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Cyclone national calamity: PM
300-crore Centre package for Orissa
NEW DELHI, Oct 30 — Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today said the devastation caused by the super cyclone in Orissa was being treated as a national calamity and announced a package of Rs 300 crore to the state as large parts of coastal areas had been ravaged and no estimate of loss of human life and property could be made.		 Brahmins and Banias hold a demonstration at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday. They are demanding reservation for themselves.

Brahmins and Banias hold a demonstration at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday. They are demanding reservation for themselves.
—Photo by Vijendra Tyagi

CMs justify farm subsidy
CHANDIGARH, Oct 30 — The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, and his Punjab counterpart, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, today strongly justified subsidy to the agriculture sectors, for 80 per cent of the country’s population living in the rural areas could not be ignored.
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PM, President to meet Pope
Pope John PaulNEW DELHI, Oct 30 — Even as the government today promised to work for creating a "conducive atmosphere" during the visit of Pope John Paul commencing from November 5, the church expressed its disappointment over the government’s decision of not allowing the live coverage of the pastoral aspects of the visit on Doordarshan.

'Accept' India, Pak as N-weapon states
WASHINGTON, Oct 30 — The USA and the rest of the international community should recognise India and Pakistan as nuclear weapons states and drop the post-nuclear sanctions against both nations, an influential American defence think tank has urged.

Deshmukh
meets
Sonia Gandhi
NEW DELHI, Oct 30 — The names of the four Congress ministers to be dropped from the Congress-NCP coalition government in Maharashtra will be decided tomorrow, Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said tonight.		 A file photo of Bofors Howitzer gunFresh deal for Bofors guns
NEW DELHI, Oct 30— Seeing the performance of Bofors Howitzer guns in the recent Kargil conflict with Pakistan, the Indian government has decided to add its latest version to the Army’s armament.


Pension scheme for PSU staff
SHIMLA, Oct 30 — The Himachal government today decided to cover the public sector employees under the pension and gratuity scheme. They will also be allowed to commute their pension.

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