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EMAIL* <http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_email.asp?id=314574>NEW DELHI, AUG 3
(PTI)

The Government today said it will facilitate all attempts including mutual
agreement among all the parties concerned to find an amicable resolution of
the Ayodhya dispute.

The Government is of the view that the dispute can be resolved either
through mutual agreement among all the parties concerned which must, in
turn, receive legal sanction or through a verdict of the judiciary, Minister
of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

Register: The Government proposes to prepare a National Register of Indian
citizens and issue multipurpose National Identity Cards to the citizens of
the country, Minister of State for Home S Regupathhy said.

Keeping in view the complexities involved, a Pilot Project has been
undertaken on an experimental basis in a few selected sub-districts of 12
states and one Union Territory, he said adding the project is expected to be
completed by December 2005 at an estimated cost of Rs 30 crore.

Pakistanis: As per available information, 8230 Pakistani citizens were
reportedly staying illegally in India as on April 30, 2005.

Deportation of such persons was a continuous process and as per readily
availlable information, 820 Pak nationals were deported from January 1, 200
till April 2005, he said.

Crime: Since the commencement of President's Rule in Bihar from March 2005
to May 2005, 633 cases of kidnapping, 891 cases of murder and 325 cases of
dacoity were reported, he said adding incidents of murder have declined.

Foreigners: There were 2,205 foreign nationals in various jails of the
country as on December 31, 2005 constituting 0.7 per cent of the total
prison population in India as per statistics of the National Crime Records
Bureau, Minister of State for Home Manikrao Hodlya Gavit said. Film stars:
During investigations by the Crime Branch, Mumbai, it was revealed that a
few film personalities used to indulge in betting in cricket matches, he
said, adding the investigation was yet to be completed.

Infiltration: There was a significant reduction in the incidence of
infiltration in 2004 along the International Border/LoC in Jammu and Kashmir
as compared to 2003 and the trend continues even during the current year
till June 2005, Jaiswal said.

Bangladeshis: There has been illegal migration of Bangladeshi nationals into
India and during 2002-2004, 21,539 Bangladeshi nationals were
intercepted/apprehended and 62,458 deported to Bangladesh in this period.

Violence: The level of violence has gone down in Jammu and Kashmir and in
the naxalite affected states during the current year (upto June 30, 2005) as
compared to the corresponding period last year, he said.

The number of violent incidents remained more or less at the same level in
the North Eastern States during the same period, he said.

As per available inputs, terrorist incidents in Jammu and Kashmir and some
North Eastern states, as also the incident in Ayodhya and twin blasts in
Delhi cinema halls, were carried out by terrorist outfits being assisted and
sponsored from across the border, especially in the Western Sector, he said.