From: BALKI_R1@blrv1.verifone.com (M.G.Balakrishna Rao)
Newsgroups: misc.news.southasia
Subject: India: Massive Army Operation in Jammu & Kashmir
Date: 14 Apr 92 22:55:00 GMT
Organization: VeriFone, Bangalore


From	: M.G.Balakrishna Rao
Source	: The Deccan Herald, April 10-12, 1992
Date	: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 
Country	: India

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APRIL 10
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NF LEFT STAGE WALK-OUT IN LS, PROTEST OVER MANMOHAN'S POLICY STATEMENTS
NEW DELHI - The Left Front-National Front today walked out of the Lok
Sabha in protest against, what they called, policy pronouncements of
the Finance Minister in Tokyo when Parliament was in session.

BOFORS: ADVANI SEES BID TO SUPPRESS PROBE
NEW DELHI - Leader of the Opposition L.K.Advani today said that a
"powerful lobby" working within the ruling party was trying to suppress
investigations into the Bofors gun deal and expressed suspicion that
former External Affairs Minister Madhavsinh Solanki might have acted
upon their on behalf.

50 KILLED IN ARMY ATTACKS ON J&K ULTRAS
JAMMU - At least 50 persons, including anti-India insurgents, are feared
killed in the biggest ever operation launched by the army against
militant hideouts on and around Wullar Lake over the past four days,
according to latest unofficial reports in Srinagar.

NEW TECHNOLOGY TO EXTRACT MORE GOLD
BANGALORE - The Karnataka State owned Hutti Gold Mines Co Ltd(HGM) has
plans to take up bio-bleaching of gold ore, a technology now under
successful development a the Indian Institute of Science (IISC) here
to improve recovery of gold.

MITSUBISHI TO SET UP RS 150 CR PLANT IN INDIA
TOKYO - Japan's biggest industrial conglomerate Mitsubishi Company
has decided to set up a Rs. 150 crore float glass manufacturing plant
and is considering several new investment proposals in hydrocarbon,
power, chemical sectors and allied spheres following liberalisation
measures for direct foreign investment in India.
This was disclosed by the chairman of the Mitsubishi Group of companies,
Mr.Y. Mimura, during a luncheon meeting with the visiting Finance
Minister, Dr.Manmohan Singh, today.

NEW MARUTHI CARS TO HAVE POWERFUL ENGINES
NEW DELHI - The new Maruthi cars to be manufacture specially for the
unified European markets from 1993 would have more powerful engines
than the 800 cc cars and have several new features compared to the
earlier small Suzuki car models.
Maruthi sources today said the car which is yet to be christened
was being designed by the Suzuki Motors, Japan, and a prototype of the
sleek model would roll out by 1992 end.

BHEL AIMS FOR ISO-9000 CERTIFICATION
HYDERABAD - With a view to making inroads into the export market due
to uncertainties in the  domestic market, the Bharat Heavy Electricals
(BHEL) at Ramchandrapuram, near here, is in the process of getting
the (International Standards Organisation ) "ISO 9000" certification,
which is a prerequisite for major export markets.

APRIL 11
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2 DIE AS BOMB GOES OFF IN BELGAUM
BELGAUM - A girl and a women were killed on the spot and 12 others were
injured when a powerful bombwewnt off in a house on A.K. Deshpande Galli
near Jina Chowk in Belgaum.

PM FAVOURS CONSENSUS - CMs DIFFER ON ECONOMIC CRITERIA FOR JOBS
NEW DELHI - The views of chief ministers differed sharply on the fixing
of economic criteria for reservations of Government jobs for Backward
classes though Prime Minister P.V.Narasimha Rao was of the view that it
should possible to forge a consensus on the issue.

$6 B FOREIGN INVESTMENT EXPECTED
TOKYO - India expects about $ 6 billion in direct foreign investment in
the next two to three years following the opening up of the Indian
Economy, Finance Minister Manmohan Singh said here today.


