National News: General

Gandhinagar, Nov 24 (IANS) The registration of all the 423 fishing boats registered in Gujarat and now in Pakistani custody has been cancelled for security reasons, according to official sources Tuesday.

Jalandhar, Nov 24 (PTI) The Dal Khalsa today appealed to the Centre to take strict action against those, including the top brass of the BJP, who have been held responsible by the Liberhan Commission for the demolition of Babri Masjid.

Lucknow, Nov 24 (PTI) Former Additional Solicitor General R K Trivedi today said the indictment of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee by the Liberhan Commission was "legally wrong".

Sirsa (Haryana), Nov 24 (PTI) Pandemonium prevailed during Haryana Congress workers meeting held at Congress Bhawan here today and chinks in the ranks of the party came to the fore.

New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) The environment department of Delhi Government has won the 'Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshmitra' award for its efforts to enhance the green cover in the national capital.

Kolkata, Nov 24 (IANS) The French government is looking into various areas to develop the tourism potential and revive the rich heritage of its former colony Chandannagar in West Bengal's Hooghly district.

New Delhi, Nov 24(ANI): Union Law Minister Virappa Moily on Tuesday said that no recommendation made in the Liberhan Commission report has been rejected.

Chandigarh, Nov 24 (IANS) Justice M.S. Liberhan, whose report on the 1992 Babri mosque demolition was tabled in parliament Tuesday, sought 'privacy' as he was hounded by the media even when he went to an optician's shop here. He maintained that he had clearly said everything in his report.

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Delhiites were caught in serpentine jams Tuesday when a religious procession in the heart of the national capital choked main roads and the subsequent detours weren't enough to cope with heavy evening traffic.

Amritsar, Nov 24 (PTI) The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) will announce its new president tomorrow, even as incumbent Avtar Singh Makkar is likely to get another one-year term as the head of the religious body.

Kurukshetra, Nov 24 (PTI) Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia along with Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today inaugurated the five-day Kurukshetra Utsav.

Jaipur, Nov 24 (PTI) As part of the drive to inject young talent into the party, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today embarked on a two-day tour of Rajasthan urging youths to join politics.

New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Police deployed at the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri mosque complex had their sympathies for RSS and VHP preachers which turned them into "uniformed karsevaks" rather than protectors of the disputed structure, the Liberhan Commission said.

Mumbai, Nov 24 (PTI) In a highly volatile trade, the benchmark Sensex recovered from the initial sharp losses but still ended down by 49.10 points at 17,131.08 points, due to profit-booking at higher levels triggered by sharp fall in Chinese indices coupled with lower Asian and European advices. The Shanghai Composite index fell by a massive 3.

Mumbai Police Commissioner D Shivanandan, confirmed on Monday that security has been beefed-up at major places in the city as a precautionary measure, prior to the first anniversary of 26/11 terror attack.

Retreat of smaller glaciers in the trans-Himalayas might affect people who depend on these glaciers for their livelihood, says a report by World Wide Fund for Nature- India (WWF-India).

Scuffles and slogans disrupted the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday after Home Minister P.Chidambaram tabled the Liberhan Commission of Inquiry report that probed the demolition of the Babri Masjid.

A 12-hour state-wide shutdown in West Bengal called by the regional Left front party,Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) evoked huge response in Siliguri on Tuesday with the shops, banks and other business establishments remaining closed.

The Naxal brutality is today responsible for the destruction of a number of families.And one such family is that of Prakash Verma.

Uttar Pradesh state on Monday beefed up security at religious places including flashpoint Ayodhya town following leakage of the sensitive report that blamed leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for their role in the destruction of Babri mosque in Ayodhya.