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Saturday, August 14, 2004, Chandigarh, India
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Himachal cloudburst leaves two dead
Jagaatkhana (Kulu), August 13
Rescue teams search for bodies buried under the debris of four houses damaged by cloud burst at Jagat-Khana in Kulu district of Himachal PradeshLiving in the higher reaches, far from the reach of the impending fury of the Sutlej, they thought they were safe, but when a cloudburst hit Jagaatkhana village in the wee hours today, claiming two lives, they were caught unawares.
Rescue teams search for bodies buried under the debris of four houses damaged by cloud burst at Jagat-Khana in Kulu district of Himachal Pradesh on Friday. — Tribune photo by Anil Dayal

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Flood fear stalks HP villages
Shimla, August 13
Panic caused by reports of a breach in the blockade which formed a lake on the Parchu in Tibet subsided to an extent as yet another day passed without any upheaval in the fast-flowing Sutlej.

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Villages placed in flood-warning zone
ITBP despatches 2 disaster control companies to HP

Quiet flows the Sutlej; no need to worry, say experts
Chandigarh/Rampur/Bhakra, August 13
“The situation along the Sutlej is quiet, cool and calm. There is nothing to worry”, said Natpha Jhakri Hydel Project Director, Civil, Mr H.K. Sharma, after a review meeting at Rampur in Himachal today.

Edit page: Parchu cannot cause flash floods

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Athens, August 13
A spectacular mix of ancient and modern that explored universal themes on a human scale, with profound depth of thought and joy of life that has characterised Greek civilization marked the three-hour opening ceremony as the first Olympic Games of the new millennium got underway in its ancient birthplace here tonight.

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New Delhi, August 13
The Indian hostages in Iraq are safe and well looked after, Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed told The Tribune tonight from Calicut (Kerala).

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Colombo, August 13
A state of emergency was declared in the Maldives today, an Information Ministry spokesman said.

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New Delhi, August 13
Demands for reduction of the petro products’ price hike, steps to curb rising prices in the wake of rising inflation and the cut in the EPF rate issue are expected to dominate the meeting of the UPA Coordination Committee scheduled here on August 18.
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Dhananjoy faces gallows today, donates eyes, kidneys
Kolkata, August 13
Finding his death inescapable after a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court rejected a petition seeking commutation of his death sentence, Dhananjoy Chatterjee, the rapist and killer of 14-year-old schoolgirl Hetal Parekh, today showed a novel gesture by donating his eyes and kidneys for the cause of humanity.

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