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Chandrika, 3 ministers wounded in blast
Colombo DIG, 14 others killed
COLOMBO, Dec 18 — Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga had a miraculous escape when a powerful bomb exploded, apparently triggered by a LTTE suicide bomber, at an election rally tonight while 25 persons (16, according to AFP and PTI), including Colombo DIG and a retired army major, were killed and more than 100 injured in two blasts here.		   An ambulance rushes to evacuate the injured as Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga (left) is wounded

An ambulance rushes to evacuate the injured as Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga is wounded in a bomb attack on her final election rally in Colombo on Saturday. The blast killed the Colombo DIG, driver of the President and 13 others. (Left) Ms Chandrika Kumaratunga greets people at the rally.
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50 students, SDM injured
Protesters lathi-charged
ROPAR, Dec 18 — At least 50 students, including girls, were injured in a lathi charge here today while one of them was allegedly hit by a pellet. The police burst tear gas shells to disperse the students and arrested a large number of them. The local SDM, Amarjit Singh Shahi, was also injured in the stone-throwing.
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CM meets PM on PWG violence
Moots unified police force
NEW DELHI, Dec 18 — Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh today met Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and suggested setting up a unified police force to deal with the Naxalite menace in the state and neighbouring areas.

Expectant mother shot
ROHTAK, Dec 18 — A young married woman was killed and her teenaged sister injured when a youth opened fire at them at their house in the Prem Nagar locality here yesterday. The accused, reported to be a 17-year-old student, was nabbed by residents and handed over to the police.

Pak ready to resolve Kashmir issue
ISLAMABAD, Dec 18 — Pakistan’s military ruler, Gen Pervez Musharraf, said today Islamabad was willing to resolve the Kashmir issue through “peaceful means” if India showed “sincerity” but pledged to continue support to Kashmiri militants.

BJP, Shiv Sena iron out differences
MUMBAI, Dec 18 — The BJP and the Shiv Sena today sorted out differences that arose between the two coalition partners over the formation of government in Maharashtra after the Assembly elections in October last.


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SC orders take a back seat
FARIDABAD: The Supreme Court’s orders regarding the preservation and maintenance of the environment and ecology around the two tourist resorts of Surajkund and Badkhal Lake, under serious threat by unregulated mining, are not being implemented in letter and spirit either by the authorities or by mine-lease holders.

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The only thing I need is a suitable alliance and a few ‘baratis’.
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