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Tuesday, July 13, 2004, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Punjab annuls all water pacts
Cong, Akalis join hands on issue
Chandigarh, July 12
A special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha today unanimously passed the Punjab Termination of Agreements Bill, 2004, thereby “knocking down” the very basis on which the Supreme Court had passed its order on construction of SYL — Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal on June 4, last.
The Punjab Governor, Justice O. P. Verma (retd), greets SAD President Parkash Singh Badal who accompanied Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to Raj Bhavan The Punjab Governor, Justice O. P. Verma (retd), greets SAD President Parkash Singh Badal who accompanied Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to Raj Bhavan to submit a Bill for his assent passed by the Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh on Monday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

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It will lead to constitutional crisis, warns Chautala
Om Prakash ChautalaChandigarh, July 12
Haryana leaders have reacted sharply to the Punjab Termination of Agreements Bill, 2004, passed by the Punjab Vidhan Sabha at its special session here today.

Haryana page: SYL must as parallel water carrier





Darbari Lal is Deputy Speaker
Darbari LalChandigarh, July 12
Professor Darbari Lal was today unanimously elected Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha. He steps in the place of Mr Bir Devinder Singh, whose resignation was earlier accepted by the Speaker, Dr Kewal Krishan.


“Kalpana Chawla Way”
New York, July 12
A street in Jackson Heights, a New York suburb with predominantly Indian shops, has been formally named “Kalpana Chawla Way” in honour of the India-born astronaut, who was killed alongwith six other astronauts when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated in the mid-air. — PTI
A view of 74th Street in Jackson Heights A view of 74th Street in Jackson Heights, which has been formally named “Kalpana Chawla Way”. — PTI photo

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PUNJAB: 3 Chief Parliamentary Secretaries take oath

HARYANA: SYL must as parallel water carrier

J&K: Student among 14 killed in J&K

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DELHI: Now, CCTVs to deter students from ragging

CHANDIGARH: Land worth 900 cr under illegal occupation

LUDHIANA: SAD wins 17 SGPC seats

OPINIONS: Badal all the way

BUSINESS: 8 pc growth difficult, says Chidambaram

NATION: SC asks Bilkis to file fresh plea for case transfer

WORLD: Iran rules out direct N-talks with US

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SP won’t contest RS post
Mulayam seeks package for Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi, July 12
While Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav today met the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, seeking a special package for the state, he gave clear indications that the Samajwadi Party was not in the race for the post of the Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha.
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Central team to visit flood-hit areas
New Delhi, July 12
Army has been pressed into service to evacuate people in the flood-affected regions of Bihar and Assam and to undertake relief measures on war footing.

Landslides block J&K highway
Nation page: Rs 212- cr relief for Assam, Bihar

Patil, Vohra discuss Kashmir
New Delhi, July 12
Amid reports that the third round of talks between the Centre and the Hurriyat might get delayed, Home Minister Shivraj Patil today held a crucial meeting with Centre’s interlocutor on Kashmir N N Vohra and discussed on the latest situation in the Valley.


Major tax reforms in next Budget
FM ready to relook at transaction tax rate
P.ChidambaramNew Delhi, July 12
Amidst mounting pressure from the stock-broking community, Finance Minister P.Chidambaram today promised to have a ‘‘relook’’ at the transaction tax rate of 0.15 per cent.


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Reverse proposal on FDI limit: Left
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