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400 Orissa villages still inaccessible
NEW DELHI, Nov 16 — The Centre today admitted that 19 days after the supercyclone hit Orissa about 400 villages located in the interiors were still not accessible either by land or by water. In contradictory statements Defence Minister George Fernandes said it was not so that food packets were not being dropped in these villages but there were no reports about any rescue operations being carried out in these villages.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal (extreme right) and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah (third from right) at the Chief Ministers and Finance Ministers' conference in New Delhi on Tuesday
—Photo by Vijender Tyagi
Common sales tax floor rate by Jan 1
NEW DELHI, Nov 16 — States and union territories today agreed to have a common floor rate of sales tax by January 1 next year and phase out sales tax-based incentive schemes as a mode of attracting investment.
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Commonwealth may expel Pak: PM
ON BOARD PM’S SPECIAL AIRCRAFT, Nov 16 — The Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee today said Pakistan could be expelled from the Commonwealth if the military regime did not restore democracy.

Minister’s kin in excise scam
FATEHABAD, Nov 16 — The city police has registered a case against eight persons, including a brother of the Minister of State for Medical Education in the Chautala government, Mr Vinod Marya, for their alleged involvement in a Rs 4 crore excise scam.
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Orissa cyclone relief: an appeal
Next to manpower, Orissa needs money to rebuild life brick by brick. Millions of rupees are required to reconstruct the ruined huts and vanished roads. We appeal to the readers to rise to the occasion.
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Minister sacked in Bihar
PATNA, Nov 16 — An unprecedented controversy erupted in Bihar with Governor Suraj Bhan today sacking Rakesh Kumar, a member of Rabri Devi ministry, for being under age just a couple of days before he would have ceased to be a minister for not being a member of the state legislature.


Dental college head booked for fraud
MANSA, Nov 16 — Mr Naginder Singh Harika, Managing Director, Khalsa Dental College and Hospital, Nangal Kalan has been booked by the Sadar police on the charge of running the college for about three years without any authorisation from the Dental Council of India and collecting crores of rupees from students in the shape of capitation fee.


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