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			Friday, November 19, 1999
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New Russian envoy to India
MOSCOW, Nov 18 (UNI) — Mr Alexander Kadankin, a senior diplomat will be the new Russian Ambassador to India, sources said here today. An official announcement is expected to be made shortly. Mr Kadankin replaces Mr Albert Chernishev who has completed four years in Delhi and has done much of the spadework for a long-term agreement between India and Russia. The agreement to be signed early next year will cover the first 10 years of the millennium.

WB Governor
NEW DELHI, Nov 18 (PTI) — Noted industrialist and former BJP MP Viren Shah will be the new Governor of West Bengal, Chief Minister Jyoti Basu said today. Mr Basu told reporters after a 15-minute meeting with Home Minister L.K. Advani that the Union Government had proposed Mr Shah as the new Governor and "it is acceptable to me".

50 Nigerians killed
LAGOS, Nov 18 (Reuters) — Up to 50 persons were killed in fighting between two southern Nigerian communities over pipes donated by an oil firm hoping to foster better relations, local papers said today. The state-owned Daily Times said the dead included four policemen in the fighting since Tuesday over the gift of pipes from royal Dutch/shell in the Isoko district.

Lakhubhai case
NEW DELHI, Nov 18 (UNI) — A CBI court today dismissed a petition seeking the closure of the $ 100,000 Lakhubhai Pathak cheating case against former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, Chandraswami and his aide K.N. Aggarwal. Chandraswami had sought the closure of the case in the light of a Supreme Court ruling that examination of evidence in criminal cases should be completed within two years. Additional Sessions Judge Ajit Bharihoke said he was dismissing the petition as a response was being awaited from the Canadian authorities.

CPM workers hurt
KANNUR, Nov 18 (UNI) — In a fresh outbreak of political clashes, four CPM workers and an RSS activist were injured in separate incidents at Thalassery in Kerala during the past 24 hours. Police sources said Thalassery area committee member of the CPM V.K. Suresh Babu was attacked by suspected RSS activists.

Cyclone toll 9,574
BHUBANESWAR, Nov 18 (PTI) — The death toll in the October 29 super cyclone in Orissa has risen to 9,574 even as the state government’s efforts to procure more polythene sheets to provide shelter to the homeless continues. The toll had risen by just one since yesterday with the lone casualty reported from Balasore district, official sources said. Reports of deaths were coming in even three weeks after the cyclone hit the coast.

Missile patrol boat
TAIPEI, Nov 18 (AFP) — The Taiwanese navy has inaugurated another 500-tonne missile patrol boat to accelerate an arms build-up to counter a perceived threat from rival China, naval officials said today. The vessel christened "Kao Chiang" was delivered to the navy yesterday at the shipyard of the state-run China Shipbuilding Corporation in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, the officials said. The warship would be armed with four home-made Hsiungfeng ship-to-ship missiles.

11 die in mishap
JAMMU, Nov 18 (UNI) — At least 11 persons were killed and nine others injured when the truck in which they were travelling plunged into a deep gorge while negotiating a turn 4 km from Rajouri this evening. According to official sources a truck, carrying 20 persons was going from Darhal to Rajouri. The driver of the vehicle, while negotiating a sharp curve, lost control over the vehicle near Topa in Rajouri. The truck fell into the gorge.

Nigerian President
ABUJA, Nov 18 (DPA) — Negeria's senate impeached its President, Evan Enwerem, the nation's number three man, today. Of the 109 senators, 90 voted for his removal on grounds of incompetence, while three voted against his removal and 15 others abstained from voting. Enwerem's Impeachment comes after the forced resignation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives on July 22 on charges of perjury and falsification of age.