Jammu and Kashmir: A week-long curfew in the Kashmir Valley that was imposed after the execution of the militant Muhammad Afzal was lifted Saturday, NDTV reported. Supporters of Mr. Afzal, who hailed from the Sopore town of Baramulla district, believed that he received an unfair trial for his role in the deadly Parliament attack case of 2001. Internet and television services have been restored in Kashmir after having been shut down, the report said.
Assam: At least 19 people died in violence during the civic polls in the state, India Today reported on Thursday. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi admitted Wednesday to lapses by his government that led to the violence in some parts. Thirteen people were killed when the security forces opened fire to control a mob that attacked polling officers in Goalpara district, the report noted.
Meghalaya: More than 100 of the 341 candidates who will be running in the upcoming state assembly polls own assets worth more than 10 million rupees, according to Meghalaya Election Watch, an independent organization, the Press Trust of India reported. The governing Congress party has fielded 35 such candidates and the two richest candidates are also from its ranks.
Gujarat: Prison officials at the Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad thwarted an attempted jailbreak last Sunday night, according to a Press Trust of India report on the NDTV Website. The attempted jailbreak comes as the trial of the 2008 Ahmedabad serial explosions is currently being conducted within the walls of the jail. And 14 of the 68 accused in the case are lodged within the jail in a single barrack, where officials discovered that an 18-foot-long tunnel had been dug. The prison staff are suspected to have aided the jailbreak attempt, since work for the tunnel went undetected for 2 months, the report said.
Rajasthan: An MiF-27 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in the Barmar district of Rajasthan on Tuesday, The Deccan Herald reported. While the plane crashed within minutes of takeoff from the Uttarlai base, there were no casualties and the pilot suffered only minor injuries. A court of inquiry has been ordered to look into the crash, which was believed to have been caused by a technical defect.
Karnataka: The state got its new Lokayukta, or anti-corruption ombudsman, on Thursday, The Hindu reported. Y. Bhaskar Rao, the former chief justice of Karnataka State, filled the position that had been vacant for more than a year after his predecessor, Justice Shivraj V. Patil, was forced to resign following accusations of corruption in land deals.
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