News4u-News Desk-The situation is peaceful on Tuesday in Shimoga and Hassan in Karnataka, which saw violence over publication of an article by controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen in a leading Kannada daily.

“The situation is peaceful. Security has been tightened to prevent any untoward incident. Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) personnel are keeping a close watch,” Shimoga Superintendent of Police S Murugan said.

In Shimoga, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa’s home town, two persons were killed — one in police firing and the other in violence — over publication of the Kannada version of the article.

Murugan said around 50 persons have been arrested in connection with the violence and added that the dusk to dawn curfew imposed in four localities of Shimoga town has been extended till evening.

In Hassan, where prohibitory orders were imposed for three days since Monday, the situation was under control with the deployment of Karnataka State Reserve Police force, Superintendent of Police Sharat Chandra said.

The authorities have sought assistance of Rapid Action Force to control the situation, he said.

An FIR has been lodged against the Kannada daily and also the Urdu newspaper which carried the article “hurting the sentiments of a religious community.”

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News4u- News Desk- The situation is peaceful on Tuesday in Shimoga and Hassan in Karnataka, which saw violence over publication of an article by controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen in a leading Kannada daily.

“The situation is peaceful. Security has been tightened to prevent any untoward incident. Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) personnel are keeping a close watch,” Shimoga Superintendent of Police S Murugan said.

In Shimoga, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa’s home town, two persons were killed — one in police firing and the other in violence — over publication of the Kannada version of the article.

Murugan said around 50 persons have been arrested in connection with the violence and added that the dusk to dawn curfew imposed in four localities of Shimoga town has been extended till evening.

In Hassan, where prohibitory orders were imposed for three days since Monday, the situation was under control with the deployment of Karnataka State Reserve Police force, Superintendent of Police Sharat Chandra said.

The authorities have sought assistance of Rapid Action Force to control the situation, he said.

An FIR has been lodged against the Kannada daily and also the Urdu newspaper which carried the article “hurting the sentiments of a religious community.”

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News4u- News Desk- India and Saudi Arabia have backed ongoing international efforts to resolve the controversy over Iran’s nuclear programme peacefully through dialogue while encouraged Tehran to respond to the efforts to remove “doubts” over its atomic ambitions.

In a declaration issued after a meeting between visting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Saudi King Abdullah in Riyadhlast night, the two leaders called for continuation of theseefforts.

Their call came a day before UN atomic agency IAEA begins a four-day meeting of its 35-member board in Vienna to discussits latest report on Iran’s nuclear programme.

The two countries “encouraged Iran to respond to thoseefforts in order to remove regional and international doubtsabout its nuclear programme, especially as these ensure theright of Iran and other countries to peaceful uses of nuclearenergy according to the yardsticks and procedures ofInternational Atomic Energy Agency and under its supervision,” the declaration said.

They also emphasised the importance of regional andinternational efforts focusing on making the Middle East andGulf Region free of all nuclear weapons and all weapons ofmass destruction.

The US, Russia and France have accused Iran of spurning aUN-backed offer to exchange the bulk of Iran’s low-enricheduranium for fuel plates for an Iranian medical reactor.

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News4u-News Desk- With crores of people expected to throng Uttarakhand for the Mahakumbh Mela that starts 14th January, the state govt said peaceful conduct of the religious congregation was its top-most priority.

“Successful conduct of the Mahakumbh fair has been the utmost priority of the government for which heavy security has been put in place,” Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank told a news agency.

Over 25 lakh people are expected to take a holy dip in the river Ganga on 14^th January, the first day of the ’snan’. Eight lakh people have already reached the city, officials said.

Nishank said all arrangements have been put in place. The Mahakumbh Mela administration has taken control over the 130-square km area notified as Kumbh Mela area comprising parts of Haridwar, Dehradun, Tehri and Pauri districts.

According to incharge of the Mela Anand Vardhan, tight security arrangements have been made at all entry points. The area has been divided into 32 sectors and a magistrate will ensure proper arrangement in each sector.

As many as 39 CCTV cameras have been installed on hilly region to keep a close vigil, he said.

Senior police officer Alok Sharma said on ‘Makar Sankranti’, the first day of the mela, eight companies of CRPF, 2 companies of RAF and 4 companies of CISF have specially been deployed.

