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Tuesday,
October 5, 2004, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
Patil
favours talks with N-E militants
Guwahati, October 4
Declaring that a multi-pronged
strategy was being worked out to check insurgency in the North East, Union
Home Minister Shivraj Patil today said doors for talks with militants were
always open for negotiations but it should be unconditional.
Editorial:
Not by force
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Is India becoming a dumping ground for foreign waste?
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BSF personnel patrol the fenced border with Bangladesh at Lankamura village near Agartala. Security has been beefed-up in the state following increased insurgent attacks in the North-East. — PTI
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6
shot in upper Assam
Guwahati, October 4
Violence continued to rock Assam for
the third consecutive day as NDFB militants shot dead six persons early
today in upper Assam. The death toll in the state in the past 72 hours has
gone upto 39 in 19 attacks perpetrated by NDFB militants, backed by ULFA.
AASU
asks airlines to cancel flights today
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Is he going to start ‘Rozgar Badhao’ with Cabinet expansion?
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by
Sandeep Joshi
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Govt
hands over Tehelka probe to CBI
New Delhi, October 4
Taking a proactive stance against
the belligerent Opposition to put it on defensive, the UPA government
today decided to hand over the investigation in the Tehelka case to the
CBI and scrap the Phukan Commission inquiring into it, saying that the
appointment of the panel by the Vajpayee Ministry was an attempt to
“shield various personalities” exposed in the sting operation.
BJP
condemns scrapping of Phukan Commission
New Delhi, October 4
The BJP today condemned the
decision of the UPA government to scrap the Phukan Commission of Inquiry
which was probing into the Tehelka expose and termed the move as
"politically motivated".
Left,
UPA on collision course
New Delhi, October 4
The Left and the UPA government
again appear to be heading towards a collision course with the
government reportedly considering to scrap Press Note 18 — a long
standing circular aimed at protecting domestic industry.
Supreme
Court stays trial of Badals
New Delhi, October 4
In
a major relief to former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh
Badal in the Rs 78 crore disproportionate assets (DA) case,
the Supreme Court today stayed the trial proceedings against
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Parkash Singh Badal
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Amarinder Singh
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Sukhbir
Singh and referred their petition to a Constitution Bench,
saying it has raised an “important” question of law
whether prior sanction for prosecuting a public servant was
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Badal
welcomes SC stay on cases
Badal
to present SC order in Ropar court
Bank
employees robbed of Rs 14 lakh
Jhajjar, October 4
In a broad daylight robbery, two
employees of Central Cooperative Bank were robbed of Rs 14 lakh by two
persons at gun-point outside the bank in Beri town of the district
today.
Pak
journalists face Kashmiri Pandits’ ire
Jammu, October 4
The Pakistani media delegation, on
its first visit to Jammu and Kashmir in 57 years, today faced the ire of
the displaced Kashmiri Pandits when the members of the team visited one
of the migrant camps near here.
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Editorial:
Let them see
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Fresh
blasts rock Assam; 12 killed
October 4, 2004 |
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Terror strikes in
North-East
October 3, 2004 |
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CBI
to probe Tehelka scam
October 2, 2004 |
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Foreign
experts to go
October 1, 2004 |
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Public servants among 190 in CBI net
September 30, 2004 |
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Diesel
to cost more from Oct 1
September 29, 2004 |
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Talks
with Pak to be carried forward
September 28, 2004 |
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PM
ends US visit
September 27, 2004 |
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We have
an open mind on Kashmir, says PM
September 26, 2004 |
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PM,
Pervez address Kashmir issue
September 25, 2004 |
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