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October 14, 2004, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
60 per cent turnout in Maharashtra
19 pc cast vote in Pahalgam
New Delhi, October 13
An estimated 55 to 60 per cent of the electorate exercised their franchise in the Maharashtra Assembly polls but the percentage of polling varied between 12 and 60 per cent in four by-elections for Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, according to the Election Commission.
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Himachal page: 65 pc turnout at Guler
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Stray
incidents mar polling
Over 65 per cent cast vote in
Punjab
Garhshankar, October 13
Barring stray incidents of violence, polling in Kapurthala and
Garhshankar mostly remained peaceful as more than 65 per cent of the 2.4
lakh voters sealed the fate of 22 contestants in electronic voting
machines today.
Punjab page: Lathi-charge,
clashes mar Kapurthala poll
Repoll
likely in one Garhshankar booth
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Women on their way
to the voting centre at Hajipur village during byelections in the
Garhshankar Assembly constituency on Wednesday.
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3
killed in Uttar Pradesh poll violence
Lucknow, October 13
Despite unprecedented arrangements by the Election Commission, three
persons were killed in the violence reported from 12 Vidhan Sabha and
one Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.
Apang
to be Arunachal Chief Minister
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With today's
edition of The Tribune, we are launching a weekly
supplement, Amritsar Plus,
to cater to the needs of our readers in the city and
around. It will be updated every Thursday.
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CCS
reviews internal security, fencing on India-Bangladesh border
New Delhi, October 13
The Cabinet Committee on Security today undertook a comprehensive review
of the country’s internal security, particularly the North-East and
Jammu and Kashmir.
54 of
cancelled oil outlets in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal
New Delhi, October 13
The two-member judicial committee that had recommended the cancellation of
297 petrol station allotments, finding them to be made in favour of
ineligible candidates by the previous NDA government, found that 54 such
cases existed in three northern states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal
Pradesh.
Mass graves unearthed in Iraq
Hatra (Iraq), October 13
Investigators have conducted their first scientific exhumation of Iraq’s ‘’killing fields’’, discovering hundreds of bodies, which they hope, will help convict Saddam Hussein of crimes against humanity.
(Details on World
page)
Sharmila to head Censor Board
New Delhi, October 13
Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore was today appointed Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification in place of Anupam Kher, who has been asked to quit.
(Details on Nation
page)
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God’s grace, my child will live, says Sonia
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Rohtak, October 13
Sonia, who is under pressure from a khap panchayat to accept her
husband as her brother, now faces the dreaded prospect of losing
her most prized possession – her unborn child. |
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gynaecology ward of the PGIMS at Rohtak where she was admitted
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Demolish
Forest Hill Club: HC
October 13, 2004
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SC
cancels 297 petrol, kerosene outlets
October 12, 2004
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Congress
set to retain power in Arunachal
October 11, 2004
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Charges framed against CM
October 10, 2004
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Madras HC restrains Ranbir
October 9, 2004 |
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India
not to sign NPT
October 8, 2004 |
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More
forces, choppers for Assam, Nagaland
October 7, 2004 |
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10 killed in Assam
October 6, 2004 |
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Patil
favours talks with N-E militants
October 5, 2004 |
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Fresh
blasts rock Assam; 12 killed
October 4, 2004 |
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