There are plans to deploy BSF and ITBP also, he said.

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News4u-News Desk-In a bid to find a way out of the Telangana imbroglio, the Centre on Wednesday convened a meeting in New Delhi on 5th January of eight recognised political parties in Andhra Pradesh for a discussion on the issue.

Meanwhile, barring stray incidents, the Telangana bandh today called by the all-party Joint Action Committee in support of the separate statehood demand was peaceful. The pro-Telangana agitators organised road blockades and Dharna in the districts of Telangana region. The APSRTC suspended over 9,000 buses plying in the Telangana region.

Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday sent an invitation to leaders of the 8 parties following his 23rd December statement in which he had promised to hold wide ranging consultations with all political parties and groups in the state on the issue of separate Telangana state.

Congress, TDP, Telangana Rashtra Samiti, CPI, CPI(M), Praja Rajyam, BJP and MIM are the recognised parties in Andhra Pradesh.

The Centre’s decision comes after detailed discussions in the government and at the highest political level in Congress party in the last few days after political parties were divided on regional lines in Andhra Pradesh and demanded immediate steps on formation of the separate state.

On Tuesday, TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao had said he was prepared for talks but would not not accept setting up of any committee on the issue which, he considered, would be a waste of time.

Parties and leaders from Telangana cited the statement of Chidambaram on December 9 in which he had promised that that the process of forming Telangana state would be initiated.

Both the statements  had a counter effect in their respective regions when legislators had resigned from Parliament and state Assembly.

However, the MPs and MLAs from coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema have withdrawn their resignations following the December 9 statement.

The MPs and MLAs of various political parties and the 13 Congress Ministers from Telangana region in the Andhra Pradesh government have still not not withdrawn their resignation.

In a release issued on Wednesday, the Home Ministry expressed satisfaction that the bandh in Telangana region had passed off peacefully.

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Barring sporadic incidents, the Telangana bandh on Wednesday called by the all-party Joint Action Committee (JAC) in support of the separate statehood demand

was peaceful.

There were no incidents of violence and the bandh was totally peaceful till noon, DGP R R Girish Kumar told reporters in Hyderabad.

However, normal life was paralysed across the Telangana region as the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) and the Railways suspended services.

The pro-Telangana agitators organised road blockades and dharnas in the districts of Telangana region. The JAC leaders also held a rally at Baghlingampalli locality here but they were taken into custody by the police.

“All parties have come under one umbrella and formed the JAC. We demand that the Centre table a bill in Parliament for formation of separate Telangana state immediately. Otherwise, we will intensify the agitation,” JAC Convener Prof Kodandaram told reporters.

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News4u-News Desk-Curfew was relaxed for 90 minutes in at least three places in Ludhiana, where situation on Sunday remained peaceful, a day after violent clashes between police and Sikh protesters objecting to a religious congregation by a sect claimed one life and injured 15 others.

The curfew was relaxed for 90 minutes in areas falling under Model town, Saraba Nagar and police station division number five, officials said adding the situation remained peaceful but tense during the period.

However, strict vigil was in place in rest of the city with forces keeping an eagle’s watch on the situation.

The curfew will remain clamped till further orders to maintain peace and order, Deputy Commissioner Vikas Garg said on Sunday.

Also, the funeral of Darshan Singh (54), who was killed in the clash went off peacefully at his native Lohara village.

The Punjab Government has announced an ex-gratia grant of Rs five lakh to the next of kin of the victim, officials said in Ludhiana.

Singh along with other Sikh radicals was trying to move towards the venue of a religious function organised by Ashutosh Maharaj. When they refused to stop, police allegedly resorted to firing resulting in Singh’s death and injuries to several others.

Meanwhile, Sikh radical organisations, including Damdami Taksal, have called for Punjab shut down on Monday.

However, essential services including medical, rail and public transport have been exempted from the shut down.

In view of the shut down call, the Deputy Commissioner of Ludhiana has issued orders that all schools, colleges and other educational institutions in the district will remain closed on Monday.

