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Ruckus in LS on wheat import
NEW DELHI, Dec 3 — The Congress today charged the Government with allowing "scandalous and reckless" import of wheat this year despite surplus availability in the country and demanded that a House Committee, comprising members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, be constituted to inquire into what they described as the "wheat scam".

Air Force officers inspect the wreckage of the ill-fated MiG 21 which crashed at Zirakpur, near Chandigarh, soon after take-off, resulting in the death of the pilot, on Friday. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma
Air Force officers inspect the wreckage of the ill-fated MiG 21 which crashed at Zirakpur, near Chandigarh, soon after take-off, resulting in the death of the pilot, on Friday. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma
IAF pilot killed in plane crash
ZIRAKPUR (Patiala district) Dec 3 — A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force blew up in flames minutes after take off from the Chandigarh Air Force Station this afternoon leading to the death of the pilot, Flying Officer Pankaj Joshi.
Upholding a tradition
in true style		 4th air crash
in the vicinity
Bill to bar foreigners tabled
NEW DELHI, Dec 3 — A private member’s Constitution amendment Bill seeking to make only "natural born citizens" of India eligible to hold high posts like that of the President, Vice-President and the Prime Minister, was introduced in the Lok Sabha today.
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President Clinton exchanges documents with International Labor Organization Director General Juan Samovia, left, in Seattle, Thursday Dec. 2, 1999, after signing an international treaty banning the most egregious forms of child labor. Former Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, applauds.
President Clinton exchanges documents with International Labour Organisation Director General Juan Samovia, left, in Seattle, on Thursday, after signing an international treaty banning the harshest form of child labour. — AP/PTI		 Setback for India at Seattle
SEATTLE, Dec 3 — India suffered a major setback as the USA bulldozed its way to set up a working group to include contentious core labour standards in the WTO agenda despite stiff resistance from New Delhi and other developing countries as trade ministers from 135-member nations were engaged in eleventh hour all-night negotiation on the third day of the ministerial conference here.

Amnesty for Sharif aides
ISLAMABAD, Dec 3 — Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf has given amnesty to army officers who sided with deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during the tumultuous events on or before October 12


Gamang's fate uncertain
NEW DELHI, Dec 3 — Fate of beleaguered Orissa Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang appeared uncertain today as a new team of AICC observers left for Bhubaneswar amid indications that the political crisis in the state would be resolved by tomorrow.


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