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Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh speaks in front of a picture of Congress president
Sonia Gandhi during a press conference at the end of a Chief
Ministers' conclave in Nainital on Sunday.
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Chidambaram
leaves CMs fuming
Nainital, September 24
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram’s
rigid attitude and dismissive response to their suggestions on rural
credit has left Congress Chief Ministers and party functionaries fuming.
No
Deputy PM, asserts Sonia
Nainital, September 24
That Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
continues to enjoy Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s confidence was
evident when she emphatically scotched all speculation about the
possible appointment of a Deputy Prime Minister.
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Woman
official of Belgian Embassy stabbed to death
New Delhi, September 24
A woman official of the Belgian
Embassy was reportedly stabbed to death by her driver at her South Delhi
residence, the police said today.
Pakistan
denies coup rumours
Islamabad, September 24
Pakistan today denied rumours of a
coup attempt against President Pervez Musharraf while he is visiting the
United States.
Agitation
by farmers hits rail services
Chandigarh, September 24
Railway services came to a
standstill in several parts of Punjab following the “rail roko”
agitation by activists of the Punjab Kisan Sabha for two hours today.
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India: The Tasks Ahead
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS,
INAUGURAL SESSION
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4
join Koda ministry
Ranchi, September 24
Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda
today inducted four ministers in his Cabinet, taking the total strength
of the ministry to eight.
Jawan kills 4 others, self
Imphal, September 24
Four Assam Rifles jawans were shot dead by one of their colleagues, who also committed suicide by shooting himself in the Jiribam area of Manipur, official sources said today.
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Life on the edges-I
Call them by
any name, they are bonded labourers
Mansa, September 24
For the past 22 years, Amarjit
Singh, who is the manager of a 55-acre farm in Mansa Khurd village here,
has been working from dawn to dusk for a measly daily wage of Rs 52.05.
Wrinkles writ large on his face, he looks older than his 60 years.
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Inder Singh and Amarjit Singh (right) have been working as “attached labourers” in Mansa for almost two decades.
— Tribune photo by Kulbir Beera |
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PM warns of terror attacks
September 24, 2006
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SC orders
police reforms
September 23, 2006
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Major-Gen
gets 3 yrs in liquor scam
September 22, 2006
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3 shot, 100 hurt in Delhi
September 21, 2006
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India, Pak may not share hardcore intelligence
September 20, 2006
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Pak, India to jointly fight terror: PM
September 19, 2006
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NAM
endorses India’s stand on terror
September 18, 2006
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India, Pakistan to resume talks
September 17, 2006
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42 SAD, BJP MLAs suspended
September 16, 2006
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Munda skips test, quits
September 15, 2006
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