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Vajpayee inducts four into ministry
Dhindsa gets Works & Estates, Shourie gets Planning
NEW DELHI, Nov 22 — The Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, today inducted Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Mr Rajnath Singh, Dr C.P. Thakur as Cabinet Ministers and Mr Arun Shourie as a Minister of State in the first-ever expansion and reshuffle of his month-old Council of Ministers.

The President, Mr K.R. Narayanan, administering the oath of office and secrecy to Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa at a ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday.

I may be hanged, says Sharif ISLAMABAD, Nov 22 — A defiant former Premier Nawaz Sharif today expressed apprehension that he may be hanged while putting in a demand for a fair trial, as a judge remanded him in custody till Friday.	Mr Nawaz Sharif has a grim look as he waves to his fans outside the Anti-Terrorist Court in Karachi on Monday; and (right) daughter Asthma Nawaz, mother Mian Nawaz and wife Kulsum Nawaz arrive at Karachi airport to see the deposed Prime Minister — AP/PTI photo	PML moves court against coup
		India not averse to talks: PM

Panel to review Prasar Bharati
NEW DELHI, Nov 22 — The government tonight set up a three-member committee to review the Prasar Bharati, its structure and recommend changes to make the functioning of Doordarshan and All-India Radio more professional.
(Nation: Verghese to complete 6-year term)

Gupta relents, but allies adamant
LUCKNOW, Nov 22 — Key constituents of the Ram Prakash Gupta government in UP, sore at "discrimination" in portfolio allocation, today stuck to their stand of their representatives in the ministry not taking their charge unless their grievances were redressed even as the Chief Minister agreed to make "minor" changes in their portfolios.

NLFT men attack police convoy, 8 dead
AGARTALA, Nov 22 — Outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura guerrillas killed eight policemen and seriously wounded five when they blew up their convoy with a landmine and grenades in the second militant strike within a week in the tiny north-eastern state, the police said.
Tunnel on border discovered
AMRITSAR, Nov 22 — A patrol party of the BSF found a 160-yard-long tunnel from the zero line towards the barbed wire fencing in the Ajnala sector early today.

To our readers
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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Punjab in precarious debt trap
CHANDIGARH, Nov 22 — Punjab is caught in a precarious debt trap. At present whatever revenue Punjab is able to earn, largely goes to meet the debt servicing. As on March last year, it had an accumulated debt of Rs 19,853 crore. By March, 2000, this would go up by another Rs 2,000 crore at least. If the debt burden of the state is not lightened, the total revenue receipts of the government would not be sufficient to meet the requirements for servicing the debt and payment of salaries and pensions.

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