From: BALKI_R1@blrv1.verifone.com (M.G.Balakrishna Rao)
Subject: India - Kapil Dev To Get BMW For His Achievements in Test Cricket
Organization: VeriFone
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 92 23:23:13 GMT


Source   : The Deccan Herald
Date     : Dec 8 - 11, 1992
Country  : India and Pakistan

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Dec 8
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NATION-WIDE VIOLENCE LEAVES AT LEAST 221 DEAD
NEW DELHI- At least 221 people were killed and about 1,000 wounded
across the country today in police firing and widespread violence
sparked by the destruction of the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya.
As large-scale violence, rioting and mob fury continued unabated till
late tonight, amidst fear of toll mounting up, leaving a trail of
destruction, the Centre pleadged to rebuild the mosque and construct
a new Ram temple
Police firing in many places
Most Reports said 59 people were killed in Maharashtra with Bombay
alone accounting for 41 in Gujarat, 35 in UP, 22 in Rajastan, 25 in
Karnataka and 18 in MP.
The other casualties were reported from AP(10), West Bengal(5),
Bihar(2) Delhi(3) and Kerala(1).

CURFEW CLAMPED ON PARTS OF THE HUBLI-DHARWAD, BELGAUM
25 KILLED AS VIOLENCE ERUPTS IN STATE: ARMY STAGES FLAG MARCH IN BANGALORE
BANGALORE-At least 25 persons have been killed, including seven in Bangalore
City, till late tonight as large scale violence rocked several parts of
the State since last night following the cataclysmic developments in
Ayodhya in which the Babri Masjid was razed to the ground.

AYODHYA: SC TO TAKE SUO MOTO ACTION

KAR SEVAKS BEGIN TEMPLE WORK
FAIZABAD- Construction activity for a Ram temple at the site of the
demolished Babri Masjid continues to be in full swing, while the district
administration is grapping with plans to evaluate the hundreds of thousands
of kar sevaks involved in the activity.
Curfew in the entire Faizabad district continued to be in force for the
second day today but the communal situation here is described as "explosive"
by the law enforcing authorities.

ADVANI QUITS AS OPPOSITION LEADER IN LS

ANGRY MUSLIM BACKLASH IN PAK, BANGLA
DHAKA- Muslims angry at the demolition of the Babri Masjid today attacked
temples in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and England, set fire to an Indian Airlines
office and damaged the Indian High Commission in Dhaka as the 50-member
Organisation of Islamic Countries(OIC) condemned the Ayodhya incident as
"shameful".

PM URGED TO QUIT
IUML WANTS AYODHYA SHRINE TO BE RESTORED

AYODHYA TROUBLE UNEXPECTED, SAYS KALYAN SINGH

EXPORT AWARD FOR L & T -McNEIL
Engineering Export Promotion Council, southern region, has selected L & T
-McNeil Limited for the award for outstanding export performance during
1990-91 in the category of industrial machinery. L&T-McNeil, a subsidiary
of Larsen & Toubro Limited, has its modern manufacturing plant in Madras
where machinery and systems for the rubber and plastic processing industries
are manufactured.

CRONJE HERO OF SPRINGBOK VICTORY
CAPE TOWN- Indian batting's guilt lay readily established, but so was
their pathetic catching. The great heart for a fight the Indians showed
with the ball, helped along by a swift change in the conditions, was
never matched by the same on the field, the worst culprit being the
country's best fielder, Mohd. Azharuddin the Indians went down to South
Africa in the first of the seven Benson and Hedges One-day Internationals
here today.

INDIA-BANGLA TIE ABANDONED

HUBLI RANJI TROPHY TIE ABANDONED

DEC 9
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VIOLENCE CLAIMS 265 MORE LIVES - TOLL RISES TO 500;
MIXED RESPONSE TO BHARAT BUNDH

JOSHI, ADVANI, SINGHAL ARRESTED

SECURITY FORCES EVICT KAR SEVAKS
AYODHYA - The para-military forces are in full control of the disputed
Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site after they successfully evicted thousands
of Kar Sevaks in a blood-less, pre-dawn swoop today.
The operation was carried out by 12 battalions of the CRPF in 2 and a
half hours beginning 4 p.m. The kar sevaks offered little resistance
beyond pelting stones at the force and by 6.30 a.m. not a single of
the 30,0000 kar sevaks was left at the site.

