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            | Rival
        platforms at Maghi Mela
        
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            | Mr Parkash
              Singh Badal, Union Minister Rajnath Singh and Mr Sahib Singh Verma
              (left) and Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, PPCC President H.S.
              Hanspal with Mr Jagmeet Brar (right) gather at a political
              conference at Maghi Mela in Muktsar on Tuesday. — Tribune photos by Manoj Mahajan
 
 
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            | Choose between Indian, foreign PM is SAD-BJP sloganMuktsar, January 13
 A galaxy of leaders of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) and the BJP, descended on this town on the occasion of Maghi Mela.
        They set the agenda for the next Lok Sabha elections, urging the people
        to decide whether they wanted an Indian Prime Minister or a foreigner to
        decide their fate.
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              promises 24-hr power as rebels boycott rallyMuktsar, January 13
 Accusing the previous SAD-BJP government of neglecting the
              development of the state, while addressing Congress supporters at
              the Maghi Mela here today, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt
              Amarinder Singh, today announced a grant of Rs 3.5 crore for
              undertaking public works in Muktsar.
 
 
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            | World
              Punjabi conference from January 23New Delhi, January 13
 A three-day annual conference of the World Punjabi Organisation
              will get under way in Dubai from January 23. Former Prime Minister
              I.K Gujral will be the chief guest at the conference which will be
              inaugurated by the National Commission for Minorities Chairman
              Tarlochan Singh.
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            |  | Let new govt be in place by April, says PMJanuary 13, 2004
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            |  | LS
              poll may be in March or MayJanuary 12, 2004
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            |  | Decision
              on LS poll by Jan 14, says  Mahajan January 11, 2004
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            |  | Government
              doles out more concessions January 10, 2004
 
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            |  | Pre-poll
              tax sops target middle class January 9, 2004
 
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            |  | Unorganised
              sector gets social security January 8, 2004
 
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            |  | Pervez
              promises end to terror January 7, 2004
 
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            |  | Vajpayee
              meets Musharraf January 6, 2004
 
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            |  | India,
              Pak avoid Kashmir at SAARC January 5, 2004
 
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            |  | PM
              keeps door open for talks January 4, 2004
 
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