Tremor jolts Rohtak district

Monday, May 1, 2006, 13:14 [IST]

New Delhi, May 1 : A low intensity earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale shook the Rohtak district of Haryana this morning.

The tremor, which was felt at 1044 hrs, was epicentered in Rohtak, the India Meteorological Department said.

Haryana lies in the high-risk seismic zone IV.

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L K Advani and Vilasrao Deshmukh visit Mahajan

Monday, May 1, 2006,13:51 [IST]

Mumbai, May 1: Former BJP president L K Advani and Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh today visited grievously wounded BJP leader Pramod Mahajan in Hinduja Hospital here.Mr Advani, after his second visit today, said the 56-year-old Mahajan is gradually showing signs of slow improvement in his health condition.''I hope and pray Pramod Mahajan recovers soon and resume his work,'' Mr Advani said.Mr Deshmukh who also made a second visit to the hospital, said ''There are signs.....

Suu Kyi's party hit by resignations

Monday, May 1, 2006,13:53 [IST]

YANGON, May 1: Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy has been hit by a spate of resignations it blames on pressure from Myanmar's military junta, which has threatened to ban the party.An NLD spokesman confirmed weekend reports in state-controlled newspapers that 17 party officials in Northern Shan State had quit en masse last week.''We think it is just because of pressure by authorities,'' NLD spokesman Nyan Win told Reuters today.''We hear NLD members in.....

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Acknowledge change in people's mindset: Mufti

Monday, May 1, 2006,13:54 [IST]

Srinagar, May 1 : Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today urged militant organisations to acknowledge the change in the mindset of the people and respond to the situation by participating in the ongoing dialogue process aimed at resolving the vexed issue and restoring peace in the strife-torn state.''There is a definite change in the mindset of the people which was aptly demonstrated by the massive voter turnout in the recent by-elections and in the civic polls held.....

SC notices MP, AP govts in Monica Bedi case

Monday, May 1, 2006,13:57 [IST]

New Delhi, May 1: The Supreme Court today issued notices to the governments of Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh on a petition filed by alleged girlfriend of extradited gangster Abu Salem Monica Bedi challenging her trial in a fake passport case.She contended in her petition that she had already faced trial for this offence and had also served three-year jail term in Portugal.Monica Bedi, who is also seeking bail in the case, had contended that it is a.....

Govt to transfer sex scandal case to CBI

Monday, May 1, 2006,13:58 [IST]

Srinagar, May 1 : The Jammu and Kashmir government today decided to transfer the alleged sex racket case to the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) for a thorough probe into the scandal.An official spokesman said the alleged sex case has been transferred to the CBI for thorough investigations.Earlier, Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig had reportedly written a letter to Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, seeking a CBI or a judicial probe into the alleged scandal considering the senstivity.....