Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Tuesday, December 18, 2001
Online edition of India's National Newspaper Tuesday, December 18, 2001 |
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Advani to spell out Govt. stand in Parliament today NEW DELHI, DEC. 17. The Union Home Minister, Mr. L. K. Advani, is expected to spell out in Parliament tomorrow the Vajpayee Government's response to the December 13 terrorist attack. This will be the first detailed statement of facts and intent ... More Cong. backs Govt.: CPI(M) sounds a note of caution NEW DELHI, DEC. 17. The Congress today came out strongly in support of the Government in dealing with the situation emerging after last week's terrorist strike on Parliament, even as the CPI(M) warned that any military action across the border ... More Army heightens vigilance NEW DELHI, DEC. 17. The Army is exercising heightened vigilance in the wake of Thursday's attack on the Parliament House. Highly-placed Government sources said leave sanctioned for senior officers had been curtailed. Personnel already on leave, ... More House-owner, property dealer arrested NEW DELHI, DEC. 17. A property dealer and the owner of the house used as a hide-out by the ``fidayeen'' (suicide squad) which carried out the December 13 attack on Parliament have been arrested by the Delhi police along with a student staying on ... More Al-Qaeda fighters fleeing Tora Bora TORA BORA (AFGHANISTAN), DEC. 17. Tribal fighters and U.S. special forces chased Al- Qaeda guerillas through the mountains of eastern Afghanistan on Monday after conquering their complex of caves and tunnels. Some tearful Al-Qaeda fighters ... More 15 injured in grenade attack SRINAGAR, DEC. 17. Fifteen pedestrians were injured, when a grenade thrown by militants at a security vehicle at Thajiwara, in Anantnag district of south Kashmir, missed its target and fell on the road, official sources said. The injured ... More Set on fire PANAJI, DEC. 17. Miscreants allegedly set a place of worship afire in Socorro village in north Goa last night. Police today said that cases have been registered against the unidentified miscreants. The Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Parrikar, ... More First Global chief held NEW DELHI, DEC. 17. Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths today picked up Mr. Shanker Sharma, owner of First Global, a stockbroking firm, and his wife Ms. Devina Mehra, for alleged FERA violations during the recent stock market scam. Mr. ... More Talks on Dec. 21 KOHIMA, DEC. 17. The Centre and the NSCN (I-M) would hold the next round of talks at Bangkok on December 21. The NSCN(I-M) chairman, Mr. Isak Chishi Swu, and the general secretary, Mr. T.H. Muivah, said today that the Prime Minister's special ... More Coup attempt PORT-AU-PRINCE (Haiti), DEC. 17. Armed commandos stormed the National Palace today, taking over radio communications and killing at least two policemen and two passersby before police recaptured the building, officials said. - AP |