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Let us make India safe, says
Kalam
New Delhi, August 14
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today reminded citizens that future generations would remember them not for adding churches, mosques, temples and gurdwaras but for giving them “a prosperous and safe India resulting out of economic prosperity, coupled with our civilisational heritage”.
In his Address to the Nation on the eve of the 57th Independence Day,
the President gave a detailed programme of action for transforming India
into a developed nation.
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Sandeep Joshi
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No-trust
move against Vajpayee government on Aug 18
New Delhi, August 14
The Opposition is bringing a
no-confidence motion against the Vajpayee government in the Lok Sabha on
August 18. The move, political sources here say, is likely to be
defeated by voice vote.
Opposition
boycotts House proceedings
New Delhi, August 14
Opposition parties led by the
Congress boycotted the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha today in protest
against the Chair’s decision to disallow a discussion on the PAC
issue.
Pak
MPs arrive for candlelight vigil
Wagah (Amritsar), August 14
Amid shouting of “Hind-Pak dosti”
slogans a 12-member delegation of parliamentarians from Pakistan today
entered India from the Wagah joint checkpost, waving their national flag
and a white flag. They will participate in the candlelight vigil on the
eve of Independence Day at zero line for the first time.
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A 12-member delegation of MPs from Pakistan on its arrival at the Wagah joint checkpost. The delegation has reached Amritsar to participate in a candlelight vigil on the border.
— Photo Rajiv Sharma |
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Punjab
notification on Sikh judicial panel quashed
Chandigarh, August 14
The Congress government in Punjab
today suffered a major political setback after the Punjab and Haryana
High Court quashed a notification issued on July 5 last year whereby the
previously constituted Sikh Gurdwara Judicial Commission was ordered to
be restored. The text of the judgement was not available.
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2
killed, 50 hurt in Kashmir blasts
August 14, 2003 |
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Musharraf
proposes ceasefire along LoC
August 13, 2003 |
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27 feared dead in ONGC copter crash
August 12, 2003 |
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Vajpayee
throws quota ball in Congress court
August 11, 2003 |
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Govt
can’t be sacrificed for Ram temple: Advani
August 10,
2003 |
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60 washed away in Kulu flash floods
August 9,
2003 |
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PAC
report issue rocks Lok Sabha
August 8,
2003 |
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Govt staff can’t go on strike, rules
SC
August 7,
2003 |
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5 die in copter crash near
Srinagar
August 6,
2003 |
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PM
to quit rather than act under pressure
August 5,
2003 |
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