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Taiwan to purchase satellite from
France
TAIPEI, Oct 25 (AP) — Taiwan plans to cancel a deal
to buy a $ 34 million telecommunication satellite from
Germany, whose government is blocking the delivery of the
technology because it fears a backlash from China, a
newspaper reported today. Taipei has decided to purchase
the equipment from France instead, although the USA and
other competitors in aerospace market are also pushing
for the contract, the China Times reported today.34 feared killed
SHILLONG, Oct 25 (UNI) — More than 34 persons were
feared killed when a mini bus fell into a 150-foot deep
gorge near Mawpyrpong in East Khasi Hills district this
morning. Official reports received here said the bus,
coming from Nongwar, was carrying 60 passengers.
Iraq executions
DUBAI, Oct 25 (AFP) — A total of 123 prisoners,
including 19 political detainees, were executed in a
single day at a jail near the Iraqi Capital, an Iraqi
opposition group said today. The Iraqi Communist Party in
a statement said, the executions were carried out on
October 12 at Abu Gharib prison, 30 km west of the
Capital. The statement gave the names of 19 opposition
figures from the suburbs of Baghdad and mainly Shiite in
southern Iraq, but said the rest of those executed were
common law prisoners.
5 die in
accident
HYDERABAD, Oct 25 (PTI) — Five persons were killed
and one was injured in a collision between a milk van and
a car near Salumpudi village in West Godavari district of
Andhra Pradesh today. The van, proceeding towards
Vijayawada from Rajahmundry dashed against the car coming
from opposite direction resulting in the death of five
occupants of the car.
Minorities quota
CHENNAI, Oct 25 (UNI) — Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
M.Karunanidhi today assured a minorities’ delegation
that he would soon take steps to provide exclusive
reservation for Muslim minority in the state. The
delegation led by Bishop Ezra Sargunam, head of
Evengelical Church of India comprising religious heads of
Islam, Punjabi and Jain communities, called on the Chief
Minister at the Secretariat here this morning. He told
the delegation that steps were being taken to set up an
Urdu academy.
SC notices to
govt
NEW DELHI, Oct 25 (UNI) — The Supreme Court today
issued notices to six ministries, asking them to place on
record the steps they have taken on the coming review of
Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS),
scheduled to be taken up at the Seattle round of the WTO.
The notices, returnable within the next eight weeks, was
issued by a three-judge Bench to Ministries of Commerce,
Agriculture, Health, Environment and Forest, Industries
and Law, Justice and Company Affairs. The Bench heard the
case on a petition challenging the Patent (Amendment)
Act, 1999. The Act seeks to offer exclusive marketing
rights to trans-national corporations.
Shoot orders
IMPHAL, Oct 25 (PTI) — Security forces have been
issued shoot-at-sight orders against armed militants who
try to disrupt the October 28 repoll in 176 polling
stations of outer Manipur Lok Sabha seat, official
sources said today. The sources said all measures had
been taken for the smooth repoll and additional central
forces had been deployed.
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