0815 HRS 21st October, 2013 THE HEADLINES: Pakistan Army violates ceasefire several times in Ramgarh and Arnia sectors of Jammu & Kashmir last night. India rejects Nawaz Sharifs demand for US intervention on Kashmir issue; US says it will not interfere in the bilateral issues of the two nations. India and Russia to sign several agreements and MoUs in various fields following summit talks at Moscow. In Iraq, at least 50 people killed in a series of bomb attacks across Baghdad. Dipika Pallikal wins the Macau Open Squash title. In Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan again violated ceasefire several times in Ramgarh and Arnia sectors last night with heavy mortar and rocket shelling at 13 Indian posts and forward villages. Pak Rangers fired 82 mm mortars and rockets targeting seven to eight forward villages and BSF posts at SM Pur, Narayanpur, Chamblyal and Nanga, from 8.30 pm yesterday. The Border Security Force retaliated very effectively giving an equal response to the Pak Rangers. The heavy exchange of fire in Ramgarh continued till 3 am today morning while in R.S.Pura sector it was going on intermittently when reports last came in. As rockets and mortars started landing in forward villages, about 150 people from SM Pur and Jasso Chak mostly women and children boarded trucks and trolleys and shifted to Radha Swami Satsang Ghar at Ramgarh town last night. Meanwhile, authorities have ordered closure of all Government schools in Pargwal sector, which directly falls in the firing range of the Rangers. India has rejected Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifs demand for US intervention in resolving the Kashmir issue. Talking to a private channel yesterday in New Delhi, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said that India will not accept this as the matter is a bilateral one which was accepted in the Shimla Agreement between the two nations. He expressed concern over repeated ceasefire violations at the Line of Control and hoped these do not result in any more casualties. Mr. Khurshid, however, rejected suggestions that these have led to a collapse of the truce between the two neighbours. He said that India forces are ready to meet any eventuality. He said Kashmir is an integral part of India and no one should raise a question on that. This is a bilateral issue and we will settle it bilaterally. We will not budge on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir and I think our Prime Minister said this very clearly to the Pakistani Prime Minister when they met in New York. Meanwhile, United States said that there has not been an iota of change on its policy on Kashmir and it is a bilateral issue between the two nations. Pakistan Prime Minister Sharif, who is on a four-day official visit to the United States, had sought intervention from the US in resolving the Kashmir issue. Dismissing the efforts of Pakistan, a senior US administration official said that it is for both the countries to determine the pace, scope and character of their dialogue on Kashmir. India and Russia will sign several agreements and MoUs in various fields following annual summit talks in Moscow today. Agreements will be signed on Programme of Cooperation in the field of Biotechnology, Cooperation in the fields of Science, Technology and Innovation and a treaty on transfer of sentenced persons. While, MoUs will be signed in two different fields including enhancing cooperation in energy saving and energy efficiency and closer technical cooperation in the field of standardization between Bureau of Indian Standards, BIS and Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Meteorology of Russia. Highly placed diplomatic sources said that Commercial agreement on the third and fourth nuclear reactors for the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu would not be inked during the visit. But both India and Russia are very close to clinching a commercial deal on the third and fourth reactors and only the legal vetting of the deal is left. After his arrival in Moscow yesterday, the Prime Minister said that India and Russia share a privileged, special partnership. He said that both the countries will discuss trade and investment and also review the international and regional developments and how they impact both the countries. India and Russia share a privileged, special partnership and this is the 14th summit that is taking place. We are going to review our partnership and its progress in diverse fields such as the atomic energy, defense cooperation, space cooperation, Science and Technology, trade and investment. Our correspondent covering the Prime Minister’s visit reports that Dr. Singh will be meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin for official talks today. The two countries are also in the process of agreeing for cooperation in the field of Hydrocarbons including their exploration. Dr Singh begins his hectic day with accepting an honorary doctorate from the prestigious Moscow State Institute of International Relations but all eyes are set upon the Joint Statement that will be issued at the conclusion of the summit towards the end of the day. With Sunil Shukla, Manoj Tuli reporting from Moscow for AIR News. BJP has released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh which includes 34 young faces and six women. Nine sitting MLAs have been denied party tickets, and as many as 20 new faces figure in the list of 67 candidates. The partys Central Election Committee meeting, held under the Presidentship of BJP Chief Rajnath Singh, finalised the list. In Uttarakhand, 17 people were killed and 23 injured near Kala Dungi in Nainital District. The incident occurred last evening when the driver of the canter carrying a marriage party lost control over the vehicle. The injured persons have been admitted in the Sushila Tiwari medical college at Haldwani. The ill-fated vehicle was heading from Nainital to Amroha district in Uttar Pradesh. The remaining two crew members of MV Seaman Ohio, the US based private security ship, and five other middlemen who sold diesel to the ship which entered Indian waters unauthorised, were arrested yesterday. A total of 35 crew members are now in custody at Palayamkottai Central prison in Tirunelveli. The five middlemen are lodged in Srivaikuntam Prison