WORLD TOURISM BODY TO PROMOTE S ASIA
BANGALORE - The World Tourism Organisations(WTO) Commission for South Asia,
which is meeting here, proposes to formulate a tourism marketing strategy
for the region in Australia and North, particularly US and Canada.

MOVE TO RAJGHAT COMPLEX FLAYED
NEW DELHI - Opposition members in the Lok Sabha today expressed their
strong disapproval of the reported move to convert the samadhis of
Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi into a single complex.

SENA LEADERS HELD ON WAY TO AYODHYA
LUCKNOW - Shiv Sena national President Jagadish Tangri and General
Secretary Charan Singh Seni were arrested here today along with 22
others when they were preparing to proceed to Ayodhya to commence the
construction of Ram Temple at Ayodhya, Inspector General (Lucknow
zone) D.V.Mehta said.

CBI ARRESTS EX-BANK CHIEF
NEW DELHI- Former chairman of the New Bank of India wanted in
connection with the over Rs. 1 crore fraud has been arrested by the
Central Bureau of Investgation(CBI).

INDIA MAY NOT INSIST ON TRIAL: CARBIDE CHIEF
SOUTH CHARLESTON,United States - India probably will not follow
through on its threats to try a former Union Carbide corp chairman
on criminal charges in the 1984 Bhopal disaster, the company's current
chairman said.

ASAN AWARD
THIRUVANTHAPURAM - Noted Hindi Poet, Dr. Gangaprasad Vimal, has been
selected for this year's Kumaran Asan memorial literary award.

VENDING CONDOMS
TRIVANDRUM - Good news for condom buyres, especially for the shy type:
the condom vending machines are coming. Soon, there will be no need
for furtive glances or waiting till other customers leave the shop to
hesitatingly ask the salesman for a "pack of that over there." One
can confidently walk up to the vending machine, insert a one rupee
coin and get one. The Public Sector Hindustan Latex Limited (HLL),
manufacturers of condoms, will soon be installing 200 vending machines
in Kerala and outside.

PILGRIMS' CHOICE
BOMBAY - Pilgrims flocking from far and near for the month-long
"Kumbh mela" in Ujjain and the "ardh kumbh" in Haridwar are in for
rare visual treat. Ramanand Sagar's mega video-serial, "Shri Krishna,"
will be shown up to Krishna's fight with the whirlwind demon, All
episodes of the blockbuster. "Ramayan that glued people to their
TV sets during its telecast, will also be shown. Between April 17
and May 18, the serial will be exhibited in the temple town of Ujjain,
at a site close to Ram Janardhan Mandir and Riahi Sandipani Ashram.
In Haridwar, the exbition will be this month at "Pantdwip,"
"Chindidwip" and "Neel Dara".

PSUs FLAY DECISION TO ALLOW 49% FOREIGN EQUITY
NEW DELHI - The officers of the public sector undertakings (PSUs) have
criticized the decision of the Govt to allow 49% foreign equity participation
in the PSUs saying the move would "effectively place complete control" of
the vital sectors of the economy  with the multinationals.

BE TO INVEST RS. 500 cr ON EXPANSION, MODERNISATION
B'LORE - In spite of the difficult foreign exchange situation, Bharat
Electronics has been able to manage a turnover in 1991-92 which was
almost at the same level as the previous year.

CANADIAN OFFER FOR IMPORTERS
MADRAS - Canada is considering developing a new "commodity basket programme"
to enable Indian importers to pay for some commodity imports from there in
rupees, Canadian High Commissioner in India, Mr. John Paynter, today said.

MIANDAD AT LOGGERHEADS WITH IMRAN
KARACHI - Pakistan's prolific run getter and vice-captain Javed Miandad
attacked skipper Imran Khan's call for changing the domestic cricket
structure here on Thursday.


APRIL 12
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BANGARAPPA-PVN MEETING - CM'S MEET LIKELY ON CAUVERY ROW
B'LORE -  Prime Minister P.V.Narasimha Rao is likely to convene a meeting
of the Chief Ministers of riparian States to discuss the Cauvery river
water issue once Parliament is through with its budget session, according
to  Chief Minister S. Bangarappa.

