Major national happenings during the week Feb 20-26
Press Trust of India / New Delhi Feb 27, 2010, 13:12 IST
Saturday
Batala (Punjab): Members of Christian and Hindu communities clashed and indulged in vandalising public property here over publication of a picture of Jesus Christ in an allegedly objectionable manner, prompting authorities to clamp an indefinite curfew.
Hyderabad: Police laid a siege to Hyderabad city for 10 hours to foil pro-Telangana students to march towards the state Assembly marred by attempted self-immolation by a youth.
Sunday
Hyderabad: Pro-Telangana agitators stone the vehicle of an MLA and staged protests against another lawmaker demanding their resignation, even as the 19-year-old youth, who attempted self immolation, succumbed to his burns.
Mysore: Fiftythree cars are damaged in a fire that breaks out in the parking lot of a car showroom in Hebbal Industrial area here.
Srinagar: At least 15 people are injured as fresh clashes broke out between protesters, demanding the release of youths arrested on charges of stone-hurling, and security forces in different parts of Kashmir valley.
Monday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court gives the Election Commisision three months to decide whether installation of statues of elephants at memorial parks in Uttar Pradesh by the Mayawati government violates poll code.
Jaipur: After defying the BJP leadership for nearly five months, Vasundhara Raje resigns as leader Opposition in the Rajasthan assembly and may move to Delhi as party general secretary.
Tuesday
Bangalore: Nine persons are killed-- three of them jumping to death in panic--after a major fire breaks out in the Carlton Towers, a multi-storeyed commercial complex, here.
Midnapore (WB): A PCPA member is killed when joint forces repulsed an attack by Maoists on their camp at West Midnapore's Kantapahari region, hours after the ultras make a conditional 72-day ceasefire offer to the Centre.
Wednesday
New Delhi: Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir arrives here for talks affirming that he is hopeful of a "positive outcome" but it was clear that India was not expecting any breakthrough given the "trust-deficit" post Mumbai terror attacks.
New Delhi: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee lives upto popular expectations by not raising fares and freight rates in her Budget and marginally reduced the tariff for transportation of foodgrains, fertiliser and kerosene to fight price rise.
Thursday
New Delhi: Eminent painter M F Husain has been conferred with Qatar nationality which touched off a major debate today with his critics slamming him but the Government says he is the "pride of India."
New Delhi: Resuming their bilateral talks after a 14-month break, India hands over three dossiers to Pakistan relating to terrorism but Pakistan's focus continues to be divergent with its insistence on Kashmir being the core issue.
Friday
New Delhi: The Union Budget proposes major personal income tax sops but effected a two per cent hike in excise duty across the board while slapping levies on petrol and diesel, partially rolling back stimulus measures in the face of economic revival.
New Delhi: A mysterious parcel with pieces of detonator is received by the office of Director General Border Security Force here setting alarm bells ringing in the security machinery here.
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