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Women’s Bill
moved
Protests,
confusion in LS
NEW DELHI, Dec 23 — For the third time in as many years, the Constitution Amendment Bill providing for 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies was moved in the Lok Sabha amid protests from some parties. Amid slogan shouting and confusion, Union Law Minister, Ram Jethmalani, moved the Bill on the last day of the winter session of Parliament.		 Miss World-99 Yukta Mookhey touches the feet of Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee at his residence in New Delhi on Thursday.
Miss World-99 Yukta Mookhey touches the feet of Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee at his residence in New Delhi on Thursday. — PTI photo.
HC no to plea on Rajiv’s name
NEW DELHI, Dec 23 — The Delhi High Court today dismissed a petition seeking deletion of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s name in the Rs 64 crore Bofors gun deal kickback case charge sheet.
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Sonia goes in for major revamp
Pranab, Scindia, Dhawan lose posts
NEW DELHI, Dec 23 — Nearly two years after becoming the Congress President, Mrs Sonia Gandhi today revamped the organisation dropping Mr R K Dhawan as the General Secretary and inducting Mr Pawan Bansal and Mrs Santosh Chaudhary, both as Secretaries.

Cong men train guns on Dikshit
NEW DELHI, Dec 23 — Virtually the entire top leadership of Delhi Congress came out in the open against Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today and criticised her “unbecoming” language and behaviour at the stormy Congress Legislature Party meeting yesterday.

6 cops among 12 killed by MCC
PATNA, Dec 23 — The outlawed Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) killed 12 persons, including six police personnel, in south Bihar’s Chatra and Hazaribagh districts since Wednesday, official sources said here today.

ED ex-officer Aggarwal arrested
NEW DELHI, Dec 23 — Former Enforcement Directorate Deputy Director Ashok Aggarwal, allegedly involved with Abhishek Verma and other hawala operators, was arrested from Uttar Pradesh this afternoon.

Dispute delays opening of Taj Mahal
AGRA, Dec 23 — The ongoing dispute over night-viewing of the Taj Mahal led to a four-hour delay in its opening to the visitors today.

Panchayat poll: verdict on Dec 27
CHANDIGARH, Dec 23 — “We shall pronounce the judgement (on the conduct of panchayat elections) on December 27 at 10 a.m.”, when the Punjab and Haryana High Court will be closed for the winter recess.


No consensus on calendar
Jathedars appoint panel
AMRITSAR, Dec 23 — The controversy over the implementation of the Nanakshahi Jantri (calendar) is likely to spill over the next millennium. The meeting of the five high priests, the SGPC chief, Bibi Jagir Kaur, representatives of Panthic organisation and the Sant Samaj failed to resolve the calendar issue.

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IN PASSING
Dear, have faith in me. I was not in the group opposing the women’s Bill.
by Sandeep Joshi
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