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        Law Board opposes govt move on AyodhyaNew Delhi, February 9
 The All-India Muslim Personal Law
        Board today decided to oppose the Centre’s move to get vacated the
        Supreme Court stay on religious activity at the undisputed land in
        Ayodhya, but the BJP shrugged it off by maintaining that the board had
        “no stake” in the matter.
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        Pakistan soldiers killedJammu, February 9
 Four Pakistani soldiers were killed and two of their bunkers destroyed
        by the Indian Army after Pakistani troops opened unprovoked heavy
        shelling in Mendhar sector of Poonch district this evening, defence
        sources said.
 HVC
        open to post-poll alliance
  Chandigarh,
        February 9 Himachal Vikas Congress leader Sukh Ram today asked Chief Minister Prem
        Kumar Dhumal to order an inquiry into the charges of corruption being
        levelled against him by the Congress during the run-up to the Assembly
        elections.
 
      
        | Ministers
        undeterred by resource crunchOpt for luxurious offices, houses
 Jammu, February 9
 While the Jammu and Kashmir government is financially starved and is
        meeting its day-to-day expenditure through overdrafts from the bank, it
        has spent a sum of over Rs 20 lakh within a fortnight to make the
        offices and residences of the newly inducted ministers luxurious.
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            |  | India
    expels Pak diplomat February 9, 2003
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            |  | Pak
            diplomat accused of funding APHC February 8, 2003
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            |  | Border tension eases as migrants
          return February 7, 2003
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            |  | Bangladesh
    for talks on border stand-off February 6, 2003
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            |  | Putin
    calls up Vajpayee February 5, 2003
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            |  | Bangladesh
    pushes back migrants February 4, 2003
 
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            |  | Remains of Columbia astronauts found February 3, 2003
 
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            |  | Columbia crashes over Texas February 2, 2003
 
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            |  | Srinagar-Jammu
        highway reopened February
            1, 2003
 
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            |  | Bathinda
    Refinery to be speeded up January 31, 2003
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