From: blrv1.verifone.com (M.G.Balakrishna Rao)
Subject: India - Ayodhya Row Continues.
Organization: VeriFone, Bangalore
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 20:51:22 GMT


From	: M.G.Balakrishna Rao
Source	: Deccan Herald, July 21-23, 1992
Country	: India

JULY 21
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GOVT ATTACKED IN PARLIAMENT
CONTINGENCY PLAN BEING DRAWN FOR AYODHYA
NEW DELHI- Union Minister S.B.Chavan today told Parliament that the
Centre was preparing contigency plan to meet any situation in Ayodhya
even as the government came under intense Opposition attack over its
alleged "inaction" to stop the temple construction work.

2nd PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION ON - VIJAYA RAJE OPENS TALKS TO STOP TEMPLE WORK
AYODHYA - Work on the construction of the Ram Temple here by the VHP
and its associates moved on into its second phase today with the laying
of the structure of the "Ram Chabutra" even as the BJP Vice-President
Vijaya Raje Scindia opened parleys with the temple builders comply with
the court order and stop work.

UP GOVT DISOWNS ROLE IN AYODHYA CONSTRUCTION

5 KILLED IN KERALA POLICE FIRING
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- Tension prevailed throughout today in the Thiruvan-
anthapuram city and its outlying areas, the scene of arson and violence
leading to police firing yesterday, as the death toll rose to five.

COMMUNAL CLASHES - MINISTER GRILLED IN KERALA HOUSE

SRINAGAR- ABORTIVE BID TO BLOW UP J & K HOUSE; SP KILLED

CURFEW IN MALEGAON (NASIK); 2 DIE IN RIOTS

GOLDEN HANDSHAKE SCHEME - LUMPSUM EX-GRATIA TO BE USED
NEW DELHI-  The golden handshake scheme now finalised by the govt.
for public sector employees who have completed 10 years of service,
stipulates payment of "lumpsum ex-gratia" at prescribed rates. It is
open both for officials and workers.

PANEL FOR MASSIVE RISE IN EXPORT OF FLOWERS
KOCHI- India's annual export of cut flowers, foliage and tissue culture
plants, now worth Rs. eight crore, could be boosted to Rs. 195 crore in
one year by investing about Rs. 44 crore, according to a committee of
experts appointed by the Central Government.

DECKS CLEARED FOR FINALISING FOURTH ROUND OIL BIDS
NEW DELHI - The decks for the finalisation of contracts with the foreign
companies for the exploration of oil and natural has in the country are
expected to be cleared soon with the Centre offering 172 onshore and
offshore blocks to the private companies in the latest round of its
bidding.

TIE-UP WITH CHINA FOR IMPROVING SILK PRODUCTION LIKELY

KELTRON STAGING COMEBACK
The Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation (Keltron) is staging
a comeback after being in the red for the past several years. A multi-
product and multi-unit conglomeration, the corporation's loss during
1991-92 alone was Rs.23 crore, the worst-ever recorded since its
inception in 1973.
The corporation's performance during the first quarter of the current
financial year was quite impressive following the implementation of an
aggressive action plan which resulted in an all-time high turnover of
Rs. 27 crore. During the corresponding period of last year it was just
Rs. 2.95 crore.

JULY 22
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CENTRE TO PRESS ACTION PLAN IF AYODHYA TALKS FAIL
NEW DELHI- The Centre will go ahead with its "contigency plan" on Ayodhya
if the ongoing talks between BJP Vice-President Vijaya Raje Scindia and
VHP leaders in stopping the construction work fail, Home Minister
S.B.Chavan told the Rajya Sabha today.

RESENTS CENTRAL PLAN - KALYAN SINGH URGES PM TO HELP STOP WORK

SCINDIA'S MISSION FAILS - MORE CENTRAL FORCES REACH AYODHYA
LUCKNOW- Without any requisition from the Uttar Pradesh Government,
six companies of para-military forces reached Ayodhya today as senior
BJP leader Vijaya Raje Scindia failed in her mission to persuade the
kar sevaks to halt construction work in the disputed complex.

KERALA CM LOSES CASH, PASSPORT AT US AIRPORT
WASHINGTON - A briefcase containing thousands of dollars in cash and
travellers cheques and passports belonging to Kerala Chief Minister
K.Karunakaran was stolen at the airport when he arrived here for medical
treatment.
The briefcase with $ 4,000 in cash and several thousand dollars in
travelers cheques was stolen while Mr.Karunakaran's baggage was
being brought out on Sunday night in a trolley to be loaded into the
car by which he was to travel.

UNEASY CALM IN TRIRUVANTHAPURAM - ARMY STAGES FLAG MARCH; DEATH TOLL 6
ADJOURNMENT MOTION DISALLOWED
KERALA OPPN WALKS OUT OVER CONTINUING CLASHES

LOCK-UP DEATH: GULBARGA OBSERVERS BUNDH

SPACE OPTICAL LINK FROM ITI
NEW DELHI- A free space optical link has been developed by the
Microprocessor Application Engineering Programme (MAEP) Centre at ITI
Bangalore under the industrial electronics promotion programme of the
Department of electronics.

