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Jaya warns PM of dire consequences CHENNAI, July 19 — AIADMK supremo Jayalalitha today fired yet another salvo at the BJP-led government at the Centre threatening it with "disastrous consequences" if the gazette notification on the draft scheme for the implementation of the Cauvery tribunal’s interim order was further delayed... 20 killed in J&K, Colonel succumbs to injuries SRINAGAR, July 19 — Twenty persons, including 13 militants and three security personnel, were killed while members of village defence committees (VDC) repulsed militants' attacks at four places in Jammu and Kashmir since last evening.Meanwhile, Colonel P.B. Gole of 9 Jat Regiment, died in hospital. He was injured during shelling by Pakistani troops on Saturday.

US Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott with Ambassador Richard Celeste on his arrival at Indira Gandhi International Airport. Talbott arrives, talks today Hard bargaining on CTBT likely NEW DELHI, July 19 — India will press for the recognition of its irreducible security concerns and also seek access to dual use high technology...

SC verdict: EC summons Thackeray NEW DELHI, July 19 (PTI) — The Election Commission (EC) has issued notice to Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray to appear before it on August 14 for a hearing on the quantum of punitive measure against him in the light of a 1995 Supreme Court verdict finding him and his party’s candidate Y. Prabhu guilty of electoral malpractices in a by-election to the Maharashtra Assembly... Pak worrisome nation: USA ISLAMABAD, July 19 (PTI) — The USA today described Pakistan as a "worrisome" country whose major decisions are based on "false information" and dismissed Islamabad’s allegations that India was colluding with Israel to launch a pre-emptive strike on its nuclear installations prompting its atomic tests...

India to persist with no-first-use offer KARWAR (KARNATAKA), July 19 — India would continue to make the no-first-use of nuclear weapons’ proposal to Pakistan despite the neighbouring country rejecting the offer, the Defence Minister, Mr George Fernandes, said today. “We will continue to make the proposal to them,” Mr Fernandes said when newsmen sought his reaction to Pakistan’s rejection of India’s offer of the pact...

Tihar IG writes to Punjab DGP on militants’ issue CHANDIGARH, July 19 — The Tihar jail Inspector-General, Mr R.S. Gupta has shot off a letter to the Punjab police chief, Mr P.C. Dogra, on the latter’s statement about presence of 25 top militants in the Tihar. Recent reports in the media quoted Mr Dogra as saying that "25 top ultra" militants in the Tihar jail... Today's edition comes with the weekly Education Tribune section

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