Wednesday,
September
16,
2009, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
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Maoist menace gravest threat New Delhi,
September 15
Describing the Left wing
extremism as the �gravest internal security threat� facing
the nation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today admitted that
not much success had been achieved in containing the Maoists and
it was a matter of concern that despite efforts the level of
violence continued to rise.
Black
Widow ultras surrender arms Guwahati, September
15
Responding to September 15
deadline set by the Union Home Ministry, cadres of proscribed
tribal militant outfit, Dima Halam Daogah (J) or Black Widow
have surrendered their weapons to set the stage for a peace
process with the Government of India.
Black Widow cadres gather to lay down their arms before the police
at Sontilla in Assam on Tuesday. � PTI
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mend ways: Centre to Punjab New Delhi, September 15
In a telling reminder to Punjab for
its badly managed financial situation, the 13th Finance Commission is
planning to set some �conditions� for fiscal management in the
state, if the central government chooses to waive-off a portion of
Punjab�s long-standing debt.
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Indians assaulted in Oz In
a racially motivated attack that was witnessed by about 40 to 50 people,
four persons of Indian origin were attacked and beaten up last Saturday
by four men, believed to be caucasian, in the parking lot of a bar in
Melbourne�s Epping suburb. Sukhdip Singh
China
ready to replace India in pipeline project New Delhi, September 15
India�s ambivalence on the
Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project, apparently under US pressure,
could prove costly for the country. Iran today indicated that India�s
attitude could compel Tehran to consider inviting China to join the
project, also known as the peace pipeline.
US
takes Mush remarks seriously The Obama administration
takes �very seriously� remarks by Pervez Musharraf that Pakistan
used US military aid to build up its defenses against India. The former
president told Pakistan�s Express News television channel that
Pakistan �did right� by using this equipment against India.
Another
jolt for Left in Bengal Trinamool, Cong wrest Siliguri
MC after 27 years Siliguri, September 15
With the down slide having begun
since last year's panchayat poll, yet another blow was dealt to the CPM-led
ruling Left Front in West Bengal today with Trinamool Congress and
Congress wresting the Left-controlled Silguri Municipal Corporation
after 27 years.
Ludhiana,
September 15
The All-India Congress
Committee general secretary, Rahul Gandhi, today asked the Youth
Congress leaders to swim against the tide and face all
�atrocities� by the ruling party if they wanted
Rahul Gandhi at the Ludhiana railway station. � PTI
to
carve a niche for themselves in the political arena.
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In
a racially motivated attack that was witnessed by about 40 to 50 people,
four persons of Indian origin were attacked and beaten up last Saturday
by four men, believed to be caucasian, in the parking lot of a bar in
Melbourne�s Epping suburb.
