Quicktakes

Police said the violence erupted when a police party had gone to arrest some persons, who were allegedly slaughtering an animal. Seeing the police, the slaughterers fled. When police raided their houses to arrest them they were attacked with brickbats. Later police arrested 40 persons of a community.

Trishul testfired

KOCHI: Yet another test firing of Trishul, the country8217;s indigenously developed short-range quick reaction surface-to-air missile, was successfully carried out here today, according to Defence Research Development Organisation DRDO sources.

The test firing, the latest in the ongoing series of test flights of the Trishul8217;s naval version was carried out at 1800 hrs from a special launch pad at INS Dronacharya8217;, the Indian Navy8217;s off-shoreestablishment in the city.

Varsity opens

JAIPUR: The University of Rajasthan and its affiliated colleges are likely to open tomorrow after two days of closure by the district administration following the death of Nishant Bhardwaj after his self-immolation on Thursday, Vice-Chancellor Professor Kanta Ahuja said.

Eve-teasing death

SALEM: Three teenaged boys have been arrested here in connection with the death of girl following alleged eve-teasing recently. Police Commissioner V Jagannathan told newspersons the 16-year-old girl, Sudha, who immolated herself recently, unable to bear constant harassment by the boys, succumbed to burn injuries yesterday.

Talks with LTTE

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumartunga has said she is ready for talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam without a prior agreement the Sunday Observer reported today.