While the Punjab Congress has demanded dismissal of the Parkash Singh Badal government for allegedly failing to maintain law and order in Ludhiana, the CPI said violence in the industrial city was direct result of the policy of appeasement pursued by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-BJP government towards radical Sikh organisations in the state.

Seeking imposition of President Rule, Punjab Congress spokesman Sukhpal Singh Khaira said “Badal and his son and deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal have failed to maintain peace in the state on more than one occasion.”

“The last two days’ mob violence in Ludhiana has clearly indicated the total collapse of law and order in the state,” he said.

“Akali Dal has learnt no lesson from several years of terrorism in the state. The same people are leading the radical organisations today who were once the kingpins of terrorism in its hey days,” Joginder Dayal, member of the national executive of CPI said.

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News4u-News Desk-IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei on Tuesday praises Indian endeavour to promote peaceful utilisation of Atomic energy and says India among very few with atomic fuel recycling know-how.

Every country has the right to peaceful use of nuclear energy but it has to ensure not only safety and security but also see to it that nuclear material is not diverted to other purposes, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohammad ElBaradei said in International conference on ‘Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy’ in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Noting that India had called for elimination of nuclear weapons in 1988, he said “I trust India’s voice will continue to be heard.”

Addressing an international conference on ‘Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy’, he said India had successfully harnessed nuclear technology in fields of radiation, nuclear medicine and agriculture and was a role model for developing countries.

He said India’s cooperation with the IAEA was set to increase, particularly in the area of de-commissioning of nuclear reactors and their refurbishment.

ElBaradei cited ageing reactors, under-funding of plant operators and weak regulatory mechanisms as challenges to the growth of nuclear sector globally.

Global atomic watchdog IAEA said Asia would see exponential growth in nuclear power sector and cautioned countries to adhere to safety mechanisms for ensuring non-proliferation of nuclear materials.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee released commemorative coins on Homi Bhabha, the architect of the country’s nuclear programme.

Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar said India was poised to play an important role in growth of the nuclear sector after its re-entry in global nuclear trade.

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News4u-News Desk-Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh addressing the three-day International conference on ‘Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy’, said that the global non-proliferation regime has not succeeded in preventing nuclear proliferation.

Speaking at the conference, Dr Singh asserted that India can generate 470,000 MW of power by 2050 if “we manage three stages of nuclear programme”.

Dr. Singh also said that as a nuclear weapon state and a responsible member of the international community, India will participate constructively in the negotiations of an Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty or FMCT in the Conference on Disarmament.

He reiterated that India is committed to voluntary unilateral moratorium on nuclear testing.

The International Conference on ‘Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy’ is part of the year-long programme to mark the birth centenary of Homi Jehangir Bhabha, the founder of the country’s nuclear programme.

Bhabha was the President of the first International Conference on this subject held in Geneva in 1955.

Top scientists from all across the world will review the progress achieved in the field of nuclear energy over the last five decades and deliberate on the future challenges in peaceful use of atomic energy.

The conference is being organised by the Department of Atomic Energy in association with the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Indian Nuclear Society

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News4u-News Desk-Beijing,  China today asked India and Pakistan to seek a solution to the Kashmir issue through peaceful and friendly consultations and offered to play a “constructive role” in resolving the “bilateral issue”.

As a friendly country, China would also be happy to see progress in the peace process between India and Pakistan, said Hu Zhengyue, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, in charge of the Asian region.

“Kashmir is an issue that has been longstanding left from history. This issue touches the bilateral relations between the relevant countries,” he told a group of visiting foreign journalists here.

As China is a friendly neighbour of both countries, it hopes to see that the two sides “will seek a solution through peaceful and friendly consultations”, Hu said when asked by a Pakistani journalist if China was prepared to play some role in the resolution of the issue.

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News4u-News Desk-Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said all measures were in place to ensure that the Independence Day celebrations passed off peacefully across the country.
“We have alerted all the states and every state is prepared. We will ensure that the Independence Day passes off peacefully in every state,” he told reporters in Chennai on the sidelines of a railway function.
The Home Ministry had earlier warned that terrorists could target Delhi, Kolkata and Hyderabad on the eve of Independence Day and asked all the states and union territories to maintain a tight vigil especially along the coastal areas which may be used by Pakistan-based militant outfit Lashker-e-Taiba to infiltrate.

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