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Wednesday,
August 10, 2005,
Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am
(IST)
Govt may amend ATR on Nanavati report
Congress in damage control mode
New Delhi, August 9
Faced with an Opposition onslaught and adverse public reaction on the Centre’s response to the Nanavati Commission report on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, a worried Congress went into damage control mode today.
Nation page: NDA
seeks PM’s resignation and
more
Punjab page: Kalam’s
intervention sought and
more
Chandigarh page: Sikhs
demand action against tainted leaders
and more
Ludhiana page: Riot
victims, parties hold protests
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YOUR VOTE
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Are you satisfied with the Central government’s “Action Taken Report” on the Nanavati Commission?
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Nanavati report rocks Parliament
New Delhi, August 9
The Nanavati Commission report on
the 1984 anti-Sikh riots today rocked both Houses of Parliament as BJP
and Akali Dal members made a vociferous demand for action against those
indicted by the commission, leading to adjournment of the two houses.
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’84 riot victims burn Nanavati panel report
Call it ‘bundle of lies’
New Delhi, August 9
Twentyone years after the sequence of cruel events, which changed their lives forever in 1984, horror lives on in their minds.
Even if they wanted to, the ensuing circumstancely ensured that they relived the horror, day after day, year after year.
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Relatives of victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots weep during a protest in New Delhi
on Tuesday. — Reuters photo |
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Delhi page:
Nanavati
Commission: 22 Delhi Police officers faced criminal charges |
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QUOTE
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Those who have been named by the Nanavati Commission, those who have been accused by it should resign from the Council of Ministers.
— Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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Indo-Pakistan talks: focus on shipping protocol
New Delhi, August 9
The Commerce Secretaries of India and Pakistan today started their two-day talks under the Composite Dialogue process on a positive note and both sides were hopeful of a concrete outcome tomorrow despite Pakistan’s rejection of long-standing Indian proposal to grant the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India.
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3 pilgrims killed in mishap
Jammu, August 9
Six persons, including three Vaishno Devi pilgrims, were killed and 32 injured in two road accidents early this morning.
E-ticketing on Shatabdi from Aug 12
New Delhi, August 9
The Railways will launch its much-touted E-ticketing scheme from August 12 on a pilot basis on the New
Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi.
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’84 recalled
When the mob ruled
A.J. Philip
ON the way to the Patna
Junction to see off our parish priest, I took a few copies of the
special edition we had brought out to cover Prime Minister Indira
Gandhi’s assassination. As we waited for the Howrah Express, a
passenger train from Dhanbad arrived on platform No.1.
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Nanavati pins Tytler for ’84 riots
August 9,
2005
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ULFA
blasts oil pipelines in Assam
August 8,
2005
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India, Pak okay pact on ballistic missiles
August 7,
2005
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Delete
names of criminals from rolls
August 6,
2005
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Afzal to die; Shaukat gets 10-year jail term
August 5,
2005
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Indo-US
nuke deal reciprocal
August 4,
2005
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Sonia
wants stamp papers abolished
August 3,
2005
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Mumbai reels under another deluge
August 2,
2005
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Advani
must go by October
August 1,
2005
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Srinagar
terror drama ends
July 31,
2005
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No
compromise on strategic interests
July 30,
2005
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