New Delhi, Sept 19 : Delhi Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal on Friday denied getting a tip off from Ahmedabad blasts mastermind Abu Bashir in an encounter carried out by the Special Cell in which two terrorists behind the serial blasts in Delhi were killed earlier in the day.

Dadwal said that one terrorist has been arrested while two terrorists have managed to escape during the operation in Jamia Nagar in south Delhi.

Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma, who led the team, and a head constable were injured in the heavy exchange of fire.

New Delhi, Sep 19 : India and China today failed to reach any specific agreements on their disputed boundary issue in the latest round of negotiations, but decided to pursue their goal for a fair and reasonable solution acceptable to both sides.

“Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo and Indian National Security Adviser M K Narayanan headed their delegations for the talks, which were pragmatic, candid and friendly,” a statement issued by the Chinese Foreign Ministry said here.

New Delhi, Sept 19 : Union Minister of State for Communications and IT Jyotiraditya Scindia today asked telecom service providers to make use of the Next Generation Carriers for providing affordable voice, data and triple play service in the rural and remotest parts of the country.

Inaugurating a seminar on “Next Generation Carrier Systems: Trends and Technologies” here, Scindia said, Next Generation Network (NGN) should become a catalyst to connect and empower every Indian and to provide affordable services and wider penetration of telecom network.”

New Delhi, Sep 19 : The joint exercise between Indian and British troops being held at the Land Warfare Centre in the Salisbury plains in UK ended today.

Mechanized Infantry troops of the Indian Army carried out the joint training and exercises with the UK Army from August 29 to September 19.

India and UK are key strategic partners and enjoy a close relationship on defence matters. The joint training and exercise was a golden opportunity for both armies to train together and gain from each other’s experience.

The joint training culminated in two exercises “Ex Lion strike” and “Ex Wessex Warrior”. The final day of Exercise Wessex Warrior culminated today at Land Warfare Centre in Salisbury plains in UK.

New Delhi, Sept 19 : The Indian Navy on Friday sought the Government’s approval for establishing a system to provide a befitting response to such situations after a
22-member crew of a merchant tanker with 18 Indians that was abducted by Somali pirates recently.

On the sidelines of a seminar on defence accounts here, Vice-Admiral of the Navy R P Suthan said: “The Navy is working along with the Government to find a way to respond to situations like ship hijacking by sea pirates.”

New Delhi, Sep 19 : A fast track court in Patna today handed out sentences in the sensational Papiya Ghosh murder case.

The prime accused Shankar Sah was awarded death, while three other co-accused Anil Oraon, Manohar Kumar Thakur, and Ashish Kumar Rai were sentenced to life imprisonment.

Advocate Ramchandra Mahto, charged with assisting in concealment of stolen property, was given two years in jail. Mahto, however, was not directly involved in committing the murder of the historian and her maid.

Two more accused are still at large.