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Cong a party of
sycophants, says Dullo
Divedi
differs with him
Payal, August 31
Punjab Pradesh Congress
Committee president Shamsher Singh Dullo and Mr Janardhan Divedi
general secretary, AICC and in charge Punjab affairs seem to be on
different wave lengths on the status of the Congress party with
the former claiming it a party of sycophants only while the latter
stressing the view was wrong.
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Congress leaders honour Mata Jaswant Kaur, wife of late Chief Minister Beant Singh, at his 11th martyrdom function at Payal village in Ludhiana district on Thursday.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
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MEA grounds Amarinder, ministers
Chandigarh, August 31
Peeved at the frequent foreign jaunts of Punjab ministers without seeking prior permission or, in some cases, simply seeking the mandatory go-ahead at the proverbial last minute, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has come down heavily on the state government.
Indicted official made A-I safety chief
New Delhi, August 31
In spite of a high-power internal committee holding former Director of Operations of Air India Capt M.K. Hathi guilty of ad-hocism in appointments and giving a go by to the overarching DGCA’s Civil Aviation Rules (CAR), the carrier’s CMD V. Thulasidas has appointed him Executive Director, Air Safety.
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I was struck by Nariman’s remarks about how the legal system should deal with those who operate with intent outside the framework of legal system, like terrorists.
— Manmohan Sing
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Mehbooba wants Dy CM changed
Crisis in Congress-PDP coalition deepens
Jammu, August 31
The crisis within the ruling Congress-PDP coalition in Jammu and Kashmir deepened tonight with the PDP president, Ms.Mehbooba Mufti, asking Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to remove Mr.Muzaffar Beig from the post of deputy chief minister and appoint Mr.Abdul Aziz Zargar to the post.
Muftis miffed with CM over Beig’s portfolio issue
Jammu, August 31
The expansion of the Cabinet by Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today triggered a full-blown crisis within the ruling Congress-PDP coalition as he turned down the request of Ms Mehbooba Mufti to take away important portfolio of Finance and Planning from Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Beig.
Azad
allocates portfolios to ministers
Srinagar, August 31
The Chief Minister, Mr Ghulam
Nabi Azad, today assigned portfolios to the ministers following the
expansion of the Cabinet on Tuesday. The Deputy Chief Minister, Mr
Muzaffar Hussain Baig, has been relieved of the Tourism portfolio and
will now be having Finance, Planning, Law and Parliamentary Affairs,
said an official spokesman.
(Details on J&K
page)
PM for reform of criminal justice system
New Delhi, August 31
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the legal fraternity to ponder upon certain important questions raised by noted lawyer Fali Nariman in his latest book on various malaise of the Indian legal system, particularly the criminal justice in the face of the crimes perpetuated by terrorists.
2 sisters to die for murder of 13 kids
New Delhi, August 31
Two sisters from Pune, who had been convicted by lower courts of brutal murder of 13 minor children over a period of five years — after using them in an organised racket of petty offences — were shown no mercy by the Supreme Court today when it upheld the death sentence awarded to them by the lower courts.
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Baluchistan cut off
August 31, 2006
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Rail
link to Quetta cut
August 30, 2006
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Bugti killing unfortunate
August 29, 2006
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Baloch leader Bugti killed
August 28, 2006
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Scientists
voice fears over nuclear deal
August 27, 2006
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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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