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Badal picks holes in CM’s theory
 Chandigarh, June 29
The justification given by the Punjab
Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today for revamping the intelligence
wing of the Punjab police notwithstanding, the Shiromani Akali Dal
President, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, and a senior BJP leader and former
minister, Mr Balramji Dass Tandon, have assailed the government saying that
the summary and highly controversial transfers of top ranking intelligence
officials have blown the lid off the so-called crusade against corruption in
the state.
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Be careful. Not to watch either the football final or the Cabinet reshuffle news!
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by
Sandeep Joshi
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A VIEW FROM PAKISTAN
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TRIBUNE EXCLUSIVE |
Musharraf
under pressure
Operation against Al
Qaida intensifies
AS
the border tension on the eastern front cooled off, President
Pervez Musharraf’s government has come under pressure on the
western borders with a renewed “Get Osama” campaign by the
USA, and the killing of 10 Pakistani soldiers in South Waziristan
on June 25. Unconfirmed reports suggest that the toll is higher as
24 soldiers had stormed the Al-Qaida’s alleged hideout.
World
page
Pak
releases photos of 11 blast suspects
Pak
denies removal of top ISI official
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Crores
betted on World Cup final
Bathinda, June 29
Crores have been staked on the
out- come of tomorrow’s World Cup football final, which has led to
an increase in betting activity in the region. Local “satta”
operators, have been doing good business, are using innovative ways
and coded language to conduct their transactions. E-mails, cellular
phones and the SMS facility offered by the Internet are some of the
new tools being used by punters.
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IMPACT |
Wildlife
officials raid illegal zoo
Mehtiana Sahib
(Ludhiana), June 29
After facing stiff resistance from managers of the alleged
illegal zoo near Gurdwara Mehtiana Sahib, a joint raiding team
of the state Wildlife and Forest Departments managed to break
into the zoo premises today and found about 45 animals and birds
kept illegally. |
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Wildlife and Forest Department officials inspect the animals kept illegally in a zoo near Gurdwara Mehtiana Sahib on Saturday.
— Tribune photo Pradeep Tiwari |
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PM may have deputy
June 29, 2002
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3 jawans die in blast on Amarnath yatra route
June 28, 2002
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CBI raids Tehelka premises
June 27, 2002
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Print
media thrown open to foreign investors
June 26, 2002
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Stand by your pledge
June 25, 2002
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Divide
J&K into 4: VHP
June 24, 2002
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VHP threatens Muslims, seeks ban on madarsaas
June 23, 2002
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Nag test-fired
twice
June 22, 2002
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Pakistan bans foreign
funding of madarsaas
June 21, 2002
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Petrol
to cost more in Punjab
June 20, 2002
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In
a far-reaching development, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee appointed
Union Home Minister L.K. Advani as the Deputy Prime Minister, paving the way
for a smooth succession in case the need for it arose. An emotional Mr
Advani received the good tidings tonight at a marriage reception.
Transfers of top brass of the
Intelligence Wing of the Punjab police and selective arrests by the Vigilance
Bureau figured prominently at the press conference addressed by the Punjab
Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, here today.