RIOT TOLL EIGHT - COD TO PROBE BELGAUM BOMB BLAST

NAGALAND GOVERNER REPLACED

JAPAN PLEDGES FULL SUPPORT FOR ECONOMIC REFORMS
TOKYO - Strongly endorsing India's liberalisation measures, Japanese Prime
Minister Kiichi Miyazawa has promised maximum possible bilateral assistance
and support to New Delhi at the World Bank and IMF during the "crucial
transition period".
Mr. Miyazawa committed his country to the success of India's reforms when
Finance Minister Manmohan Singh called on him here on Friday night and gave
a broad outline of the far reaching measures taken to liberalise the
Indian economy. Dr. Singh handed over a letter from Prime Minister P.V.
Narasimha Rao to Mr. Miyazawa.

CWC POLL HOTS UP WITH HEAVYWEIGHTS' ENTRY
NEW DELHI - With 3 heavyweights in the Cong(I) having thrown their hats
into the ring it now looks as though elections to fill up 10 seats in the
party's highest decision making body - the Working Committee - would be
keenly contested.

SHIFT TO FREE MARKET WILL BE DISASTROUS: CPI

RESENTMENT AMONG BCs OVER BHARATI AFFAIR
BHOPAL - The fiery BJP MP from Khajuraho, Ms. Uma Bharathi, who has
caused considerable embarassment to the party leaders by seeking permission
to quit active politics and plans to take sanyas in protest against the
"scandalous canard" launched by a section of the party against her, has
reportedly decided to leave for South Africa for one month if the high
command fails to redress her grievances which are mainly against the Chief
Minister Sunderlal Patwa.

PHALKE AWARD FOR MARATHI FILM DIRECTOR
NEW DELHI - Veteran Marathi film director Bhalaji Pendharkar has been chosen
for the 1992 Dada Saheb Phalke Award, the highest national award in cinema,
according to an announcement made here today by Union Information and
Broadcasting Minister Ajit Panja.

TIRUPATI SPRUCED UP FOR AICC MEET

ECONOMIC REFORMS MUST REACH THE POOR: CHIDAMBAARAM
SUNNYVALE - Minister of State for Commerce P.Chidambaram said the fate of
economic reforms will depend on how soon the 250 million poor Indians can
be provided basic life standards.
Mr.Chidambaram told a meeting of the Silicon Valley Indian Professionals
association here, "We have so far convinced only the elite, middle class,
bureaucracy and three major parties, Congress, Janatha Dal and BJP about
the correctness of our new policies". He acknowledged that the poor were
gloomy and were not as happy about the reforms as trader and stockbrokers.

IRBI TO FLOAT MUTUAL FUND
CALCUTTA - As part of its keenness to expand its role, the Industrial
Reconstruction Bank of India (IRBI) has planned to float mutual funds
scheme along with a top business house of the city.

US INVESTORS INTERESTED IN INDIA
MADRAS - The Washington-based "Overseas Private Investment Corporation"
(OPIC), which helps promote growth in developing countries by encouraging
US private investment, is optimistic of channellising more direct foreign
investment into India in the coming years.

SILK STAR LAUNCHED
B'LORE - JK Synthetics Ltd, manufacturers of synthetic fibres and yarns
in the country, launched "Silk Star", a filament yarn a substitute for
natural silk in B'lore on Friday. The fibre known for its rapid wicking,
natural breathability, moisture absorption and can be used with the
combination of natural silk.

SETHI LOOMS TO NO 1 WITH MASTERS WIN
NEW DELHI - Geeth Sethi dazzled once again to capture the second
professional title of his career as he won the second leg of the World
Master Billiards Championship here today. Sethi, winner of the first leg
of the championship here last November, defeated gritty Australian Robbie
Foldvari 8-5 after a 270-minute battle before an enthusiastic home crowd.
The win also made Sethi the World No. 1 in professional ranking, ahead of
Mike Russel.


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