DEATH TOLL RISES TO 39;BUNDH EVOKES MIXED RESPONSE
B'LORE - Incidents of stabbing, desecration of places of worship and
arson continued in the state today talking the death toll due to the
communal violence upto 39, including 13 in B'lore, even as the Bharat
bundh call given by the Opposition parties barring the BJP in protest
against the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya and inaction of
the Centre over the issue evoked mixed response.

CABINET AFFIRMS FAITH IN PVN

HC JUDGE TO PROBE DEMOLITION OF MOSQUE, KALYAN PROSECUTION: PM

TN BUNDH:TRAINS RESCHEDULED

IUML MAY PULL OUT OF CONG-LED UDF GOVT
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -The Indian Union Muslim League, a major constituent
of the ruling united Democratic Front led by CM K. Karunakaran, is to
"seriously consider"the option of quitting the UDF and Govt in the wake
of the Ayodhya incidents.

BJP MPS STALL PARLIAMENT OVER ADVANI, JOSHI ARREST

RSS CHIEF TERMS AYODHYA TROUBLE UNFORTUNATE

JAMA MASJID IMAM MEETS PAK ENVOYS - MUSLIM LEADERS COURT ARREST

KALYAN ABSOLVES OFFICIALS OF RESPONSIBILITY
LUCKNOW - Former UP CM Kalyan Singh today said if anybody was to be
prosecuted for ayodhya developments "it was me and not the officials".

6 DEFENCE OFFICERS KILLED IN COPTER CRASH
JODHPUR - 6 officers of the Indian army and the air force were killed
when a service helicopter crashed near the Indo-Pak border in Barmer
district yesterday.

VHP NOT TO ALLOW RECONSTRUCTION
NEW DELHI - The VHP today said it will not allow reconstruction of
the mosque in Ayodhya at any cost.

IRAN DEMANDS MOSQUE RECONSTRUCTION

INDIA OBJECTS TO OUTCRY IN PAK

5 FOREIGN FIRMS BID FOR REJUVENATION OF POWER UNITS

CRICKET: INDIANS SHARPEN THEIR FIELDING

DEC 10
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MIXED REPONSE TO BJP BUNDH
VIOLENCE GRIPS BOMBAY, SURAT; TOLL MOUNTS TO 760
NEW DELHI- At least 260 more people died today as the violence sparked
by Sunday's demolition of Ayodhya's Babri mosque in six states and the
toll rising beyond 760.

PARLIAMENT ADJOURNED TILL 16 AS FURORE OVER AYODHYA CONTINUES

BJP BUNDH EVOKES MIXED RESPONSE - VIOLENCE ESCALATES IN STATE:
TOLL TOUCHES 48

BAN ON COMMUNAL BODIES SOON: PM

IA PILOTS DECIDE TO STRIKE WORK
NEW DELHI - The Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA), has
decided to go on an indefinite strike from midnight tonight following
the management's refusal to accept their demands.

CENTRE COLLECTING EVIDENCE
NEW DELHI - The Central Govt is collecting evidence from various sources
in an attempt to conclusively establish the involvement of senior BJP
leaders L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi in the demolition of the
Babri Masjid at Ayodhya.

ITI TO GET WORLD STANDARD CERTIFICATION - ISO 9000

CPM RULES OUT TIES WITH KERALA IUML

AIBMAC FOR BABRI MASJID RECONSTRUCTION

PAK PM WARNS AGAINST ATTACKS ON MINORITY
ISLAMABAD -Premier Nawaz Sharif today said any attack on the
minority community and its property in Pakistan would be "dealt with
most severely", while death toll in violence over demolition of Babri
mosque at Ayodhya reached 31.

BUNDH HITS LIFE IN KERALA

INDO-US BUSINESS MEET TO WORK FOR COMPROMISE
WASHINGTON - The US and Indian members of the joint business council
today acknowledged their "deep differences" on some issues, including
intellectual property rights, pharmaceuticals,chemicals and food but
decided with a recommendation acceptable to Indian Govt.

CALLAGHAN, CRONJE STEER S AFRICA TO VICTORY
PORT ELIZABETH - India hung on to fight what was once again a loosing
battle even before the bowlers took over. The batting exhibition had
been so pathetic for the second time running in the day/night International
series, and ad nauseum in the last 13 months, that India only deserved to be
2 down at the end of the day.

