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Sunday,
July
12,
2009, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
PM
to G8, G5 nations: Tell Pak to shed terror
On Board PM’s Aircraft,
July 11
Pakistan should take
credible action against perpetrators of Mumbai terror attack,
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today disclosing that he
asked G8, G5 members to “put pressure” on it to shed the
path of terrorism and choose friendship with India.
Move
on nuclear trade surprises India
New Delhi, July 11
Though surprised, India is
not unduly perturbed at this stage over the G-8 countries’
move to adopt a joint statement on non-proliferation, vowing to
ban the transfer of enrichment and reprocessing (ENR) technology
to countries which have not signed the controversial nuclear
non-proliferation treaty (NPT).
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Professional
Impropriety
Army court
sacks woman officer
Chandigarh, July 11
In the first instance of its
kind in the Army, a general court martial (GCM) has dismissed a
woman officer from service for alleged professional impropriety.
Capt Poonam Kaur of the Army Service Corps had faced 10 charges
under various Sections of the Army Act for disobedience of lawful
command, acts unbecoming of an officer, levelling false accusations
and intent to defraud.
Security
up in Jodhpur
Jaipur, July 11
Jodhpur has been put on a high
alert following intelligence inputs regarding a possible terror
strike in the city. The move came after the Jammu and Kashmir
police unfolded a plot, hinting at terror threat to the city.
CPM’s Kerala
Crisis
Achuthanandan
set to face action
New Delhi, July 11
The all-powerful central
committee of the CPM met in the capital today to take a final view
on the issue of disunity in the party’s embattled Kerala unit.
Although a formal decision on the fate of the warring state leaders
- Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan and party secretary Pinarayi
Vijayan - is expected tomorrow after the CC meeting concludes.
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India’s
population may touch 2 billion by 2101
Substantial rise in
elderly population predicted; UP, MP, Bihar, Rajasthan to account
for nearly half of country’s people
New Delhi, July 11
India’s future population
could be much more than what is currently estimated. The latest
demographic projections by the Population Foundation of India (PFI)
and the Population Reference Bureau (PRB), US, predict that India
may have a population of two billion by 2101.

Punjab
legislators vote for prosperity
To get richer by Rs 40,000 a
month
Chandigarh, July 11
Exchange of bouquets and brickbats
over the poor fiscal health of the state during the six-day budget
session notwithstanding, members of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, in an
exemplary show of comradeship, voted themselves to prosperity on last
day of the session.
Take
crash course, Speaker directs MLAs
Chandigarh, July 11
Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon has
decided a crash course in legislative business and procedures of the
House for all MLAs and ministers. Kahlon said most MLAs did not know the
do’s and don’ts even after attending the Vidhan Sabha sessions for
three years. “I think a training camp for them is desirable”.
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G8 pledges $20 bn for food security to poor nations
July 11, 2009
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G8
non-committal on emission targets
July 10, 2009
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Pak nurtured terror groups: Zardari
July 9, 2009
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No new taxes in Punjab Budget
July 8, 2009
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Pranab focus on rural poor
July 7, 2009
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Panic strikes border villages
July 6, 2009
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HC:
Exhume bodies of Shopian rape victims
July 5, 2009
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No hike in fare, freight
July 4, 2009
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Survey
sees 7% growth, urges radical reforms
July
3, 2009
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Punjab
to hike taxes to bolster economy
July 2, 2009
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