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 | AICC
        leaders meet Punjab dissidentsNew Delhi, December 8
 Continuing its efforts to sort out
        differences in the Punjab Congress, the party’s central leadership
        today met ministers and leaders who are lobbying for a leadership change
        in the state.
  Ludhiana page: Hanspal
        asks Congmen to sort out differences
 Welcome
        to SAARC summit, Jamali phones VajpayeeNew Delhi, December 8
 Pakistan Prime Minister Mir
        Zafarullah Khan Jamali telephoned Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
        today to welcome him to Islamabad for the 12th SAARC summit next month.
 Raids
        on Cong MLAs’ premisesAmritsar, December 8
 The crisis in Punjab Pradesh
        Congress is likely to be deepen further as Mr Swinder Singh Kathunangal,
        MLA, met the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, in New Delhi to
        complain that the Vigilance Bureau had sent revenue patwaris to collect
        information about the ‘illegal colonies’ being cut on the Ajnala
        road, here today.
 
 
 
 
          
            
              | Sri
              Lankan Army chief visits Kashmir
  Srinagar,
              December 8 The Sri Lankan army chief
              Lieutenant-General L.P. Balagalle here today said hope had been
              generated following the ceasefire along the borders between India
              and Pakistan.
 
 Lieut-Gen L.P. Balagalle (L), chief of the Sri Lankan army, speaks as Indian Army’s Lieut-Gen Nirbhay Sharma looks on at a news conference in Srinagar on Monday. — Reuters
              photo
 
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                |  | 5
        killed in Andhra communal violence December 8, 2003
 
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                |  | Jogi offered money to
        MLAs, says BJP December 7, 2003
 
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                |  | SC to hear Badal’s petition on MondayDecember 6, 2003
 
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                |  | BJP sweeps out Congress from 3 statesDecember 5, 2003
 
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                |  | Turmoil in Parliament over
        PSUs, Judeo issueDecember 4, 2003
 
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                |  | 31 die in bus mishap near ChambaDecember 3, 2003
 
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                |  | Badal,
        Sukhbir sent to Patiala jailDecember 2, 2003
 
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                |  | Pak to lift ban on
        Indian overflights December 1, 2003
 
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                |  | India
        differs with EU on Pak policy November 30, 2003
 
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                |  | HC
        stays tribunal order on transfersNovember 29, 2003
 
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                |  | SC upholds Punjab’s decision onliquor fee
 November 28, 2003
 
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