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        in team for Pak tourKolkata, March 1
 Mumbai off-spinner Ramesh Powar was
        a surprise inclusion today in the 15-member Indian one-day squad for
        this month’s Pakistan tour which will be missed by two leading
        bowlers, Anil Kumble and Ajit Agarkar, who are on the injured list.
 Pargat Singh, Rana Gurjit contenders for
        Cong ticketJalandhar, March 1
 After Mr Balbir Singh “opting out” of the poll race, the race to get the Congress ticket has suddenly hotted up among Congress leaders and aspirants to the ticket.
 ‘Return
        of the King’ sweeps OscarsLos Angeles, March 1
 The epic journey of a raggedy gang of humans, hobbits, wizards, dwarves
        and elves hoisted the fantasy genre to Oscar glory as “The Lord of the
        Rings: The Return of the King” today won 11 Oscars, sweeping every
        category in which it was nominated, including best picture.
 
 
 
          
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 Actor Sean Penn and actress Charlize Theron hold their Oscar statues for the Best Actor and Best Actress awards, respectively, at the 76th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, on Monday.
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            | Modernisation
            at the cost of heritage
  Amritsar,
            March 1 To give modern look to
            ‘Jamadar di Haveli’, of Maharaja Ranjit Singh era in the heart
            of the city here, the temple management has replaced old
            ‘nanakshahi bricks’ of the dome with white bathroom tiles which
            do not synchronise with the old structure.
 
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        LS poll in April, May March 1, 2004
 
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            |  | Osama: captured or not? February 29, 2004
 
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            |  | Mufti Sayeed escapes grenade
        attack February 28, 2004
 
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            |  | Revolt 
            will not hit Cong: Sonia February 27, 2004
 
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            |  | Hurriyat threatens to pull out of talks February 26, 2004
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            |  | Arif
              joins BJP February 25, 2004
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            |  | Blast in
        space centre kills 6 February 24, 2004
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            |  | PM launches insurance scheme from Lucknow February 23, 2004
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            |  | Pak
              tour from March 10 February 22, 2004
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            |  | 2
        pc additional DA for Central staff February 21, 2004
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