From: blrv1@verifone.com (M.G.Balakrishna Rao)
Subject: India - Eight Killed in A.P Riots
Organization: VeriFone
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 93 00:53:20 GMT


Source   : Deccan Herald, Jan 3-5, 1993
Country  : India and Pakistan

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JAN 3
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BY-POLLS IN 3 LS, 16 ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES
EC ORDERS POLLS IN 3 NORTH-EAST STATES
NEW DELHI - General Elections to the unicameral legislatures of
Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura and bi-elections to fill up 3 vacant
Lok Sabha seats and 16 places in 5 other state assemblies will be held
on Feb 15, the election Commission announced today.

COAST GUARD DORNIER CRASHES
CALCUTTA - A Coast Guard Dornier aircraft, carrying 6 people on board,
on its way from Vizag to Calcutta crashed in the sea near Paradip Port
in Orissa this afternoon.

1000S HAVE DARSHAN AT MAKESHIFT AYODHYA SHRINE

HIGH COMMAND 'LENIENT' WITH VEERENDRA

3 PILGRIMS KILLED
KOTTAYAM - 3 pilgrims, hailing from TN, were killed in stampede during
the opening of the sanctum sanctorum at the famous hill shrine of Lord
Ayyappa at the Sabarimala for the "makar villakku" festival last evening.

MATHURA, KASHI NOT ON AGENDA, STRESSES BJP
NEW DELHI - The BJP today categorically said that Krishna Janmabhoomi
in Mathura and Kashi Vishwanath were not on the party's agenda now.
But the party refused to rule out the possibility of the issues being
taken up in future.

ENGLISH HUMOUR ON DOORDARSHAN
BOMBAY- In an attempt to counter the entertainment blitzkrieg launched
by foreign television networks, Doordharshan has secured the rights of
Tandoori Nights, the first All Asian comedy TV serial about Indians in
England to be beamed on the National network every Monday night at
9.15 p.m. from Jan 4.

PARTIES LIMBERING UP FOR NEXT POLLS
NEW DELHI- As the heat and dust caused by the Babri Masjid's demolition
on Dec. 6 and the subsequent outster of the BJP-led State Govt.
beginning to die down, the anxiety among the various political parties
has got diverted to preparing for the next election.

INDIAN TEAM SETS WORLD RECORD
NEW DELHI- An all-Indian team has set a new world record circumnavigating
the globe in 38 days, seven hours and 40 minutes, in their contessa car.
To set the record, the Indian team comprising of Navin Kapila, Vijay
Raman and Bahadur covered a distance of 40,192 km through 14 countries,
driving about 1,000 km a day.

RIOTS IN AP, ARMY ALERTED
HYDERABAD - The army and the police in all the districts in AP have been
asked to be on alert following the outbreak of communal violence in some
parts of the state which claimed eight lives, Home Minister M.V. Mysoora
Reddy said today.

FIRST AQUACULTURE SHOW IN MADRAS
KOCHI - A unique aquaculture show named 'Indaqua' the first in the country,
will be held at Madras from March 19.
The five-day show is mainly intended to create awareness on the country's
huge untapped aquaculture potential and open new avenues in health food
production, according to a press release by Mr. M. Sakhivel, director of
the organisers, the Marine Products Exports Development Authority (MPEDA).

INDO-GERMAN TIE UPS TOTAL NEARLY 1,000

INDO-CANADIAN BUSINESS LINKS IMPROVE

CAR MAKERS PLAN NEW MODELS FOR '93
NEW DELHI- Despite a severe recession in the car industry, various companies
including Premier Automobiles and Hindustan Motors are making plans to
bring out new models this year.

RHODES, CULLINAN SHORE UP SOUTH AFRICAN INNINGS
SCORE BOARD
Hudson - 19, Wessels-0, Croje-33, Kirsten-13, Cullinan-46,
Rhodes(batting)-61, Mcmillan(batting)-4, Extras-13
Total(for 5 wkts)-189.
Fall of wickets.
1-0, 2-28, 3-57, 4-78, 5-177.
Bowling
Kapil 17-6-26-1, Prabhakar 11-3-23-1, Raju 30-8-58-1, Srinath 12-4-25-1
Kumble 23-6-44-1.

SU'A SENDS PAKISTANI BATSMEN REELING
HAMILTON- Pakistan's dismal run of batting performances continued today
when they were bowled out for 216 by New Zealand on the first day of the
first Test.

