Friday,
November
21,
2008, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
Big hike for PSU staff New Delhi, November 20
There was a good news for the Public Sector Undertaking
(PSUs) employees here in the times of recession and meltdown with the government today giving its approval to increase in the pay of its officers with effect from January 1, 2007.
Army
to reinstate 23,476 troops Discharge
illegal: HC Chandigarh, November
20
The Army may reinstate
over 23,000 troops that had been discharged on grounds of low
medical category (LMC) consequent to orders issued by the
Delhi High Court today. They would also be eligible for
emoluments and other benefits from the date of discharge to
their reinstatement.
Pragya ‘torture’
BJP charges being looked into, PM tells Advani New Delhi, November 20
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s efforts to smoothen the ruffled feathers of the Sangh parivar in general and Leader of Opposition
L.K. Advani in particular, over the investigations into the Malegaon blasts and interrogation of Pragya Singh Thakur seem to have had no serious impact.
Polls 2008:
Chhattisgarh 65 to
70 pc voting in Round II Chief Minister
Ajit Jogi’s vehicle was attacked in Girivar village in his
constituency Marwahi and a complaint was received by the
Election Commission against Chief Minister Raman Singh for
allegedly defying the code of conduct. Other than that
Chhattisgarh elections on Thursday largely passed off
peacefully with 65 to 70 per cent electorate exercising their
right to franchise.
People line up to vote during the second phase in Chhattisgarh in Deopuri village on the outskirts of Raipur on Thursday. — AFP
Polls 2008:
Rajasthan Politicians
keep the door shut on tribals Dhauri Mangri/Sagatpura
(Udaipur), November 20
Roop Lal of Dhauri Mangri
has no idea what is door-to-door campaigning, or, for that
matter, what elections are all about. Can’t blame him. He
was born and raised in a door-less kutcha house before
Indpendence. Over 60 years later, he still lives in the same
house, still door-less.
Madhya Pradesh
All’s not fair in
electoral battle
All the political parties have not been fair to the fair sex. Both main
rivals the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress have fielded
candidates in 228 constituencies each. They are facing dissidence over
the allotment of tickets and many aspirants have become 'turncoats' to
remain in the fray.
Tribal refugees to play crucial role Aizawl/Agartala, November 20
About 35,000 Reang tribal refugees, sheltered in Tripura camps for the past 11 years following ethnic clashes with the majority
Mizos, will play a crucial role in the December 2 assembly polls in
Mizoram. The Reangs, also called Bru, are recognised as a primitive tribe and constitute about 10 per cent of Mizoram’s one million population. Clashes with the Mizos in October 1997 forced them to flee to
Tripura.
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