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Tuesday, May 10, 2005, Chandigarh, India
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EC takes Chhapra to Kalam
Got no letter: Bhardwaj
New Delhi, May 9
Chief Election Commissioner T.S. Krishna Murthy accompanied by two Commissioners B.B. Tandon and N Gopalswami today met President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in the wake of allegations made by senior IAS officer L.V. Saptarishi in countermanding Chhapra Lok Sabha polls.

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PM moots joint working group for cooperation with Russia
 Moscow, May 9

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s extended bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin here this afternoon has facilitated the setting up of a joint working group for putting in place comprehensive economic cooperation which is not commensurate at present with the strategic relationship between the two countries.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan walk along with other Heads of State and Governments, who gathered to take part in the ceremonies to mark the 60th anniversary of allied victory over Nazi Germany, in Moscow’s Red Square on Monday.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan walk along with other Heads of State and Governments, who gathered to take part in the ceremonies to mark the 60th anniversary of allied victory over Nazi Germany, in Moscow’s Red Square on Monday. 
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Rocca meets MEA officials
New Delhi, May 9
United States’ Assistant Secretary of State Christina Rocca made a brief stop-over here this morning en route to Kathmandu, primarily to adopt a coordinated approach between Washington and New Delhi on Nepal.

BJP underplays comments
New Delhi, May 9
In a conscious attempt to keep the lid on the ongoing power tussle within the party, the BJP today tried to underplay its high profile general secretary Pramod Mahajan’s expression of concern on the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, Gujarat riots and internal situation within the party.

SC calls for notification on forests
around Chandigarh
New Delhi, May 9
The Supreme Court today called for a notification of the Punjab Government declaring certain areas in the periphery of Chandigarh, including that adjacent to the Sukhna lake as reserved forest in view of the allegations in a petition that the protected forests around the city were being brought under urbanisation plan by Haryana, Punjab and Union Territory Administration.

Army tests new war concepts
Gag (Jalandhar), May 9
To validate its newly conceptualised operational doctrine and battle drills in the backdrop of a nuclear environment, the Army conducted a massive 10-day field exercise, which concluded here today.		 T-72 tanks during Exercise Vajra Shakti in Gag near Jalandhar on Monday.
T-72 tanks during Exercise Vajra Shakti in Gag near Jalandhar on Monday. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

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