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			Tuesday, December 21, 1999
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Recounting in Bahadurgarh
CHANDIGARH, Dec 20 (BOC) — Mr Justice N.L.Singhal today directed the recount of the ballots of the Bahadurgarh Assembly constituency on an election petition filed by Mr Rajpal Arya, the defeated Haryana Vikas Party candidate, who challenged the election of Mr Nafe Singh of the Indian National Lok Dal candidate to the state assembly. The petitioner had challenged the election on the grounds of legality of the process adopted for the counting and also alleged irregularities in the process.

50 die in train crash
OTURKPO (Nigeria), Dec 20 (AP) — A train smashed into a truck full of passengers at a railway crossing in the remote central Nigerian town of Oturkpo, killing at least 50 persons, the police has said. Rescuers sifting through the wreckage of Saturday’s crash said yesterday that the death toll could rise..

Telecom package
NEW DELHI, Dec 20 (PTI) — Communications Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today said the telecom bailout package offered to private companies in July for shifting to a new revenue-sharing system needed to be approved by the new government and not by Parliament. As per the Delhi High Court order the new government approved the package in its first Cabinet meeting, Mr Paswan said replying to a short duration discussion on the new telecom policy in the Rajya Sabha.

Cong, TC pact?
NEW DELHI, Dec 20 (PTI) — Congress President Sonia Gandhi is not averse to the idea of forging any tactical alliance with the Trinamool Congress, a major constituent of the NDA, to fight the “main target” CPM in West Bengal, a senior state Congress leader claimed here today.

Indian Airlines
NEW DELHI, Dec 20 (UNI) — The Board of Indian Airlines has approved the proposal to roll back the retirement age from 60 to 58. The board, which met today under the chairmanship of Mr Anil Baijal, Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Airlines, authorised the management to seek the approval of the government for rolling back the retirement age.