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Residents flee as shelling intensifies
SRINAGAR, Aug 4 — The Pakistan forces intensified shelling in the Kargil and Batalik sectors targeting civilian areas and forcing people who had returned home to again move to safer places. No loss of life was reported but public and private property was destroyed in the heavy shelling which began last night, an official spokesman said today.		 Filmmaker Shekhar KapurElizabeth row
‘Censors don’t know films’
NEW DELHI, Aug 4 — Renowned filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, who is determined not to release his film ‘Elizabeth’ till it is cleared without cuts, today described as "horrifying" a remark by censor chief Asha Parekh that ‘most of the film has been left untouched’.
EC allots air time to parties
NEW DELHI, Aug 4 — The Election Commission today allotted 126 hours telecast/broadcast time over Doordarshan and All India Radio for six recognised and 48 State political parties for poll campaign.
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New telecom policy: Operators accept HC's terms
NEW DELHI, Aug 4 — Basic telecom operators said today they are willing to give an undertaking that implementation of the new policy would be subject to approval by the new Parliament.

Nitish firm on quitting
NEW DELHI, Aug 4 — Railway Minister Nitish Kumar, who resigned yesterday accepting "moral responsibility" for the Gaisal train accident, did not attend office today, but had a meeting with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee who has not accepted his resignation.

Rebels reject Dhindsa's appeal
BARNALA, Aug 4 — Infighting in the Shiromani Akali Dal in this parliamentary constituency today further intensified with the rebel group protesting against the candidature of Mr Surjit Singh Barnala outrightly rejecting an appeal by party secretary-general Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa to toe party line.
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Haryana: Parties squabble over seats in Haryana
GURGAON, Aug 4 — The move for an electoral understanding between the Congress and Bhaujan Samaj Party (BSP) to form a possible Congress-BSP-HVP nexus against the ruling Indian National Lok Dal (INLD)-BJP combine has run into trouble on account of the adamant stand of BSP chief Kansi Ram for two parliamentary seats.
Forest cover fast diminishing
LUDHIANA, Aug 4 — Punjab, the granary of the subcontinent, has surprisingly one of the least forest reserves in India with only 2.7 per cent of the total area of the state under forests.


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