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SC
upholds 2-child norm for Haryana panches
New Delhi, July 30
Shutting the doors for a person
with more than two children for holding any post in the panchayati raj
bodies in Haryana, the Supreme Court today put its stamp of approval on
the constitutional validity of a law passed by the state disqualifying
any violator of the two-child norm from contesting panchayat poll.
Pak
sends proposal on resuming air links
New Delhi, July 30
Pakistan has sent a proposal to the
Atal Bihari Vajpayee government for technical-level talks to resume
civil aviation links between the two countries.
Punjab
releases water in re-lined Gang canal
Amarinder defends disinvestment
Balewala Headworks
(Ferozepore), July 30
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot today kickstarted campaign of his party for the elections,
scheduled for November (in Rajasthan), by seeking water for his state
from the remodelled Gang (Bikaner) canal in this sleepy village of
Punjab after performing religious ceremony (Ardas and puja) at the site
here today.
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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Capt Amarinder Singh discuss a point at Balewala Headworks (Ferozepore) before releasing water into the Gang (Bikaner) Canal on Wednesday.
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Prices
of oilseeds raised
New Delhi, July 30
The government today announced an
increase of Rs 35-55 per quintal in kharif MSPs for oilseeds.
Agriculture Minister Rajnath Singh informed Parliament that with the
addition last year of the Special Drought Relief at the rate of Rs 20,
Rs 15, Rs 10 and Rs 5 for groundnut, sunflower, soyabean and sesamum,
respectively, the actual increase in the MSP would work out to be Rs
25-40 per quintal.
Bandh
against Mumbai blast peaceful
Mumbai, July 30
Barring stray incidents of
stone-throwing in parts of the city and disruption of road and rail
traffic, the Opposition-sponsored Mumbai bandh to protest against
Monday’s blast in a bus and pay homage to the victims was by and large
peaceful, the police said today.
In video (28k, 56k)
Lyngdoh
to get Magsaysay Award
 Singapore,
July 30
Two Indians — Chief Election
Commissioner James Michael Lyngdoh and social worker Shantha Sinha —
were today named as winners of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Awards,
Asian region’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize.
 Award
for free, fair poll, says Lyngdoh
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Mayawati eats her words
July 30,
2003 |
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US
Gen to plead for troops
July 29,
2003 |
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Interest
rate on farm loans cut
July 28,
2003 |
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Japan clears troops for Iraq
July 27,
2003 |
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China refuses to recognise Arunachal
July 26,
2003 |
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Nation on verge of disintegration, says Chandra Shekhar
July 25,
2003 |
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SC
favours law on common civil code
July 24,
2003 |
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Brig, 7 jawans shot dead
July 23,
2003 |
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Ayodhya rocks Lok Sabha
July 22,
2003 |
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BJP to make Sonia’s origin poll issue
July 21,
2003 |
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Rae
Bareli, July 30
