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Rajiv Gandhi remembered on his 64th birth anniversary
The nation on Wednesday paid homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 64th birth anniversary. ANI
Protests continue in Delhi on Amarnath land row
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) combine on Wednesday began its nationwide protest against the cancellation of land transfer to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) by blocking roads and disrupting train services across the country. ANI
All-party delegation over Amarnath row meets
An all-party delegation led by Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil met here today to end the Amarnath land transfer row. ANI
Kashmir unrest: Two more killed in Lasjan (Lead:Kashmir)
Two more protesters were killed in firing by security forces in Lasjan on the outskirts of Srinagar, taking the toll to five in todays fresh violence during protests against the Jammu and Kashmir Police action on Monday in which a senior Hurriyat Conference leader Sheikh Abdul Aziz was killed. ANI
Kashmir unrest: Three more protesters killed in Bandipora
Three protesters were killed and five injured this morning in police firing at Bandipora, about 65 kms from here, even as curfew continued for the second day in Jammu and Kashmirs Srinagar District. ANI
Future tense in curfew-bound Srinagar
With curfew clamped in the entire Srinagar district, the Valley continues to be tense following a senior Hurriyat Conference leader Sheikh Abdul Azizs death in police firing on Monday during a protest march towards Muzaffarabad, the Capital of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) over the Amarnath land row. ANI
All-party delegation over Amarnath row to meet again today
An all-party delegation led by Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will again meet here today to end the Amarnath land transfer row. ANI
J-K Police thwart anti-blockade march bid in the Valley (Update)
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday fired in the air to thwart an attempt by fruit growers and traders to march towards Muzaffarabad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in protest against the blockade of Srinagar-Jammu National Highway by agitators in Jammu over the Amarnath land transfer row ANI
High alert in Valley as Hurriyat Conference calls for anti-blockade march
Security forces have been put on high alert around fruit markets here in view of the Hurriyat Conferences call to march to Muzaffarabad in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir on Monday. ANI
Life returns to normalcy as curfew relaxed in Jammu
Curfew has been relaxed in Jammu following the improvement in situation which erupted after Hindus protested against the revocation of the transfer of Amarnath land to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB). ANI
Peace to be maintained at all costs in J-K: Shivraj Patil
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Sunday said that peace would be maintained at any cost in Jammu and Kashmir. ANI
VHP launches a mass agitation against land transfer row
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday threatened a second Ayodhya type agitation on shrine land row as it announced launching a mass agitation in New Delhi to press for transfer of land to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB). ANI
All party delegation to resolve shrine land issue holds talks in Srinagar
An all party delegation led by Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil visited Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday to resolve the dispute over the land transfer row. ANI
Patil says Amarnath Yatra will not be disrupted
The Amarnath Yatra will continue as in the past, and the communal and regional divisions will not be allowed over the issue, said Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil after the all-party meeting held in Srinagar over the Amarnath land transfer row. ANI
All-party meet assesses situation over Amarnath land row
An 18-member all-party delegation headed by Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil met here today to assess the situation in the wake of the continuing agitation in Jammu over the Amarnath land transfer controversy. ANI
Patil meets SASS, various party leaders in Jammu
An all party delegation led by Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Saturday held a meeting with the Shri Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti in Jammu this afternoon. ANI
BJP blames UPA Govt. for the shrine land row
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday blamed the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)-led Congress government for the ongoing row over the controversial revocation of the forestland allotted to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB). ANI
Curfew relaxation withdrawn in Jammu
The Army today withdrew curfew relaxation in several Districts of the Jammu, which have been rocked with violent protests over the Amarnath land row. ANI
Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti to boycott talks with all-party delegation
Shri Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti (SASS), the group spearheading the agitation over the Amarnath land transfer row, has decided not to hold talks with the all party team arriving in Jammu on Saturday to defuse the crisis. ANI
Home Minister Patil to lead all-party delegation to J-K today