RV CALLS FOR DEBATE ON PRESIDENT'S ROLE
NEW DELHI- The President, Mr.R.Venkataraman, today called for a national
debate on the role of the President and his powers and maintained that
he had upheld in "letter and spirit" the Constitution during 1989-91
(V.P. Singh - Chandrashekar regime) when power in Delhi failed too
often and too frequently and for a long time."

COLOMBO- TAMIL REBELS KILL 6 ON TRAIN

DAL BAGS 5 BIHAR COUNCIL SEATS

PM TO DEDICATE VSP UNIT
VISAKAPATNAM- Prime Minister P.V.Narasimha Rao will dedicate to the nation
on August 1 the three-million tonne stage of the Visakapatnam steel plant
(VSP) near here.

FAX MACHINE MARKET SET TO TAKE OFF
BOMBAY- The Fax machine is hotting up with the entry of office automation
giants. The Modi Xerox and Hindustan Teleprinters Ltd., two big boys in
the office automation business, have all set to market their own product
on a large-scale.

INDIA WEIGHED DOWN BY BAG OF WOES
BARCELONA- The first batch of 51 Indian sports persons and officials to
Barcelona, which left Delhi on the morning of July 18 were stranded at
Paris airport for 24 hours thanks to the late arrival of the Air India
flight.

JULY 23
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SC GIVES UP LAST CHANCE TO STOP CONSTRUCTION
NEW DELHI- The Supreme Court today gave a last opportunity to the Uttar
Pradesh Government to stop immediately all further construction work on
the acquired land near the disputed Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid complex
in Ayodhya till the final adjudication of the dispute over the ownership
of the acquired land.
The court gave time till tomorrow to the state government to consult all
the parties involved in the dispute and arrive at a consensus over
stopping the construction work. "If this is done, then the court is
prepared to transfer the case regarding the legality of the acquisition
of the 2.77 acres of land near the disputed site to itself, refer it to
a larger bench and decide the issue once and for all".

VHP: BUILDING WORK WILL GO ON

CENTRE MAY IMPOSE EMERGENCY IN UP
NEW DELHI- The proclamation of an emergency in Uttar Pradesh or any part
of the State, without necessarily dismissing the Bharatiya Janatha Party,
Government in the state, are among the options available with the Centre
in case the State Government does not comply with judicial orders over
the Ayodhya issue, official sources indicated today.

SCAM: PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER QUITS
NEW DELHI- Planning Commission member V.Krishnamurthy has resigned from
the membership of the commission - He is one of the promoters of the
Fairgrowth Finance.

CM HOLDS TALKS WITH US POWER FIRM
BANGALORE- Chief Minister S.Bangarappa, now on a three week tour of the
United States, had detailed discussions with Westinghouse Electric
Corporation at San Francisco in connection with their proposal for
investment in power generation in India.

HEGDE NON-COMMITTAL ON TAKING OVER STATE JD
BANGALORE- Senior Janatha Dal leader Ramakrishna Hegde today said he would
have to consider several factors before taking a decision on accepting the
leadership of the Karnataka Janatha Dal Legislature Party.

HIGHWAY PATROLLING SCHEME SOON IN THE COUNTRY : SAYS RAJESH PILOT

EVEREST CLIMBING FEE HIKED FIVE-FOLD
KATHMANDU- Under persistent pressure from environmental agencies within
and outside the kingdom, the Nepal Government has announced a series of
measures at regulating the number and size of climbing expeditions to the
Himalayas where over 150 snowclad peaks are thrown open to mountaineers
most months of the year. The new regulations, once they come into effect
from the autumn of 1993, demand $ 50,000 as royalty from up to a five-
member team as against $ 10,000 required now to climb the Everest.

BJP FEARS DISMISSAL IN UP, SETS UP 5-MAN PANEL

KALYAN SINGH WARNS CENTRE AGAINST DISMISSAL

FLOOD TOLL IN GUJARAT RISES TO 88

ARMY RETURNS TO BARRACKS IN KERALA

HARSHAD REMAINS IN CBI CUSTODY
BOMBAY- Stock and securities brokers Bhupen Dalal, Hiten Dalal,
J.P.Gandhi, S.Ramaswami and Bank of Karad Director A.D.Narottam as well
as Anil Narichania, Deputy General Manager of the Canbank Mutual Fund
were today ordered released on bail by Special Judge Justice S.N. Variava
at the Bombay High Court.

JANAKIRAMAN PANEL THIRD REPORT LIKELY TO TAKE SOME TIME

INTEL'S DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL
Intel announced an additional distribution channel in the country for
its chips.
Pune-based SES Computers and Technologies Private Limited will be
authorised product representatives for Intel products in the country.
Priya International Limited has already been representing the country's
products over the last one year.
Both the distribution companies would work through corresponding export
organisations in Singapore for processing customer orders. Intel had been
meeting nearly 90 per cent of the demand in the country, including defence.

NEW TRANSPORT VEHICLE BY AMERICAN MOTORS
American Motors Private Limited has developed a low cost personal
transport vehicle, Miracle. The vehicle is a diesel powered indegenously
developed three wheeler.

UP GRANTS INDUSTRY STATUS FOR TOURISM

SECOND BATCH OF INDIANS OFF TO BARCELONA

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