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  Sitaram
        Kesri dead NEW DELHI, Oct 24 — Former Congress President Sitaram Kesri died at
        the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here tonight after prolonged
        illness, AIIMS spokesman B.K. Dash said. Kesri breathed his last at 2330
        hours.
 Parrikar sworn in Goa CM
 Sardinha quits ahead of trust vote
 PANAJI, Oct 24 — BJP leader Manohar Parrikar was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Goa today.
          A 14-member council of ministers was also sworn in at a simple ceremony at Raj Bhavan here.
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                |  After operation knee, it’s time for operation government !
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                  Sandeep Joshi |  | Hukamnama on langar relaxedAMRITSAR, Oct 24 — Giving a new turn to the controversial  “hukamnama” (edict) issued by the then Jathedar Akal Takht Bhai Ranjit Singh on “langar”, the five
          Sikh high priests gave relaxation to the handicapped or sick devotees from partaking of langar while sitting on the floor.
 Puar,
          Sarao arrested, releasedPATIALA, Oct 24 — The
          Vigilance Bureau today arrested former Punjabi University
          Vice-Chancellor Joginder Singh Puar and former Registrar Ranbir Singh
          Sarao, besides three other senior teachers, with regard to a case
          registered against them for “irregularities” conducted in the
          hosting of the National Science Congress in 1993 . All of them were
          released later following the presentation of a security bond of Rs
          50,000 each .
 
 
 
 
          
            | White tiger cub is no more CHANDIGARH, Oct 24 —  Gloom descended on Chhat Bir Zoo today. It was 90 minutes after midnight when the white tiger cub, Julie, collapsed and died in the Deputy Director’s office which had been converted into a makeshift intensive care unit.
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