An all-party delegation led by Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will visit Jammu and Srinagar today to end the Amarnath land transfer row. ANI
Home Minister Patil to lead all-party delegation to J-K tomorrow
An all-party delegation led by Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will visit Jammu and Srinagar tomorrow to end the Amarnath land transfer row. ANI
Vohra appoints four-member panel to resolve Amarnath row
Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra last night appointed a four-member committee for holding talks with the Shri Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti (SASS) to find a solution for the ongoing Amarnath land transfer row. ANI
All party meet ends in New Delhi
The all party meeting convened by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to find a solution for to the raging Amarnath land transfer row has ended here today. ANI
Amarnath Shrine Board members resign
All eight members of the Amarnath Shrine Board resigned today. ANI
Two policemen killed in J-K (1st lead: J-K)
People protesting against the Amarnath land row in Jammu and Kashmirs Jorian sector today turned violent and lynched two policemen. ANI
Five injured in fresh Srinagar violence
At least five persons were injured in stone-pelting and fresh violence in Srinagar city on Tuesday over the Amarnath land row as tension continued to prevail in the Kashmir Valley in the wake of the death of a youth in police action. ANI
Jammu and Kashmir remains tense, fresh violence continues unabated (Lead:Jammu violence)
Jammu and Kashmir remained tense on Tuesday as fresh violent protests continued unabated in different parts of the state over the revocation of forestland allotted to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB). ANI
J-K Govt orders magisterial probe into police firing in Samba
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has ordered a magisterial probe into the police firing in Samba District in which two people were killed and 18 were injured on Monday. ANI
Mortal remains of Surjeet consigned to flames (Surjeet funeral-Update)
The mortal remains of veteran Marxist leader Harkishan Singh Surjeet were consigned to flames this evening at Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi. ANI
Shivraj Patil condoles death of Harkishan Singh Surjeet
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil today expressed deep sorrow at the demise of veteran CPI (M) leader Harkishan Singh Surjeet. ANI
PM, Sonia visit bomb blast sites, survivors in Ahmedabad
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Monday visited some of the sites that were affected by Saturdays serial bomb blasts in which over 40 people were killed. ANI
Australian Foreign Minister condemns Bangalore and Ahmedabad blasts
Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has condemned the serial bombings in both Bangalore and Ahmedabad. ANI
Manmohan, Sonia to visit blasts-hit Ahmedabad today
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will arrive here today to have an on-the-spot-assessment of the situation after the city was rocked by serial blasts on Saturday. ANI
Central government extends help to violence-hit Gujarat
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil said on Sunday that the Central government will extend all support to Gujarat Government to ensure that the terror-hit state returns to normalcy. ANI
Shivraj Patil briefs PM about security situation in the country
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Sunday briefed Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh about the security situation in the country. ANI
Ahmedabad serial blasts death toll reaches 45 (Update-Ahmedabad blast)
The death toll in yesterdays Ahmedabad serial blasts has reached up to 45 and is expected to rise further. As many as 16 remote triggered blasts had rocked the city a day after multiple explosions took place in Bangalore. ANI
Toll reaches to 38 in Ahmedabad serial blasts
The death toll in the Gujarat serial blasts, which occurred a day after multiple explosions in Bangalore, has reached to 38 this morning and is expected to rise further. ANI
Centre holding high-level meet to review security after serial blasts
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil is convening a high-level here today to review security situation in the country. ANI
15 killed, 70 injured in Ahmedabad serial blasts(Lead: Ahmedabad Blasts)
At least fifteen people were killed and 70 others injured in serial blasts in the eastern quarter of Old Ahmedabad on Saturday evening. ANI
Sonia Gandhi condemns Bangalore blasts
Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today condemned the serial blasts in Bangalore. ANI
Two killed in nine bomb blasts in Bangalore(2nd lead: Bangalore blast)
A string of nine bomb blasts one after another shook Karnatakas capital during the busy lunch hour today, leaving two killed and 20 injured. ANI
Home Minister condemns Bangalore blasts (Update-Home Minister)
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil condemned todays seven serial Bangalore blasts, which killed three people and injured 20. ANI
Home Minister chairs Ter-Centenary of Guru-Ta-Gaddi Committee meeting
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil today chaired the fourth meeting of the National Committee of Ter-Centenary of Guru-Ta-Gaddi of Shri Guru Granth Sahib here today. ANI
Afghan minister meets Shivraj Patil
Afghanistans Local Governance Minister Jelani Popal today met Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil. ANI
