Friday,
June 25, 2004, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
PM for new deal to rural India Says govt will pursue composite dialogue with Pak New Delhi, June 24
Underlining the need for reforms at every level of governance, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told the nation today that he would like to see the creation of a “single market across the country” for both manufactured and agricultural produce with encouragement of agro-industry linkages.
BJP
signals return to Hindutva Mumbai, June 24
Committing itself to restoring the primacy of ideology and idealism and
not to be defensive or apologetic about its relationship with the Sangh
Parivar, the BJP today decided to undertake a sustained
counter-offensive against the Congress and the Communists, who reject
"Hindutva as the basic identity of the Indian nation."
Media
misinterpreted my joke, says Vajpayee Mumbai, June 24
After his one-line remark today that he had dominated the headlines
enough, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee clarified that his
remark made in jest was taken too seriously by journalists.
All
Punjab ministers submit resignations Deputy CM Bhattal yet to resign Chandigarh, June 24
The Punjab Council of Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries have
submitted their letters of resignation, signed individually, to the
Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, at a dinner he had hosted here
tonight, it is learnt.
69 killed, 270 injured in Iraq
attacks
Baqouba (Iraq), June 24
Insurgents launched coordinated attacks today against the police and government buildings, less than a week before the handover of sovereignty.
(Details on World page)
Central panel for SYL
work
New Delhi, June 24
Following the June 2 order of the Supreme Court on the lingering Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal dispute, the Centre today decided to set up an empowered committee to coordinate and facilitate the construction of the remaining portion of the canal in Punjab.
(Details on Nation page)
Dhananjay gets 2-day
reprieve
New Delhi, June 24
The Supreme Court today gave at least two days reprieve to rape and murder convict Dhananjay Chatterjee of Kolkata from being sent to the gallows tomorrow as he in a last ditch efforts simultaneously knocked the doors of the apex court for relief as well as President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for
clemency.
(Details on Nation page)
Mufti
govt faces crisis as 4 ministers resign Jammu, June 24
A crisis was created for the Mufti-led coalition government today when
four ministers belonging to the Congress party resigned to protest
against the curtailment of the Amarnath pilgrimage to one month by the
Chief Minister and his “efforts” to get the selection list of the
Kashmir Administrative Service nullified.
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