PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. articles from October 2003

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India, Russia to sign MoU to supress terror financing.
October 1, 2003... Moscow, Oct 1 (PTI) In a bid to supress terror financing, India and Russia have agreed to ink a a Memorandum of Understanding on narcotics control as part of their anti-terror co-operation, a top Indian diplomat told PTI after a Joint Working...

India on the way to economic prosperity.
October 1, 2003... Surat, Oct 1 (PTI) Asserting that Indian Economy was turning around, Finance Minister Jaswant Singh has said he was hopeful the progress would continue unabated to achieve higher growth. "I agree that India is on the way to economic...

WB extends $181 mn to Maharashtra.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) The World Bank will provide 181 million dollars to the western Indian state Maharashtra for rural water supply and sanitation project, benefitting around seven million people, mainly rural poor, women and tribals. ...

Bangladesh accepts India's contention on river link project.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Bangladesh accepted India's contention that its river linking project was only at conceptual stage as the two countries concluded the 35th meeting of the Joint River Commission here. "India has told us that it is at...

ULTRAS KILL VDC MEMBER IN UDHAMPUR, MILITANT KILLED IN BANIHAL.
October 1, 2003... JAMMU, OCT 1 (PTI) SECURITY FORCES GUNNED DOWN A MILITANT IN DODA DISTRICT WHILE ULTRAS KILLED A MEMBER OF VILLAGE DEFENCE COMMITTEE IN UDHAMPUR DISTRICT OF NORTHERN INDIAN STATE OF JAMMU KASHMIR SINCE TUESDAY EVENING, OFFICIAL SOURCES SAID...

Pak's failure to stop terror impairing peace: Sinha.
October 1, 2003... London, Oct 1 (PTI) India on Wednesday asserted that Pakistan's failure to stop cross-border terror is impairing peace and delaying the dialogue process initiated by Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. "In order to sustain the...

Bush reiterates appeal to other nations for rebuilding Iraq.
October 1, 2003... Washington, Oct 1 (PTI) Faced with a spate of American casualties in Iraq, US President Bush has reiterated his appeal to other nations to help build a free Iraq. "Aggressively striking the terrorists in Iraq we're defeating them there so...

Cross-border issue - subject of continuing discussion with Pak.
October 1, 2003... T V Parasuram Washington, Oct 1 (PTI) Stressing that the issue of cross-border terrrorism remains important and will be a subject of continuing discussion with Pakistan during the visit of senior officials to the region, the US has said it is...

Sodhi's killer guilty, jury rejects insanity claim.
October 1, 2003... From T V Parasuram Washington, Oct 1 (PTI) Rejecting claims of insanity, a jury convicted the man, who killed Indian immigrant Balbir Singh Sodhi after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, of first-degree murder. Frank Silva Roque,...

Army kills four terrorists in Gurez.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) In the continuing search operations, Army has killed four more terrorists in Gurez in northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir bringing the total tally of militants killed in the area in the last one week to 20. ...

BSF unearths militant hideout.
October 1, 2003... Srinagar, Oct 1 (PTI) Border Security Forces unearthed a militant hideout in frontier district of Kupwara in northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir and recovered 3.5 kgs of RDX and other explosives on Wednesday, a BSF spokesman said here....

Pak soldiers crossing LoC to engineer infiltration.
October 1, 2003... Jammu, Oct 1 (PTI) Troops along the Indo-Pak border have been put on high alert in the wake of surprise raids by Pakistan army's sabotage Border Action Teams (BATs) that attack Indian posts to push heavily armed militants in northern Indian...

WEDNESDAY, OCT 1, 2003.
October 1, 2003... LONDON : HONOUR KILLING-JAIL (IE-BL,ST, HIN; SHERED WITH OWN AA) --DO-- : ASYLUM SEEKERS (ST; OWN-HT) ISLAMAB: PAK-WEAPONS (IE-BL, TRI-BL) --DO-- : BHUTTO-NON KASHMIRIES (IE, TRI) --DO-- : SECURITY FOR SA (AA; ASSO-IE) ...

