The Indian Express -- General

Wednesday, November 05 1997

Hailstorm wreaks havoc in Nagpur

The recent hailstorm had caused extensive damages to crops, especially orange, cotton and soyabean in the Nagpur region and according to preliminary estimate the loss of crops in the district was around Rs 5 crore. She said that as many as 415 villages in the district were affected due to the week-long hailstorm, during the last week of October.

Historians resolve to fortify heritage

A resolution regarding conservation and maintenance of forts in Maharashtra and India will be tabled at the coming Indian Art History Congress at Shillong. Dr Prafulla Chandra Tawade, a researcher with Durga Samvardhan Samiti, who is attending the two-day meet on Thursday will table the resolution which stresses on conservation of about 435 forts in Maharashtra and other places in India.

Iraqi threat to shoot down US planes on UN mission

Iraq has threatened to shoot down United States surveillance planes (U-2 spy planes) that fly over its airspace as part of United Nations weapons inspections team, US Ambassador Bill Richardson said yesterday. Iraqi Ambassador Nizar Hamdoon sent a letter last weekend to Chief Weapons Inspector Richard Butler warning him that Iraqi forces were on alert for a possible US air strike.

CBI chargesheet negates police decision on Manjit

Jaffer Sharief case adjourned to November 17

Yeltsin to visit India in January

Hailstorm wreaks havoc in Nagpur

Policemen come together to pour out their woes

Ray of hope in scam case

KCB plan to tide over water crisis

Historians resolve to fortify heritage

Daily despatches -- Hazare demands CBI probe into charges against Sutar

ISI using Taliban militia in J&K war

Ostrich business ruffles feathers

Tenant's arrival is sweet music for Mysore Band House