DMK not optimistic on Khurshid’s lanka visit
Chennai: Indicating that earlier rounds of talks between India and Sri lanka over a series of issues had not yielded desired results, DMK on Friday wondered if the latest visit by External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid to Colombo will bring about any change.
UP riots: Another BJP MlA granted bail
Muzaffarnagar: BJP legislator Suresh Rana has been released on bail by a local court, almost two months after he was arrested for allegedly fanning communal riots here. District and Sessions Judge Rama Jain gave bail to Rana yesterday on two surety bonds of Rs 1 lakh each. The BJP leader, who was incarcerated in District Jail here, came out of the prison as he had already been granted bail in two other cases.
Fire at Srinagar power department grid stn
Srinagar: A fire broke out on Friday afternoon in an electricity department grid station in the city. “Electricity supply to some places including lal Chowk, Residency Road and other areas receiving supply from the grid station situated behind the Tourist Reception Centre was snapped after a fire broke out there, possibly due to a short circuit,” a police officer said.
Minor fire at Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Chennai: A minor fire, which broke out in the store room at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, some 100 km from Chennai, has been doused off, sources said on Friday.
BJP questions UP riots panel extension
lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday questioned the six-month extension given to the Justice Vishnu Sahay Commission probing the communal riots in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. Party spokesman Vijay Bahadur Pathak alleged the extension was meant to shroud the real culprits behind the riots that killed 63 and rendered thousands homeless in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas. “
24-hr strike affects life in Manipur
Imphal: Normal life in Manipur was on Friday affected due to a 24-hour general strike called by a local committee to protest the killing of Manipur People’s Party vice president Mani Sana even as MPP demanded immediate imposition of President’s rule in the State. Markets, shops and business establishments were closed in view of the general strike called by the joint action committee (JAC) against the brutal killing of Sana on Wednesday last by two unidentified gunmen at Changangei area near Imphal airport, official sources said.