Saturday, January 18, 2003, Chandigarh, India
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Cabinet reshuffle in 2 phases likely
Atal Behari VajpayeeNew Delhi, January 17
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is understood to be toying with the idea of reshuffling his Council of Ministers in two phases, the first in the last week of this month and the second in April-May coinciding with the organisational elections of the BJP.

Security advisory board reconstituted
New Delhi, January 17
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today reconstituted the National Security Advisory Board while retaining former Ambassador to China C. V. Ranganathan as its Convener.

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Punjab seeks special package
Chandigarh, January 17
The Punjab Chief Minister, Capt. Amarinder Singh, today wrote to the Prime Minister seeking a special economic package for the state on the same pattern as available to Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh and J and K.

SYL canal staff to be shifted
Chandigarh, January 17
The Punjab Government, according to informed sources, has decided to shift almost entire staff that has been posted on the SYL canal project to other wings of the Irrigation Department in the state.

India, Russia sign defence pact
Moscow, January 17
India and Russia today agreed to jointly develop next generation fighter jets and set up defence projects under a “landmark” protocol signed by the two countries but appeared to have made no progress on the sale of aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov to New Delhi.
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Remove hoardings, EC asks HP
New Delhi, January 17
Taking serious note of publicity hoardings on Himachal Government’s performance, put up at public expense, the Election Commission has said these are violative of the Model Code of Conduct effective in the state and directed that these be removed forthwith.

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HC notice to ICC on sponsorship
 New Delhi, January 17
Eight eminent cricket lovers, including former India cricket captain Kapil Dev, today filed a petition in the Delhi High Court urging the central government to step in and resolve the lingering World Cup sponsorship controversy.

Cell operators move tribunal
New Delhi, January 17
The row over interconnection between cellular operators and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India today intensified with the former approaching the telecom tribunal TDSAT against the regulator’s directive.

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KIDNEY RACKET
Proof of middleman-doc nexus: IG
Jalandhar, January 17
Relatives of 17 patients, who died after kidney transplantation conducted at various hospitals in the state in the past five years, have submitted affidavits giving details about how they managed to purchase kidneys with the help of some middlemen and doctors to the Special Investigation Team probing the Rs 100 crore kidney scam.

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      Principal suspended
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