Thursday, September 21, 2000, Chandigarh, India

10 Pak troops killed
India, Pak exchange fire on LoC
SRINAGAR, Sept 20 — An Army personnel was killed and five others were injured when Pakistani troops fired from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir yesterday, a Defence Ministry spokesman said.

Army supplies for Pak via UAE
NEW DELHI, Sept 20 — Beleaguered by crisis-ridden economy and virtual isolation by the major western powers, Pakistan’s chief executive, General Pervez Musharraf, is trying to bolster his image by acquiring military supplies by using the United Arab Emirates as conduit.

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India's Gurcharan Singh listens to his coach during a break in the rounds during his 81kg bout against Korea's Ki-Soo Choi in the Sydney Olympics on Wednesday. Gurcharan Singh won the bout. India's Gurcharan Singh listens to his coach during a break in the rounds during his 81kg bout against Korea's Ki-Soo Choi in the Sydney Olympics on Wednesday. Gurcharan Singh won the bout. — AP/PTI photo 

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Helipad near Sunam
NEW DELHI, Sept 20 — The Election Commission today took a strong view on reports that the Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, had tried to circumvent the model code of conduct by having a helipad constructed outside the Sunam constituency limits.

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PM’s knee surgery near Divali?
NEW DELHI, Sept 20 — Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is likely to undergo a knee replacement surgery near Divali next month. Sources said the operation by renowned NRI surgeon Chittaranjan Ranawat is likely to be carried out after the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin, starting on October 2.

Cong groups hold poll separately
KANGRA, Sept 20 — Differences in the Congress came to the fore here today when the elections for the Kangra Block Congress Committee and for the post of the Pradesh Congress Committee member were held at different places by two factions of the party.

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Shimla Mayor, 15 others quit Cong
SHIMLA, Sept 20 — The mayor and 15 other councillors of the Congress-controlled Shimla Municipal Corporation resigned from the party today to protest against the alleged rigging of the organisational elections in Himachal Pradesh by the anti-Virbhadra Singh group.
All set for paddy procurement from today
CHANDIGARH, Sept 20 — Grain markets in Punjab and Haryana are all set to regain their vibrancy from tomorrow. Their activity invigorates trade in general and the consumer market in particular for the ensuing festival season. A woman shovels a heap of paddy in the Samana mandi on Thursday.
A woman shovels a heap of paddy in the Samana mandi on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Karam Singh

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