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            |  |  Daler faces angry crowd 
 Daler Mehndi is helped out of his Mercedes Benz by an Inspector outside Sadar police station in Patiala on Monday.
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 |  3 terrorists killed after 14-hour encounterAkhnoor, October 27
 After a gun-battle lasting 14 hours, three terrorists involved in triggering explosions on the railway track near Jammu resulting in the derailment of the Shalimar Express last night were shot dead by the troops here this afternoon.
 
 J&K page
 
  No
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            | India triumph over Pakistan 4-2 Hyderabad, October 27
 A scintillating display of Asian
              hockey gave the packed Gachibowli hockey stadium its money’s
              worth as India triumphed over Pakistan 4-2 to top pool B with an
              all-win record in the first Afro-Asian Games here tonight.
 
 Prabhjot Singh (R)
              dribbles past Pakistani defender Mudassar Khan during a group
              hockey match at the first Afro-Asian Games in Hyderabad on Monday.
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                |  | Pak
        response to peace moves by next week October 27, 2003
 
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                |  | Talks not at
        cost of unity, says Advani October 25, 2003
 
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                |  | Hurriyat
        cautious October 24, 2003
 
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                |  | Fresh
        move to improve ties with Pakistan October 23, 2003
 
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                |  | Govt
                  raises ceiling on poll expenses October 22, 2003
 
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                |  | Militants
                  take eight villagers hostage October 21, 2003
 
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                |  | Pope
        beatifies Mother Teresa October 20, 2003
 
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                |  | 2 holed-up militants shot dead October 19, 2003
 
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                |  | Militants
        attack Mufti’s house October 18, 2003
 
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                |  | VHP men to be allowed darshan October 17, 2003
 
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                |  | Allow
        VHP programme, Advani asks Mulayam October 16, 2003
 
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