Mozambique Interior Minister meets Shivraj Patil
A four-member delegation from Mozambique, led by their Interior Minister, Jose Pacheco met the Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil here last evening. ANI
India agrees to revitalise credit facility for Bhutan
India has agreed to revitalise its standby credit facility for Bhutan, enhancing the amount to Rs.400 crores. ANI
India, Bhutan decides to expand and diversify relations
Bhutanese Prime Minister L.J.Y. Thinley on Wednesday held extensive talks with his Indian counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh on a wide range of issues to expand and diversify relations between the two countries. ANI
Bhutan PM calls for greater cooperation with India
Bhutans first democratically elected Prime Minister, Jigmi Y. Thinley, today called for greater cooperation between India and Bhutan. ANI
Bhutan PM to hold talks with Manmohan Singh
Bhutans first democratically elected Prime Minister, Jigmi Y. Thinley, will meet his Indian counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh here today and hold discussions on a wide range of issues. ANI
UPA Govt. to seek trust vote on July 22
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government will face the trust vote in the Lok Sabha on July 22. ANI
UPA allies, CWC hold meetings separate meets today
The meetings of the UPA allies and the Congress Working Committee (CWC) are scheduled to be held today to decide their future political strategy after the withdrawal of support by Left parties. ANI
All party delegation from Karnataka meets Shivraj Patil
An all party delegation from Karnataka led by the Chief Minister, B.S. Yeddyurappa met the Union Home Minister, Shivraj Patil here today. ANI
West Bengal Govt-GJM talks on Darjeeling today
Talks between the West Bengal Government and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which is demanding a separate Gorkhaland, will take place here today. ANI
Life normal in Gorkha-agitation-hit Darjeeling
Life returned to normal in the Darjeeling Hills after the Gorkhaland Janmukti Morcha (GJM) relaxed its indefinite shutdown till July 5. ANI
GJM delegation meets Shivraj Patil
A four-member delegation of the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) met the Union Home Minister, Shivraj Patil here today. ANI
Centre to amend National Disaster Management Act to strengthen civil defence
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil today said that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government was considering a suitable amendment in the National Disaster Management Act to strengthen the civil defence organizations in the country. ANI
India, Bulgaria review security related bilateral issues
India and Bulgaria held wide ranging discussions on various security related bilateral issues, here today. ANI
Shivraj Patil to visit Jharkhand to review naxal situation
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will visit Jharkhand today to review the naxal situation in the state. ANI
Shivraj Patil to review Delhi Metro security today
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will review the security arrangements in Delhi Metro today. ANI
Pak High Commission seeks India position on Burneys deportation
The Pakistan High Commission here has sought a factual explanation on why former Human Rights Minister Ansar Burney was deported to Dubai from New Delhis Indira Gandhi Airport on Friday night, though the Indian Government has apologized for the gaffe through a terse two paragraph statement. Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner Afrasiab said Saturday that the High Commission had taken up the matter with the Indian Ministry of External Affairs. ANI
Pak High Commission seeks India position on Burneys deportation
The Pakistan High Commission here has sought a factual explanation on why former Human Rights Minister Ansar Burney was deported to Dubai from New Delhis Indira Gandhi Airport on Friday night, though the Indian Government has apologized for the gaffe through a terse two paragraph statement. Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner Afrasiab said Saturday that the High Commission had taken up the matter with the Indian Ministry of External Affairs. ANI
Pak Govt. tells Burneys family that it was not involved in his deportation from India
Even as the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has sought an explantion from Home Ministry officials as who gave the orders for human rights activist Ansar Burneys deportation from New Delhi to Dubai, the Pakistan Government has gone into overdrive to say that it had no role in his deportation from India to Dubai, his brother said on Saturday. ANI
Fuel price hike decision likely today
The core group of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government met on Friday evening to review the options available to the Government to tackle the spurt in global crude prices, but it is not clear if a price hike will be taken by the Cabinet today. ANI
Patil reviews implementation of development schemes in Naxal-affected districts
Home Minister Shivraj Patil today presided over a meeting of senior officials of different central ministries to review development work in naxal-affected districts. ANI
Yeddyurappa to take oath on Friday, not today
Karnatakas Chief Minister-designate B.S. Yeddyurappa and his first list of ministers will now take their oath of office on Friday, instead of Wednesday. ANI
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