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Friday,
April 8,
2005, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
Bus passengers bridge the divide
A new chapter in Indo-Pak ties, says Manmohan Singh
Kaman Post/Srinagar, April 7
In a path-breaking step, the divide that has kept apart the people of
Jammu and Kashmir was bridged today with the start of bus services
across the Line of Control after 57 years.
In video (28k,
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 Pak
passengers overwhelmed
Editorial: Bus
for peace
Nation: Muzaffarabad
bus to pave way for more bus services
J&K: Threats,
ill health force eight passengers to miss bus
Punjab:
Confusion
reigns at visa facility for Pakistanis
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Ms Sonia Gandhi flag off the historical bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad in Srinagar; and (right) passengers from
PoK wave as they cross the bridge to India, at the Line of Control at Kaman Post,
near Uri on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Amin War and PTI
In video: India ready to work together with Pakistan: PM.
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CBI raids houses of Chautala, Ajay
JBT recruitment case
Chandigarh, April 7
The CBI raided the houses of the former Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, his MP son, Ajay, and his close associates at several places, including Chandigarh, Delhi, Sirsa, Bhiwani and Kurukshetra today in an attempt to collect evidence in a criminal case regarding the appointment of junior basic trained
teachers in 2000.
Raids not at
anybody’s behest, says Hooda
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Full
coverage: India
vs Pak
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QUOTE OF THE
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A small step in a long journey
— Manmohan Singh
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Chautala’s
henchmen bash up TV cameraman
Tejakheda (Sirsa), April 7
Former Haryana Chief Minister’s
men let lose a reign of terror around his farmhouse amidst reports of
the CBI raid there and even bashed up the cameraman of a private TV
channel. The raid was conducted in connection with the JBT teachers
recruitment scam.
Third
front in 3 years, says Karat
New Delhi, April 7
The CPM today expressed confidence
that it would be able to put forth a formidable third alternative
political force, which would be anti-Congress, anti-BJP, within three
years along with Communist unity.
Naidu
made BJP Vice-President
New Delhi, April 7
Former BJP President M. Venkaiah Naidu, who stepped down to make way for
L.K. Advani to take over as President six months ago after the debacle
in the Lok Sabha and the Maharashtra Assembly elections, was made
Vice-President of the party today. (Details
on Nation page)
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Preserving
milestone of history, hope
Ludhiana, April 7
More than 34 years ago, when
septuagenarian Diljit Singh Brar had treasured an abandoned milestone of
pre-Partition times, mentioning the distance of Lahore from Ludhiana, he
had hoped against all hopes that the road to his cherished city would
reopen one day.
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Diljit Singh Brar and his wife with their cherished milestone in Ludhiana.
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Ultras storm Srinagar Tourist Centre
April 7, 2005
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Kaman Bridge all set for
historic event
April 6, 2005
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200 escape from burning train
April 5, 2005
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Nitish Kumar faces roadblocks
April 4, 2005
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Pope John Paul II is dead
April 3, 2005
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PM
open to talks with Musharraf
April 2, 2005
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Jindal, Surender Singh die in copter crash
April 1, 2005
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Traders’ strike almost total
March 31, 2005
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2,000 feared dead in quake
March 30, 2005
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Pak
to buy 70 F-16s
March 29, 2005
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