FAAB DEBARS INDIAN BOXERS
NEW DELHI- Indian boxing teams will not be allowed to take part in any
international tournament till the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF)
pays the US $1000 penalty imposed on it by the Asian body for cancelling
the Junior Asian Boxing Championship.

JAN 4
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DARSHAN CONTINUES
AYODHYA- "Darshan" of deities of Ramlalla continued at the makeshift temple
here today with devouts reaching the temple in small batches.

BJP WORKERS ATTACK SCINDIA
NEW DELHI - Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Madhavrao Scindia today
alleged that BJP workers made a "murderous attack" on him and his family
members last night when they were travelling by Shatabdi Express.

REBUILD BABRI MASJID AT ORIGINAL SITE: BANGLA
DHAKA- Bangladesh President Abdul Rahman Biswas today urged the Indian
Govt. to rebuild the Babri mosque on its original site in Ayodhya.

25,000 BANGLA MUSLIMS MARCH TO INDIAN BORDER
DHAKA- About 25,000 people on Sat started a march from the Bangladesh
capital to the Indian Border to protest again the "construction of temple"
on the site of a mosque destroyed in Dec in Ayodhya.

VAJPAYEE FOR FRESH APPROACH
GWALIOR- Senior BJP leader Vajpayee today asked the people to forget
"1992"  and said a new beginning should be made to solve problems
in a democratic manner.

RUSH AT BANGALORE PETROL BUNKS
BANGALORE- Several petrol bunks here today witnessed large queues of
vehicle owners in view of the proposed closure of bunks tomorrow in
protest against "harassment" of dealers by Govt. officials.

KILLER BOMB WAS BASED ON US TECH: REPORT
NEW DELHI- The US military had orginally developed the RDX-based high
explosive that killed Rajiv Gandhi and 17 others at Sriperumudur in
TN on May 21, 1991.
The explosive device was worn by Dhanu, a member of the LTTE suicide
squad on her waist and weighed about 2.5 kilograms, say reports of
the explosive and forensic experts who examined the explosion site
and the clue materials.

NEXT TEST-LAUNCH OF AGNI MISSILE IN MARCH

JD(A) RULES OUT MERGER WITH CONGRESS (I)

PARTS OF DORNIER WRECKAGE FOUND

TEHRI PROJECT FUNDING IMPASSE ENDS WITH FRESH RUSSIAN-UZBEK OFFER
NEW DELHI- The impasse over funding of the controversial Tehri hydro
electric project has ended with a consortium of Russian and Uzbek firms
coming up with an offer to meet almost the entire cost of the project
estimated at over Rs. 5000 crore.

GOVT BANKS GOING PUBLIC TO RAISE CAPITAL OPPOSED
MADRAS- Any attempt to raise the share capital of nationalised banks
by going to the public to fulfill the new capital adequacy norms (CAN)
will be resisted by the unions, the General Secretary of the All India
Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA), Mr. Tarakeswar Chakraburti, has said.

SA PROFIT FROM INDIAN FIELDING LAPSES
CAPE TOWN- Through the spate of dropped catches, and grievous lapses from
men in white coats, solace for the Indian cricketers came from the laboured
SA batting. That it was the highest total in the series for either side
was much less important than the fact it took almost all of two days,
making India's more realistic objective of a draw easier in the fourth
ant final Test at Newlands.

GAVASKAR'S PAT FOR BORDER ON COMPLETING 10000 RUNS IN TEST CRICKET

MATCH AGAINST ENGLAND: DELHI PROGRESS SLOWLY
SCORE-BOARD
DELHI (1st innings)-Manu Nayar-11, Hitesh Sharma (batting)-87, Bantoo
Singh -15, Ajay Sharma 30, K.P.Bhaskar(batting)-22, Extras-25, Total
(for 3 wkts in 90 overs) 190.

JAN 5
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NO NEW PERMITS FOR BARS ON HIGHWAYS
BANGALORE- New permits will not be granted to bars and pubs along national
highways in the State and licenses of existing bars and pubs will not be
renewed next year in view of the increasing fatal accidents on highways,
CM M. Veerappa Moily said here today.

ENGG MANAGER, CO-PILOT QUIT INDIAN AIRLINES, EXODUS FEARED

INDIA ASKS BANGLA TO STOP MARCH
NEW DELHI- India today asked the Bangladesh Govt. to prevent the
"Dhaka-to-Ayodhya" long march by Bangladeshi radicals and asserted that
firm action would be "taken by our security force to thwart the march".

