From: blrv1@verifone.com (M.G.Balakrishna Rao)
Subject: Bangladesh to host SAARC Cricket Tourney 
Organization: VeriFone, Bangalore
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 01:30:34 GMT


From    : M.G.Balakrishna Rao
Source  : Deccan Herald, November 7 - 10, 1992

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November 10 - INDIA TO TAKE PART IN SAARC CRICKET

BANGALORE- India will participate in the SAARC Cricket Tournament at
Bangladesh from Dec 3 to 12.

Mr. C.Nagaraj, Secretary, Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) told
PTI that other teams in the fray are Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and hosts
Bangladesh. All the matches in the tournaments will be one-day games.
The team was finalised on Sunday night.

Manindar Singh(Delhi-Captain), Navjot Sidhu(Punjab- Vice-Captain),
S. Sugwekar(Maharashtra), Surendra Bhave (Maharashtra), Vinod Kambli(Bombay),
K.P.Bhaskar(Delhi), Saurav Ganguly(Bengal), Ajay Sharma(Delhi),
Nayan Mongia(Baroda), Rajesh Chauhan(MP), Prashant Vaidya(Vidarbha),
Winston Zaidi(UP), Salil Ankola(Bombay) and Abhey Kuruvilla(Bombay).
Russi Jeejeebhoy (Bengal) and Sharif Ahmed (MP) will accompany the team
as officials.

NOV 7
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OBSERVERS REPORT TO PVN ON STATE CRISIS

LM SHARMA IS NEW CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA

RAJKUMAR HAS NOT DECLINED AWARD, SAYS GOVT
B'LORE - The Stat Govt today clarified that Kannada cine star Rajkumar
has not declined the "Karnataka Ratna" award proposed to be conferred
on him.

104-CR OUTLAY TO BOOST TOURISM IN NORTH-EAST

GOVT CONSIDERING AMENDMENT OF I-T ACT
NEW DELHI- The Govt is seized of the need to amend the out-dated Income-
Tax Act, 1961, and make a uniform tax system to be on par with that of
the advanced countires in terms of revenue collection and compliance.

LDF OFFERS TO BACK REBELS IN KERALA CONG(I)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- The Left Democratic Front has once again sent
out signals to the discontented and disillusioned groups and
indiduals in the ruling United Democratic Front that it might be
prepared to back an alternative govt sans CM K.Karunakaran.

RSS TO ORGANISE KAR SEVA RALLIES

BABRI PANEL FLAYS VHP MOVE FOR KAR SEVA
NEW DELHI- The Babri Masjid Movement Co-ordination Committee has
termed the VHP's plan to resume kar seva in Ayodhya as "declaration
of war against the republic".

MAJOR KASHMIR PARTIES TO BOYCOTT DELHI MEET
NEW DELHI- With prominent leaders from National Conference, Jamaat-i-
Islam People's Conference and individuals, staying away the day-long
conferene of all former members of parliament and legislators called
by Home Minsiter S.B.Chavan here tomorrow seems to have lost much of
its significance.

CYCLONE LIKELY TO HIT ORISSA COAST
BHUBANESHWAR- A cyclone with a gale wind speed of 80 to 90 km per
hour, at times reaching 100 km per hour, is likely to strike Orissa's
coastal districts of Puri and Ganjam tonight, a warning issued by
the meteroroligical centre here said.

TN LAUNCHES MANHUNT FOR VEERAPPAN
MADRAS- A massive manhunt has been launched to apprehend the dreaded
sandalwood smuggler-turned-poacher Veerappan in the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
border by the Tamil Nadu Special Task Force(STF), which was recently
revived, as vital heads have been provided by six of his close associates
who were arrested on Thursday, official sources here said.

STANCHART OFFICIAL ADMITS FRAUD WAS COMMITTED
BOMBAY- The cross-examination of Mr. B.N.Banerjee, head of the task
force of the Standard Chartered Bank investigating into the securities
scam concluded before the special court of Mr. Justice S.N.Varaiva today.

2 ARMS SMUGGLERS SHOT DEAD IN RANN OF KUTCH

DANISH FIRM TIES UP WITH BEST AND CROMPTON
MADRAS- Best and Crompton of the UB group has tied up with Sabore
Refrigeration, Denmark, global leaders in industrial refrigeration,
to form Sabore India.

