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Disruption in restive Jammu and Kashmir cleared: Home Ministry

Shivraj PatilNew Delhi, Aug. 16: The Union Home Ministry on Saturday said in a statement that all disruptions in the state of Jammu and Kashmir have been cleared and every effort is being made to ensure the free movement of transport and goods along the national highway.

It also said that notwithstanding improvements in the overall situation in the state, there were elements who were opposed to the normalization process, and they were indulging in activities contrary to the interests of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

Kashmir tense during memorial for slain separatist leader

Kashmir tense during memorial for slain separatist leader

Kashmir tense during memorial for slain separatist leader

Kashmir tense during memorial for slain separatist leader Srinagar, India - India's northern Jammu and Kashmir region was tense on Saturday as thousands marched during a funeral a slain separatist leader on the outskirts of the capital.

The protestors shouted slogans demanding freedom and condemning security forces but there were no reports of violence as paramilitary forces stood by with orders not to interfere.

Gay activists in India want British apology for sex law

Gay activists in India want British apology for sex lawLondon, Aug. 16 : Activists in India are about to demand another apology from Britain.

Sixty-six years after Mahatma Gandhi called on the British to leave India from the August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai, thousands of gay activists will gather in the same park today to call on the British Government to apologise for introducing anti-sodomy laws that still make homosexuality illegal in India today.

Independence Day celebrations pass off peacefully

Independence Day celebrations pass off peacefullyNew Delhi, Aug 15 : Amidst impregnable security, the 62nd Independence Day celebrations across the country largely passed off peacefully on Friday.

In the wake of recent serial blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad, elaborate security arrangements were made across the country.

Security forces were placed on high alert to prevent possible attacks from separatist militants and Maoist rebels. Extra security personnel were deployed in sensitive areas, especially in the capital.

UPA Govt. making a sincere endeavor to keep its promises: Manmohan Singh

Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan SinghNew Delhi, Aug. 15 : The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Friday said that his United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government is making a sincere endeavor to keep each of its promises made when it came to power four-and-half-years ago.

Addressing the nation on the occasion of India’s 62nd Independence Day from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort, Dr. Singh said: “We have given a new deal to rural India.”

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