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Tuesday,
December 28, 2004, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
Tsunami
devours 9,000 in south coast
Five village islands wiped out
Chennai, December 27
As the rescue operations continued,
the death toll due to Sunday’s tidal waves touched around 9,000 in Tamil
Nadu, the Union Territory of Pondicherry and the Andaman and Nicobar
islands.
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(Left) People
cross a railway track with ships lying on it at Nagapattinam port,
350 km south of Chennai, on Monday (AFP); and (right) Local
residents and rescue workers salvage boats and cars that were
damaged, after a tsunami hit on Sunday in Cuddalore, 180 km south
of Chennai. — Reuters photo |
More than 24,000 dead
Colombo, December 27
The death toll in the tsunami disaster in Sri Lanka reached 12,000,
including at least 70 foreigners.
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reliable warning system (Graphic:
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Cabinet
approves Rs 500 cr relief
New Delhi, December 27
The Union Cabinet tonight decided
to provide Rs 500 crore from the National Calamity Contingency Fund for
immediate relief to the tsunami-affected southern states and the Union
Territory of Pondicherry.
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23
Air Force personnel killed, toll expected to be 100
Port
Blair airstrip repaired
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PM appeals for
donations
New Delhi, December 27
Tsunami tidal wave tragedy-shocked nation today began a massive rescue and
rehabilitation work for the families of the victims with the Prime
Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, appealing to the citizens for generous
contributions.
ITBP prepares for relief operations in
South
Nation
page: Cong,
BJP legislators to donate salary
US
provides Rs 44 lakh for Tsunami victims
Karnataka
gives Rs 5.5-cr relief
Gujarat
to give Rs 10 cr
India
relaxes visa regime for Pakistanis
Progress in Indo-Pak talks
Islamabad, December 27
Taking the peace process forward, India today unilaterally announced
relaxation of the visa regime for Pakistani nationals above 65 years and
below 12 years and extended free medical treatment to another batch of
Pakistani children with serious heart ailments.
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3
killed, 12 hurt in furnace blast
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Govt
seeks report on NRIs
New Delhi, December 27
The Ministry of External Affairs has written to the heads of Indian missions in Maldives, Sri
Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, seeking report on the welfare
of the NRI’s and the PIO’s there.
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3,300 die as tidal waves hit southern coast
December 27, 2004
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George caught in code of conduct net
December 26, 2004
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Over 30
FIRs for code violation in Bihar
December 25, 2004
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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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