Chandigarh
is 50
CHANDIGARH, the nation’s most modern and vibrant city, is celebrating its Golden Jubilee today. The Tribune, which has been associated with the growth of Chandigarh and has shared its joys and sorrows, is offering to its readers
a Special Supplement — “Chandigarh is 50” — to celebrate the occasion.
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Behanji, this is Congress hand. Where is yours?
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by
Sandeep Joshi
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Shamsher Mehndi being brought out of the Patiala district court complex after his police remand was extended on Tuesday.
— Photo by Subhash Patialvi |
Delay
in rolls can’t invalidate poll, rules SC
New Delhi, October 7
In an important ruling, the Supreme
Court has held that the election of a candidate cannot be held invalid
for merely the non-publication of electoral rolls within the time limit
specified for filing nomination papers.
Editorial:
Assembly
polls ahead
Badmouthing
PM, Maya turns to Congress |
New
Delhi, October 7
A day after the Central
Bureau of Investigation filed the FIR in the Taj Heritage Corridor
case, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP President,
Mayawati today launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Atal
Bihari Vajpayee, blaming him squarely for the FIR and using the
premier investigation agency to meet political ends. |
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Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and BSP President Mayawati addresses a press conference in New Delhi on Tuesday.
— Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal
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Fly
ash flows into Sutlej
Power generation may be hit
Ropar, October 7
A major ecological catastrophe
occurred today with thousands of tonnes of fly ash flowing into the
Sutlej river in the international wetland area here from a breach in the
stage-1 dyke of the Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant Ropar. Sources
here said that the breach in the dyke started at about 1.30 pm today.
Till the filing of this report the breach in the 12-feet-deep dyke,
spread over an area of about 200 acres, had widened to about 25 metre
out of which thousands of tonnes fly ash was flowing into the Sutlej
river through the Ghauli drain.
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5 states go to polls
on Nov 20, Dec 1
October 7, 2003
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Israeli jets hit camp near Damascus
October 6, 2003
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Government
warns telecom operators
October 5, 2003
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Mulayam’s
Cabinet now has 98 members
October 4, 2003
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6 rights activists detained
October 3, 2003
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Naidu
injured in mine blast
October 2, 2003
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Joshi’s resignation
rejected
October 1, 2003
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Al-Qaida’s
call to topple Musharraf
September 30, 2003
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India beat Pak, lift Asia Cup
September 29, 2003
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2
cr Bangladeshis in India: Fernandes
September 28, 2003
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