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Thursday, October 7, 2004, Chandigarh, India
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More forces, choppers for Assam, Nagaland
New Delhi, October 6
In a bid to check the sudden spurt in insurgent-triggered violence in Assam and Nagaland, the Centre today directed immediate dispatch of 30 additional companies of the Central forces to Assam and Nagaland and “agreed in principle” to accede to the request of the Assam Government for the deployment of IAF helicopters for search and counter-insurgency operations in the state.

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Air Force to acquire more fighters
New Delhi, October 6
To ensure that the Indian Air Force’s squadron does not get depleted, efforts are being made to acquire more multi-role fighter aircraft, Air Chief Marshal S Krishnaswamy said here today.

1 killed, 7 hurt in cracker factory blast
Owner nabbed, DM orders probe
Bathinda, October 6
At least one woman was killed and seven others (10 according to unconfirmed sources), including one child labourer, were severely injured when a blast took place in an unauthorised cracker factory.

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Pakistan’s star player Sohail Abbas tries to clear the ball past the bunch of Indian players during the hockey Dosti Series-2004 at the Sector 42 Hockey Stadium in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Pakistan’s star player Sohail Abbas tries to clear the ball past the bunch of Indian players during the hockey Dosti Series-2004 at the Sector 42 Hockey Stadium in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

6 killed, 25 hurt in bus mishap near Solan
Solan, October 6
As many as six persons, including a child, were killed and 25 others injured, seven of them seriously, when a private bus (HP-16-1095) en-route Solan from Haripur Dhar was hit by a canter.

India, S. Korea join hands against terrorism
New Delhi, October 6
India and South Korea today closed ranks on a host of important bilateral and international issues.

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Urges voters to re-elect DF govt in Maharashtra
Mumbai, October 6
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his first visit to Mumbai ahead of elections to the Maharashtra Assembly is pitching for the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party-led alliance.
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