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Congress
to reach out to Scheduled Tribes
Sonia to address series of
meetings
New Delhi, December 23
Faced with desertions from its
traditional support base of Scheduled Tribes, the Congress is making
renewed attempts to reach out to them. Party President Sonia Gandhi is
taking the lead in this effort and, to begin with, she will address a
series of meetings in the tribal areas of Maharashtra next month.
Bihari
labourers arrive by hundreds
from Assam
Rohtak, December 23
The exodus of Bihari labourers from strife-torn Assam has caused a
sudden influx of farm and other labour in Haryana resulting in a
significant fall in their wages but evolution of a whole new innovative
system of their employment.
Tribune
Impact
Decision
on land to liquor baron deferred
Chandigarh, December 23
The high-powered off-the-Shelf
allotment committee of the Punjab Government today deferred a decision
on the allotment of 50 acres of land to A.B. Motions Private Limited, a
company belonging to liquor baron Ponty Chadha.
Teacher
kills two pupils
Jagdalpur, December 23
In a horrifying episode, two primary school pupils were killed when
their heads were allegedly banged against each other by their teacher at
Chhote Murma village, near the district headquarters.
Undertrial
in Ambala jail for 27 years
New Delhi, December
23
Taking a serious note of a
mentally ill undertrial Jai Singh lodged in the Ambala Jail for 27
years, the National Human Rights Commission has sought a report
from authorities within three weeks for the inordinate delay in
the trial.
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Ex-PM
Rao, Chandraswami let off in cheating case
December 23, 2003
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CBI registers case against Judeo, three others
December 22, 2003
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DMK
pulls out of NDA government
December 21, 2003
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Samjhauta to resume from January 15
December 20, 2003
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Pak
talks of dropping 1948 UN resolution
December 19, 2003
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Amarinder, Bhattal leave it to Sonia
December 18, 2003
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Historic victory for India
December 17, 2003
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Bhutan
cracks down on Indian insurgents
December 16, 2003
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Saddam captured in Tikrit
December 15, 2003
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Pakistan says open borders possible
December 14, 2003
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AICC
panel meets Punjab dissidents
December 13, 2003
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