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Govt not to delete Rajiv's name
NEW DELHI, Nov 29 — The Centre today rejected the Congress demand to delete the name of late Rajiv Gandhi from the Bofors charge sheet on a day when the party held a mass rally in the Capital on the issue.
The Congress rally in the Capital on Monday, demanding the deletion of Rajiv Gandhi's name in the Bofors chargesheet. — Photo by Vijender Tyagi.
I can topple UP Govt, claims Kalyan
LUCKNOW, Nov 29 — The former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and suspended BJP leader, Mr Kalyan Singh, today claimed to have the support of a "sufficient" number of BJP MLAs and said he was in a position to topple the Ram Prakash Gupta-led government.
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Walkout over insurance Bill
NEW DELHI, Nov 29 — Members of Left parties, the Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Janata Dal today staged a walkout in the both Houses of Parliament in protest against the government’s proposal to move the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority Bill, that provides for private participation in the sector.

Better prison facilities for Sharif
ISLAMABAD, Nov 29 — An anti-terrorism court today barred former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and others charged with treason and hijacking as also the government from making political statements and allowed the deposed premier and a co-defendant better prison facilities.

Ganguly to be PGI acting Director
CHANDIGARH, Nov 29 — The Union Health Ministry has appointed Prof N.K. Ganguly, Director-General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), as acting Director of the PGI, Chandigarh, it is reliably learnt. He will take over his assignment tomorrow when the term of the present incumbent, Dr B.K. Sharma expires.

Rail mishap averted near Rajpura
AMBALA, Nov 29 — A major train accident was averted near Rajpura on the Ambala-Ludhiana rail section in Ambala division this morning.


A rare winged spectacle
CHANDIGARH, Nov 29 — It was a sight worth going miles to see: migratory birds from Siberia dotting every part of the big artificial lake at Chhat Bir Zoo. Yes, this was the scene this afternoon when I visited the water feature.





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IN PASSING
IN PASSING
Atal means stability; Kalyan means welfare. Now we have stability without welfare.
by Sandeep Joshi
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