BANGLA MARCH FLOPS, 3 KILLED
JESSORE- At least three people were killed and 100 injured in the police
firing and clashes that ended today a Bangladeshi Muslim march into India
to rebuild the Babri mosque.

CBI ARRESTS EX-UCO BANK CHAIRMAN
NEW DELHI- The CBI today arrested the former United Commercial Bank
Chairman, Mr. K. Margbandhu, for allegedly possessing property
disproportionate to his known sources of income.

KRISHNAMURTHY, MEHTA CHARGESHEETED BY CBI
NEW DELHI- The CBI today filed a chargesheet against Mr. V. Krishnamurthy,
former Planning Commission Member, his two sons and leading stock broker,
Harshad Mehta among others in a case of corruption registered against
them in connection with the securities scam.

CURFEW LIFTED IN AYODHYA, DARSHAN ON
AYODHYA- Schools and colleges today reopened following the lifting of
day curfew in the twin cities of Ayodhya and Faizabad, except in the
Ramkot area under which the disputed structure is situated.

SHOURIE POURS SCORN ON ENGLISH PRESS FOR AYODHYA COVERAGE
BANGALORE- Fiery journalist Arun Shourie savaged the English press here
today, accusing it of misreporting the Babri Masjid's demolition and
suppressing evidence which showed that a temple stood on the disputed
site prior to the mosque.

CONG RIVEN BY DEEP DISTRUST, CANNOT TAKE ON BJP IN MP

SECURITY FORCES SEAL J&K BORDER WITH PAK

RAJIV MURDER TRIAL TO RESUME AT SPECIAL COURT

TOURISM MINISTRY PLANS REASSURANCE CAMPAIGN

INDIA, BHUTAN SIGN PACT ON HYDEL PROJECT
NEW DELHI- India Bhutan today signed an agreement for building a gigantic
1,000 mw Sankosh hydel power project, one of the 10 largest in Asia.

J&K CHIEF SECY ESCAPES KILL BID

RAILWAY  OFFICIALS SUSPENDED, PROBE ORDERED
AGRA- An Assistant Station Superintendent and an official of the Railway
Protection Force(RPF) have been suspended for dereliction of duty,
while a magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the alleged assault
on Union Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Madhavrao Scindia and
his family on the night of Jan 2.

PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATIONS
UNIONS FLAY GOVT SOFT CORNER FOR MULTINATIONALS

MGR FANS OVERSEAS
SINGAPORE- M.G. Ramachandran is the only popular non-Singaporean to find
a place prominenlty in the obituary page of the local English and Tamil
Dailies every year. He is the only celebrity in whose memory a dinner
is held every year, says The Straits Times which carried a four-columns
story on Monday, featuring prominently a file photograph of MGR with
local films.

BE, NAA TIE UP WITH US FIRM FOR RADAR TECHNOLOGY
NEW DELHI- The multinational Westinghouse Electric of the US has entered
into two separate agreements worth Rs. 95 crore with the Bangalore-based
Bharat Electronics(BE), and the National Airports Authority (NAA) for the
transfer and supply of state-of-the-art radar technology in the country.

SURAT SUFFERS RS 775CR LOSS DUE TO RECENT VIOLENCE

INDIA CRAWL ON ALL FOURS
CAPE TOWN- It wasn't the solution skipper Mohd. Azharuddin promised for
Indian batting. The efficacy of the crawl, one of the slowest ever in
Test cricket, to Indian batsmen was in sharp focus as was its eventual
success.
SCORE-BOARD
SOUTH AFRICA (1st innings) - 360 for 9 decl.
Bowling- Kapil-29-8-42-1, Prabhakar-23-6-48-1, Raju-47-15-94-1,
Srinath-25-6-51-2, Kumble-47-13-101-3.
INDIA (1st innings)
Jadeja- 19, Prabhakar-62, Manjrekar-46, Amre-6, Tendulkar(batting)-9,
Azharuddin-7, Raju(batting)-2, Extras-10.
Total(for 5 wkts)-161.
Fall of wickets: 1-44, 2-129, 3-138, 4-144, 5-153.

ENGLAND SLUMP AS AZAD STRIKES
FARIDABAD- Skipper Kirti Azad used his off breaks and cutters lethally to
grab three quick wickets as England slumped to 154 for five in reply to
Delhi's first innings total of 286 on the prenultimate day of the three
day cricket match here today.

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