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Press across nation rallies behind
The Hindu

New Delhi, November 8
The media fraternity turned up in large numbers at the Press Club of India on Saturday afternoon and demanded the withdrawal of the Tamil Nadu Speaker’s order against five senior journalists of The Hindu and the Editor of the DMK party paper, Murasoli.
Revoke order, PCI asks TN Assembly
New Delhi, November 8
The action of the Tamil Nadu Assembly’s privileges committee against journalists of The Hindu and Murasoli has come in for sharp criticism, with the Press Council of India urging it to revoke the order.

SC to hear plea tomorrow

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Journalists protest against the Jayalalithaa government over the arrest of The Hindu Editor N. Ravi and other scribes, at the Press Club in New Delhi on Saturday. Journalists protest against the Jayalalithaa government over the arrest of The Hindu Editor N. Ravi and other scribes, at the Press Club in New Delhi on Saturday.
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SC seeks status reports on Pong Dam oustees
New Delhi, November 8
The Supreme Court has directed the Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan Governments to submit latest status reports about the allotment of land to 20,722 families rendered homeless in the hill state due to construction of Pong Dam even as they continue to strive for rehabilitation after 30 years of their displacement.

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Positive signals from Pak
Information Minister arriving on IA flight
New Delhi, November 8
Positive signals are emanating from Pakistan vis-a-vis a multilateral forum like the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), which may be indicative of a bilateral diplomatic thaw between New Delhi and Islamabad.

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Mumbai top cop quizzed
Mr Ranjit SharmaMumbai, November 8
Mr Ranjit Sharma, Mumbai’s Police Commissioner, is the latest police officer to be quizzed in the fake stamp paper racket allegedly masterminded by Abdul Karim Telgi. He was today summoned before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the racket.

Challan against Badal ready, says Pandey
Jalandhar, November 8
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has finalised the challan against the former Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, for having assets disproportionate to his known income sources. The challan would be submitted in the court by the bureau sometime next week.

Sore over govt apathy, residents, ‘Bridge Baba’ build road
Manko (Jalandhar), November 8
Perturbed over the alleged failure of the government to provide them with a motorable road, panchayats and residents of about 10 villages, NRIs and Sant Malkit Singh, also known as ‘Bridge Baba’ in the area, joined hands to resolve the matter. The result of their efforts was a stretch of 7-km of a well-built road and that too within a short period of about two months.
Mr Balwinder Singh Minhas, Secretary, Ministry of Industries, Government of India, inaugurates a 7-km-long stretch of road constructed by Manko village-based Baba Malkit Singh with the help of some NRIs, residents of 10 villages, and their panchayats. Mr Balwinder Singh Minhas, Secretary, Ministry of Industries, Government of India, (left with black turban) inaugurates a 7-km-long stretch of road constructed by Manko village-based Baba Malkit Singh with the help of some NRIs, residents of 10 villages, and their panchayats. The road has linked 10 villages of Jalandhar district.
— Photo by S.S. Chopra.

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