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 | Pak not ‘desperate’ for talks Hopes India would attend SAARC summit
 Islamabad, November 3
 Pakistan today said it wanted to hold dialogue with India but was not “desperate” and hoped that New Delhi would not back out from its commitment to attend the SAARC summit in Islamabad in January.
 
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  Pak
        envoy seeks appointment with PM, Sonia 
          Himachal restores
          LTC for staff within stateShimla, November 3
 The Himachal Pradesh Government today decided to restore the leave
          travel concession facility for its employees within the state.
 
 
 
            
                | 2 held for bid to poison Golden Temple langar
           
            
              | Amritsar, November 3 A case of attempt to poison the
                Golden Temple langar was registered against two persons last night.
                Santosh Rani and Balwant Singh, who occasionally performed sewa at the langar hall of the Golden Temple, reportedly threw some poisonous powder wrapped in paper in the dal which was ready to be served to devotees at about 9 pm.
 
 Balwant Singh, one of the two persons who tried to put poison in the langar food at Golden Temple on Monday.
                — Photo by Rajiv Sharma
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                |  | 3
        killed, 40 hurt in Gujarat violence November 3, 2003
 
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                |  | We’ll
        test Pak sincerity, says PM November 2, 2003
 
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                |  | India scalp Pak for hockey gold November 1, 2003
 
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                |  | Kashmir-specific proposals rejected October 31, 2003
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                |  | Pak accepts
        proposals, but harps on Kashmir October 30, 2003
 
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                |  | 1 dead, 37 hurt in Srinagar CTO blast October 29, 2003
 
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                |  | Series of explosions rock Baghdad, 37 dead October 28, 2003
 
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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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