state in India where females have preponderance over males with 1058 females per 1000 males. The population of the state stood at 3,18,41,374 with a break of 1,54,68,614 males...

Tamil candidate shot dead in Sri Lanka.
March 1, 2004... Colombo, March 1 (PTI) Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels shot dead an electoral candidate in eastern Sri Lanka on Monday marking the first political killing in the run-up to the April parliamentary elections. Two gunmen shot dead Sinnathamby...

Michail Fradkov named new Russian Prime Minister.
March 1, 2004... Moscow, Mar 1 (PTI) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday nominated Michail Fradkov as the new Prime Minister. Fradkov is currently Russia's envoy to the European Union. He had represented the erstwhile Soviet Union in New Delhi....

No release of funds by MPs, MLAs, MLCs till end of polls: EC.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) India's Election Commission has said no fresh release of funds under Member of Parliaments Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme shall be made in any part of the country until completion of the election process. "No...

India to pledge 500 million dollars for bilateral projects.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Boosting South-South cooperation, India on Monday said it was prepared to pledge 500 million U S dollars for bilateral and regional projects in the economic and social sectors with eight West Afican countries under a new...

Kapil Dev named as India's bowling coach.
March 1, 2004... Kolkata, Mar 1 (PTI) Cricketing legend Kapil Dev was on Monday appointed as India's regular bowling coach but, surprisingly, he will not accompany the team on the high-pressure tour of Pakistan next month. The former captain and coach...

Grenade explosion in Srinagar city leaves 14 injured.
March 1, 2004... Srinagar, Mar 1 (PTI) Atleast 14 people, including three women, were injured when militants exploded a grenade near a hospital in uptown city on Monday, official sources said. The incident took place when militants hurled a grenade at a...

India may propose special flights, additional trains.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) In a bid to accomodate the rush of cricket fans from India wanting to travel to Pakistan for the upcoming cricket series, Indian Government is weighing various options including proposing to Islamabad operation of special...

Curfew relaxed during day time in Bandipora.
March 1, 2004... Srinagar, Mar 1 (PTI) Curfew was on Monday relaxed during day time in Bandipora, which witnessed violent protests after the death of a youth in police firing, following improvement in situation, official sources said here. Initially, the...

CBI questions senior Delhi cop in fake stamp paper scam.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) CBI on Monday questioned a senior Delhi Police official in connection with the multi-billion fake stamp paper scam. CBI sources here said Assistant Commissioner of Police S K Tomar, who is presently posted at Defence...

A P J Abdul Kalam cancels programmes in AP.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1(PTI) With the model code coming into force, President A P J Abdul Kalam has decided to cancel his one-day visit to Guntur in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday to inaugurate new facilities at a private hospital. Though the code...

Indian nuclear installations are secure: AEC chairman.
March 1, 2004... Mumbai, March 1 (PTI) Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission on Monday said India's nuclear installations are secure and the Department of Atomic Energy undertakes periodical review of the security of all its installations. "Clandestine...

Overseas investors show strong interest in ONGC issue: Shourie.
March 1, 2004... Mumbai, Mar 1 (PTI) Overseas investors have shown strong interest in the partial divestment of government stake in the country's largest oil firm ONGC through public offer, one of the biggest issues slated to hit the market on March five,...

"Left parties to play important role in next govt formation".
March 1, 2004... Hyderabad, Mar 1 (PTI) Keeping the options open on the question of joining a `secular government' at the Centre after the elections, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Monday said the left forces would play an `important role' in the...

India's exuberance on BPO growth prospects justified:Economist.
March 1, 2004... New Delh, Mar 1 (PTI) Notwithstanding protectionism and other hindrances, the current mood of optimism about Indian BPO sector's growth prospects seems justified, according to London-based magazine `The Economist'. Quoting a survey done by...

IBM India unveils Notebooks at sub Rs 50,000.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Bringing down the price barrier, IBM India on Monday launched an entry-level Notebook computer IBM ThinkPad at a price tag of Rs 49,990, targetting the SMBs and the home segments. IBM's ThinkPad R40e has Windows XP...

