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Tuesday, April 14, 1998
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Centre to introduce environment as subject in schools, colleges
Union forests and environment minister, Suresh Prabhu has said that from the next academic year, the Central government will introduce environment as a compulsory subject from class 1 to last year of graduation. Prabhu said the government would amend laws if necessary to introduce the subject.
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Munnani fears more blasts in TN
The Tamil Nadu state unit of the Hindu Munnani has appealed to Chief Minister M Karunanidhi to take joint action with Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka to prevent further bomb blasts in Tamil Nadu. The blasts incident should be considered as a war waged against Tamil Nadu and its people and necessary action should be taken to stop its recurrence.
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Ban clamped on Kumbh processions
A ban has been clamped on the shahi-snan processions to be taken out by all 13 akharas on the Kumbh day today, under Section 144 of the CrPC. The extraordinary step, taken by the Kumbh Mela administration in view of the ultimatum given to it by the Akhil Bharatiya Akhra Parishad (ABAP) Sunday evening, is likely to create tension among the akharas.
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Israel promises to make peace with neighbours
Israel may still make peace with its Palestinian neighbours, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, adding that he hoped it would come soon. "If Arafat accepts my offer to negotiate a permanent settlement, we could have a historic breakthrough," he told Newsweek magazine.
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Mitchell warns N Ireland deal may collapse
George Mitchell, chairman of the marathon talks that could offer lasting peace to Northern Ireland, issued a warning yesterday that the delicate deal could collapse within 18 months. "It will take a real effort to make this work," Mitchell said of Friday's accord that maintained the province's links with Britain but sought to build cross-border bridges with the Irish republic.
Army bid to put howitzers atop tanks
The Army is to shortly commence, yet again, the summer trials for its decade-old requirement of self-propelled (SP) howitzers. For the first time, however, the testing is going to evaluate the performance of the SP gun turrets on an Arjun Main Battle Tank (MBT) chassis.
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 Nigavekar all set to navigate varsity into new millennium
Project Affected Families must be given more relief, says SPB
Senior IAS officers in Maharashtra transferred
Hazare released on bond in Gholap case
WTO first as swadeshi takes a back seat
World vignettes
Graft charges against Benazir lead to UK
Panel to check Haj accidents
Lankan emotions lost in alleys of war
Action against ex-secy stayed
Save the Vikrant, Joshi writes to Vajpayee
Ojhri disaster saw end of Junejo govt
5 suspended for custodial death
Students lay siege to VC's chamber on attendance issue
US envoy unlikely to clinch N-bargain
Pipeline burst affects water supply in city
Veto Power's owner attacked, bodyguard killed
IDE director too old for post
Nerkar re-elected BEST panel chairperson
Gogoi leading cops everywhere & nowhere
Mumbai Notes
Everybody has the solution
Cops involved in Andhra burning case surrender
HC clarifies on bail plea granted under CrPC
MiG-27s to rise as modern fighters
Five get RI in 1992 riots case
18-month-old boy abducted
Landless farmers to fast unto death from April 15
Is Clarke being used as Lanka's test-case?
Police look the other way as touts thrash airport employee
Youth held for fibbing into a marriage
Shabir Shah declares assets worth Rs 1 crore
Quicktakes
Charges in cremation shed scam filed
HC clarifies stand on MTNL mobile services
Baldev back, sticks to 1st affidavit
Oppn drags Yeltsin to court on PM
Malaysia's `fortune' dries up in the face of water crisis
Police looking for Ayesha in Bangalore
Valasaravakkam residents in grip of fear
Portion of Adyar Creek to be named bird sanctuary
Vengola comes first in total sanitation
Malayalee Club's tribute to Swathi Thirunal
Kerala Govt. to open 100 `Neethi' medical stores
Karaga fete concludes
Haj stampede victim from Karnataka identified
Vasantha Utsava begins
Queue system for unreserved passengers
Thirty huts destroyed in fire
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