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Tuesday, August 10, 2004, Chandigarh, India
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Kargil PoWs return
Wagah, August 9
“We want to rejoin our units at the earliest so that we can serve the country till our last breath”, was the spontaneous reaction of Lance Naik Jagsir Singh and sapper Mohd Arif both prisoners of war (PoW) —when they crossed over to India following their repatriation by Pakistan, here today.

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Sapper Mohd Arif and Lance Naik Jagsir Singh, who were released by Pakistan, on their arrival at the Wagah border, Amritsar, on Monday. Sapper Mohd Arif (left) and Lance Naik Jagsir Singh, who were released by Pakistan, on their arrival at the Wagah border, Amritsar, on Monday. — Photo by Rajiv Sharma

China planning limited blast to puncture lake
New Delhi, August 9
China has assured India that it would attempt a “limited blast” in the lake in Tibet on Sutlej tributary to release the accumulated water in a controlled manner.

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4000 shifted to safety
Shimla, August 9
Panic gripped people living along the 300-km-length of Sutlej from Kinnaur to Bilaspur as flash floods due to the overflowing of the lake formed in Tibet due to the blockage of Parchu, a tributary, appeared imminent.
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EPF rate cut to 8.5 per cent
New Delhi, August 9
In a major jolt to more than 30 million salaried employees, the Employees Provident Fund Organisation board today reduced the provident fund interest rate to 8.5 per cent, amid protests from the trade unions threatening to launch nationwide agitation. (Details on Business page)

Trapped workers live to tell a heroic tale
Barshaini, (Kullu) August 9
Like heroes 20 workers trapped inside the Parbati hydel project tunnel mounted the blower pipe, an oxygen supply line and hammered their way through the narrow blower pipe filled with silt and debris.

 Flood threat: walls to protect Kol Dam tunnels

Chandigarh will be ours, says Amarinder
Chandigarh, August 9
The Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today added a new dimension to the on going political controversies in the region. Addressing a gathering of students, teachers and other academician at Guru Gobind Singh College for Girls here, Capt Amarinder Singh said that “he was hopeful the Chandigarh, would be transferred to Punjab soon”.

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Army pitches in for repairing Ambala-Amritsar rail line
Ambala, August 9
The Army is playing a major role by assisting the Railways in repairing the Ambala-Amritsar main rail line. Work is going on at a frenzied pace to meet the August 14 deadline for making the Ambala-Amritsar main line operational.
Army bulldozers fill up the breach on the Ambala-Amritsar rail line near Shambhu on Monday.
Army bulldozers fill up the breach on the Ambala-Amritsar rail line near Shambhu on Monday. — Photo by Neeraj Chopra
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