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Male kin of Sharif ‘held’
ISLAMABAD, Nov 23 — Several male family members of the ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, including his father, son and brothers, have been formally arrested by the authorities under the newly introduced Accountability Law, a media report said today.
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Sharif's trial		 Devotees light candles at the Sector 20 gurdwara in Chandigarh.

Devotees light candles at the Sector 20 gurdwara in Chandigarh on Tuesday on the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan (Story)
Sonia hints at floor strategy
Trust vote in Goa today
NEW DELHI, Nov 23 — Congress President Sonia Gandhi today expressed confidence that the Luizinho Faleiro-led Congress government in Goa would survive the confidence vote tomorrow, hinting that the party had devised a strategy in this regard. She also charged the BJP with trying to make a "backdoor entry to power".
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Karunakaran chargesheeted
Palm oil import scam
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Nov 23 — The Kerala State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau today filed a charge sheet against former Chief Minister K. Karunakaran and seven more in the 1991 palmolein import case.

56 LTTE rebels killed
COLOMBO, Nov 23 — At least 56 rebels and three Sri Lankan soldiers were killed in heavy fighting in the country’s north even as the LTTE radio today claimed its forces were advancing towards army’s biggest garrison at Thalladi.

UP crisis: talks likely today
LUCKNOW, Nov 23 — Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ram Prakash Gupta, facing mounting pressure from key constituents over alleged "disparity" in portfolio allocation, is likely to hold discussions with them tomorrow even as one of the allies said its representatives might resign from the ministry.
Pressler may meet Vajpayee
Decks being cleared for Clinton visit
NEW DELHI, Nov 23 — With US Senator Larry Pressler’s arrival here on November 24 and his likely meetings with the Indian leaders, including the Prime Minister, the stage is being set for the official visit of President Bill Clinton to India in February or early March next year.
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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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High-altitude troop deployment
SASE identifies avalanche points
CHANDIGARH, Nov 23 — As the Army remains entrenched on the inhospitable peaks and snow-clad ridges along the Dras-Kargil axis as an aftermath of Operation Vijay, the Snow and Avalanche Studies Establishment has compiled a study of the terrain and avalanche patterns to facilitate incident-free movement and deployment of troops, besides initiating steps to augment its weather forecasting capabilities.

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