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Editorial:
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A girl lights candles on the eve of Christmas at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in New Delhi
on Sunday.
— PTI
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PM
proposes, Mamata disposes
Kolkata, December 24
 Anxious
at the health of Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on the 21st
day of her indefinite fast in protest against the Tatas' project in
Singur, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today requested her to end her
hunger strike but she refused to budge.
Haircut:
Sikh boy faked attack
London, December 24
A 15-year-old Sikh schoolboy, who
had alleged that his hair were chopped off by a gang of four near his
home in Edinburgh, has told the police that he concocted the story about
a racist attack as he was experiencing certain personal problems.
Flight
delayed?
Airlines from Delhi to pay Rs 10,000
New Delhi, December 24
In a relief to passengers who are
left stranded at airports owing to flight cancellation and delays due to
technical snags, the State Consumer Commission has held that airlines
operating from Delhi will have to pay a compensation of Rs 10,000 each
to domestic travellers if the delay exceeded two hours.
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India:
The Tasks Ahead
SPECIAL
SUPPLEMENT
125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS,
INAUGURAL SESSION
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FORUM
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Forum
provides our readers with an opportunity to
express their views on some of the vital issues
facing the country. The new question being posed
is:
How can Indian hockey be saved?
The answers can be
e-mailed to:
forum@tribunemail.com
H.K. Dua
Editor-in-Chief
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Chandigarh,
Delhi submit plans for urban renewal
New Delhi, December 24
With the exception of Pondicherry,
Panaji and Shillong, 60 out of 63 mission cities, including Chandigarh
and Delhi have submitted their city development plans to the Union Urban
Development Ministry to access Central funds under the Jawaharlal Nehru
National Urban Renewal Mission.
Kangana
Ranaut new face of 2006
New Delhi, December 24
If 2005 launched Vidya Balan, then
this year is definitely for Kangana Ranaut, who has emerged as one of
the most promising newcomers in filmdom.
Monday
Special
DC Act:
Freedom from bondage
Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu),
December 24
When tennis ace Roger Federer was
playing cricket in Cuddalore District, Collector Gagandeep Singh Bedi
was rescuing bonded labourers.
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District Collector Gagandeep Singh Bedi listens to the woes of the labourers who were rescued recently from Koranial village in Ernakulam district.
— Photo by writer
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Manmohan Singh bytes, Mulayam bytes back
December
24, 2006
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Protect witnesses: Bala
December
23, 2006
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N-deal concerns remain: PM
December
22, 2006
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Life term for Manu
December
21, 2006
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India free to conduct nuke tests: Pranab
December 20, 2006
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Manu
guilty; Lalu not
December 19, 2006
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Kot-Bhalwal jail riot leaves 36 injured
December
18, 2006
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Rumble
in Bhutan
December
17, 2006
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Nuclear
deal: Japan to wait & watch
December
16, 2006
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Punjab Vigilance Bureau on ‘clean chit’ spree
December
15, 2006
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