IAF still working on the technicalities of Phalcon systems.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Finalisation of an one billion dollar contract for three Israeli Phalcon AWACS systems notwithstanding, it will take sometime before the delivery is made as Indian Air Force is still working on the technicalities and...

Spare a thought for pacemen.
October 1, 2003... By Javagal Srinath New Zealand will miss the services of Shane Bond and Chris Cairns in the upcoming Test series against India where fast bowlers can still achieve a lot on unresponsive pitches. As it has always been, the arrival of...

Two ultras killed, two CRPF men, PDP worker injured in J-K.
October 1, 2003... Srinagar, Oct 1 (PTI) Two militants were killed and two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and a ruling People's Democratic Party worker injured in separate incidents in northern Indian region of Kashmir valley since Tuesday night,...

HUJI COMMANDER, 2 PAK MILITANTS AMONG 5 KILLED IN J-K.
October 1, 2003... JAMMU, OCT 1 (PTI) THREE PAK ULTRAS, INCLUDING A TEHSIL COMMANDER OF HARKAT-UL-JEHADI ISLAMI (HUJI), WERE AMONG FIVE PERSONS KILLED IN SEPARATE MILITANCY RELATED INCIDENTS IN NORTHERN INDIAN STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR SINCE TUEDDAY EVENING,...

1,38,000 visit Vaishno Devi in last five days.
October 1, 2003... Katra (J and K), Oct 1 (PTI) As many as 27,000 pilgrims visited the holy cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Trikuta hills in northern Indian region daily since the beginning of 'Navratra' festival, with a total of 1,38,000 devotees having paid...

Osama forms terrorist Naval force, says web daily.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) In a sensational report, an American web daily has claimed that Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda has formed the "first terrorist naval force" and positioned 15 ships in the Indian ocean or the Pacific, even as the US State...

India should revive work on cold fusion: scientist.
October 1, 2003... K S Jayaraman Boston, Oct 1 (PTI) A top Indian nuclear physicist has said that India should revive work on cold fusion because the phenomenon appears to be real with potential applications. "It is evident from the papers presented that...

Biggest-ever Indian cultural exposition opens in Beijing.
October 1, 2003... Anil K Joseph Beijing, Oct 1 (PTI) Amid the steadily growing Sino- Indian political and business ties, India on Wednesday launched its biggest-ever attempt to woo the Chinese by hosting the first-ever 'India carnival week' here that offers...

Australian cricketers face life ban for sledging.
October 1, 2003... Sydney, Oct 1 (PTI) Australian cricketers would now face a life ban for sledging under a new code of behaviour policy as the country's cricket board makes an effort to lift the game's domestic and international image. Under the new policy,...

Joshi resumes office.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) India's Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi on Wednesday resumed office after a break of 12 days when he resigned in the wake of the Rae Bareli court order and made light of the threat issued by the...

IAF to celebrate 71st anniversary.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) The first-ever flypast by India's unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and mid-air refuelling of long-range Su-30 fighter aircraft by a Russian-made IL-78 plane would be highlights of IAF's 71st anniversary celebrations here...

Vaclav Havel to receive Gandhi peace prize.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Former President of Czech Republic Vaclav Havel has been selected for the prestigious Gandhi Peace Prize for 2003 for his outstanding contribution towards world peace and upholding human rights in most difficult...

Two detained for taking photos in vicinity of US Embassy.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Two persons were detained by the police after they were found taking photographs in the vicinity of the American Embassy here Wednesday afternoon. The duo -- Satinder Gill and Suresh Mohan -- were handed over to the...

Criminals from Pak, Cameroon, Somalia printing fake currency.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) India's premier investigating agency CBI on Wednesday claimed involvement of criminals operating from Pakistan, UAE, Cameroon and Somalia in a racket of counterfeit currency in the country. CBI sources said during...

