News, Mar 22-24.
M.G.BALAKRISHNA RAO, VFI-BLR-INTL, 91-80-2269920
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MEDHA, 7 OTHERS DETAINED
BARODA - Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader, Medha Patkar and 7 of her
supporters were whisked away to an unknown destination early today, by
police after Congress and BJP supporters gheraoed her for 3 hours and
halted traffic at Dandiya Bazar area, in the city, demanding her removal
from the NBA office.
PAK IMPEDES KARACHI CONSULATE FUNCTIONING
NEW DELHI - Pakistan today virtually appeared to be forcing India to close
its consulate in Karachi by imposing restrictions to impede access to the
local public.
- ST ON ARRACK, LIQUOR, PAINTS UP
- PROFESSION TAX BASE WIDENED
- RELEIEFS FOR GREEN CARD HOLDERS
- COFFEE TO COST LESS
- SPECIAL MEGA-CITY PLAN FOR B'LORE
- DEFICIT AT RS 237.61 CR
- RURAL WATER SUPPLY GETS BOOST
WIDE RANGING RELIEFS IN STATE BUDGET
B'LORE - Presenting what is being described as an "election year budget",
CM M. Veerappa Moily today announced wide-ranging reliefs to different
sections of the society, including slashing end prices of rice and wheat
for green card holders, farmers and trade and industry after proposing
additional taxes to the tune of Rs. 60.13 crore in the Rs. 237.61 crore
deficit 1994-95 budget.
DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES
PILOT HOLDS HIGH-LEVEL MEET WITH J&K OFFICIALS
ITTO'S KILLER IDENTIFIED; MASSIVE HUNT ON
JAMMU - A Pakistan-trained militant, Bashir Ahmed Padroo, has been
identified as the killer of former Speaker of the J&K Assembly Wali
Mohammad Itto and a massive hunt is on for his arrest.
THROW GATT TREATY OVERBOARD, BJP TELLS GOVERNMENT
HYDERABAD -The BJP today continued to evade a categorical response on
whether it wanted India to get out of the GATT system, and indicated it
would go no further than demanding total rejection of the treaty based
on the Dunkel proposals.
SEVERAL ITEMS EXEMPTED FROM PRE-SHIPMENT INSPECTION
NEW DELHI - Several export items have been exempted from compulsory
pre-shipment inspection by the Commerce Ministry in a major bid to
decentralise and gradually phase out the procedure and inculcate quality
consiciousness among manufacturers.
SWISSAIR'S BOMBAY - ZURICH FLIGHT FROM APRIL 2
B'LORE - Swissair Air Transport Company has announced its first flight
between Bombay and Zurich from April 2, 1994.
HCL GROUP BAGS NSE SATELLITE BASED NETWORKING DEAL
The HCL group has bagged the biggest networking contract in the country
for setting up a satellite based communications network for the National
Stock Exchange of India Ltd. The NSE had called for global tenders for
this contract last year and both Indian and international telecom giants
like Wipro-AT&T, ESCORTS Hughes Network, RPG-AT&T and MexComsat had
submitted their proposals along with HGL-GTE.
MOHAN BREWERIES TO LAUNCH HERBAL BEER
Mohan Breweries and Distilleries Ltd will soon launch a herbal beer under
the brand name Gold Lagger.
The company will also launch an Aayurvedic Whisky "Passion Classic", which
will taste like pure whisky despite the 18 herbs it contains.
SOCCER: RAJIV GANDHI TOURNEY
IRAN COAST INTO FINAL
CRICKET/INDIA-NEW ZEALAND ONE-OFF TEST
INDIA CONCEDE INITIATIVE
HAMILTON - Just as it takes 2 to tango, it has taken both sides and a fair
bit of bad cricket to make this game interesting. It was India who made
the more considerable contribution towards making this one-off Test an
intriguing affair now when they should actuaaly have gained a firm hold
of it.
SCORE BOARD
NEW ZEALAND - I innings - 187
INDIA - I innings - 246
NATIONAL HOCKEY/PRAGAT SCORES THREE FOR PUNJAB
UP KEEP LAST-8 HOPES ALIVE
BOMBAY - UP found the wonted fluency in attack late in the match and that
flourish fetched three goals which made the scoreline healthy. The net
result was a 6-2 victory over a fighting AP in a pool 'C' encounter of
the 57th National Hockey Championship.
