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Friday, November 12, 2004, Chandigarh, India
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Yasser Arafat is no more
A Palestinian woman cries during a rally following the announcement of the death of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday. Washington, November 11
Yasser Arafat, the embodiment of Palestinians’ struggle for an independent state, died at military hospital outside Paris on Thursday. The Palestinian president was 75.

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A Palestinian woman cries during a rally following the announcement of the death of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday. — Reuters photo

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The offices of The Tribune group of newspapers will remain closed today on account of Divali. There will, therefore, be no update of the site on Saturday.

Editorial: Alvida, Arafat
Oped: The face of Palestinian nationalism
After Arafat, who?
World page: Top legislator named interim President
Arafat symbol of Palestinian nation: Kalam
Israelis shed no tears for Arafat

The Tribune wishes its readers a Happy Divali

The Golden Temple is all lit up on the eve of Divali on Thursday.

The Golden Temple is all lit up on the eve of Divali on Thursday.
— Tribune photo by Rajiv Sharma

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	PUNJAB: Allahi’s assurance on Sikh shrines
	HARYANA: Kidwai: India can become third economic world power
	J&K: Geelani group for induction of Molvi Umar Farooq
	HIMACHAL: Govt funds used for Sonia’s rally: BJP
	DELHI: Illegal telephone exchanges busted
	CHANDIGARH: Bitter facts about yummy sweets
	LUDHIANA: Guru Nanak Dev Engg college Principal, Dean reinstated
	OPINIONS: Alvida, Arafat
	BUSINESS: FM lays down roadmap for banking reforms
	NATION: UPA, Left meeting postponed
	WORLD: Top legislator named interim President
	SPORTS: Ganguly’s fitness test today

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PM orders reduction of troops in Jammu and Kashmir
Manmohan Singh New Delhi, November 11
On Divali eve and 12 days before the arrival of Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz here, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh exploded a bomb of peace when he ordered the reduction of troops deployed in Jammu and Kashmir.

Pak welcomes move

2.72 cr relief for kin of custodial death victims
New Delhi, November 11
The National Human Rights Commission today ordered the Punjab Government to pay Rs 2.72-crore compensation to the kin of 109 persons who had died in custody during militancy, holding that the state was liable to make monetary amends for infringement on their right to life.

District-wise list of those whose kin will be compensated
Punjab page: Relief too little, too late, says SAD
Illegal Cremations: NHRC List

Marginal rise in sugarcane MSP
New Delhi, November 11
The government today approved a marginal increase in the statutory minimum price for sugarcane at Rs 74.50 per quintal for 2004-05 from Rs 73 a quintal last year, which in real term is no hike at all.

EC orders fresh poll in Mainpuri
New Delhi, November 11
In a major jolt to the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party leader, Mulayam Singh Yadav, the Election Commission today countermanded the October 13 byelection in the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency and ordered fresh poll on December 20.
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Commission for minority educational bodies soon
New Delhi, November 11
In a bid to woo minority communities, the Congress led UPA government today decided to promulgate an ordinance for creating a national commission for minority educational institutions which would grant direct affiliation to minority educational institutions to a scheduled university.

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