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Monday,
January 17,
2005, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
Musharraf
roots for bus to Muzaffarabad
 Till
then other CBMs can wait
Islamabad, January 16
Pakistan has ruled out initiation of
new confidence-building measures with India until the two resolve
differences over introducing a bus service between Srinagar and
Muzaffarabad.
Progress
on CBMs slow, says Natwar
London, January 16
 Acknowledging
that progress in some Indo-Pak confidence-building measures has been slow,
External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh said today that he would take up
the issue of their pace when he meets Pakistani leaders, possibly
President Pervez Musharraf also in Islamabad next month.
 World
page: Pak
may use N-arms against India: CIA
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Should a 91-year-old woman undertrial prisoner at the Tihar Jail be released on humanitarian grounds?
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Siege ends: 2 CRPF
men, two militants killed
 Srinagar,
January 16
Two militants and an equal number of
CRPF personnel were killed and seven others, including police and security
personnel, got injured in a 25-hour-long encounter that ended at the
indoor stadium today evening.
 In
video (28k, 56k)
Security personnel take position during an encounter with militants in Srinagar on Sunday.
— Tribune photo by Amin War
Virk to be Punjab
DGP
Chandigarh, January 16
Decks have been cleared for the
appointment of Mr S.S. Virk, an IPS officer of the 1970 batch belonging to
the Maharashtra cadre, to be the next Director-General of Punjab Police.
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QUOTE
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“The BJP underestimated the might of the All-Jharkhand Students Union. Now that we have achieved an electoral deal, the BJP will rue its decision”.
— Sudesh Mahto
Bihar Minister
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Sports
page: Africans
shine in Mumbai Marathon
In video (28k, 56k)
Kenya's Julius Sugut reacts after winning the “International Marathon 2005” in Mumbai on Sunday. Nearly 2,500 runners took part in the race. Mulu Seboka of Ethiopia won the women's full marathon race.
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Leader
of CPI (ML-Liberation) killed
Hazaribagh, January 16
In the first incident of
poll-related violence in Jharkhand, veteran CPI (ML-Liberation) leader
Mahendra Prasad Singh was today gunned down by suspected CPI (Maoist)
ultras near Saria in Giridih district.
INLD
ticket for Karnal lawyer
Chandigarh, January 16
The Indian National Lok Dal today
denied the party ticket to one more sitting MLA, Mr Jarnail Singh from
the Ratia reserved Assembly constituency.
BJP releases
final list
Haryana page: Rejected
by Cong, aspirants vow to fight as Independents
No move to
change nominees in Hisar: Bhajan Lal
Chander
Mohan inaugurates election office
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Doctor
pushes family to suicide
Four of five members found dead
Rajdhana (Amritsar), January 16
Four members of a family of this
sleepy village of Majha belt, 8 km from Rayya, committed suicide by
consuming celphos tablets late last evening. The tragedy came to light
when the only surviving member, Amolak (7), raised the alarm this
morning.
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Ultras
storm stadium
January 16, 2005
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Major, 2 jawans killed
January 15, 2005
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Cong,
RJD fail to reach consensus
January 14, 2005
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MBBS
admissions: SC sets strict guidelines
January 13, 2005
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India
proposes fresh talks on Baglihar
January 12, 2005
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Supreme Court grants bail to Shankaracharya
January 11, 2005
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Govt
to set up tsunami warning system
January 10, 2005
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PM promises healing touch to victims
January 9, 2005
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Indo-Pak
talks on Baglihar break down
January 8, 2005
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ADC
cut to trigger fall in call rates
January 7, 2005
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