Friday, January 31, 2003, Chandigarh, India
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Bathinda Refinery to be speeded up
PM stands by commitment on Rs 10,000-cr project
New Delhi, January 30
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee here today gave a categorical assurance to Shiromani Akali Dal chief and former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal that there was no going back on the Guru Gobind Singh Refinery Ltd project in Bathinda.


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Shourie warns telecom players
Fulfil commitments or face penalties
New Delhi, January 30
Less than 24 hours after taking charge as the new Communications and IT Minister, Mr Arun Shourie today sent a strong note of caution to telecom players and warned of strong punitive measures in the event of non-fulfilment of commitments agreed upon earlier.

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Reshuffle aimed at next poll
New Delhi, January 30
Extensive changes in the party and the government conducted yesterday is primarily aimed at the next Lok Sabha elections when the BJP is hoping to cross the magic figure of 272.

Snow cuts off valley
Srinagar/Chandigarh, January 30
Heavy snowfall and rain lashed the north-west region today leading to the closure of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, cutting off the valley from the rest of the country and leaving a number of passengers stranded.

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The President of the Indian National Lok Dal and Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, along with his sons Ajay and Abhey, sitting on collective fast against an article entitled 'Maxim’s kick-ass work-out' published in Maxim The President of the Indian National Lok Dal and Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, along with his sons Ajay and Abhey, sitting on collective fast against an article entitled “Maxim’s kick-ass work-out” published in Maxim, a US-based magazine depicting a muscle-man beating up an image of Gandhi, at Rajghat in the Capital on Thursday. — Tribune photo Mukesh Aggarwal

PM’s security breached again
New Delhi, January 30
Less than 48 hours after a car was apprehended for breaking into the Prime Minister’s cavalcade, a motorcyclist strayed into the high-security circuit here today. The motorcyclist barged into the PM’s cavalcade this morning near India Gate causing an alarm to the security guards.
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BJP renominates 26 MLAs
New Delhi, January 30
The Bharatiya Janata Party today renominated 26 legislators, including Chief Minister P.K. Dhumal, denying the ticket to eight MLAs for the February 26 elections to the Himachal Pradesh Assembly.

 

Gandhi Peace Prize
New Delhi, January 30
The Gandhi Peace Prize for 2002 will be conferred on Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in recognition of its contribution to the spread of education and cultural values among all religions and communities.

Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee pays tributes at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi on the 55th anniversary of Ghandhi's assassination in New Delhi on Thursday.
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Legal wrangle stalls on-line lottery
Chandigarh, January 30
The road to on-line lottery in Haryana seems to have developed potholes. The state government had to reinvite tenders for its plan to start an on-line lottery after the first call failed to evoke an encouraging response. Informed sources say five parties applied when the government again invited the tenders.

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