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IN BRIEF Four killed by Naxalites Four securitymen, including two CRPF personnel, were killed when Naxalites triggered a powerful improvised explosive device blast in a marketplace in Perilimili village in the district when they were out shopping. The security personnel were shopping at a local market in the area when the explosion took place at around 4.30 pm, killing two CRPF men and two officers on the spot. -- (PTI)
Tube baby doc awarded Nobel Robert Edwards, the British scientist behind the world’s first test-tube baby and the man who pioneered IVF treatment, was today awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine. The first test tube baby was born due to his efforts in July 1978. Millions of babies have since been born across the world with the IVF (in vitro fertilisation) treatment method. -- (PTI)
Train derails, five injured Five passengers were injured when eight coaches and an engine of 3241 Banka-Rajendra Nagar Inter-City train derailed at Fatuha station on Jhajha-Patna section of Danapur division under East-Central Railway (ECR), a railway official said. -- (PTI)
It’s Congress versus BJP in Valpoi Deepaji withdraws from fray HERALD CORRESPONDENT VALPOI, OCT 4
The stage is set for two candidates to contest the Valpoi byeelection on October 18, after independent candidate Deepaji Rane withdrew from the fray on Monday. With the withdrawal of Deepaji’s nomination, it is clear that there will be a straight fight between Vishwajeet Rane (Congress) and Santosh Haldankar (Bharatiya Janata Party). When contacted, Deepaji Rane said it was a BJP strategy to instruct him to file nomination as an independent candidate. “I had filed my nomination following the instructions from some senior party leaders and I withdrew from the race also upon the instruction from party leaders,” disclosed Deepaji. It may recalled that Deepaji Rane, former Pissurle sarpanch and State BJP executive member, had surprised everyone by filing his nomination as an independent candidate for Valpoi byepolls. Interestingly, he had also announced that he will continue to be a BJP worker and he would
clear his stand/strategy only on October 4, the day of withdrawal. Paid news committee: The district election officer has appointed a committee to keep a check on the malpractices of paid news during the forthcoming Valpoi bye-elections, which will be held on October 18. According to an order issued by the district collector and district election officer Mihir Wardhan, Additional Collector I (North Goa) Narayan Sawant will be the chairman of the committee. Director of Information Menino Peres, GUJ President Prakash Kamat, SDPO Porvorim PL Mapari will be the others members on the committee. The order says that the committee shall monitor day to day news and advertisements related to the Valpoi bye-election and analyse each and every news item or advertisement for ascertaining whether political parties or candidates are indulging in paid news activity. The order says that the committee should meet as frequent as possible and submit (Continued on page 12)
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Advani feels vindicated about temple campaign PTI NEW DELHI, OCT 4
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani feels “vindicated” about his Ayodhya ‘Rath Yatra’ in the wake of the Allahabad High Court verdict and prefers a negotiated settlement for building a Ram temple at the place where the makeshift now stands. Advani, the mascot of the temple campaign who launched the Rath Yatra in 1989, also rejects criticism that last week’s judgement of the Lucknow court bench puts faith above law, saying it is only a case of “faith upheld by law”. He strongly endorses his party president Nitin Gadkari’s suggestion that Muslims can build a mosque “outside the complex” in Faizabad on the
Yes, I do feel vindicated because I believe that until 1989 BJP was not part of this (temple) movement which actually started in 1949. banks of river Saryu. In the course of more than an hour-long interview with PTI, the BJP leader, who will turn 84 next month, is careful in his
statements and does not want to appear victorious after the judgement and would not say anything that would ruffle feathers in the Muslim community. “Yes, I do feel vindicated because I believe that until 1989 BJP was not part of this (temple) movement which actually started in 1949,” he said, to a question whether the judgement has vindicated his temple campaign launched in 1989 from Somnath to Ayodhya. Replying to questions on what is the way forward and whether the BJP and Sangh Parivar would take the initiative for a negotiated settlement, Advani said, “The way forward is an agreement between the two communities that this should happen. What should happen let them work it out.”
Sky bus project put back on track HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 4
The Konkan Railway Corporation has finally invited Global Expression Of Interest for its innovative and prestigious sky bus technology. The indigenously developed sky bus technology has been hanging in balance ever since the tragic accident at the testing track at Margao railway station around a decade ago.
The Request for Qualification (RFQ) has been invited for the further development and fine tuning of the technology and its commercial deployment on revenue sharing or similar models. The last date to submit the RFQ is December 10. KRC Chief Public Relations Manager, Siddheshwar Telugu said the sky bus technology, which has been developed by (Continued on page 12)
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2 more held in Anjuna murder case CALANGUTE: Anjuna police on Monday arrested two more persons in connection with the Samprit Malvankar murder case at Anjuna. (Continued on page 12)