Kiwis to play both spinners on Thursday.
October 1, 2003... Rajkot, Oct 1 (PTI) New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming on Wednesday said he would play both the spinners -- left arm spinner Daniel Vettori and off-spinner Paul Wiseman -- against India 'A' in their three-day cricket match starting here on...

Reprieve for Bharat Shah, 2 others get 6 years RI.
October 1, 2003... Mumbai, Oct 1 (PTI) In a major reprieve for leading film financier Bharat Shah, a special court on Wednesday sentenced him to one year RI for concealing certain information from police to facilitate extortion activities of the underworld but...

oman-india.
October 1, 2003... India may reconsider gas pipeline project with Oman Deepshikha Sikarwar Sur (Oman), Oct 1 (PTI) India on Wednesday said it might reconsider the gas pipeline venture with Oman which had been shelved due to some technical glitches. ...

CPI-M to work for ouster of Antony Govt in Kerala.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Hoping that "divisions" in Congress in Kerala and the ruling UDF would heighten following the drubbing it received in the recent parliamentary bye-elections, CPI-M on Wednesday clearly hinted it would work towards the...

FIVE NEW IITS IN THE OFFING: PM.
October 1, 2003... KANPUR, OCT 1 (PTI) PRIME MINISTER ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE ON WEDNESDAY ANNOUNCED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO SET UP FIVE NEW INDIAN INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY BY UPGRADING EXISTING ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS THAT HAVE THE NECESSARY PROMISE AND...

India's Commonwealth bid gets support from Lord Paul.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) India's bid for staging the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in 2010 has received support from Lord Swraj Paul, a member of the Board set up to run the campaign for staging of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The...

Blast near Naidu's convoy.
October 1, 2003... Hyderabad, Oct 1 (PTI) Chief Minister of southern Indian state Andhra Pradesh, N Chandrababu Naidu, on Thursday survived a possible attempt on his life, suffering minor injuries in a powerful landmine blast suspected to have been triggered by...

HC refuses to intervene in contractual dispute.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to intervene in the contract dispute between Indian cricketers and International Cricket Council on the code of conduct for cricket World Cup 2003 and said it has to be resolved...

Shinde dismisses talks of his resignation.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Beleaguered Maharashtra Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Wednesday dismissed talks of his resignation but sought to blame the NCP for the "shocking" defeat of Congress in Solapur Lok Sabha bypoll saying things could...

Chandrashekhar undergoes bypass surgery, recovering.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Former Indian Prime Minister Chandrashekher underwent a heart bypass surgery Wednesday, and his condition was stable, hospital sources said. "A team of doctors after evaluating his angiogram and considering his...

Motorola to cooperate with CBI in telecom PSUs' tendering case.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Motorola Wednesday said it would extend full co-operation to India's premier probe agency, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in its investigation into the alleged corruption relating to tendering system of two...

Banks to do better in FY04 after 50% higher profit, cut in NPA.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Indian Government is upbeat about the performance of PSU banks during this fiscal after they posted nearly 50 per cent higher profits at Rs 122.94 billion and sharp fall in non-performing assets to 4.48 per cent in...

Naidu escapes bid on life.
October 1, 2003... Tirupati, Oct 1 (PTI) Chief Minister of the south-western Indian state Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu Wednesday escaped a bid on his life by suspected naxalites who set off a series of powerful landmine blasts at the foothills of the famous...

Shah goes scot free, 2 others get 6 years' RI.
October 1, 2003... Mumbai, Oct 1 (PTI) In a significant judgement, a special court Wednesday sentenced leading Bollywood film financier Bharat Shah to one year RI for hiding information from police about links of producer Nasim Rizvi with the underworld but set...

