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Friday, September 3, 2004, Chandigarh, India
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Fresh probe into Godhra fire ordered
New Delhi, September 2
In a far-reaching move, Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav secured the approval of the Cabinet today for holding a fresh inquiry into the February, 2002, Godhra train fire by a retired Supreme Court Judge.

Godhra probe unconstitutional, says BJP
Godhra accused sent to police custody

Special feature: Sri Guru Granth Sahib - Quadricentenary Celebrations

In video: Prime Minister inaugurates research centre on Guru Granth Sahib.(28k, 56k)

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Nihangs hold a religious procession from Burj Baba Phoola Singh to the Golden Temple ( More stories on Punjab page)

Nihangs hold a religious procession from Burj Baba Phoola Singh to the Golden Temple as part of the quadricentennial celebrations of the installation of Guru Granth Sahib in Amritsar on Thursday.
— Tribune photo by Rajiv Sharma




Russian hostage crisis: 31 women, children released
Moscow, September 2
Armed militants, holding over 350 pupils and adults hostage in a school in southern Russia, today released 31 women and children as two large explosions and some gunfire were heard in the vicinity amidst indications that the country was preparing for a long drawn crisis.
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Women cry as they stand near the school seized by attackers in Beslan, North Ossetia, Russia on Thursday.
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Govt consults allies, Opposition on talks with Pakistan
New Delhi, September 2
The UPA government today started the process of consultations with allies as well as Opposition parties on the forthcoming Indo-Pak Foreign Ministers’ talks here on September 5-6.
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CHANDIGARH: Residents of 15 villages block traffic

LUDHIANA: Property dispute takes new turn

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BUSINESS: National Tax Tribunal Bill cleared

NATION: PM exhorts Sikhs to prepare for next 400 years

WORLD: US air strike on Fallujah kills 20

SPORTS: Ajit Agarkar, Harbhajan likely to play today







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Cong may take Maya’s help in Mainpuri poll battle
New Delhi, September 2
An interesting proposition is doing the rounds in Congress regarding the party’s strategy vis-a-vis the coming byelection for the two high-profile constituencies in Uttar Pradesh — Mainpuri and Akbarpur.

Gen Vij to visit Manipur today

Amarinder meets Pranab, Patil
New Delhi, September 2
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and PCC chief H. S. Hanspal today met Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, AICC in charge of Punjab, to discuss candidates for the next month’s byelections in the state.

Code of conduct: Speaker convenes UPA, Opposition meeting
New Delhi, September 2
Concerned over the repeated boycott of Parliament and unruly behaviour of Members of Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has convened a meeting of UPA leaders and Leaders of the Opposition of both Houses on November 18 to evolve a code of conduct for the smooth functioning of Parliament.

Families of hostages leave for Delhi
Una/Morinda, September 2
The countdown has begun for the reunion. Family members of the three Indian hostages, Antaryami, Tilak Raj and Sukhdev Singh, who were yesterday released by militants in Iraq, left for Delhi to receive them following information from the Ministry of External Affairs, today.
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India’s Ambassador to Kuwait Swashpawan Singh bids farewell to the hostages released in Iraq as they leave the Indian Embassy in Kuwait on Thursday on their way to the airport for returning home.
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