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TRIBUNE
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State
of universities
The Tribune
has a close look at the state of universities in Punjab,
Haryana and
Himachal Pradesh
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No expansion till poll, says
PM
 New
Delhi, September 8
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee said today that this was the last
expansion of his Council of Ministers till the next Lok Sabha elections.
Replying to newspersons’ questions after the 14th Cabinet expansion in
which he re-inducted Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee and MDMK
leader Gingee Ramachandran, into the Council of Ministers, Mr Vajpayee
said, “It is the last.
Mulayam
wins trust vote by huge majority
Lucknow, September 8
 Aided by BSP rebels, Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav tonight comfortably won the vote of
confidence in the state Assembly with a huge margin of 90 votes. Mr
Yadav’s confidence motion secured 244 votes in its favour and 154
against in a House of 401.
Apex court rejects BSP petition against
Governor
New Delhi, September 8
The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition by the BSP challenging the action of Uttar Pradesh Governor Vishnu Kant Shastri inviting Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav to form the government after the Mayawati ministry was reduced to a minority.
Sharon
reaches Delhi, Pak shows concern
New Delhi, September 8
Mr Ariel Sharon, the first Israeli
Prime Minister to set foot on the Indian soil, arrived here tonight amid
tight security on a historic visit that is expected to forge a strategic
alliance and consolidate political and defence ties with the Jewish
state.
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Minister without responsibility.
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by
Sandeep Joshi
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Indo-Israel-US
axis may emerge
New Delhi, September 8
The visit of Mr Ariel Sharon, the first ever by an Israeli Prime
Minister to India, is being viewed as significant not only from the
point of view of the relations between the two countries getting
stronger but also from the fact of a possible Indo-Israel-US axis
emerging in the future.
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Sharon's Programme
Israeli Prime
Minister Ariel Sharon arrives in New Delhi on Monday.
— Reuters photo
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Quota
on economic criterion now likely
Upper caste poor to benefit
New Delhi, September 8
The Vajpayee government is likely to take a major decision within a week
for reserving government jobs for the poor among upper castes on the
economic criterion. A Group of Ministers, recently formed by Prime
Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime
Minister L.K. Advani, is to meet shortly to deliberate on the issue,
well-placed sources said today.
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16
released youths reach Wagah
Wagah, September 8
 After
their nightmarish stay in various jails of Pakistan, 16 youths from
Punjab and Haryana today returned to India. After reuniting with their
families, the youths pledged never to look for greener pastures abroad.
Tears flow as Kehar Singh, one of the 16 Indian youths released by Pakistan, reunites with his family at the Wagah joint checkpost on Monday. — Photo by Rajiv Sharma
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Mamata to be reinducted into Cabinet today
September 8, 2003
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8
killed in Srinagar blast
September 7, 2003
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BSP heads for split
in UP
September 6, 2003
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Kalam calls for second Green Revolution
September 5, 2003
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Govt
clears 8000-cr Hawk deal
September 4, 2003
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Day of terror in J&K
September 3, 2003
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SC
refuses to stay Babri trial
September 2, 2003
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Five
arrested for Mumbai blasts
September 1, 2003 |
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Mastermind of Parliament attack Gazi Baba killed
August 31, 2003 |
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582-cr package for J&K
August 30, 2003 |
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