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Quitting,
Prabhunath dares Lalu
New Delhi, August 24
Even as Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath
Chatterjee threw the resignation of Prabhunath Singh in the wastepaper
basket, the JD(U) leader dared Union Railway Minister and RJD supremo to
resign and face him in elections in Bihar.
Bandh in Amritsar over haircut of Sikh
Amritsar, August 24
National president of the Rashtriya Sikh Sangat Gurcharn Singh Gill has claimed that the Rajasthan Government has agreed in principle to include chapters on the significance of turban and “kesh” (hair) in the syllabus at school
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Activists of Sikh organisations brandish swords and raise slogans during a protest against the cutting of hair of a Sikh youth, in Amritsar on Thursday.
— Photo by Rajiv Sharma
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I want a probe into the incident that happened in the Lok Sabha. If I am found guilty, I am ready to face action. At the same time if the other side is guilty then action should be taken against RJD member Sadhu
Yadav.— Prabhunath Singh
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MSP for paddy raised by Rs 40
per quintal
New Delhi, August 24
The minimum support price (MSP) for paddy for the Kharif season has been raised by Rs 40 to Rs 650 a quintal, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar announced in the Rajya Sabha today.
Medicos go on strike, patients bear the brunt
New Delhi, August 24
A little after 9 am today, when OPDs began functioning at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, anxiety was palpable in front of corridors, where patients awaited their turn, and inside, where a harried administration tried to ensure minimal
disruption of services, as hundreds of resident doctors went on a mass casual leave.
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RAF personnel drag agitating medicos during the anti-reservation demonstration outside the Supreme Court in New Delhi on Thursday. — PTI
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12 detained passengers Mumbai-born
New Delhi, August 24
All 12 persons detained in Amsterdam following a security alert on a US airliner were Mumbai-born, Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma said today.
12 Indian passengers released
Heavy rainfall brings down mercury in region
Chandigarh, August 24
Breaking long dry spell, many parts of Punjab were today lashed by rains, with Ludhiana turning out to be the wettest place in the region.
Ludhiana received 33 mm of rain and the maximum temperature there plummeted to 32.4 degrees Celsius, three degrees below the normal range, the Meteorological Department said here.
Weather page: Widespread
rain in region
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No commitment on future N-tests: PM
August 24, 2006
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2 ministers resign on Telengana
August 23, 2006
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Cabinet
okays staggered quota
August 22, 2006
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Quota Bill likely to be cleared today
August 21, 2006
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Govt drops RTI amendments
August 20, 2006
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President clears ‘Profit’ Bill
August 19, 2006
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PM’s
reply mellows CPM on N-deal
August 18, 2006
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Crisis in Punjab as 6 power units collapse
August 17, 2006
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PM
tells Pak to take steps to prevent terror
August 16, 2006
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LTTE bid to kill Pak envoy
August 15, 2006
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