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Privilege move fails, Cong walks out
Resignation issue rocks Parliament
NEW DELHI, Dec 8 — The issue of resignation by two senior ministers of the Vajpayee government rocked both Houses of Parliament today with angry Congress members staging a walkout in the Lok Sabha in protest against the rejection of a privilege notice against the Prime Minister.


Another panel on
1984 riots?
NEW DELHI, Dec 8 — Home Minister L.K.Advani today said the government would consider the demand for setting a new commission to inquire into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The offer came when Rajya Sabha members made a strong demand in this regard.		 line Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan's deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrives at the Sindh High Court for hearing in Karachi on Wednesday — AP/PTI

Sharif, 6 others charge-sheeted
ISLAMABAD, Dec 8 — Nearly two months after he was toppled in a coup, Mr Nawaz Sharif, his brother and five others were today charge-sheeted by Pakistan’s military regime.
Former minister arrested
PATIALA, Dec 8 — A favour bestowed on a sister proved costly for former Congress panchayat and Home Minister Brij Bhupinder Singh who was today arrested by the Patiala Vigilance Bureau for getting funds released for construction of a road to his sister’s farmhouse.
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Multi-crore scandal in bus tickets
Some more arrests likely
CHANDIGARH, Dec 8 — While the Punjab Transport Department has sought complete details from the Punjab Vigilance Bureau with regard to the involvement of certain officials of Punjab Roadways in the alleged multi-crore scandal in Pathankot Depot, the bureau is continuing with its drive to arrest those involved in the scandal.

Stage set for Cabinet reshuffle
Ministers’ resignations with CM
JAMMU, Dec 8 — The stage has been set for a minor Cabinet reshuffle in Jammu and Kashmir after Chief Minister, Farooq Abdullah sought resignations from the members of the Council of Ministers during a Cabinet meeting here today.

Selection panel of PGI to be revamped
NEW DELHI, Dec 8 — The governing body of the PGI, Chandigarh, has decided to reconstitute the special selection committee to finalise the selection of the next Director.

Gangster dies in shoot-out
NEW DELHI, Dec 8 — An alleged criminal of Haryana, Ajay, who, along with his three accomplices, escaped from the Rohtak jail in October this year, was killed today in a shoot-out in Delhi.

Two killed in Srinagar blast
SRINAGAR, Dec 8 — At least two persons were killed and 20 others injured, some of them critically, in a grenade blast and firing at busy Hari Singh street this evening.


600-cr package for Punjab
NEW DELHI, Dec 8 — Hudco will be extending Rs 600 crore assistance to Punjab during the current financial year which includes projects at Ludhiana and development of residential estate at Anandpur Sahib among others.


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It should be a more spectacular show than the wedding ceremony of Mulayam Singh’s son.
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