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Final phase of polling today
Entry of 3 leaders banned in Amethi
NEW DELHI, Oct 2 — Amid tight security, 118 Lok Sabha constituencies spread over 10 states and a union territory including prestigious seats of Lucknow and Amethi go to polls in the final phase tomorrow.		   President K.R. Narayanan paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 130th birth anniversary at Rajghat in New Delhi on Saturday.
President K.R. Narayanan and Mrs Usha Narayanan paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 130th birth anniversary at Rajghat in New Delhi on Saturday. — PTI photo
Advani predicts bipolar scene
NEW DELHI, Oct 2 — The Union Home Minister and chairman of the BJP’s national campaign Committee, Mr L.K. Advani, today predicted that the current elections will throw up a bipolar polity in the country with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance and the Congress-led alliance emerging as the two key political players.
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Tributes paid to Mahatma Gandhi
NEW DELHI, Oct 2 — President K.R. Narayanan, Vice-President Krishan Kant and Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee led the nation in paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 130th birth anniversary today.

5 of family commit suicide
HISAR, Oct 2 —Five members of a family committed suicide here late last night in the Railway Colony. They were identified as Madan Lal Jadia (40), his wife Geeta Devi (36), daughter Rajni (18) and two sons Vishal (16) and Prashant (13).

JKLF men to cross LoC ‘without arms’
ISLAMABAD, Oct 2— JKLF chief Ammanullah Khan has said activists of his group will cross the Line of Control into India unarmed on October 4.

USA: India, Pak may sign CTBT
WASHINGTON, Oct 2 — The USA has said India and Pakistan may sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty once the US Senate ratifies it and hoped the upcoming conference on the CTBT will pass a strong resolution urging both the countries to initial the treaty.
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Polluted water threatens millions in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Oct 2 — Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today appealed for international help to solve a major health problem created by arsenic contamination of ground water threatening more than 20 million people.

Pak Naval Chief resigns
ISLAMABAD, Oct 2 — Pakistan’s naval chief Admiral Fasih Bokhari suddenly resigned today, officials said.

Show cause notice to VC
ROHTAK, Oct 2 — The Governor of Haryana and Chancellor of Maharshi Dayanand University, Mr Mahabir Prasad, has asked the Vice-Chancellor, Lt-Gen O.P. Kaushik (retd), to show cause why action should not be taken against him for challenging the authority of the Chancellor and using "intemperate" language in letters sent to him.

No takers for DFO’s post
SHIMLA, Oct 2 — Once considered the privilege of favoured officers, the post of Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Jubbal, has no takers today.

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