TIMEX RANGE OF WATCHES TO BE LAUNCHED SOON
BANGALORE- Timex Watches Ltd., a joint venture between the US-based Timex
Corp., the Tatas and Titan Watches Ltd. is all set to launch a range
of duramite watches. Duramite is a tough and versatile thermoplatic
elastomer which can be moulded into various shapes and sizes.

HCL-HP LAUNCHES NEW PCs
HCL-Hewlett Packard's recently launched Vectra series of personal computers
sets new standards of computing in India. The internationally acclaimed
vectra personal computer (PC) series was formally launched in India on
Thursday.

CRICKET: CRONJE, INDIAN BOWLERS SHARE DAY'S HONOURS
SCORE-BOARD
PRESIDENT'S XI(First innings) - Steyn - 0, Lazard - 16, Koen -49,
Cronje- 73, Rindel - 0 , Stewart - 41, Mahuwa - 29, Rundle - 12, Bosch - 4,
Lyle - 22, Schultz (not out) 4, Extras- 18, Total - 268.
Fall of wickets - 1-3, 2-41, 3-87, 4-89, 5-182, 6-194, 7-218, 8-228, 9-254.

ASIAN TT FROM TODAY - INDIA SEEK TO IMPROVE POSITION
NEW DELHI- Hosts India will seek to improve their overall standing in the
11th Asian Table Tennis Championships which starts here tomorrow (saturday)
at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.

NOV 8
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3 EX-ARMYMEN, EX-BSF JAWAN JOIN VEERAPPAN
MADRAS - 3 retired army personnel and a former border security force
jawan have joined the ranks of Poacher-cum-sandalwood smuggler Veerappan
and actually laid the land mine to ambush Mysore Superintendent of Police
Harikrishna near MM hills in Karnataka a few months ago, official sources
here said.

CHANGE OF CM OPPOSED - LOYALISTS' TEAM RUSHES TO DELHI
B'LORE - A delegation of legislators and ministers loyal to the CM left
for New Delhi this afternoon to implore the Cong(I) command not to make
any change of leadership in Karnataka as Mr. S. Bangarappa enjoyed
majority in the Congress Legislature Party  as well as in the Party
Organisation.

FISSURES DEVELOP IN BJP OVER STAND ON RAO GOVT

PAWAR CAMP HEADING FOR A SPLIT
BOMBAY - The Sharad Pawar camp in Maharastra appears to be heading for
a split in the aftermath of the resignation drama, with at least one
minister of State Shivajirao Pandit, a former supporter of Mr. Pawar,
now switching allegiance to the CM, Mr. Naik's camp.

MEETING CONDEMNS PAKISTAN - LEADERS FAVOUR INITIATING POLITICAL
PREOCESS IN J&K
NEW DELHI - Parliamentarians and former legislators from J&K today
stressed on recommencement of the political process in the trouble torn
State and strongly condemned Pakistan for aiding and abetting terrorism
in the State.

VHP ASKS PM TO CLARIFY STAND ON AYODHYA

JD THREATENS STIR IF MANDAL REPORT IS IGNORED

TAX STRUCTURE REVAMP SANS TEARS: MANMOHAN

NO TAKERS FOR NAYANAR'S COALITION PLAN
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- The 3 warring factions in the state unit of the
Cong(I), and the Indian Union Muslim League have separately rejected
the suggestion made by the CPM leader E.K Nayanar that a Cong(I) -led
Govt minus CM K.Karunakaran and based on principles could look forward
to the support of the Opposition Left Democratic Front.

23 MILLITANTS, COP KILLED IN PUNJAB

'AMPHIBIAN' CHALLENGED
NEW DELHI - The Pilot Baba, who claims that he can live under water for
several days on end, is in for a surprise- the Indian Rationalist
association says that he is fooling the public. The Association, whos
general secretary Sanal Edamaruku has challenged the Baba to perform
jal samadhi under water in a glass chamber atleast 2 hours in public
view, says there is no water in the pit in which the Baba commensed
his samadhi 2 days ago.

