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Order, order!
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by
Sandeep Joshi
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Pak minister at
his softest best
New Delhi, November 10
The usually fire-breathing Pakistan
Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed was at his softest best tonight
when he had a lengthy interaction with the visual and print media and
did not mention the “core issue” of Kashmir.
In
video (28k, 56k)
Nation page: Ministers
arrive for SAARC conference
PDP
leader among 13 killed in Kashmir
Srinagar, November 10
Ten persons, including five ultras
and a ruling PDP activist, were killed in separate incidents in Jammu
and Kashmir since last night, a police spokesman said today.
CBI
arrests Madhumita’s ‘killer’
Lucknow, November 10
The Central Bureau of
Investigation, probing the poetess Madhumita Shukla murder case, today
arrested Prakash Chandra Pandey, alleged killer of the poetess, and
produced him before Special Judicial Magistrate R.M. Yadav here, who
remanded him in 14 days judicial custody.
Reveal
names or face stir, Congress tells Vajpayee
New Delhi, November 10
The Congress today threatened to
launch a nationwide agitation if Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee did
not reveal by November 14 the names of six ministers who had allegedly
sought “undue favours” from chiefs of some public sector
undertakings under their jurisdiction.
PPSC
to reconduct lecturers’ interview
Patiala, November 10
The Punjab Public Service
Commission has decided to reconduct the interview process of all college
lecturers to whom call letters had been sent during the tenure of its
former Chairman Ravinderpal Singh Sidhu.
School
that sparked acting in Anupam Kher
Shimla,
November 10
It was a nostalgic walk
down memory lane as the famous cine personality Anupam Kher
entered the premises of the DAV school at Lakkar Bazar after 25
years. While the Bollywood star was overwhelmed by memories of
his schooldays, the excited students jostled to shake hands with
him and greet their idol.
Film actor Anupam Kher eats ‘tikki’ at the famous Sita Ram shop in Lakkar Bazar, Shimla, on Monday.
— Photo by Anil Dayal
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Suicide
bombers kill 11 in Riyadh
November 10, 2003
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Press across nation rallies behind
The Hindu
November 9, 2003
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Death
penalty for Sushil Sharma in ‘tandoor’ case
November 8, 2003
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19 hacked, burnt in tea garden clash
November 7, 2003
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Emergency in Lanka
November 6, 2003
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Lankan
Parliament suspended
November 5, 2003
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Sushil Sharma convicted
November 4, 2003
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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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