Jaswant finds "auspicious coincidence" of May 13.
March 1, 2004... Bangalore, Mar 1 (PTI) Finding an "auspicious coincidence" between India's nuclear tests on May 13 in 1998 and the proposed counting of votes of the General elections on the same day this year, Finance Minister Jaswant Singh on Monday said...

Indian Garment exports down 6.42 % in quantity terms.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) India's exports of readymade garments to quota countries during January, 2004 witnessed an increase of 3.02 per cent in value terms even as they declined by 6.42 per cent in quantity terms. Hit by the appreciation of...

VC, public equity disbursement halved to $540 mn in 2003.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) In contrast to the growth on IT and ITeS front, disbursements of venture capital and public equity funding halved to 540 million dollar during 2003 in India, a sharp fall compared to 1.1 billion dollar in 2002, according...

Amarinder-Bhattal's war of words worries Congress.
March 1, 2004... Chandigarh, Mar 1 (PTI) With the announcement of parliamentary poll schedule in India, the war of words between Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and his Deputy Rajinder Kaur Bhattal have made the Congress camp a worried lot. "Yes, it...

Cipla gets compulsory licence for ARVs from Malaysia.
March 1, 2004... Mumbai, Mar 1 (PTI) Indian pharma major Cipla Ltd has been issued a compulsory licence by Malaysian government for supply of anti-retroviral (ARVs) drugs for treatment of AIDS in the South East Asian country. The pharma major expects to...

Titan Industries to market Tommy Hilfiger watches in India.
March 1, 2004... Mumbai, Mar 1 (PTI) GVM International Ltd, a licensee of Tommy Hilfiger Licensing Inc, on Monday entered into an exclusive agreement with Titan Industries Ltd for marketing and distribution of Tommy Hilfiger watches in India. As per the...

Exim Bank extends short term credit line of USD 20 mn to Iran.
March 1, 2004... Mumbai, Mar 1 (PTI) Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has extended a second US dollar 20 million short term line of credit to six Iranian commercial banks. Under the line of credit refinancing facility, Exim Bank will reimburse...

Uddhav takes a dig at Gawli's candidature.
March 1, 2004... Mumbai, Mar 1 (PTI) Taking a dig at underworld don Arun Gawli's aspirations to contest the coming Lok Sabha elections, Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray has said "no body should pose a challenge to Sena". Without naming Gawli,...

Shimoga Congress leaders meet Krishna.
March 1, 2004... Bangalore, Mar 1 (PTI) Several Congress leaders from Shimoga on Monday called on Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna to assure him that they would remain in the party and would not follow former Chief Minister S Bangarappa, who has decided to...

You will feel worse after elections, Jaswant tells Congress.
March 1, 2004... Bangalore, Mar 1 (PTI) India's Finance Minister Jaswant Singh n Monday attacked the Congress party for "not feeling good" and claimed that NDA was on its way to return to power making the principal opposition party's position "even worse". ...

UDF partners complete seat sharing.
March 1, 2004... Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 1 (PTI) The long-drawn out exercise for seat sharing in the Congress-led ruling UDF in Kerala for the Lok Sabha polls was finally over today with the Janadhipathya Samrakshana Samiti, a front partner, deciding not to...

'Centre has given all clearances for Devanahalli airport'.
March 1, 2004... Bangalore, Mar 1 (PTI) Finance Minister Jaswant Singh on Monday said the Union Government has given all clearances for the proposed greenfield international airport at Devanahalli and it was up to the state government and the private consortium...

India take on Belgium in Olympic qualifying opener on Tuesday.
March 1, 2004... Anand Philar Madrid, Mar 1 (PTI) A resurgent India would begin yet another long journey in quest of the Olympic hockey gold that they last won 24 years ago when they take on Belgium in their opening game of the Olympic qualifying...