INDO-FRENCH PACT FOR DIGITAL NETWORK
NEW DELHI - India and France have signed an agreement for setting up a
high speed digital communication network for the benefit of software
exporters.

INDIAN BATSMAN RATTLED BY SCHULTZ'S PACE
CENTURION PARK - The Indian batsman brought to their knees by pace in a
fashion that was only familiar, and feared to. Brett Schultz, a left arm
seamer did what Bruce Reid and Mike Whitney in the recent past, and many
others of the tribe had to. The 23 year old from East London almost
certainly made the springbok side with that 5 wicket haul on a wicket
which could never be termed quick.
SCORE-BOARD
PRESIDENT'S XI(First innings) -268
INDIA I INNINGS - Ravi Shastri - 10, WV Raman - 20, M Prabhakar -9,
S Tendulkar - 11, M Azaruddin -2, Praveen Amre - 23, Kiran More,
Venkatapathy Raju - 0, S Banerjee -0 Chetan Sharma (notout) - 25,
J.Srinath - 8 Extras - 36  Total 164.
PRESIDENT'S XI (2nd innings)
Rudolf Steyn - 0, Terence Lazard(no) - 43, Louis Koen - 4,
Hansie Cronje(no) - 20, Extras - 10  Total for 2 wickets 77
Bowling -
M. Prabhakar 7-2-10-1
J. Srinath 8-1-21-10
Chetan Sharma 3-0-16-0
S. Banerjee 4-0-12-0
Venkatapaty Raju 3-0-8-0
Ravi Shastry 1-0-1-0

NOV 9
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PM TO HOLD SEPARATE MEETINGS TODAY - AIBMAC PLEA TO HALT KAR SEVA
STALLS AYODHYA TALKS
NEW DELHI - The Govt's ongoing excises to find a negotiated settlement
to the Ayodhya dispute today suffered a set back as a 3rd round of direct
talks between the VHP and the All India Babri Masjid Action Committe
ended on a note of acrimony, with the Govt deciding to postpone the talks
indefinitely.

POLL ON AYODHYA WILL PROVE SUICIDAL FOR CONG(I): BJP
BHUBANESHWAR - The BJP is of the view that the ruling Cong(I) would be
committing a "political harakiri" if it decided to hold a mid-term poll
on the issue of Ayodhya.

GOVT CONNIVING WITH AIBMAC TO STALL TALKS: VHP

KARUNAKARAN SUMMONED AGAIN - LOYALISTS MEET CONG LEADERS TO STALL
CHANGE IN STATE LEADERSHIP

GOOD DAYS AHEAD FOR STATE, SAYS VEERENDRA PATIL

JPC TO EXAMINE RBI GOVERNOR
NEW DELHI- RBI Government S.Venkaraman, former CBI joint director
K.Madhavan, Finance Ministery officials, "Big Bull" Harshad Mehta,
and seven other brokers will be examined by the Joint Parliamentary
Committee probing the securities scam, which resumes its hearings in
the capital on Monday.

KERALA: FISSURES IN UDF WIDENING

RECESSION MAY HIT ECONOMIC REFORMS, FEARS CENTRE

INFLATION RATE JUMPS TO DOUBLE DIGITS

BANGALORE FIRM DEVELOPS NEW SOFTWARE PACKAGE
BANGALORE- A new software tool D-Pol (data pooling) that could enhance
storage in computer disks by upto 98 per cent compared to other files
structures such as dbase has been developed by a local database unit
Computerix Inc.

INDIANS NEED 296 FOR VICTORY
SCORE-BOARD
PRESIDENT'S XI(First innings) - 268
INDIA (I Innings) - 164
PRESIDENT'S XI (II innings) - Steyn - 0, Lazard - 15, Koen -4,
Cronje- 53, Rindel - 22 , Stewart - 17, Mahuwa - 32, Rundle - 1,
Bosch - 2,  Schultz (not out) 0, Extras- 17, Total - 200.
Bowling
M.Prabhakar 16-3-42-2
J.Srinath 18-2-49-4
C. Sharma 12-0-45-0
S.Banerjee 4-0-12-0
V Raju  13.3-3-32-1
R.Shastry 6-1-7-3
India (II Innings) - R.Shastry (Batting) - 5, WV Raman(Batting) -2,
Extras - 2 Total for no loss - 9

NOV 10
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BANGARAPPA SUMMONED TO NEW DELHI
NEW DELHI- The Karnataka Chief Minister S.Bangarappa is arriving here
tomorrow following summons from Cong President P.V.Narasimha Rao.
The Congress President's action in asking Mr. Bangarappa to come to
Delhi even before the three member team of AICC observers submitted
their reports has generated considerable interest Mr. Rao's possible
action to end the protracted stalemate in the state.

