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Sunday,
February 19,
2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated
at 3:00 am (IST)
Bird
flu strikes
*8 admitted to
hospital in Navapur
*2 lakh chickens culled
*PM assures help to Maharashtra
Mumbai/New Delhi,
February 18
In the first outbreak
of bird flu in India, eight persons were today admitted to
a hospital with suspected deadly avian virus after 50,000
birds died in Nandurbar and Dhule district of Maharashtra.
Punjab page:
Punjab
bans chickens from Maharashtra
Haryana page:
Haryana calls emergency meeting
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Should public schools have some subsidised seats reserved for poor students?
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Thar
Express chugs in with 257 on board
Munabao-Khokhrapar rail line
restored after 41 years
Munabao, (India-Pakistan
Border), February 18
The much awaited Thar Express
carrying 257 passengers from Karachi in Pakistan arrived at the Munabao
station here on Saturday afternoon to a grand reception.
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Border Security Force personnel watch as Pakistani train enters Zero Point between India and Pakistan at Munabao in Rajasthan, on Saturday.
— Reuters photo
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Punjab
to have National Institute of Law
Chandigarh, February 18
The Punjab Council of Ministers
today approved the draft of Governor’s address for the Budget session
starting here on Monday besides clearing proposed amendments to the
Value Added Tax Act. It also gave the go ahead for setting up of a
National Institute of Law.
Main
accused in Ayodhya case killed
Lucknow, February 18
Sadhu Ramnarayan Das (65), an
active member of the Ayodhya movement, who had complained of a threat to
his life from a section of the BJP leadership was found battered to
death yesterday.
Govt
will “pacify” Left on Iran
New Delhi, February 18
The UPA government does not want to
link up nuclear proliferation with religion and politics of vote banks
and is confident of bringing the livid Left parties on board on the
issue of Iran. This was stated by new Minister of State for External
Affairs Anand Sharma in a conversation with The Tribune.
Daya Nayak declared absconder
Mumbai, February 18
Encounter specialist, Sub-Inspector Daya Nayak has been declared an absconder after he failed to surrender before the police.
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India:
The Tasks Ahead
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
125TH
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS,
INAUGURAL SESSION
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We will not allow, we cannot allow, another nuclear weapon state in our neighbourhood.
— Anand Sharma
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Gowda
expels son, 39 MLAs from party
New Delhi, February 18
Politics in Karnataka took a new
twist today when JD (S) supremo H. D. Deve Gowda suspended Chief
Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and 39 other rebel MLAs from the party with
immediate effect.
Pak
recalls envoy from Copenhagen
Denmark shuts Embassy in Islamabad
Islamabad, February 18
Pakistan on Friday recalled its Ambassador from Denmark to convey its
displeasure with the Danish government’s handling of the issue of
publication of blasphemous cartoons by a newspaper. (Details
on World page)
Police
opens fire on cartoon protesters, four injured
Now Muslim
headcount in Jharkhand police
Ranchi, February 18
Even as the BJP-led NDA attacked
the Manmohan Singh government on the headcount of Muslims in the armed
forces, its government in Jharkhand has initiated a similar exercise
in the police force of the state.
(Details on Nation
page)
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Sikh
students to protest during Chirac’s visit
New Delhi, February 18
Hundreds of Sikh
schoolchildren will march here during next week’s visit of
President Jacques Chirac in protest against a ban on wearing
turbans in French state schools, according to the Shiromani Akali
Dal Panthak (Jathedar Santokh Singh).
Sikhs shout anti-French government slogans and hold placards as they stage demonstration to protest against the forthcoming visit of French President Jacques Chirac in New Delhi on Saturday.
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Vote on Iran in national interest, says PM
February 18, 2006
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President outlines UPA govt’s reform agenda
February 17, 2006
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Exservicemen
take to streets
February 16, 2006
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Marriages
must be registered
February 15, 2006
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Left not to back no-trust move against UPA govt
February 14, 2006
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Kalam
outlines Navy’s future role
February 13, 2006
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CPM,
SP join hands on Iran issue
February 12, 2006
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CPM
plans stir during Budget session
February 11, 2006
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FBRs not to be put in civilian N-list, US told
February 10, 2006
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Gujarat to reopen 1594 riot cases
February 9, 2006
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