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Tuesday,
May 9,
2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated
at 3:00 am (IST)
SC
dashes Jaya’s hope
 Dismisses
petition on office of profit
New Delhi, May 8
The Supreme Court
today dismissed
actress-turned-politician Jaya
Bachchan’s petition challenging her disqualification as
Rajya Sabha MP by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on the
recommendation of the Election Commission for holding an
office of profit.
Women
brave water cannons
Take to the
streets against sex scandal in Srinagar
Srinagar, May 8
Women protesters
braved water cannons as demonstrations continued unabated
today, demanding disclosure of names and action against
those involved in the sex scandal that has rocked the
Kashmir valley in the past several days.
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Veiled activists of the Dukhtaran-Millat brave the police water cannons as they come out on the streets to protest against the sex scandal in Srinagar on Monday.
— AFP photo
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Do you think that misuse of pesticides is having an adverse effect on people’s health?
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 Poor
turnout at Rae Bareli
Lucknow, May
8
A large number of
voters preferred to stay at home resulting in a bare 42.3
per cent turnout in the byelection for the Rae Bareli seat
today. With the Congress and Samajwadi party exchanging
charges and counter charges tension had mounted on the eve
of the election. Yet the polling remained largely
peaceful.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadera, polling agent and daughter of Sonia Gandhi, talks to election officials inside a polling booth on the day of polling in Rae Bareli on Monday. — PTI
photo
Sonia
shedding crocodile tears: BJP
60
pc turnout in TN; poll peaceful
In video (28k, 56k)
In video: Last phase of West Bengal assembly polls
gets underway today. (28k,
56k)
Editorial: At
last!
PM
responds to Sonia’s plea on trade agreement
New Delhi,
May 8
While the Congress
today played down reports regarding party President Sonia
Gandhi’s letter to the Prime Minister drawing attention
to the possible adverse impact of free trade agreements
with ASEAN countries on domestic agriculture, the Prime
Minister’s Office today clarified that Dr Manmohan Singh
had written back to allay her concerns.
61
missiles found in Ghaziabad steel factory
 Ghaziabad,
May 8
A tragedy was averted
when 61 missiles were found in Shankar Steel Factory on
the Bulandshahar road in the Kavi Nagar Industrial area of
Ghaziabad today.
The seized rocket and missile scraps found by the police in a factory in Ghaziabad on Monday. — PTI
photo
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SC
refuses stay on Narmada dam construction
New Delhi, May 8
The Supreme Court today declined
Narmada Bachao Andolan’s (NBA) plea to stop the ongoing construction
work to raise the height of the Sardar Sarovar Dam from the existing 110
metres to 121.92 m at this stage.
We
will fight to the finish, says Patkar
Army
withdrawn from Vadodara
In video(28k, 56k)
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Shinde
blames UP for Delhi power crisis
May 8, 2006
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States told not to overdraw
power
May 7, 2006
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Angry protests, firing leave 17 hurt in J&K
May 6, 2006
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CBI raids 24 places of Chautalas
May 5, 2006
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Army deployed in Vadodara
May 4, 2006
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Indo-Pak
officials hold talks on CBMs
May 3, 2006
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22 Hindus massacred in Doda
May 2, 2006
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Taliban
behead Indian engineer before deadline
May 1, 2006
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Taliban
abduct Indian engineer
in Afghanistan
April 30, 2006
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Left
leaders oppose hike in quota
April 29, 2006
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Arjun promises wider debate on
quota issue
April 28, 2006
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