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Badal musters allies' support Tribune News Service NEW DELHI, July 8 — The Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, today launched a major exercise to enlist the support of its allies and sought legal opinion to strengthen the demand for the exclusion of Udham Singh Nagar district from the proposed Uttaranchal state. SAD wants Atal to see reason Tribune News Service CHANDIGARH, July 8 — The Akali Dal leadership is dismayed with the BJP and short of breaking the relationship, it plans to do everything possible to see that the Central Government under Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee "sees reason." The issue that has touched the leaders and the Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal the most, relates to Udham Singh Nagar district... |
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 MARSEILLE, FRANCE : The Brazilian team mobs goalkeeper Taffarel (2nd right) at the end of the penalty shoot-out of the World Cup soccer semi-final match in which Brazil defeated the Netherlands 4-2 at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille on Tuesday.AP/PTI Probe into high-rise threat Details sought about navy officers involved NEW DELHI, July 8 — A detailed report has been sought by the Ministry of Defence over the construction of multi-storeyed buildings close to the strategic Mobile Missile Coastal Battery complex at INS Trata, Worli seaface, Mumbai. |
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Amend Article 356: Jethmalani NEW DELHI, July 8 — Union Urban Affairs Minister Ram Jethmalani today made out a strong case for an amendment to Article 356 of the Constitution to prevent its misuse, but justified the Vajpayee Government's decision to send official teams to Tamil Nadu, Bihar and West Bengal to study the law and order situation... Postal strike NEW DELHI, July 8 — Postal services all over the country will be paralysed from tomorrow as nearly six lakh employees of the Department of Posts will go on an indefinite strike to demand the implementation of their demands. Jaswant, Talbott to hold talks FRANKFURT, July 8 (PTI) — In a mission shrouded by total secrecy, Jaswant Singh, Special Emissary of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, arrived here this evening for the second high-level meeting with US officials on issues of mutual concern, nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament.... They feign illness to avoid bars PATIALA, July 8 — It has come to light that police undertrials lodged in Patiala Central Jail remain " perennially" sick to prevent being put behind the bars... |
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Central aid drop in the ocean JAMMU, July 8 — With the over-all budgetary deficit touching about Rs 1544 crore and the overdraft with the Jammu and Kashmir Bank having crossed Rs 987 crore, the release of Rs 250 crore by the Centre to allow the state to meet the cash crunch is seen to be as good as a "drop in the ocean". The Reserve Bank of India has told the Jammu and Kashmir Bank that it should not have exceeded the limit of Rs 750 crore while sanctioning overdraft in favour of the state government. ... |
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