New cap on H-1B visas effective from Wednesday.
October 1, 2003... T V Parasuram Washington, Oct 1 (PTI) The number of new H-1B visas to bring skilled workers from abroad, under which thousands have come to the US from India, drops to 65,000 with effect from Wednesday, the beginning of the fiscal year...

Mulayam gets ministry expansion worry; RLD demands "due".
October 1, 2003... representation Allahabad, Oct 1 (PTI) In what is sure to add to the worries of Chief Minister of the northern Indian state Uttar Pradesh Mulayam Singh Yadav's proposed expansion of his ministerial council, his key ally Rashtriya Lok Dal...

Bike produced in court to show accused had links with militant.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) In a rare incident, a motor bike was produced by the prosecution in the December 2000 Red Fort attack case before a Delhi court to prove that a crucial letter was recovered from its bag showing that an accused had...

Naipaul, Kanhai, Mittal to attend Pravasi Divas next Jan.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Nobel laureate Sir V S Naipaul, Malaysian Minister Sami Vellu, veteran West Indies cricketer Rohan Kanhai and British steel baron L N Mittal are among leading personalities of the Indian diaspora who would attend the...

Warrants against accused in best bakery case to be executed.
October 1, 2003... Vadodara, Oct 1 (PTI) The arrest warrants issued against accused involved in BEST bakery case would be executed only after they were sent by Gujarat high court, city police Commissioner Sudhir Kumar Sinha said here Wednesday. "There is...

In-camera trial begins in Haren Pandya murder case.
October 1, 2003... Ahmedabad, Oct 1 (PTI) After nearly six months of the assasination of former Gujarat Minister Haren Pandya, trial Wednesday commenced in the sensational murder case with the Central Bureau of Investigation, India's premier probe agency,...

Musharraf meets military brass ahead of Armitage visit.
October 1, 2003... Islamabad, Oct 1 (PTI) Ahead of the visit of US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage and Assistant Secretary of State Christina Rocca Thursday, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Wednesday held talks with service chiefs and top military...

Indian community South Africa's greatest assets: Minister.
October 1, 2003... Durban, Oct 1 (PTI) Terming Indian community here as the country's "greatest assets," a top South African leader has said the local people of Indian origin form a formidable bridge between India and South Africa. "The Indian community is...

Anti-peace rally in Sri lanka capital.
October 1, 2003... Colombo, Oct 1 (PTI) Thousands of nationalists led by Sri Lanka's main opposition marched to the capital Colombo Wednesday to protest the government's Norwegian-backed peace bid. The march, which began five days ago from the central hill...

Nepal Army achieve big success in cracking down Maoists.
October 1, 2003... Kathmandu, Oct 1 (PTI) Royal Nepal Army has claimed that it has achieved a big success in the anti-terror operations, saying 300 Maoists have been killed after the rebels unilaterally broke eight month cease-fire in mid-August. "We have...

Mulayam likely to expand ministry on Friday.
October 1, 2003... Lucknow, Oct 1 (TI) Chief Minister of the northern Indian state Uttar Pradesh Mulayam Singh Yadav Wednesday met Governor Vishnu Kant Shastri and is understood to have discussed the impending ministry expansion amidst indications that the...

Three Indian films to be premiered in IFFI.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) In the style of reputed international film festivals like 'Locarno' and 'Cannes' three Indian films would be premiered for the first time at the 34th International Film Festival of India (IFFI). 'Pinjar' by...

Gupta stuns 13th seed Hashim in German Open.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Indian national champion Abhinn Shyam Gupta Wednesday created the biggest upset of the day as he outplayed 13th seed Roslin M Hashim of Malaysia 15-11 8-15 15-13 in the first round of the German Open Badminton tournament...

India favours international legal system.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) India has favoured building up a legal system at the international level to provide a legal basis for punishing economic criminals who have been taking advantge of hi-tech methods besides weak laws in some countries. ...

India among top ten preferred destinations.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) India has figured in the list of the top ten 'most preferred destinations' in the world drawn up by a leading UK travel magazine. India, which ranked 11 in last year's rankings, moved up two slots to occupy the ninth...