PM TO CONSULT LEADERS OF ALL PARTIES ON AYODHYA DEADLOCK

MEHTA USED SBI FOR SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS, OFFICERS TELL JPC
NEW DELHI- The Bombay stock market broker and the main accused in the
multi crore scam Harshad Mehta had for all practical purposes controlled
and used the SBI for his over Rs. 1000 securities transactions while
higher-ups in the bank claimed that they were not in know of the
wrongful dealing in the bank.

CENTRE: INFLATION TO COME DOWN TO 8 PC
NEW DELHI- The Govt today expressed confidence that inflation would be
brought down to 8 per cent by next march end and indicated that control
over the price situation would also set the stage for some financial
sector reforms and full convertability of the rupee on current account.

DIAMOND MERCHANTS' KIDNAPING-CBI INFORMS PAK OF NATURE OF INVESTIGATIONS
NEW DELHI- The CBI has sent several letters to their counterparts in
Pakistan, stating the nature of investigations which it requires to take
up in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore, in relation to the sensational
kidnaping of four diamond merchants in New Delhi, last year.

TN IAS OFFICER JOINTS FORCES WITH SWAMY
MADRAS- Miss Chandralekha, a senior IAS officer who are subjected to an
acid attack last May, today resigned from service and joined Janata
Party leader Subramanian Swamy's Nallatch Iyakkam (Movement for good
governance).

KONKAN RAILWAY TO BE READY BY OCT'94-END

RAO UNVEILS STATUE OF ANDHRA KESARI
NEW DELHI- Prime Minister P.V.Narasimha Rao on Sunday unveiled statue of
noted freedom fighter Tangutury Prakasam Panthylu here.

PANEL TO OVERSEE LEASE OF DD TIMES LOT RENAMED
NEW DELHI- The high profile body to oversee the newly introduced scheme
of leasing out time on DD finally got off to a start today after the Govt
gave it a name to the satisfaction of all its members.
A meeting of the body, to be called Air Time Committe of India, discussed
preliminary details regarding the modelities for inviting applications
of those interested in leasing out time on DD and All India Radio.

TN TO LAUNCH PROSECUTION AGAINST SWAMY
MADRAS- The TN Govt has decided to launch a criminal prosecution against
JP leader Subramanian Swamy for making "criminal defamatory statements"
against CM J.Jayalalitha at press conference here today.

OIL IMPORTS: IOC FACES CASH CRUNCH

INDIAN FIRMS LINE-UP TO OPEN SINGAPORE OFFICES
SINGAPORE- More Indian are opening offices in Singapore and local
authorities plan to invite India's top firms to set up regional
headquarters to expand links, officials and analysts said today.

GOVT WAIVES TWO YEARS LOCK-IN FOR EURO-ISSUES
NEW DELHI- The Govt has waived the requirement of two years lock-in-period
for euro equity issues through the mechanism of depository receipts by
Indian companies.

RAIN RUINS INDIAN BID
CENTORIAN  PARK- Overnight rains washed out the fourth and final day of
the cricket match between Indian XI and the President XI at the Centorian
Park here today.

JAPAN BLOCK INDIA'S SEMI-FINAL PATH
NEW DELHI- Indian men's hopes for a place in the top four of the team
events in the XI Asian Table Tennis Championships evaporated as the
team crashed 3-0 againt Japan today.


PAKISTAN NAME 23 PROBABLES
KARACHI- Pakistan cricket selectors named 23 probables today for the
14-member team to tour Australia and New Zealand.
Javed Miandad may lead the team while Wasim Akram is expected to be his
deputy, cricket officials said.

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