High alert sounded in Kashmir
Srinagar, May 6
In view of the recent suicide attacks by foreign mercenaries belonging to the Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Toiba, the security forces have been put on high alert in Srinagar, summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, where the state government resumes functioning from Tuesday after working for six months at the winter capital Jammu.

India rules out tripartite talks
Islamabad, May 6
India today ruled out tripartite talks involving Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue but said it was ready for a dialogue with Islamabad on the issue provided the military regime exercised control on militant groups to bring down the level of violence unleashed by them in Kashmir.

6 ULFA rebels shot
Guwahati, May 6
In a major crackdown, the security forces killed six ULFA rebels in Assam last night while unidentified gunmen abducted two relatives of the outfit’s commander-in-chief Paresh Barua, the police said today.

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Work permits for Bangladeshi migrants: PM
Silchar (Assam), May 6
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today said the Centre was considering a proposal to give work permits to migrants from Bangladesh, who could not be evicted due to certain problems.

Unauthorised drugs on sale in HP
Shimla, May 6
The Union Ministry of Health has taken serious notice of the manufacture and marketing of certain specified drugs in Himachal Pradesh without the mandatory approval of the Drug Controller of India.