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407 take oath as 13th LS opens
NEW DELHI, Oct 20 — It was the first day of the 13th Lok Sabha and a total of 407 of the 537 newly-elected members of the House took oath starting with the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee.

Balayogi, Sayeed consensus nominees
NEW DELHI, Oct 20 — The choice for the posts of Lok Sabha Speaker and Deputy Speaker became clear today with the National Democratic Alliance-backed Telegu Desam nominee, Mr G.M.C. Balayogi, and a veteran Congress leader, Mr P.M. Sayeed, emerging as the consensus candidates.

 Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is received by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pramod Mahajan at Parliament House (top) and Mrs Sonia Gandhi arrives to attend the first session of the new Lok Sabha on Wednesday (bottom).

Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is received by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pramod Mahajan at Parliament House (top) and Mrs Sonia Gandhi arrives to attend the first session of the new Lok Sabha on Wednesday (bottom).
Talks with truckers fail
Nationwide strike begins today
NEW DELHI, Oct 20 — Truck operators are likely to go ahead with their indefinite nationwide strike from 6 a.m. tomorrow with the government refusing to bow down to their demand and saying that the diesel prices would not be rolled back.

Sharif accused of graft worth $ 100 m
ISLAMABAD, Oct 20 — The Federal Investigation Agency of Pakistan has initiated a probe into ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s alleged involvement in bank frauds and charged him with financial misdeeds amounting to over $ 100 million, a media report said here today.
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PPSC told to halt tests, interviews
PATIALA, Oct 20 — The Punjab Government has directed the Punjab Public Service Commission to put on hold all tests and interviews.

Clinton’s visit to India ‘certain’
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 — US President Bill Clinton will visit India early next year even if he is unable to go to Pakistan, Washington’s Ambassador to New Delhi Richard Celeste has said.


Jatti Umra prays for its son
JATTI UMRA (Amritsar), Oct 20 — "What has happened with Nawaz Sharif is too bad. He was the one who saved Pakistan and India from destruction by withdrawing forces. He avoided another war. We shiver at the thought that the army may kill him. We are doing ardas everyday at the gurdwara for his well-being and are planning an akhand path for him," says Mr Arjun Singh, who was once a close friend of Mr Nawaz Sharif.

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