in Tuticorin District. [][] In Iraq, at least 50 people were killed and dozens injured in a series of bombing across the capital, Baghdad yesterday. In Amil, 35 people were killed and 45 injured when a suicide bomber slammed his explosive-laden car into a busy cafe. In a village north of Baghdad, a car bomb targeted a police officers house, killing 7 of his family members and wounding six others. Meanwhile, the head of the local security committee, Muthana Ismail said that security forces foiled an attack on the local council of the western town of Rawah by five suicide bombers disguised in police uniforms. Two police officers and an official were killed in the attack, while 20 people were injured. No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks. Bilateral talks between India and Bangladesh on Customs Co-operation to begin in Dhaka today. Our correspondent reports that the last talks were held in New Delhi in April, 2012. The talks assume importance in the background of increasing trade between India and Bangladesh. According to High Commission of India, the two sides are expected to review existing mechanisms for exchange of customs related information, infrastructure facilities available at Land Customs Stations, and deal with trade-related procedural bottlenecks like testing facilities, online processing facilities and documentation. India granted duty free and quota-free export to all but 25 Bangladeshi products in 2011, as a result of which Bangladesh exports to India have hit a record high of 562 million US$ in 2012-2013. Malind Dias, AIR NEWS, DHAKA. With an estimated strength of 48 thousand people in mainland China, the Indian community is getting its strength felt increasingly. Of this, around 7700 are in Shanghai, 25000 in Southern China and the remaining in Beijing and other areas. Our correspondent reports that Hong Kong has a greater presence of Indians with 12,000 persons of Indian origin. The community is running a gurukul to help their children connect to their homeland in a home away from home. It is a Sunday school run by volunteers and parents. It conducts Hindi classes, celebrate Indian festivals and thereby connects children to Indian culture, through language, musician, dance, story telling and performances. Sant Bahadur, AIR News, Beijing. In Jammu and Kashmir, Rashtriya Bal Sawasthya Karyakarm, RBSK under National Rurual Helth Mission would be launched from next month to provide free healthcare facilities to children. Under this scheme children from the age group of 0-18 years would be screened for early detection of birth defects, deficiencies and other diseases by mobile medical teams at blocks level. A report: For implementing this scheme, J&K government is making 234 medical mobile teams consisting 2 AYUSH doctors and one ANM in each team to screen the children for providing treatment against the diseases. The government through district health societies is going to engage 773 AYUSH doctors and other para-medical staff under National Rural Health Mission besides set up the District Early Innervations Centers. Rashtriya Bal Sawasthya Karyakarm programme was earlier approved by the Centre in three pilot districts of J&K State viz Rajouri, Leh and Ganderbal but the Centre has now approved the implementation of this scheme to all districts of the J&K State. For the purpose the Centre has sanctioned 17.54 crore rupees to the State. R.K.Raina for AIR NEWS Jammu. Indias ace Squash player Dipika Pallikal has clinched the Macau Open title. In the title clash yesterday, Dipika stunned former World Number One Rachel Grinham of Australia, 12-10, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9. This was Dipikas seventh Womens Squash Association title. She will now play in the China Open next week. In the Mens section, Sourav Ghoshal lost the semi-final fixture to Omar Mosaad of Egypt, 8-11, 11-9, 8-11, 7-11. Four Indian pugilists will be seen in action in the pre-quarterfinals of the World Boxing Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan today. In the 49kg category, Thokchom Nanao Singh will slug it out against Anthony Rivera Chacon of Puerto Rico, while Shiva Thapa will box against Alberto Milan of Argentina in the 56kg section. Manoj Kumar will clash with Canadian Yves Ulysse in the 64kg division, with Manpreet Singh taking on world number one and Olympic bronze medalist Teymur Mammadov of Azerbaijan in the 91kg section. The News Services Division of All India Radio in its weekly Live Phone-in programme “PUBLIC SPEAK” tonight will bring you a discussion on “Spread of dengue and its prevention. This can be heard on FM Gold Channel and additional frequencies from 9.30 to 10.05 p.m. Listeners can pose questions to experts sitting in our studio on telephone number: 011: 2331-4444. This programme is also available on Doordarshan DTH. [][] NEWSPAPER HEADLINES Many papers have a picture of the PM who reached Moscow yesterday for the 14th Indo Russia annual summit. India, Russia to sign 5 deals but Kudankulam N-pact unlikely writes the Hindustan Times. Citing liability clause, Russia set to stall deal on 2 new nuclear reactors is how the Indian Express puts it. The CBI to file status report on the Coalgate scam tomorrow gets front page coverage in many dailies. The Times of India has taken this as its lead and writes CBI mulls option of closing Coalgate case against Birla, adding that the statement by the PMO has left the agency in a bind. The Tribune and the Hindustan Times have prominently covered the Army FIRs contradicting its versions of the Keran sector operation. Security agencies pick holes in Armys version writes Mail Today. Rift in the Delhi BJP and Vijay Goel threatening to quit if not made the CM candidate is covered widely by the press. Havent we all complained, some time or the other, about the education system in our country ? Well, that might change now. Rote learning a closed chapter, CBSE to begin open book era writes the Express news line, adding that this format will be implemented from 2013-14. And finally fasting tomorrow on Karva Chauth ? And youre tech savvy too ? Well, theres a new app created for this saas - bahu festival, which has the ability to turn your phone into a channi, by giving its camera a net effect.
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