INDIA TOTAL (49.4 OVERS) - 147, SA 148/4

NICE PRESENT AWAITS KAPIL
PORT OF ELIZABETH- Kapil Dev will be presented with a BMW car at
Johansburg tomorrow for his outstanding achievements in Test and One-day
cricket. Kapil Dev has an impressive record of 227 wickets in one-day
matches so for(until the first fixture between India and South Africa at
Cape Town). He has also taken 408 wickets in test crickets and needs 24
more to break Sir Richard Hadlee's record of 431.

DEC 11
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CENTRE BANS RSS, VHP, ISS, 2 OTHER BODIES
NEW DELHI -  Bowing to mounting pressure in wake of the Ayodhya outrage
the Centre tonignt banned 5 organisations, including the RSS, VHP and
Bajrang Dal. The 2 other organisations banned are the Jamait-e-Islami
hind and Islamic Sevak Sangh(ISS).
DEORAS SHOCKED
ISS DISSOLVED
The Islamic Sevak Sangh, which has been banned by the Union Govt
tonight has been dissolved.
JSS president Sayyad Abdul Rab Jifry Thangal told UNI at Alleppey
tonight that the dissolution of the ISS followed the ban on the RSS
VHP and the Bajrang Dal.

LF, JD DIFFER ON PM'S MOVE FOR 'SECULAR FRONT'

SITUATION IN KERALA NORMAL: KARUNAKARAN

CENTRE BUNGLED AYODHYA CRISIS:SHIV SENA CHIEF

ARJUN FOR HANDLING OVER BHOPAL TO THE ARMY

GOWRIAMMA STRIPPED OF KERALA CPM POST
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -The  veteran CPM leader and former Industries
Minister Mrs. K.R. Gowriamma has been removed from the State Secretariat
of the party for "anti-party activities".

VIOLENCE TOLL SPIRALS TO 950 - FRESH RIOTS IN CALCUTTA;
TENSION EASING IN STATES
NEW DELHI- Army was ordered to shoot-at-sight in Calcutta and Kanpur,
police opened fore at 4 places in Bombay and widespread clashes hit
Gaziabad, near here, as violence triggered by the demolition of the
Babri Masjid in Ayodhya escalated today claiming 170 lives and hiking
the toll to 950.

STATE TOLL 55 -MORE VIOLENCE IN KOLAR, MYSORE

SC REJECTS PLEA TO RESTORE STATUS QUO ANTE

PM UNDER PRESSURE TO ACT

JOSHI, ADVANI DALMA REMANDED

NO IMPOSITION OF EMERGENCY:PM

CONG(I) TO SEEK BJP DERECOGNITION

BID TO BLOW UP SRINAGAR TV CENTRE

AYODHYA RIOTS CAUSE 300CR LOSS IN INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT

ADB CLEARS $300m LOAN FOR FINANCIAL REFORMS
NEW DELHI - The Asian Development Bank(ADB), President Mr. Kimimasa
Tarumizu has cleared a $300 million quick disbursing loan for financial
sector reforms and promised to keep the annual loan portfolio for the
country over $1 billion over the next 2 to 3 years.

AYODHYA INCIDENTS WON'T DERAIL REFORMS PROCESS: MANMOHAN

IMF DELEGATION DEFERS VISIT

EID PARRY FARES WELL
The High Court approval for merger of Murugappa Electronics with
the EID Parry (India) Ltd is expected shortly.

RIOTS DAMPEN INVESTOR SENTIMENT IN US

INDIAN FIRM TIES UP WITH US HOTEL CHAIN
CHIGAGO - An Indian comapny has entered into a technical and financial
collaboration with a American hotel chain for setting up a 4-star hotel
near Hyderabad.
Dr. D.V. Rajashekar, director of the Shri Shakti Resorts and Hotal ltd.,
said the US based Ramada International would take up 10% of the equity
shares and offer all technical and managerial assistance.

VALUES SUFFER SHARP SETBACK
BOMBAY - Equity prices suffered a sharp setback and sensitive index crashed
by 146.64 points touching a low of 2550.22 in a short one hour trading
on the Bombay Stock Exchange today following events in Ayodhya and
trading restriction imposed by BSE authorities.

AYODHYA VIOLENCE HITS NEW ISSUES

CRCIEKT: SHASTRI REPLACES MANJREKAR

LAST-BALL SIX HELPS PAK TOE WITH AUSSIES
HOBART - Pakistan's Asif Mujtaba hit a six off the last ball to tie the
world series cup cricket match against Australia at Bellerive Oval today.
The visitors, who earlier looked to be heading to defeat after Australia
made 228 for 7 off 50overs, took 16 runs off Steve  Waugh's last over to
finish on 228 for 9.

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