Peace talks with Pak to continue
PM hits out at selective terror war

United Nations, September 23 Calling upon the international community to launch a sustained and determined war against terrorism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today made a strong pitch for India’s inclusion as a permanent member in the UN Security Council and reaffirmed his government’s commitment to peacefully resolve all outstanding issues with Pakistan.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addresses the 59th session of the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday. — Reuters photo

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Jagir Kaur elected SGPC chief
Panthic Morcha, SAD(A) stage protest

Amritsar, September 23 The first SGPC general house of the millennium today elected Bibi Jagir Kaur as the 39th president of the Shiromani Committee amidst raising of slogans by members of Panthic Morcha and the SAD (A), who were opposed to her candidature.	Bibi Jagir Kaur is all smiles in front of the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Rajiv Sharma
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Only 785 new voters in Kapurthala
EC team visits Assembly segment
Kapurthala, September 23
Following complaints pertaining to largescale bungling in enrolment of “bogus voters” for the Kapurthala Assembly segment during the recent revision of electoral rolls, a team of five officers from the Election Commission held an inquiry into the matter here today.

Ban on recruitments goes, 5000 posts to be filled
Chandigarh, September 23
Lifting the ban on fresh recruitments in government departments in Punjab, the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today announced that the state government would start the recruitment to raise one Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) immediately, while for the second such battalion, the recruitment would start in two weeks.

Pranab to direct Army to provide female gynaecologists
New Delhi, September 23
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said today he would direct the Army to make available female gynaecologists for medical examination of women candidates in the wake of an aspirant’s complaint that she was rejected because she refused to undergo tests by a male gynaecologist.

AP invites Naxalites for talks
Nation page: Patil for talks with Naxalites