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    Hyderabad college principal testifies against Kasab

    Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) The principal of a Hyderabad college Tuesday testified before the court hearing the Mumbai terror attacks case that the seven identity cards of his institution, recovered from Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab and his nine associates, were forged.

    Principal C. Radhakrishnan of Arunodaya Degree and Post-Graduate College, told Judge M.L. Tahilyani that the identity cards were not issued by his institution.


    Provide relief to Sri Lankan Tamils: Karunanidhi to Manmohan, Sonia

    New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Tuesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi to take steps for the relief and rehabilitation of Tamils in Sri Lanka following reports of the killing of LTTE chief V. Prabhakaran.

    Karunanidhi made the request to Gandhi during his meeting with her at 10, Janpath. The DMK chief had come to Delhi to formally extend his party’s support to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance in government formation. The DMK has got 18 MPs in the new Lok Sabha.

Man beaten to death in row over love affair (Lead)

May 19th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India, UnCat

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) A man was allegedly beaten to death after a row between two families over a love affair, police said Tuesday.

Rajesh Thakur, 35, was beaten to death with rods and sticks after a clash broke out Monday between the families of a boy and a girl, who are in a relationship.



India ready to help in resolving Lankan crisis: Navy chief

May 19th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India, UnCat

Visakhapatnam, May 19 (ANI): After keeping in mind the safety and protection of civilians in Sri Lanka, Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta on Tuesday said that the Navy was ready to help in resolving the situation as a humanitarian issue.



Patient tested positive for swine flu symptom free

May 19th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India, UnCat

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Indian health authorities Tuesday said the 23-year-old Hyderabad resident, who was detected with influenza A(H1N1) on his arrival from the US, has been found symptom free.

“The passenger who had tested positive for the swine flu is presently symptom free and recovering,” a statement issued here said. He was the first positive case of the influenza in India.



Railway police withdrawn from Lalu Prasad’s house

May 19th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India, UnCat

Patna, May 19 (IANS) Now that he has ceased to be railways minister, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad has lost out on some of the trappings that go along with the senior position. The security cover of the Railway Protection Force has been withdrawn from his Patna residence, official sources said Tuesday.

An order to withdraw the security cover was issued to the RPF from the concerned department. An RPF official here said that the security cover to Lalu Prasad was withdrawn following an order from above. “We have to follow the order, it is our duty,” he said.



MTNL workers’ strike hits services for second day

May 19th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India, UnCat

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Nearly 8,000 employees of the state-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) continued their strike for the second consecutive day Tuesday, affecting telephone and internet services in Delhi.

The workers’ union of MTNL went on strike Monday, demanding pay revision according to the recommendation of the sixth pay commission.



Admiral Mehta commissions fifth Landing Ship Tank ‘Airavat’

May 19th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India, UnCat

Visakhapatnam, May 19 (ANI): Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta on Tuesday commissioned Indian Navy’s fifth Landing Ship Tank (Large) ‘Airavat’ here.



Custodial killing of civilian triggers protests in Srinagar

May 19th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India, UnCat

Srinagar, May 19 (IANS) A Jammu and Kashmir police officer was suspended Tuesday following widespread protests over his alleged involvement in the custodial death of a man a day earlier.

Inspector Khurshid of the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the police Monday allegedly arrested Manzoor Ahmed Beg, 40, a car dealer from Aloochi Bagh in Srinagar for unknown reasons, residents of the area said.



India to send special envoys to Sri Lanka: Mukherjee

May 19th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India, UnCat

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) With Sri Lanka’s military offensive against the Tamil Tigers coming to an end, India said Tuesday it would send send special envoys to Colombo and is also preparing a Rs.500 crore (Rs.5 billion) package to help in the rehabilitation of Tamil civilians displaced in the fighting.

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, reacting to the news of the end of the military operation in Sri Lanka, told reporters that while “the rehabilitation of the Internally Displaced Persons” (Tamil civilians) was urgently required, India was also looking at the Sri Lankan government to ensure a “political solution to fulfil the legitimate aspirations of the ethnic minorities including the Tamils”.