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Saturday, November 14, 1998, Chandigarh, India

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Anti-graft Bill for public
men soon: PM

PHULOKHARI (Bathinda), Nov 13 — The Centre will soon enact legislation to check corruption among public men.
This was announced by the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, at a massive rally here today after laying the foundation stone of a Rs 16,000-crore oil refinery in the public sector in one of the most backward regions of Punjab.

Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee addresses a public meeting after laying the foundation stone of an oil refinery at Phulokhari in Bathinda district on Friday

Wearing a turban, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee addresses a public meeting after laying the foundation stone of an oil refinery at Phulokhari in Bathinda district on Friday. —Tribune Photo by Karam Singh

PM confident of poll victory
ON BOARD IAF AIRCRAFT, Nov 13 — Reiterating that the November 25 poll in four states will not be a referendum on his coalition government at the Centre, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, told newsmen on board his official aircraft that the BJP would win the assembly elections in Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan and also be successful in opening its account in Mizoram.

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Lacunae to be plugged in PIO cards scheme
NEW DELHI, Nov 13 — The Centre’s proposed scheme to issue persons of Indian origin cards to people of Indian origin holding alien passport will not be applicable universally as the government plans to put certain restrictions on the persons applying for the cards.

No headway in Indo-Pak talks
NEW DELHI, Nov 13 — The nine-day second phase of the composite Indo-Pakistan dialogue ended this afternoon with both sides failing to make any headway on issues relating to Siachen, the Tulbul navigation project, Sir Creek maritime boundary dispute and terrorism.

Karnataka JD leadership crisis over
BANGALORE, Nov 13 — A showdown between the warring factions of Karnataka’s ruling Janata Dal on Chief Minister J H Patel’s leadership was averted at the Janata Dal Legislature Party meeting here today following a truce brokered by top party leaders.

Five held for killing Samata candidate
NEW DELHI, Nov 13 — The Delhi police today arrested five persons allegedly involved in the murder of Ved Singh, Samata Party candidate from the Nangloi Jat constituency.

Rates of drugs up in Jalandhar
AMRITSAR, Nov 13 — Because the rates of smack, opium etc stand hiked in Jalandhar due to the Adampur byelection slated for November 25, drug peddlars and smugglers have started smuggling the intoxicants from the adjoining districts.

Humans as guinea pigs?
CHANDIGARH / KASAULI, Nov 13 — Are humans, especially the downtrodden — in a country where reports of sale of vital organs of the body are common — likely to be used as guinea pigs? Is the country heading for a problem of sorts in the production of certain vital vaccines used on a day-to-day basis to immunize children against deadly diseases?

Today's issue comes with
the Agriculture Tribune
and Saturday Plus sections

IN PASSING

By Sandeep Joshi

Editor, Printer and Publisher : Hari Jaisingh
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Copyright : The Tribune Trust, 1998.