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Punjab
poll before March 17: CEC
Dehra Dun, August 26
The Assembly elections in Uttar
Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Punjab and Manipur will be held before March 17
next year, Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswamy said today.
Briefing mediapersons after a meeting with Uttaranchal Chief Election
Commissioner N. Ravishankar and the District Magistrates here.
Ignoring
rules, Punjab virtually gifts land
to RIL
Chandigarh, August 26
In its haste to virtually gift government land worth hundreds of crores
to Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries Limited, the Amarinder
government threw all norms to the winds.
(Details in Punjab page)
PDP
leader for dialogue with militants
Srinagar, August 26
Describing Kashmir as an
“intricate issue with different dimensions”, senior PDP leader Tariq
Hameed Qarrah here today advocated dialogue with militants, excluding
foreigners, to find an everlasting and amicable solution to the problem
in Jammu and Kashmir.
Clean
chit to Amarnath Shrine Board
Jammu, August 26
The Mr Justice K.K. Gupta
Commission today gave a clean chit to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board,
headed by Governor S.K. Sinha, in the controversy surrounding the
formation of a man-made Shivlingam at the cave shrine of Amarnath in
Kashmir.
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What Hair has just done is make himself a laughing stock. It weakens his case considerably because it smacks of somebody just interested in money.
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Cops
find Sadhu missing from home
New Delhi, August 26
A team of the Bihar Police today
came here to arrest controversial RJD MP Sadhu Yadav in connection with
an assault case but failed to find him, two days after he was involved
in a high-voltage drama in the Lok Sabha.
Mother
Teresa’s 96th birth anniversary observed
Kolkata, August 26
The Missionaries of Charity today
observed the 96th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa with a special mass
and a call for love prevailing over violence. All-faith prayer held in
the premises marked the occasion.
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Mother Teresa
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Envoy
delivers Hague’s response but no apology
New Delhi,
August 26
The Netherlands' Government today communicated its response to the
detention of 12 Indian Muslims, but there was still no apology. Instead,
The Hague justified its action by sticking to its "suspicious
behaviour" line of argument and maintained that this kind of
behaviour "appeared to require urgent preventive action".
(Details in Nation
page)
Hair under
fire
Experts predict end of his
career
London, August 26
Darrell Hair’s demand for $ 500,000 (approx Rs 2.33 crore) in return
for quitting as Test umpire was today seen by experts as potentially the
biggest controversy in the 129-year history of international cricket and
many saw this as an end to his career. (Details in
Sports
page)
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Paralysed IMA
ex-cadet gets relief after 11 yrs
Chandigarh, August 26
Over 11 years after injuries
sustained during training at the Indian Military Academy left him
completely paralysed the chest downwards, ex-cadet Navin Gulia was
awarded benefits due and consequential relief yesterday.
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Quota Bill
introduced in Lok Sabha
August 26, 2006
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Showdown in Lok Sabha
August 25, 2006
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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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