News, Feb 24-25.
M.G.BALAKRISHNA RAO, VFI-BLR-INTL, 91-80-2269920
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3 HACKED, PARAMILITARY OUT
MIDNAPORE - Jawans of the Eastern Frontier Rifles were deployed in 5
villages near Debra after three CPM activists were hacked to death and 42
others injured, 8 of them seriously, in a series of clashes with the
Jharkhand party supporters today.
KANSHI RAM AGAINST QUOTA FOR DALITS
MOILY TOURS MAVALLI, PROMISES TO UPHOLD MINORITIES' INTERESTS
9 COPS INJURED IN RIOTS
2 KILLED, 40 HURT IN JAMMU MARKET BLAST
JAMMU - At least 2 persons were killed and up to 40 injured, some seriously
when a powerful explosive device identified as a time-bomb planted on a
motorcycle went off in abusy vegetable market here this morning.
MOILY CABINET MAY BE RESHUFFLED SHORTLY
KARNATAKA - MAHARASTRA BORDER DISPUTE
PAWAR AIDE MOOTS VISHAL GOMANTAK
NEW DELHI - A move is afoot by the Maharastra Govt to once again rake up
its decades-old border dispute with Karnataka by giving it a new dimension.
HC ORDERS SEIZURE OF GUINNESS BOOK
Mrs Justice Ruma Pal of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered
confiscation of all copies of the 1994 edition of the Guinness Book of
World Records for "persistantly violating an ad interim order of October
14, 1993, restraining it from publishing, printing and distributing the
book".
PROBE INTO CUSTODY DEATHS IN ASSAM
AASU CALLS FOR 36-hr BUNDH
GUWAHATI - The All-Assam Students' Union today called a 36-hour state-wide
bundh beginning 5 a.m. on Friday to protest against the killings of 5 of its
members last night while in the custody of the army.
'ABB LOCOMOTIVES DEAL UNWARRANTED, UNECONOMICAL'
RLY MINISTRY CRITICISED FOR IGNORING LOCAL TECHNOLOGY
AIADMK LIKELY TO BACK PVN GOVT
NEW DELHI - The AIADMK is likely to extend support to the Narasimha Rao Govt
during the ongoing budget session of Parliament.
RLY BUDGET TODAY: STEEP INCREASE IN RAIL PASSENGER FARES, FREIGHT RATES
ON THE CARDS
HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS PLAN PES MARKETING DRIVE
B'LORE - Hughes Network Systems Inc (HNS) a subsidiary of Hughes Aircraft
Company, is diversifying its Indian operations by launching a major marketing
drive this year for Personal Earth Station (PES) and Telephony Earth
Stations (TES).
MASTEK LAUNCHES OPENINGRES
Mastek Ltd has launched openINGRES 1.0, one of the world's most advanced
intelligent relational database management product and services (RDBMS),
in B'lore, Manufactured by INGRES division of the US based ASK Group, the
launch here is part of the world-wide launch by ASK Group.
STAR TO TELECAST PAK-NZ SERIES LIVE
STAR TV will telecast live all five one-day International cricket matches
between Pakistan and hosts New Zealand, reports UNI from Bombay.
FEB 25
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AC, I CLASS TRAVEL COSTLIERBY 6%
FARES, FREIGHT RATE HIKE TO NET RS 997 CR, 12 NEW TRAINS PLANNED
NEW DELHI - Sparing the common man from any drastic hike in second class
fares, Railway Minsiter C.K. Jaffer Sharief today announced marginal
increases in passenger fares and a 5.4% hike in freight rates to yield
an additional Rs 997 crore to cover the shortfall during the coming financial
year through the measures proposed in the 1994-95 Railway Budget.
HIGHLIGHTS
The following are the highlights of the 1994-95 Railway Budget:
* 6% hike proposed in fares for AC first class, first class, AC sleeper
and AC chair Car.
* Fares for AC three-tier to be 25% higher than AC Chair fares as at present.
* Sleepeer Class fares to be 25% higher than 2nd class fares as at present.
* Second Class ordinary fares up to 100 km to remain unchanged. Margianl
increases ranging from Re 1 at 101 km to Rs 5 at 601 km and beyond proposed.
* Marginal reduction in 2nd Class mail/express fares for distances from 51 km
to 65 km, 101 km to 110 km, 116 km to 125 km, and 151 km to 155 km, and
modest increases ranging from Re 1 to Rs 20 for other distances proposed.
* Fares for Rajdhani, August Kranti Rajdhani and Shatabdi express trains
proposed to be suitably revised.
* Fares for 2nd class monthly season tickets up to 90 km distance proposed
to be increased by Rs. 1 to Rs. 9. Increases to range from Rs 11 to Rs.
40 for distances beyond 90 km.
* Quarterly season tickets to be charged at 2 1/2 times the monthly season
tickets fares as at present.
* Charge now levied for computerised reservations to be levied for normal
reservations also.
* Target of guage conversion of 1200 km exceeded by 151 km last year and
current target of 1600 km likely to be exceeded.
* Electrification of 500 route km to be completed in current year.
RISE IN INFLATION CAUSE FOR CONCERN, SAYS EOCONOMIC SURVEY
ECONOMIC GROWTH RATE FOR 93-94 BELOW TARGET
NEW DELHI - The growth rate of the indian economy could not keep pace with
the target set for it during the current financial year as the gross
domestic product (GDP) registered an estimated growth of only 3.8% as against
5.6%, according to economic Survey of 1993-94 tabled in Parliament today.
GENEVA: PAK TO TABLE RESOLUTION ON J&K TODAY
DON'T ABSTAIN, INDIA TELLS FRIENDLY NATIONS
FREE TRAVEL PASS FOR KAPIL DEV
NEW DELHI - The railways will issue a complimentary airconditioned
first class pass to cricketer Kapil Dev and his wife for his record-breaking
feat, Railway Minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief announced today.
POOJARI ARRIVES IN TN
RAO APPEARS 'COOL' ON ALLIANCE WITH AIADMK
MADRAS - Cong(I) President PVN Rao appears to be playing it cool on the
question of alliance with the AIADMK despite repeated feelers from CM,
J. Jayalalita, according to indications AICC observer for Tamil Nadu
Janardhan Poojari had with party MLAs here today.
PANEL CLEARS PETROLEUM PROJECTS WITH RS. 11000 CR INVESTRMENT
NEW DELHI - The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has cleared for
implementation projects with an investment of over Rs. 11000 crore in the
petroleum sector of the country, informed sources said.
BHEL'S POWER SECTOR AWARDED ISO 9002
MADRAS - The public Sector BHEL today added one more feather to its cap with
the 'BHEL - power sector region' bagging the coveted ISO 9002, awarded by the
bureau Veritas Quality International (BVQI) of UK, for installation and
servicing of products.
SANTOSH TROPHY/SISIR GHOSH NETS MATCH WINNER IN EXTRA-TIME
DEPLETED PUNJAB EXIT, BENGAL ENTER FINAL
CUTTACK - Benegal made it to the final of the Santosh Trophy Football
Championship after a gap of 4 years. But the 'maestreos' just above managed
it, eking out a 2-1 victory over a depleted Punjab, the match winner coming
in the 13th minute of the extra time through skipper Sisir Ghosh.
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