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NHRC list of illegal cremations in Punjab during militancy

Sunday, August 1, 2004, Chandigarh, India
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Plans to evacuate Indians from Iraq
Bangkok, July 31
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said his government was making every effort that was “humanly possible” to secure the release of three Indian hostages in Iraq.

Talks on, KGL ready to pull out
New Delhi, July 31
The government tonight voiced an optimistic note on the hostage issue, saying that the crisis might end soon on a “happy note” as the talks were on.
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Mediator begins talks in Baghdad
Punjab page: Uneasy silence in captive Sukhdev’s village

An appeal by a child for the release of the three Indians who are held hostage by an Iraqi group

Road blockade continues in Una
Una, July 31
As the family of Antaryami, being held hostage in Iraq, passed another night of distress, village women assembled at his house today morning for a prayer meeting, chanting hymns and invoking the grace of God for hostages’ safe return.

An appeal by a child for the release of the three Indians who are held hostage by an Iraqi group, in Ambala on Saturday.
— PTI photo

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Bangkok, July 31
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today cautioned against terrorism and religious extremism and warned that “the areas of conflict are coming closer to us”.
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New Delhi, July 31
Public sector oil companies today announced an increase in the prices of petrol and diesel in keeping with the steep rise in international prices of crude oil.

Tainted ministers: PM for national consensus
Bangkok, July 31
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today that the RJD and the JMM were powerful constituents of the Congress-led UPA government without whose cooperation the BJP would have come to power.

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	HARYANA: SYL: strike threat by BJP
	J&K: Army jawan, brother killed in Doda
	HIMACHAL: 6 killed as truck falls into gorge
	DELHI: Bank manager sells job dream, attempts rape
	CHANDIGARH: Former district Youth Cong chief shot at in Panchkula
	LUDHIANA: Abandoned briefcases spread panic
	OPINIONS: Protest against tainted ministers will continue, says Arun Jaitley
	BUSINESS: HP Tourism opens doors to private parties
	NATION: Basu meets Sonia on coordination panel
	WORLD: Kerry ups the ante on war against terror
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Presidential Reference hearing on Aug 2
Chandigarh, July 31
The Presidential Reference filed under Article 143 in the Supreme Court to seek the court's opinion on the Punjab Government's enactment of the Punjab Termination of Agreements Act, 2004, will come up for hearing on August 2.
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New Delhi, July 31
The new Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Arun Prakash, today stressed that nuclear submarines were the need of the hour for India but, however, said that it was up to the government to take a decision in this regard.
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Punjab Vidhan Sabha tapestry sold as junk!
Chandigarh, July 31
A file photo of the tapestry hanging from a wall of the courtroom of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice before it was removed. The removal of the tapestry designed by Chandigarh’s planner Le Corbusier from the courtroom of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice, Mr Justice B.K. Roy, is not an isolated incident of the city being slowly stripped of its heritage.

Chandigarh page: City residents angry at tapestry removal

A file photo of the tapestry hanging from a wall of the courtroom of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice before it was removed.

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