From: gnreddy@cbnewsf.att.com (G.Narotham Reddy)
Newsgroups: misc.news.southasia
Subject: India's Defense Minister visit to Washington
Date: 10 Apr 92 23:45:32 GMT


Date	: April 10, 1992
Country	: India 


* Terrorist leader killed in Punjab
* Solanki Justifies Resignation:
* Govt to try and protect depositors' money at BCCI in Bombay
* Pawar visit fortifies Indo-U.S cooperation
* Bangalore: Hutti Gold mines to take up bio-bleaching of Gold ore

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* Terrorist leader killed in Punjab

New Delhi April 10 (PTI):
Lt General of BTFK, Gurbhej Singh alias Bheja, who masterminded most
of the explosions in the Taran Taran belt to blow up security
forces' vehicles and four other militants were killed in a six
hour long encounter in Taran Taran dist today.
	Besides, Bheja, wanted for more than 100 killings, the
another killed militant was identified as Jodha Singh. There others
were yet to be identified.
	Militants shot dead two brothers, Tara Singh and Gurjant 
Singh, in village Sheikhpura in Bhatinda dist. 
	A militant Baljit Singh was killed near Mehna village
in Faridkot dist.  

* Solanki Justifies Resignation:

Ahmedabad: Apr 10 (PTI): Former External Affairs minister Madhav Sinh 
Solanki has said he had "Done his duty" by quitting over the Bofors
issue following his admission in parliament on March 31 that he had
on a note from "a lawyer" to his Swiss counterpart.
	In an informal chat with reporters at the Ahmedabad airport
after his arrival from New Delhi late last night, Solanki declined
to comment further on the circumstances leading to his resignation, 
saying that he had already stated everything in Parliament and had
nothing more to say.

* Govt to try and protect depositors' money at BCCI in Bombay

New Delhi - April 10 (PTI):  Government will do its best to protect
the depositors' money with the Bombay branch of the failed bank of
credit and commerce international (BCCI), the Lok Sabha was assured
on Friday.
	During question hour, the minister of state for finance,
Dalbir Singh said an interim report covering inward remittances of 
the BCCI from 1983 to 1985 so far did not show any illegality in
transactions.
	However, the special audit was set to cover the period 
from Jan 1, 1986 to July 1991.
	Specific high value transactions mentioned in the interim
report were being scrutinized by the Reserve Bank of India to 
ascertain their complaince with the relevant rules.
	The Reserve Bank was holding negotiations with the liquid-
ations for the BCCI, the minister said.

* Pawar visit fortifies Indo-U.S cooperations

Washington, April 10 (PTI) - Indian defense minister Sharad Pawar's
visit to the United States has brought the two countries together
and has heralded further cooperations, according to service chiefs 
here.
	"The parleys with Pawar hovered around changing global
relationships, the need to share views on military questions and
to work together and with other nations to develop relationships
based on personal contact and swapping of views", admiral Jeremiah
said at a press briefing.
	He confirmed that joint Indo-US naval exercises will be 
held soon.
	Asked whether he saw any chances of expanded defense 
cooperation between the two countries and especially "some kind of
a regional collective security arrangement," the admiral said:
"I think that would go beyond any discussions that  I heard, and
I suspect that probably would pretty far down the road if we ever
came to that".
	"The Australians, I think have operated recently with the 
Indian navy, and I think you will see more of those kinds of 
operations that are basically confidence-building measures for
all of us," Jeremiah said.

* Bangalore: Hutti Gold mines to take up bio-bleaching of Gold

The Karnataka State owned Hutti Gold mines Co Ltd has plans to
take up bio-bleaching of Gold ore, a technology now under 
successful development at the India Institute of Science(IISC) here,
to improve recovery of Gold.


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