NEW DELHI: In a sudden move, Deputy Chief of Air Force Air Marshal S S H Naqvi and his second-in-command Air Vice Marshal M M Sehgal have submitted their resignations even as a major reshuffle was today carried out in the Air Force with Western Command chief Vinod Pandey, who was in-charge of the Kargil operations, being transferred.

Explosives found

SRINAGAR: Timely detection of an explosive device from the National Public School at Rajouri on Thursday averted a possible tragedy in Jammu & Kashmir, where seven people, including five ultras, were killed in separate incidents since Wednesday. A ruling National Conference activist, Abdul Rehman Tramboo, escaped with bullet injuries when militants shot at him.

Indian on US panel

WASHINGTON: US President Bill Clinton has appointed a distinguished Indian-American engineer to head his Information Technology Advisory Committee (ITAC) in what seems to constitute a signal recognition of the community's increasingpresence in the IT field.

VSNL chief

NEW DELHI: The PMO has cleared the name of S K Gupta for the post of VSNL's Chairman and Managing Director. He is currently the Chief General Manager in Gujarat. The post has been vacant since last July, when the earlier CMD, B K Syngal retired. Amitabh Kumar, director operations of VSNL has been holding the charge of the acting CMD.

Pak cricketers

ISLAMABAD: Suspended Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram and his teammates were today cleared of match-fixing and betting charges during the World Cup by the country's accountability bureau here.

Bihar floods

PATNA: With the major rivers in spate, the flood situation in Bihar remained grim as the toll reached 252. One more death was reported from Bhagalpur district during the day. A Darbhanga report said the floods had caused extensive damage in the district.