The Indian Express -- General

Monday, May 12 1997

Abdullah declares security alert in J&K

Security forces were put on maximum alert following reports that militants may cause disturbances on the eve of the reopening of civil secretariat offices in Srinagar. The authorities have also imposed curbs on the movement of traffic on some routes to allow free movement of vehicles carrying migrant employees from different graded houses of the civil secretariat.

US warns Iran of instant retaliation

The United States has warned Iran of instant retaliation if it ever dared to close the Straits of Hormuz, conduit for half of world's oil exports. The United States still considers Iran as a middle-and-long term threat to the region as it maintains the largest regional navy, amassed a large number of ballistic missiles and has an ongoing defence research programme.

Orissa villagers get only empty promises

Not withstanding the visits of several VIPs and VVIPs along with Central teams to the drought-hit Nuapara district, hunger still stalks most of the villages. Faced with one of the unprecedented drought of the century and lack of employment opportunities, people of the area continue to migrate to the neighbouring states in hoardes.

Varsity admits to engg paper errors

Sion residents tweak police ears

Mumbai beat -- Stabbed to death

Brother brings the end

Crime Watch -- Man stabbed

TN IAS officers demand clear-cut transfer policy

Gujarat mishap

Tanker crushes 5-yr-old

Govt barters away Development Plan

Males can become extinct even when females survive:Study

Mass marriages in Karnataka

Thane, the land of land scams