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Home Contact Us Dateline New Delhi, Monday, May 2, 2005

J-K CM's nephew succumbs to bullet injuries

Srinagar: Itiqullah Shah, the nephew of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who was seriously injured in a militant attack on Sunday night, succumbed to his injuries today. Shah, who was rushed to Srinagar for treatment after militants opened fire at him outside his residence at Bijdehera in Anantnag district, died at the hospital this morning. Itiqullah was coming out of a mosque in Bijdehera when he was shot at point blank range by two unidentified assailants.

SC strictures on J-K Govt over POK Kashmiris' claims

New Delhi: The Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir Government were on Monday restrained by the Supreme Court from freely clearing applications made by visitors from Pakistan- administered Kashmir (PAK) vis-a-vis claiming back their ancestral property. Giving them a week's time to file responses to an application on the issue by Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party, Mr.Justices N Santosh Hegde and Justice S B Sinha reminded the Mufti Mohammad Sayeed-led coalition government about an apex court's order staying the Resettlement Act allowing residents from Pakistan administered Kashmir to settle back in the State. "How can those who take the bus route and come on a tourist permit make a claim for the evacuee properties," the Bench observed when the petitioner, through its president Bhim Singh, sought an interim order restraining the state government from passing any order on the applications made by the visitors. The court said that it would now hear the matter again on May 12. "In view of the fact that this court has stayed the J and K Resettlement Act, we find no reason to pass any interim order," the Bench said. Appearing for the State, advocate Anis Suhrawardy said the government would take no decision on the applications submitted by the visitors from the PoK in view of the earlier stay operating on the Resettlement Act.

Karunakaran resigns from the Rajya Sabha (Go To Top)

Thiruvananthapuram: Former Kerala Chief Minister and erstwhile Congress party leader K Karunakaran, who has floated a new party after breaking away from the Congress, has resigned from the Rajya Sabha. Sources close to Karunakaran said, Karunakaran's resignaton letter carrying the date of April 30 had been sent to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat. Karunakaran has appointed his son Muraleedharan as the president of the new National Congress Indira and said that he would carry on with his efforts to cleanse the Congress in Kerala of its "impurities". "You will have to face many difficulties in the coming days. But, drawing inspiration from the Congress ideals and firm commitment of the workers, we will go ahead," the senior leader said in his inaugural address to his faction's state-level workers' convention in Thrissur on Sunday. Steering clear of making any adverse remarks against Congress party presidentSonia Gandhi, Karunakaran, however, criticised the state government of Chief Minister Oommen Chandyand the Keral Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), led by Thennala Balakrishna Pillai.

Recalling his nearly six-decade-long innings with the Congress, Karunakaran said he would follow the footsteps of the Congress leaders. Differences with the Congress surfaced after Muraleedharan was expelled from the party for holding rallies against state government. Meanwhile, the All India Congress Committe (AICC) said that Karunakaran's party wont pose any threat to Congress in Kerala. While terming as 'unfortunate' the floating of a new party by veteran Congress leader K Karunakaran, the AICC said the developments in the state Congress would not affect the party's prospects in the assembly elections due in May next year. "At least there will be unity in the Kerala unit. There will not be any internal sabotage. That is the biggest benefit that the Kerala unit will get now," a top AICC functionary, was quoted as saying. "Karunakaran and his son K Muraleedharan are damaging the party. At least from now, there will not be any damage and sabotage from within," he added further.

IAF woman officer Anjali Gupta's charges (Go To Top)

Bangalore: The court of inquiry into sexual harassment charges levelled by IAF officer Anjali Gupta against her three superior officers today began assessing documentary evidence on the charges while the court martial against Gupta on separate charges was adjourned for Tuesday after she reported ill. The four-member inquiry team including two women, headed by Air Vice Marshal V R Iyer, was going through relevant documents to look into the charges by Gupta at the Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE), where she works as an education officer. The IAF had announced the Court of Inquiry on April 27.

LJP forms 7-member body to work for Bihar Govt formation (Go To Top)

Patna: The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) has set up a seven-member committee to explore the possibilities of forming a non-RJD and non-BJP parties government in Bihar. Newly-elected MLAs of the party met for over four hours in Patna where they decided to form the committee. Party general secretary Ranjan Yadav, who heads the committee, will seek the views of parties like the Janata Dal(United), the Congress, CPI, CPI-M and the Samajwadi Party before submitting a report to LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan. The LJP MLAs' meeting comes close on the heels of reports of growing dissidence in the party over delay in ending the political deadlock in Bihar.

Schools in Patna closed following priest's tragic death (Go To Top)

Patna: Christian missionary schools in Patna remained closed on Monday in protest over the killing of a Catholic priest in a criminal attack a fortnight ago. "The schools are closed to mourn for the Father's death and also so that everybody can take part in his funeral." said, Mr.Anthony, Accountant of the Patna diocese Father Mathew Ujaytal died in Mokama, 100 km from here, after battling injuries from a vicious attack near his church for not meeting an extortion demand.He was attacked by Gyan Das, a known criminal of the area, and sustained serious injuries in his neck. Besides schools in Patna, several missionary schools in other Bihar districts were also closed.

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