Man held with pistol at airport turns out to be Afghan.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) A man arrested at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport with a loaded pistol on Sunday has turned out to be an Afghan national who had obtained an Indian passport fraudulently, police said here Wednesday. Khyal...

Karna CM condemns attack on Naidu.
October 1, 2003... Bangalore, Oct 1 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna Wednesday expressed shock over the attack on his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu near Tirupathi and condemned it as a 'cowardly act'. Speaking to PTI, Krishna...

Karunakaran camp steps up pressure for Antony's removal.
October 1, 2003... Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 1 (PTI) Emboldened by the outcome of the Ernakulam Lok Sabha bypoll, the Karunakaran faction in the Congress in Kerala Wednesday decided to step up pressure on the high command for removal of A K Antony as Chief...

Govt to await outcome of talks between Hindu, Muslim leaders.
October 1, 2003... Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 1 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister A K Antony Wednesday said that the government would await the outcome of the proposed talks between leaders of Hindu and Muslim organisations to be held at Kozhikode Thursday, before going...

New Zealand announces team.
October 1, 2003... Rajkot, Oct 1 (PTI) New Zealand Wednesday announced team for their second three-day cricket match against India 'A' starting here Thursday. The visitor's have included pacer Jacob Oram and Darryl Tuffey but dropped Ian Butler as also...

No decision on reopening airspace to Indian flights: Pakistan.
October 1, 2003... K J M Varma Islamabad, Oct 1 (PTI) Pakistan Wednesday said no decision has been taken with regard to opening of its airspace to Indian flights before the SAARC summit in January. "No decision has been taken in this regard," Foreign...

Naidu to be shifted to Hyderabad.
October 1, 2003... Tirupati, Oct 1 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who was injured in a landmine blast triggered by naxalites here Wednesday, would be shifted to the western Indian city Hyderabad Thursday after conducting all the...

Vajpayee briefs Kalam on his recent visit to Turkey, New York.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Wednesday night briefed President A P J Abdul Kalam on his recent visit to Turkey and New York where he addressed the United Nations General Assembly. The 50-minute-meeting...

India win six golds at 7th SAARC carrom championship.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) India thumped its domination once again as it won six of the seven gold medals but failed to maintain its all conquering record due to its loss in the mixed doubles in the 7th SAARC Countries Carrom championship which...

India, Tanzania to hold training programmes for armed forces.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) India and Tanzania Wednesday agreed to hold training programmes for their armed forces at regular intervals as Dar-e-Salaam evinced interest in importing equipment from the country's defence and private sectors. The...

Khandwawala, two others granted interim bail by Guj HC.
October 1, 2003... Ahmedabad, Oct 1 (PTI) Gujarat High Court Wednesday granted interim bail to senior IPS officer S S Khandwawala, and two others convicted in a 29-year-old case by a fast track court in Junagadh district for beating a prisoner. Justice R P...

Maha govt to appeal against Shah order.
October 1, 2003... Mumbai, Oct 1 (PTI) Maharashtra government will move the High Court against a special court order in connection with the Bharat Shah case. "We will move the High Court," Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal told reporters when his...

SBI to review interest rates on NRI deposits.
October 1, 2003... Mumbai, Oct 1 (PTI) Redemption of Resurgent India Bonds (RIBs) will begin Wednesday night with the opening of US market, State Bank of India chairman A K Purwar said Wednesday. SBI will review interest rates for some maturity brackets of...

Naidu survives assassination bid.
October 1, 2003... A Satyanarayana Tirupati, Oct 1 (PTI) Chief Minister of the south-western Indian state Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu Wednesday survived an assassination attempt in a series of landmine blasts triggered by naxalites at the foothills of...

