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Tuesday,
June 21, 2005,
Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am
(IST)
Petrol, diesel costlier
Livid Left calls for nationwide stir on June 28
New Delhi, June 20
The government today hiked the prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 2.50 and Rs 2 per litre, respectively, after a gap of seven months, leaving the Left parties fuming, which called for a nationwide strike on June 28.
The UPA government, however, spared mass cooking fuel LPG and kerosene
from the increase.
Petrol stations closed
as dealers
observe strike
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In video
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Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Mani Shankar Aiyar announces a hike in petrol, diesel prices
in Delhi on Monday.
— PTI photo
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QUOTE
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We have basically gone back to the principle of equitable burden sharing between the government, the consumers and the oil companies.
— Mani Shankar Aiyar
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Pataudi gets bail
in poaching case
CJM gets threat calls
Jhajjar, June 20
Even as Chief Judicial Magistrate Sudhir Jeewan granted bail to
former Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi today, he told a
shocked courtroom here that he had received a threat to his life.
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Heat wave claims
3 lives
Bathinda, June 20
An intense heat wave in the region has led to the death of three
persons here today. The mercury soared to 45°C in the city forcing
people to stay indoors. Sahara Janseva Society chief Vijay Goel said a
person fell unconscious due to hot weather conditions near an overhead
water tank.
Chandigarh page: Mercury hits a scorching 44.5°C
Sensex
crosses 7000 mark
Mumbai, June 20
The Ambani brothers’ decision
to carve up the Reliance empire after a seven-month battle saw all
group companies soaring in today’s trading to take the stock markets
to record levels.
In video (28k,
56k)
Pak
to forward Rashid’s name for visit today
Islamabad, June 20
Despite clear indications from
India that it would not allow Pakistani Information Minister Sheikh
Rashid Ahmed to visit Jammu and Kashmir, Islamabad said today that it
would forward his name for permission to travel by the
Muzaffarabad-Srinagar bus on June 30.
 Sania Mirza moves up in Wimbledon
London, June 20
Sania Mirza won her Wimbledon first round match, beating Japan’s Akiko Morigami in three sets, here today. Sania defeated Morigami 6-3, 3-6, 8-6 in the opening match on Court 17.
— PTI
(Details on Sports page)
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Anil
Ambani enterprises in power
June 20, 2005
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Ambanis
reach accord
June 19, 2005
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Bonanza
for farmers
June 18, 2005
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Cabinet
nod for dual citizenship
June 17, 2005
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Be
impartial, PM tells Governors
June 16, 2005
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Punjab
hikes power tariff by 10.27 pc
June 15, 2005
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15
dead, 90 hurt in Pulwama blast
June 14, 2005
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Let Siachen be a peace mountain: PM
June 13, 2005
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A
world first in N-power programme
June 12, 2005
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Storm
wreaks havoc
June 11, 2005
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