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Bihar issue rocks Parliament
Both Houses adjourned amid din
NEW DELHI, March 4 — The Bihar issue continued to mar the parliamentary proceedings today as both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha were adjourned for the day without transacting much business with the Rashtriya Loktantrik Morcha members remaining adamant on their demand to revoke President’s rule in the state.		 Line A foamy layer of industrial pollutant floats in the Ghaggar.

A foamy layer of industrial pollutants floats in the Ghaggar. This picture was taken by Karam Singh near Zirakpur, where the river flows under the Ghaggar bridge.
Punjab page: Industrial effluents defile Ghaggar
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 2 ministers still with HVC
SHIMLA, March 4 — In a subtle move, which could have far-reaching consequences for the BJP-HVC coalition government, Mr Mansa Ram and Mr Prakash Chaudhary, ministers, today stated that they continued to be members of the Himachal Vikas Congress and their joining the BJP at the time of formation of government was a "stage-managed" act.

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It's checkmate Tohra
Badal men call meeting on March 16
AMRITSAR, March 4 — Pro-Badal members of the SGPC have once again checkmated the beleaguered Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra by advancing the date of the general house meeting of the SGPC by a week where a no-confidence move will be initiated against him.

Top KLF militants surrender
SANGRUR, March 4 — In a major breakthrough the Sangrur police has effected the surrender of two top Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) militants, including Manjinder Singh Issi who was involved in the kidnapping of a Romanian diplomat besides the killing of former Finance Minister Balwant Singh and attack on SGPC president Gurcharan Singh Tohra.

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‘Retired’ Judge on HC Bench
CHENNAI, March 4 — A sitting Judge of the Madras High Court, Justice C. Shivappa has been found working beyond the retirement age and advised by the Union Government that he had attained the age of superannuation on December 11, 1998, itself.
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Heavy dose of taxes in J&K
JAMMU, March 4 — Wilting under acute financial crisis, the state government had no alternative but to impose a heavy dose of additional taxes in the Budget proposals for 1999-2000 which the Finance Minister, Mr Mohamad Shafi, introduced in the Assembly here today.

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