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For the first time, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and the Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel, have distanced themselves from the contentious issue of purchase of aircraft for the national carriers — Indian Airlines and Air-India.

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A train makes its way through thick fog in Ludhiana on Sunday. Fog disrupted air and train traffic in northern India on Sunday. Thick fog engulfs North India
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A train makes its way through thick fog in Ludhiana on Sunday. Fog disrupted air and train traffic in northern India on Sunday.  — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed 

Prime accused in Sankararaman murder case surrenders
Chennai, December, 19
Krishnaswamy alias Appu, the prime accused in the Sankararaman murder case for which the Kanchi Shankaracharya was arrested on November 11, today surrendered at the Balakrishnapuram police station in Chittor district of Andhra Pradesh.

School student involved in MMS porn case held
New Delhi, December 19
The Delhi Public School student, who had allegedly shot the video clippings of his amorous activities with his classmate, was tonight arrested in the case in which two others who circulated the photos on the Internet have also been booked.

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HARYANA: Hooda absent from Cong rally

J&K: APHC firm on demand to visit Pak

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DELHI: Assembly building to regain old glory

CHANDIGARH: VC hints at overhauling examination branch

LUDHIANA: Another armed dacoity leaves one dead

OPINIONS: To the polls

BUSINESS: India pitches for trade with Malaysia

NATION: Notice to Haryana on vacant SC posts

WORLD: Pak stand on Kashmir has world support: Aziz

SPORTS: India on verge of huge victory

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Khap panchayats can’t interfere after betrothal
Meham, December 19
A sarv khap mahapanchayat organised at the historic Chaubisi Chabutra here today decided that no khap panchayat would have any right to interfere in a marriage after the betrothal ceremony.

Manmohan inaugurates underground section of Delhi Metro
New Delhi, December 19
“Urban public transport is a national priority”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh observed after inaugurating the first underground section of the Delhi Metro this morning.

Sikhs try to storm theatre in UK
London, December 19
Hundreds of Sikh protesters tried to storm a theatre in the central English city of Birmingham, about 200 km from here, to disrupt a play which allegedly hurt their religious sentiments, the police said today.

Shaheedi Samagam begins at Chamkaur Sahib
Devotees queue outside Gurdwara Katalgarh Sahib on the first day of the Shaheedi Samagam in Chamkaur Sahib on Sunday.Chamkaur Sahib, December 19
About 50,000 devotees from all over the country and also from abroad today paid their obeisance at Gurdwara Katalgarh Sahib on the first day of Shaheedi Samagam which began here.

Sports page: Sports events mark first day of Shaheedi Samagam
Punjab page: Bibi Jagir Kaur invites Chief Justice to seminar on martyrdom

Devotees queue outside Gurdwara Katalgarh Sahib on the first day of the Shaheedi Samagam in Chamkaur Sahib on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tiwari

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