MARCH 23
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ROBIN RAPHEL IN DELHI
PRO-PAKISTAN STANCE OF US STALLING TALKS
NEW DELHI - Indo-US talks open here tomorrow with the Clinton
administration's Pro-Pak attitude and its questioning of Kashmir's accession
to India proving major hurdles in bilateral relations.
EC DISQUALIFIES ASSAM CONG MLA
GUWAHATI - The Election Commission has ordered the disqualification of
Cong(I) MLA Chandan Kumar Sarkar from the State Assembly for a false
declaration.
DEMAND FOR STATUTE CHANGE TO NULLIFY VERDICT
BJP FOR RESERVATION IN PROMOTION
HYDERABAD - The Mandal influence finally appears to have premeated into the
BJP's national executive with the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe section
prevailing upon the leadership to support a liberal reservation policy.
AWARDS FOR SONIA, MANMOHAN,
Finance Minister Manmohan Singh, Veteran cricketer Kapil Dev and Sonia
Gandhi have been selected for the Rajaji Ratna award for 1994, reports
PTI from Jaipur.
ADVANI'S TERM 2 YEARS ONLY
HYDERABAD - The BJP has quietly dropped the contentious amendment proposed
to its constitution which was to have extended the term of its office
bearers from 2 to 3 years.
JSS WILL STEM ROT IN KERALA POLITICS: GOURI
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The expelled CPM Veteran, Mrs K.R. Gouri has, as
expected, floated her own political party - the Janaadhipatya Samrakshana
Samithi(JSS).
SC VERDICT ECHO
AKALI DAL CANNOT CONTEST SGPC POLLS
CHANDIGARH - In future the fragmented Akali Dal will not be able to
contest elections to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC),
the apex Sikh religious body managing historic gurdwaras in Punjab, Haryana
and Himachal Pradesh.
RBI LAUDS STRONG PERFORMANCE OF AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
SLAIN TDP MLA'S SON MURDURED
TENSION IN CUDDAPAH, RUCKUS IN ASSEMBLY
HYDERABAD - There is tension prevailing in Cuddapah dist in the aftermath
of murder of P. somasekhara Reddy (25) son of the slain Telugu Desam
legislator P. Siva Reddy.
BBC TV TO CONTINUE SERVICE TO INDIA TILL '96
LONDON - The BBC World Television will continue its service to India for
another 2 years under a new settlement, but has cancelled its broadcasts
to China through the Star TV.
GOVT PREPARED FOR MORE LIBERALISATION
NEW DELHI - Finance Minister Manmohan Singh today said the Govt was
prepared to liberalise its policies further, especially those relating to
lowering of corporate tax, both for domestic and foreign companies.
RS. 1119 CR FOREX INFLOW FROM JOINT VENTURES, SUBSIDIARIES
NEW DELHI - As much as Rs. 1119.67 crore worth of benefits in foreign
exchange have accrued to the country from Indian joint ventures and
wholly-owned subsidiaries abroad up to Dec 31, 1993.
NOVEL COST-SAVING POWER TECH SOON
An American company has offered India, a novel, patented power technology
that is claimed to dramatically increase thermal power plant efficiency,
reducing operating costs and lower plant emissions, reports PTI from
New Delhi.
FOOTBALL/RAJIV GANDHI TOURNAMENT
S.KOREA TO FACE IRAN IN FINAL
CRICKET/AZAR RUES PLAYING INDISCRETE STROKE
KIWIS BLUNT INDIAN ATTACK
HAMILTON - The true character of the batting, rather than the wicket,
revealed itself today. The transformation, not exactly a surprise since
wickets have been more easily sold than purchased, left its mark most
decisively on this one off Test and the excitement of the last three
days looked forgotten at Trust Bank Park.
scores : New Zealand -I innings - 187
India -I innings - 246
New Zealand -II innings - 306 for 5 wkts
NATIONAL HOCKEY/UP WILT AFTER EARLY PROMISE
PUNJAB STORM INTO QUARTERS
DAVIS CUP/CHOICE OF SECOND SINGLES PLAYER
MUKHERJEA IN DILEMMA
NEW DELHI - Zeeshan Ali or Asif Ismail? This is the delimma of Indian
non-playing captain Jaideep Mukherjee as the Davis Cup tie against the
US fast approaches.