Patni detained at Mumbai airport.
October 1, 2003... Mumbai, Oct 1 (PTI) In a major development, Mumbai police Wednesday detained Zaheed Patni, prime accused in the July 28 Ghatkopar blast in this western Indian city, soon after he arrived from Dubai at the airport. Patni was being...

Cornell Univ ties up with Hughes DirecWay for e-learning.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) New York based Cornell University has launched its e-learning programme in India in affiliation with Hughes DirecWay Global Education. Through its programme 'eCornell', the University, which is a member of Ivy...

Amitech Pipes Systems bags $22 mn contract from Reliance.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Amitech Pipes Systems, a joint venture between Saudi Arabia's Amiantit Group of Companies and Goa-based Salgaocar Group, Wednesday said it had won a 22 million dollar contract from Reliance Industries for the supply of...

Togadia banned from entering Buldhana district.
October 1, 2003... Nagpur, Oct 1 (PTI) Pro-Hindu outfit Vishwa Hindu Parishad General Secretary Dr Praveen Togadia was Wednesday banned by the administration from entering Buldhana district of the western Indian state Maharashtra, as a precautionAry measure,...

Bangladeshi Nationals arrested.
October 1, 2003... Mumbai, Oct 1 (PTI) The Navi Mumbai police have arrested four Bangladeshi nationals for staying illegally. According to New Mumbai Police here Wednesday, the four of a family were residing near the hutments adjacent to Belapur railway...

Agitation on Oct 15 for legislation on Ram temple.
October 1, 2003... Chennai, Oct 1 (PTI) The pro-Hindu outfit Vishwa Hindu Parishad would launch an agitation on October 15, demanding a legislation to enable construction of a Ram Temple at Ayodhya, VHP vice president Giriraj Kishore said here Wednesday. He...

Govt set up committee to look into crop loss in Mandya distt.
October 1, 2003... Bangalore, Oct 1 (PTI) Karnataka government Wednesday agreed to set up a committee to look into the demand of farmers of Mandya district for payment of compensation for crop loss sufferred by them last year due to non-release of water for...

Nine students suspended for ragging juniors.
October 1, 2003... Munnar (Kerala), Oct 1 (PTI) Nine second year students of the Munnar government engineering college in the high range Idukki district have been suspended by the college authorities for ragging two freshers last week. When contacted, the...

National SC/ST Commn for CBI probe, Rs 2.5 mn compensation.
October 1, 2003... Kozhikode, Oct 1 (PTI) Accusing the United Democratic Front Government in Kerala of "abruptly failing to render justice" to the affected families at nearby Marad, where nine persons were killed in violence in May, the National Commission for...

VS asks Antony to quit, pledges support to alternative.
October 1, 2003... Thiruvanananthapuram, Oct 1 (PTI) The leader of the LDF oppsition in Kerala, V S Achuthanandan, Wednesday asked Chief Minister A K Antony to step down in view of the Ernakulam by-poll debacle, and pledged LDF support to a possible alternative...

Ferry service between Tuticorin and Colombo soon.
October 1, 2003... Tuticorin, Oct 1 (PTI) Indian Shipping Minister Shatrugan Sinha Wednesday said a ferry service between Tuticorin Port and Colombo would be operated very soon with the cooperation of Tamil Nadu government. He told reporters here that the...

No threat to stability of Govt, says Antony.
October 1, 2003... Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 1 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister A K Antony Wednesday said he did not think the defeat of Congress candidate in the Ernakulam by-election posed any threat to the stability of the United Democratic Front Government in the...

ONGC to buy Cairn Energy stake for $ 135 mn.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) Wednesday said it has bought out Scottish explorer Cairn Energy Plc's stake in two oil and gas blocks on the east and west coast for 135 million dollars. "ONGC has signed a...

Govt shuffles senior officers.
October 1, 2003... New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Indian Government Wednesday effected a reshuffle in the bureaucracy appointing S K Sood, an IAS officer of 1971 batch, as Director General of Supplies and Disposals in the Department of Commerce. Sood is at present...