NEW DELHI, December 23: THE CBI today announced hefty rewards for information leading to the arrest of six absconding accused in the March 1993 Bombay serial blasts case, including Mustafa Ahmed Dosa and Abu Bakar. While the CBI has announced a reward of Rs five lakh for information on Mustafa Ahmed Dosa, it announced Rs one lakh each for the other accused - Abu Bakar, Yusuf Bhatka, Sayeed Quereshi, Mohammed Shoeb Quereshi and Ahmed Lamboo. Funding J&K ultras

SRINAGAR: Police here today claimed to have unearthed a well-organised international hawala racket engaged in financing militancy in Jammu and Kashmir and have arrested three persons in this connection. ``The magnitude and importance of this breakthrough can be realised from the fact that just one of the large number of funding channels operated by them has brought in Rs 1.72 crore from 1995 to date,'' director general of J&K police Gurbachan Singh Jagat said.

Som Pal resigns

NEW DELHI: Senior Rashtriya Janata Leader (RJD) and Rajya Sabha member Som Pal today resigned from the party's primary membership and the upper house of parliament giving a jolt the party.

US immigration

NEW DELHI: The United States will henceforth require additional financial information from certain applicants for immigrant visas. All family-based immigrant visa cases and some employment-based cases will require submission of a new form called the I-864 affidavit of support.

Seshan & Sena

NAGPUR: Former chief election commissioner T N Seshan may contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha election, from Baramati. Chief Minister Manohar Joshi said on Tuesday that he had asked Seshan to contest the elections from Baramati, the constituency of Congress leader Sharad Pawar.

Pak's new CJ

ISLAMABAD: Justice Ajmal Mian was sworn in as Chief Justice of Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday night after the apex court struck down the appointment of Sajjad Ali Shah.

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