Mikhail Fradkov named Russia's Prime Minister.
March 1, 2004... Vinay Shukla Moscow, Mar 1 (PTI) An old India hand and Moscow's representative to the European Union Mikhail Fradkov was on Monday nominated as Russia's Prime Minister by President Vladimir Putin, less than a month before the Presidential...

Jaya to begin party's campaign from March nine.
March 1, 2004... Chennai, Mar 1 (PTI) AIADMK Supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa will formally kickstart her party's two-month long campaign for the May 10 Lok Sabha polls in the state on March nine from the city. According to the itinerary...

Parambikulam wild life sanctuary closed from Monday.
March 1, 2004... Kochi, Mar 1 (PTI) The Parambikulam Wild life sanctuary near here has been closed for two months from Monday. This is to avoid accidental fires in the sanctuary during summer season, which is also the breeding time of the animals, according...

IFDP decides to field P C Thomas from Muvattupuzha.
March 1, 2004... Kochi, Mar 1 (PTI) The Indian Federal Democratic Party, with the support of National Democratic Alliance, has decided to field P C Thomas, Union Minister of State for Law and Justice, as its candidate for the Muvattupuzha parliamentary...

'Sonia to be PM if Cong gets majority'.
March 1, 2004... Kolkata, Mar 01 (PTI) Congress on Monday said the question of who would be the Prime Minister of a Congress-led alliance would remain open if the party fell far short of majority on its own. "Sonia Gandhi is the leader of the Congress. If...

Air India, Indian Airlines slash airfare ahead of boycott.
March 1, 2004... K S R Menon Dubai, Mar 1 (PTI) Air India and Indian Airlines have slashed airfares in the Gulf-Kerala sector by 5-18 per cent ahead of a proposed boycott of national carriers by several Indian associations to protest high tariffs. Air...

Kapil will start with sharing his experience.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Kapil Dev, who was appointed as India's bowling coach on Monday, will share his wealth of experience with the young Pakistan-bound pace bowlers when he joins them for the three-day preparatory camp in Kolkata beginning on...

14 injured in grenade explosions in Srinagar.
March 1, 2004... Srinagar, Mar 1 (PTI) In stepped up grenade attacks, ultras on Monday triggered two explosions in different places in the city within two hours injuring 14 people, including three women, official sources said. Militants hurled a grenade at...

Indian juniors to take on Malaysia on Tuesday.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Even as the Indian hockey team battles it out at Madrid for a place in the Olympics, the juniors will play a four-match Test series against Malaysia starting here on Tuesday. The series would be an "exposure" to the...

Former BJP youth leader joins Cong.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, March 01 (PTI) Former President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, BJP's youth wing, Ramashish Rai on Monday joined the Congress, accusing the ruling party of "indulging in vote-bank politics and giving up its policies." ...

India to extend USD 500 mn credit to West Africa.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Giving a major impetus to South-South cooperation, India on Monday decided to provide concessional credit facilities of 500 million U S dollars for projects identified in the economic and social sectors with eight West...

India offers Pakistan expertise on social security.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) India on Monday offered to Pakistan its expertise in the field of social security for the informal sector in view of peace efforts initiated by the country. "We will talk to Pakistan Government if it wanted (advise...

Inzamam admits Indian batsmen would be tough to contain.
March 1, 2004... Lahore, Mar 1 (PTI) Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq on Monday admitted that containing the talented Indian batting line-up would be a "huge task" even for his strong bowling attack in the upcoming cricket series. "In Tendulkar, Dravid,...

PIO removed, put on "comulsory wait".
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Indian government on Monday removed Principal Information Officer (PIO) Sahab Singh, who had participated in a sit-in protest outside the Information and Broadcasting Secretary's office last week, and put on "compulsory...

Powar named in Indian team for Pakistan tour.
March 1, 2004... Kolkata, Mar 1 (PTI) Mumbai spinner Ramesh Powar was the surprise inclusion in the 15-member Indian cricket squad announced for the upcoming tour of Pakistan which leg spinner Anil Kumble and all-rounder Ajit Agarkar will miss. Team:...

