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Surat, August 3
At least 38 persons,
including nine women, were killed and several injured when a
powerful blast razed three residential buildings in the Varachha
area of the city in the wee hours today. Fire
brigade sources here said 38 bodies had so far been pulled out of
the rubble of the buildings.
Rescue workers remove the debris of a collapsed building after a powerful explosion at Varachha in Surat on Sunday.
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Hindustan-Tibet
road remains blocked
Chandigarh, August 3
Heavy rain continued to lash the
entire northern region of the country for the second successive day
today, throwing life out of gear and disrupting power supply. Shimla
continued to receive a heavy downpour, recording 22.4 mm of rainfall
till this morning, the Meteorological Centre here said.
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President
to meet kin of MiG-21 victims
New Delhi, August 3
 President
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, supreme commander of the armed forces, has decided
to meet the members of families of pilots who had been killed in MiG-21
crashes. Dr Kalam was likely to give an audience to the members of these
families on August 5.
 Editorial:
George’s sortie
Indo-Pak air link may resume
this month
Amritsar, August 3
Pakistan High Commissioner Aziz Ahmed Khan who returned to India after attending a meeting in Islamabad on the resumption of rail links with India, today said Pakistan was ready to start the
"Samjhauta Express" between the two countries.
Nation page:
Rights
violations in PoK under fire at UN meeting
Hurriyat
ready to discuss all issues, says Bhat
Kashmiri
Pandits’ poser to human rights panel
Jamali
sees hope on Kashmir issue
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Panchayati Raj Act in Punjab from Oct 2
Ludhiana, August 3
Punjab is likely to implement the Panchayati Raj Act from October 2 this year. In the first phase the panchayats would be empowered to oversee and monitor the functioning of primary schools, primary health centres, veterinary hospitals, the Social Welfare Department and the supply of drinking water.
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Advani: govt for simultaneous LS, Assembly poll
August 3,
2003 |
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PM, Advani vow to build Ram temple
August 2,
2003 |
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Babri tapes rock Parliament
August 1,
2003 |
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No
speech of Advani in Babri tapes
July 31,
2003 |
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Mayawati eats her words
July 30,
2003 |
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US
Gen to plead for troops
July 29,
2003 |
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Interest
rate on farm loans cut
July 28,
2003 |
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Japan clears troops for Iraq
July 27,
2003 |
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China refuses to recognise Arunachal
July 26,
2003 |
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Nation on verge of disintegration, says Chandra Shekhar
July 25,
2003 |
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New Delhi, August 3
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