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Thirty hurt in Kashmir grenade attack

          Srinagar: At least 30 people were wounded on Monday when militants lobbed a grenade at a crowded road junction in Kashmir, police said. Separatist violence has continued in the Himalayan region this year despite a steady improvement in ties between India and Pakistan, who have fought two of their three wars over Kashmir. No rebel group has claimed responsibility for the attack which took place at a busy intersection south of Srinagar. The injured were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. "Fourteen people, who were injured in the blast, have been brought to this hospital. Three have been referred to other hospitals. Others are admitted here. We are treating them for the injuries on their abdomen and some of them will have to be operated," said M.A. Bandey, deputy medical superintendent of state-run hosptial in Srinagar. Police say two soldiers and four civilians were killed in a series of weekend attacks in Kashmir also blamed on militants.

LeT militant arrested in South Delhi (Go To Top)

          New Delhi: Delhi police today claimed to have arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant trained in Pakistan, and to have recovered a substantial quantity of arms and ammunition from his possession. The police also recovered `hawala money' from him. Identified as Irshad Ahmed Malik, the terrorist was arrested from an area in South Delhi, police said on Monday. One AK assault rifle, two magazines, one pistol and a large number of rounds were found on his person, they said, adding that Rs. 2.75 lakh was also recovered. According to the police sources, the militant planned to establish a base for the outfit in the Indian capital.

Chennai DSP kills self, family (Go To Top)

          Madurai: A senior Tamil Nadu police officer allegedly shot dead his wife, son and daughter before committing suicide at his house at Jawaharpuram in Madurai on Monday, police said. Deputy Superintendent of Police Ebnazer, who was posted in the state's Theni district, is said to have had a quarrel with his family members, which eventually led to the shootout. While Ebnazer, his wife and son died instantly, the daughter succumbed to her bullet injuries at a local hospital. Top district police officials, including the Deputy Inspector General of Police, visited Ebnazar's house to ascertain the causes behind the incident.

Lanka's new minority Govt has new task (Go To Top)

          Colombo: Sri Lanka's minority government will have a tough time resuming talks with the Tamil Tigers after voters elected an ethnically divided parliament and rejected the outgoing prime minister's approach to peace, analysts said on Monday. They said despite President Chandrika Kumaratunga's pledge to carry forward efforts to end a 20-year war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), it will be complicated by divisions in her alliance and the mixed message from voters. Kumaratunga's United People's Freedom Alliance won 105 seats in the 225-seat parliament, ousting Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's United National Party (UNP), which signed the February 2002 truce that has given the island its best chance for lasting peace. Jayawardene, a Colombo local, said he was pleased that the Kumaratunga, backed party would come into power. "I am hppy, I think the peace process will continue. She will do something for the better future of the Sri Lankan Tamils," Jayawardene said.

          Voters also gave large minorities to two parties from opposite ends of the island's ethnic divide-a rebel-backed party won 22 seats and a new, all-clergy party of Buddhist monks won nine seats. Analysts said the UNP's defeat was due partly to unpopular economic policies, especially in rural areas where people felt little of a promised peace dividend and were hurt by cuts in subsidies, but was also a reaction to its approach to peace. The Freedom Alliance is almost certain to take a tougher line on the Tigers- Kumaratunga is a bitter foe of the rebels as they nearly killed her in a suicide bomb attack.