Digest of domestic news for the week

Saturday

New Delhi: Ahead of the visit of President Barack Obama, CIA chief Leon Panetta is in India looking for ways to cement sharing of information in tackling terrorism.
 
Jammu: In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops fired at Indian posts in Kerni sub-sector of Poonch district.

Sunday

New Delhi: Accusing the Congress of "petty, pickpocket-like theft" of its online identity, the BJP slaps a legal notice on the ruling party claiming that a surreptitiously created website with a similar domain name was diverting users to the AICC website.

New Delhi: A plethora of musical instruments enthrals a capacity crowd at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium during the opening ceremony of the 19th Commonwealth Games, showcasing the rich cultural heritage of India.

Monday

Gadchiroli (Maha): Four securitymen, including two CRPF personnel, are killed when Naxalites triggered a powerful improvised explosive device blast in a marketplace in Perilimili village in the district when they were out shopping.

New Delhi: Senior BJP leader L K Advani feels "vindicated" about his Ayodhya 'rath yatra' in the wake of the Allahabad High Court verdict and prefers a negotiated settlement for building a Ram temple at the place where the makeshift now stands.

Tuesday

Srinagar: Normal life was again disrupted in Kashmir as authorities reimposed curfew in parts of the Valley, including Srinagar city, ahead of a protest march called by hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to Kupwara district.

New Delhi: The BJP attacked the Congress for linking the Allahabad High Court verdict on the Ayodhya title suits with the demolition of the Babri Masjid even though criminal proceedings are underway in the second issue.

Wednesday

Srinagar: Asserting that Kashmir is an outstanding issue requiring a political solution, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah says a dialogue process to address the external and internal dimensions needs to be started to resolve the matter.

Bangalore: The BJP Government in Karnataka plunges into crisis after it was reduced to a minority with 19 MLAs withdrawing support, prompting Governor H R Bhardwaj to ask Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa to prove his majority in the Assembly before October 12.

Thursday

Srinagar: Pandemonium broke out in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly with opposition BJP and National Panthers Party MLAs storming the well of the House to protest Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's speech over the Kashmir crisis, forcing the Speaker to order marshals to take them out.

Ayodhya: Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM), one of the parties to Ayodhya title suits, says it would challenge the Allahabad High Court's decision to split the disputed land into three parts and seek total ownership of the land for Nirmohi Akhara.

Friday

Bangalore: After a five-year-long trial, a court sentenced to life imprisonment till death driver Shiva Kumar for the gruesome murder of Pratibha Srikanthamurthy, an incident that led to revamping of security of women staff in the IT sector across the country.

Bangalore/Panaji: Pressure mounted on rebel BJP MLAs to fall in line with Karnataka Assembly Speaker K G Bopaiah serving notices to 11 of them to explain why they cannot be disqualified under the anti-defection law on charges of indulging in anti-party activities.