17 Maoists arrested in Bihar

Monday, May 1, 2006, 23:37 [IST]

Hajipur, Apr 30 (UNI) At least 17 CPI (Maoist) cadres were arrested in Sadar police station area in Vaishali district late last night in a special combing operation following the Maoist attack on a bank and a police station at Jandaha area recently.

DIG (Tirhut range) Gupteshwar Pandey said today that the Maoists were wanted in connection with several incidents engineered by the extremists. Of the arrested ultras, 15 were from Thathan Mohalla while two people were from Subhai Mohalla, under the Sadar police station of the district.

Officials of the special branch of the state police were interrogating the arrested comrades, he added.

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No confirmation about Suryanarayan's killing yet : Ahamed

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:37 [IST]

New Delhi, Apr 30 (UNI) Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed today said the government has also received information about the location of the body of abducted engineer K Suryanarayan in Afghanistan, but so far there is no confirmation. ''We are in constant touch with the Indian Embassy in Kabul and we hope and pray for his safety,'' he added. UNI PMD MA VP1120.....

Official confirmation awaited: MEA

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:38 [IST]

New Delhi, Apr 30 (UNI) Ministry of External Affairs today said it was awaiting an official confirmation from Afghanistan authorities on the body found, supposedly of kidnapped engineer K Suryanarayan. ''We are aware that the dead body of a person has been found in Afghanistan, between Qalat and Ghazni. A team has been sent to the location to verify the identity of the body,'' an official statement said. ''We must await an official confirmation from.....

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PM condemns killing of Suryanarayan

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:38 [IST]

New Delhi, Apr 30 (UNI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today condemned the killing of Indian telecommunications worker Suryanarayan by the Taliban in Kandahar. Expressing grief and sorrow on the Taliban's inhuman and heinous act of killing of an innocent Indian civilian, Dr Singh asked the nation to be united in its fight against terrorism. The Prime Minister also talked to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajashekara Reddy and asked him to convey his sympathy.....

SC issues contempt of court notices to UCS and 23 senior officers

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:38 [IST]

New delhi, Apr 30 (UNI) The Supreme Court has issued contempt of court notices to 23 senior officers of Uttar Pradesh and Union Commerce Secretary for not handing over the possession of properties belonging to the former ruler of Mahmudabad, Uttar Pradesh, despite court orders. A bench, comprising Mr Justice Ashok Bhan and Mr Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta, on Friday directed the alleged comtemners, who include Union Commerce Secretary S N Menon, four district magistrates,.....

Chinese Co questions AAI's decision to exclude it on security ground

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:38 [IST]

New Delhi, Apr 30 (UNI) Chinese company Shenzhen CIMC-Tianda Airport Support (SCTAS) has challenged the alleged decision of the Centre and the AAI before the Delhi High Court to exclude it from the tender bids for the supply of aero-bridges on the ground of security threat to the country. After the preliminary arguments the High Court issued notices to the Centre through the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Aiport Authority of India (AAI) to file.....