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Thursday,
May 5,
2005, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
George
cleared VIP planes for Justice Phukan, says Pranab
New Delhi, May 4
 Defence
Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the Justice S.N. Phukan Commission,
probing defence deals, had not only visited Pune and Ahmednagar but also
Ajanta and Ellora in 2003, going against the prescribed rules for use of
IAF’s VIP aircraft.
 Justice Phukan
denies clean chit to George
Money
was accepted, Jaya tells CBI
Nation
page:Govt
all set to reject Phukan panel report
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Should the CBI take up investigation in
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NDA
to boycott entire session
New Delhi, May 4
The NDA today decided to continue
with its boycott of two Houses of Parliament for the rest of the Budget
session till May 13 making light of Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath
Chatterjee’s fresh appeal to its Chairman Atal Bihari Vajpayee to
reconsider their decision.
In video (28k, 56k)
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New Delhi, May 4
A Delhi court today sentenced to life a city hospital ward boy for brutal rape of a nurse after she strongly rebuked him for his ”indecent” proposal to marry her as a remorse for his crime as she pleaded to the court to give him severest punishment.
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Canada not to
appeal in Kanishka case
Vancouver, May 4
In a disappointment to relatives of the victims of the 1985
Air-India bombing that killed 329 persons, Canadian prosecutors have
decided not to appeal against the acquittal of two main accused in the
case.
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QUOTE OF THE
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I never gave a clean chit to George Fernandes. This is being created by the media. I had merely said that there was no major irregularities in the defence deals.
— Justice S.N. Phukan
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Nod
to Right to Information Bill
New Delhi, May 4
The Union Cabinet tonight approved
11 Bills including the much awaited Right to Information Bill, the
Special Economic Zone Bill and a law on disaster management for
coordinated response during a crisis situation. The Cabinet also
approved amendments to three major Bills — the RBI Act, 1934, Banking
Regulation Act, 1949 and the Credit Information Companies (Regulation)
Bill ---to hasten the pace of banking reforms.
Business
page: Cabinet clears SEZ legislation
India
not to resume arms supplies to Nepal, says envoy
New Delhi, May 4
There is no question of India
resuming military supplies to Nepal till New Delhi’s demands listed in
its February 1 statement are met, though India will continue to stay
engaged with the Himalayan kingdom.
France
ready to give Mirage “marketing rights” to India
New Delhi, May 4
France is ready to grant India
“marketing rights” for the Mirage-2000-5 fighter aircraft, which
have been put on offer to the Indian Air Force besides the transfer of
technology being offered for the production of aircraft here.
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Selection,
PSEB style
Written test waived for law
officers
Chandigarh, May 4
Incredible, but true. The Punjab
State Electricity Board altered the process of selecting law officers to
make it more subjective. In fact, the authorities dropped the condition
of holding a written test mentioned in an advertisement issued for
recruiting the officers. They rather directed that the selection would
be made on the basis of interviews.
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NDA
to review boycott today
May 4, 2005
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No
tax on savings cash withdrawals
May 3, 2005
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Advani
to lead BJP in poll: Vajpayee
May 2, 2005
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Nepal lifts emergency
May 1, 2005
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India, Japan to usher
in new Asian era
April 30, 2005
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NDA
leaders meet Kalam, seek Lalu’s ouster
April 29, 2005
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Military aid in doldrums as Nepal arrests Deuba
April 28, 2005
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21
states agree on uniform VAT rates
April 27, 2005
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Laloo charge-sheeted
April 26, 2005
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Manmohan
calls for restructuring of UN
April 25, 2005
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