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Saturday,
December 25, 2004, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
Over 30
FIRs for code violation in Bihar
Code not violated, says Laloo
New Delhi, December 24
 Even
as RJD chief Laloo Prasad Yadav today refuted the charge that he had
bribed voters in Bihar ahead of the February polls, the probe team
submitted its “factual” report on the alleged misuse of government
machinery in the state.
Union Railway Minister and RJD chief Laloo Prasad Yadav interacts with mediapersons after meeting the Chief Election Commissioner in New Delhi on Friday. — PTI
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Is India ready for a second Green Revolution?
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Uma
back in BJP fold
New Delhi, December 24
 Fortythree
days after the disciplinary action against her for challenging the party
leadership and launching an open attack against some of the second rung
leaders, BJP president L.K. Advani today restored the primary membership
of former party General Secretary and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma
Bharti.
In video (28k,
56k)
PM,
Sonia to attend Rao’s funeral
New Delhi, December 24
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA
chairperson Sonia Gandhi will be among those who will attend the last
rites of former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao in Hyderabad tomorrow,
where he will be accorded a state funeral.
In video: Leaders pay tributes to Rao. (28k,
56k)
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body arrives in Hyderabad
When
Rao lost job for meeting Press
Middle:
PV’s
predilections
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Defence personnel carry the mortal remains of former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao at Palam Air Force Station in New Delhi on Friday before the body was flown to Hyderabad for cremation.
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NGO
opposes Rao’s cremation near Hussain Sagar Lake
Hyderabad, December 24
Even as preparations are underway for the funeral of former Prime
Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao on the shores of Hussain Sagar Lake, an NGO
today opposed it on environmental grounds.
Baba
Thakur Singh of Damdami Taksal dead
Amritsar,
December 24
Baba Thakur Singh, who had taken over as the acting head of Damdami
Taksal in June 1984 immediately after the infamous Operation Bluestar,
died here today after a brief illness at a local private hospital. He
was 89.
Detail on
Punjab page
Death
penalty for Pervez assailant
Islamabad, December 24
A military court had handed down
death sentence to a soldier and 10-year imprisonment to another for
masterminding an assassination bid on Pakistan President Pervez
Musharraf last year, an army spokesman said today.
Pay more taxes and have less
holidays
Chandigarh, December 24
Pay more taxes and have less holidays is the Christmas and New Year gift from the Punjab Council of Ministers to the people of the state. Offsetting
reduction in power tariff by doubling the electricity duty and
increasing the stamp duty by 50 per cent, the Punjab Government has
given people of the state the first dose of indirect double taxation.
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PMO’s
letter to CBI leads to furore in Parliament
December 24, 2004
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Zaheera was paid Rs 18 lakh by BJP MLA: Tehelka
December 23, 2004
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PM rules out redrawing of boundaries
December 22, 2004
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FIR
against Laloo for code violation
December 21, 2004
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PM,
Patel to stay away from planes’ purchase
December 20, 2004
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EC
objects to creation of Haryana dist
December 19, 2004
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Haryana goes to polls on Feb 3
December 18, 2004
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Angry Speaker offers to quit
December 17, 2004
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Laloo’s
absence sparks din
December 16, 2004
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37 die as trains collide near Mukerian
December 15, 2004
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