MARCH 24
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INDIAN AMONG 75 RUSSIAN PLANE CRASH VICTIMS
MOSCOW - One Indian among the 75 people killed in a crash of the A-310
aircraft of the Russian International Airlines early today, according
to Civil Aviation officials here.
FALLOUT OF GP ELECTION VIOLENCE
POLLS TO ZILLA, TALUK PANCHAYATS PUT OFF
B'LORE - The State Election Commission today indefinitely postponed elections
to Zilla and Taluk Panchayats scheduled to be held on april 27 in view of
the social tension prevailing in the State following widespread violence
during elections to the posts of Presidents and Vice-Presidents to the
Gram Panchayats.
CLASSIK COMPUTER DEAL
GOVT TO INITIATE ACTION AGAINST BANGARAPPA
RAPHEL MEETS CHAVAN, PILOT
INDIA RULES OUT TALKS WITH US ON STATUS OF KASHMIR
KUWAIT INVESTIGATING ANTI-INDIA VIOLENCE
NEW DELHI - The Kuwaiti Govt has set up a cell in the Interior Ministry to
investigate recent attacks on the Indian community in which 2 people were
killed and a shop was burnt. A 160,000 strong Indian community lives in the
Emirate.
CHURHAT LOTTERY PROBE
WITNESS DECLARED INCOMPETENT
BHOPAL - The one-man Churhat lottery investigation commission headed by
retired Justice S.T. Ramalingam of the MAdras High Court today declared
one of the prime witnesses, Mr. Shiv Sagar Tiwari, appearing on behalf
of BJP leader Kailash Joshi, as "incompetent to appear before the
Commission." Mr. Tiwari is a Supreme Court Advocate.
BUTA SINGH OFFERS PENANCE AT AKAL TAKHT
AMRITSAR - As penance for "religious misdemeanour" and seeking readmission
to the Sikh Panth, former Union Home Minister Buta Singh today arranged
akandpath (48 hours continuous recitation of the Guru Granth Sahib) at
Akal Takht.
EXPORTS INCREASE BY 21.4 PER CENT
NEW DELHI - The export surge continued with its growth recording impressive
21.4% in dollar terms during April-January 1993-94 as against a rise of
mere 2.2% during the corresponding period previous year.
MALPRACTICES IN SBI SHARE ISSUE ALLEGED
BOMBAY - Several investors have alleged that there were considerable
manipulations and favourism in allotment of shares of SBI which recently
entered the capital market with a public issue of 12,40,00000 equity
shares of Rs. 10 each for cash at a premium of Rs. 90 per share aggregating
Rs. 1240 crore.
RAPHEL MEETS INDIAN INDUSTRIALISTS
NEW DELHI - Indian business was high on the US agenda and the Clinton
Adminsitration wanted to pursue a positive programme of action with the
Indian industry, US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, Ms.
Robin Raphel was quoted as having said today.
RAJASHREE CEMENT GETS ISO 9002
HOCKEY/CHAMPIONS TROPHY
PAK HOLD GERMANY
LAHORE - Hosts Pakistan held Olympic champions Germany to a 1-1 draw in
the final round-robin match of the Champions Trophy Men's Hockey Tournament
today.
CRICKET/KIWIS DELAY DECLARATION; TEST ENDS IN TAME DRAW
SIDHU, FLEMING MISS TONS BY WHISKER
SCORE BOARD
NEW ZEALAND - I innings - 187
INDIA - I innings - 246
NEW ZEALAND - II innings - 368 for 7 wkts
INDIA - II innings - 177 for 3 wkts
CRICKET/FIRST ONE-DAYER TOMORROW
VENKATESH PRASAD UNLIKELY TO PLAY
BRIJESH TO OPEN CRICKET ACADEMY
Former Indian cricketer Brijesh Patel, who has been conducting cricket
clinics in B'lore for the last 7 years, has decided to launch a cricket
academy from April 10 at the St. Germain HS grounds in B'lore.
DAVIS CUP/NATEKAR TO PARTNER LEANDER IN DOUBLES
ZEESHAN ALI TO PLAY SINGLES
NEW DELHI - It certainly was not the best way of resolving a problem. But
given the complexity of the issue and the uncertainity prevailing in the
tennis circles in the country, it perhaps, was the only option available
to pick the 2nd single player to feature in the Davis Cup World Group tie
against US beginning here on Friday.
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