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Thursday,
May 24,
2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
Dera crisis talks on course
Draft ready for approval
Chandigarh, May 23
A peaceful bandh in Punjab and positive indications from the negotiations the all-religion delegation had with representatives of Dera Sacha Sauda have raised hopes of an amicable settlement of the controversy that erupted with the insertion of dera advertisements in newspapers on May 13.
Dera affirms faith
in mediators
Blames Sonia for unrest
SGPC toughens up
Amritsar, May 23
Toughening its stand on the blasphemous acts of the Dera Sacha Sauda chief, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee today announced that Sikhs could make any sacrifice to stop any attempt of denigration of Sikh Gurus, Guru Granth Sahib and Sikh institutions.
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SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar announces the decisions taken by the executive committee on the Dera Sacha Sauda issue in Amritsar on Wednesday. — PTI
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Haryana
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Has
Indian cricket team come out of
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India:
The Tasks Ahead
SPECIAL
SUPPLEMENT
125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS,
INAUGURAL SESSION
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5 more sentenced in Mumbai blasts case
Mumbai, May 23
The special court set up under the Terrorism And Disruptive Activities Act to hear the serial bomb blasts that rocked Mumbai in 1993 today pronounced sentences on five more persons, who had transported explosives used in the blasts.
Land acquisition only with farmers’ consent
Chandigarh, May 23
In what could turn out to be a beneficial scheme for farmers, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today agreed in principle to approve a new land acquisition policy that will make farmers stake holders in the development of commercial, housing and industrial projects.
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 Punjab sees new light
In a move that could result in the availability of 150 MW of additional power to Punjab, the state government today decided to replace traditional incandescent lamps with the energy saving compact fluorescent lamps in government buildings and offices.
(Details on Punjab
page)
90 per cent
progress in N-deal: Burns
To visit India within two weeks for a ‘final effort’
India and the United States will make a concerted "push" over the next few weeks toward finalising the so-called 123 Agreement that lays down the parameters for civilian nuclear cooperation between the two countries, a senior Bush administration official said on Wednesday.
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A Peaceful shutdown
May
23, 2007
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Alliance:
BJP talks of ‘hard decisions’
May
22, 2007
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Takht calls for Punjab bandh
May
21, 2007
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Dera chief offers regrets
May
20, 2007
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Respite
May
19, 2007
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'Arrest baba in 3
days'
May 18, 2007
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Cong
behind trouble, says CM
May
17, 2007
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More
violence on Day II
May
16, 2007
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SGPC,
dera men clash: 12 injured
May
15, 2007
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Maya
takes charge
May
14, 2007
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