Bhiwani, Mar 22 Unidentified persons pelted stones at the house of a man whose son faced objection from a village panchayat for getting married to a girl of the same 'gotra' (sect), police said here today.
Stones were pelted at the house of Randhir Singh last night inspite of police being posted there for the family's security after the panchayat members of Samaspur village objected to his son Sribhagwan's wedding to a girl of the same 'gotra', officials said.
DSP, Samaspur rushed to the village with extra police force. However, no case has been registered so far in this connection.
Police suspect the stone-pelting was to scare Randhir Singh, who said after the incident "I was born in this village. Some villagers are raking up the gotra issue just to take revenge".
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9:57 PM
Mumbai, Mar 23 The Indian rupee appreciated by 10 paise to 45.48 a dollar in early trade today on firm Asian currencies amid increased capital inflows by foreign funds into equities.
At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the rupee strengthened by 10 paise to 45.48 a dollar. The domestic currency had closed 8 paise lower at 45.58/59 in the previous session.
Forex dealers said the rupee strengthened against the US currency largely in line with other firming Asian currencies and dollar selling by banks and exporters.
Besides, fresh capital inflows by foreign funds into equities also supported the Indian rupee, they added.
Meanwhile, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex rose by 120.22 points, or 0.69 per cent to 17,17,530.79 in the opening trade today.
At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the rupee strengthened by 10 paise to 45.48 a dollar. The domestic currency had closed 8 paise lower at 45.58/59 in the previous session.
Forex dealers said the rupee strengthened against the US currency largely in line with other firming Asian currencies and dollar selling by banks and exporters.
Besides, fresh capital inflows by foreign funds into equities also supported the Indian rupee, they added.
Meanwhile, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex rose by 120.22 points, or 0.69 per cent to 17,17,530.79 in the opening trade today.
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Ranchi, Mar 23 A policeman was today gunned down by Maoists in Jharkhand's Sareikela-Kharsawan district as their 48-hour shutdown entered the second day.
The rebels fired indiscriminately on a police patrolling team near Chouka police station in Sareikela around 1.30 am, killing a policeman on the spot, police said here.
The policeman was identified as Kalicharan Bodra.
The Maoists melted away into the forests after a strong retaliatory action by securitymen, police said.
Security forces have launched raids in the area even as deployment of forces are in place at strategic locations to keep a strict vigil during the shutdown that ends tonight.
The bandh has so far caused cancellation of many trains, including the Ranchi-Delhi Garib Rath, Palamau Express, besides passenger trains for the second consecutive day, railway officials said.
Several express trains have been diverted through the Mugalsarai-Gomo route, they said.
The rebels fired indiscriminately on a police patrolling team near Chouka police station in Sareikela around 1.30 am, killing a policeman on the spot, police said here.
The policeman was identified as Kalicharan Bodra.
The Maoists melted away into the forests after a strong retaliatory action by securitymen, police said.
Security forces have launched raids in the area even as deployment of forces are in place at strategic locations to keep a strict vigil during the shutdown that ends tonight.
The bandh has so far caused cancellation of many trains, including the Ranchi-Delhi Garib Rath, Palamau Express, besides passenger trains for the second consecutive day, railway officials said.
Several express trains have been diverted through the Mugalsarai-Gomo route, they said.
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Blast by Maoists derails Rajdhani Express in Bihar
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Gaya (Bihar), Mar 23 Passengers on board the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express had a miraculous escape when ten of its coaches and the engine derailed near Gaya station following an explosion triggered by Maoists, police said.
The accident took place late last night between Kasta and Paraiya stations under Gaya-Mughalsarai section of the East Central Railway, the police said.
Rail traffic was disrupted in the section since midnight last night as cranes were engaged to remove the affected bogies, railway sources said.
Passengers were taken to Mughalsarai by a rescue train from where a special train was arranged to send them to New Delhi, they said.
The explosive planted in the tracks between Kasta and Paraiya stations went off shortly after the train left Gaya station, district Superintendent of Police Sushil Khopde said, adding a medical team with rescue train was sent to the spot.
The accident took place late last night between Kasta and Paraiya stations under Gaya-Mughalsarai section of the East Central Railway, the police said.
Rail traffic was disrupted in the section since midnight last night as cranes were engaged to remove the affected bogies, railway sources said.
Passengers were taken to Mughalsarai by a rescue train from where a special train was arranged to send them to New Delhi, they said.
The explosive planted in the tracks between Kasta and Paraiya stations went off shortly after the train left Gaya station, district Superintendent of Police Sushil Khopde said, adding a medical team with rescue train was sent to the spot.
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The Obama Administration's Af-Pak envoy on Saturday said that there can be no strategic dialogue with Pakistan without the active participation of its military and the talks should not be at the expense of India.
This is the reason why Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani and ISI Chief Lt Gen Shuja Pasha have been included in the US-Pakistan strategic dialogue slated to be held in Washington next week.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmoud Qureshi would be co-chairing the day-long meeting on March 24.
"How can you have a strategic dialogue without including the military," Special US Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke told reporters at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department.
"If we have a strategic dialogue in our country, we're going to include the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff or some other representative. So we are very pleased that General Kayani is part of this delegation. We think that it's one country, one government, one team. It was their decision, and we welcomed it," Holbrooke said.
Responding to a question, Holbrooke said the strategic dialogue with Pakistan is not at the expense of India or any other country.
"We have an important strategic dialogue with India and with other countries, including China. Makes it all the more important we have one with Pakistan. But this is a bilateral dialogue. This strategic dialogue with Pakistan is not at the expense of any other country in the region," he said.
Holbrooke said the strategic dialogue means that the two countries talk about their basic core objectives, which defeating, destroying Al Qaeda, helping the Afghans become self-reliant so they can take care of their own security, strengthening Pakistan's ability to own security, development, strengthening democratic institutions; all the things that Secretary Clinton talked about during her trip.
"So we need to sit down with our Pakistani friends and hear their points of view and give us ours. Now, we've all been going to Islamabad and they've all been coming here," he said, adding beyond the strategic discussions, the broad range discussions, include to move into operational things in such areas as water, energy and other issues.
Holbrooke said the next round of US-Pakistan strategic dialogue would be held in Islamabad in next six months.
The Pakistani delegation of the next week's meeting include Foreign Minister Qureshi, Minister of Defence Ahmed Mukhtar, the Finance Minister, the Foreign Secretary, the Pakistani Ambassador to the US, among others.
The US delegation would be led by Clinton and will include Secretary of Defence Robert Gates, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen and US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne Patterson among others.