Deadline for filing of trade returns extended to Mar 31.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Bowing to exporters' demand, government on Monday extended the deadline for filing of trade returns to March 31st, 2004. Import Export Code (IEC) holders have been asked to file trade returns by this date or else...

Cong to contest 17 of 20 LS seats in Kerala.
March 1, 2004... Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 1 (PTI) Capping long-drawn negotiations, ruling Congress and its UDF allies on Monday reached an agreement on sharing 20 Lok Sabha polls in Kerala with the lead partner taking the lion's share of 17 and leaving two to...

Senior Delhi cop questioned by CBI in fake stamp paper case.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) CBI on Monday summoned a senior Delhi Police official for questioning in connection with the multi-billion fake stamp paper scam as it felt that he had shown "slackness" in supervising a case in which scamster Abdul Karim...

Pakistan industry against MFN status to India.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Pakistan industry on Monday said its country's providing of most favoured nation (MFN) status to India will be conditional to the latter cutting down on its both agricultural and non-agri subsidies. "There are...

Japanese troops help build snow replica of Taj Mahal.
March 1, 2004... Beijing, Mar 1 (PTI) Japanese troops have helped India build a giant snow replica of the Taj Mahal at the world famous international Sapporo Snow Festival 2004 in Japan. About 500 personnel from Self Defence Forces (SDF) of Japan worked...

Elangovan, four senior journalists summoned by Sessions Court.
March 1, 2004... Chennai, Mar 1 (PTI) A Sessions court Monday summoned TNCC Working President EVKS Elangovan and four senior journalists of 'The Hindu' to appear in court on March nine in connection with an alleged defamatory news item appearing in the paper's...

Workshop of Indo-Pak artisans from March 15.
March 1, 2004... New Delhi, Mar 1, (PTI) Indo-Pak bonhomie seeps to grassroots level this month with a score of artisans from both the countries holding a fortnight-long workshop showcasing their skills here from March 15. Organised by the Dastkari Haat...

Hindu migrants from akistan to get Indian citizenship.
March 1, 2004... Jaipur, Mar 1 (PTI) Indian government has decided to grant citizenship to Hindu migrants from Pakistan living in border districts of the west Indian states of Rajasthan and Gujarat for the last several years, Pak Visthapit Sangh said here...

Two former ministers find place in PMK list.
March 1, 2004... Chennai,Mar 1 (PTI) Two former Federal Ministers, A K Moorthy and E Ponnusamy, have been renominated by the Pattali Makkal Katchi for the May 10 Lok Sabha (Indian Parliament's Lower House) elections from Tamil Nadu in the list released here...

2,299 militants surrendered in J-K since 1995.
March 1, 2004... Jammu, Mar 1 (PTI) As many as 2,299 militants have surrendered before security forces and police in Jammu and Kashmir since 1995, the state assembly was informed Monday. Of these, 2,289 surrendered during the period between 1995 and 2003...

Kannan upsets Bopanna in ITF Futures.
March 1, 2004... Chennai, Mar 1 (PTI) Davis Cupper and third seed Rohan Bopanna crashed out of the ITF Futures tennis tournament losing to unseeded Vijay Kannan in straight sets in a first round match here Monday. Bopanna's potent first serves let him down...

Petition against Kunhalikutty, Soopy dismissed.
March 1, 2004... Kochi, Mar 1 (PTI) A Petition seeking CBI investigation into alleged irregularities committed by State Industries minister P K Kunhalikutty and Education minister Nalakkath Soopy, in granting no objection certificate to private colleges to...

Party lodges complaint with EC against Karna HM Kharge.
March 1, 2004... Bangalore, March one (PTI) BJP's Karnataka unit Monday lodged a complaint with electoral authorities, alleging violation of the code of conduct by the ruling Congress with the participation of Home Minister Mallikarjun Kharge in the launch of...

Eight killed in J-K, 14 injured in two explosions.
March 1, 2004... Srinagar, Mar 1 (PTI) Four militants, including a self-styled battalion commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, and a father-son duo were among were eight people killed in separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir where ultras set off two powerful...