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Thursday,
February 3,
2005, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
Rane
sworn in as Goa CM
Parrikar government dismissed
A two-member Congress-led
government headed by Pratapsinh Rane was sworn in as Goa Chief Minister
tonight hours after the BJP-led Parrikar ministry was dismissed by the
Governor. Apart from Rane, Phillipe Neri Roadriguez, an Independent MLA
whose controversial eviction from the state Assembly ahead of the motion
of confidence sought by Manohar Parrikar sparked pandemonium in the House,
was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister.
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Should victims of terrorism and riots
be given reservation in colleges?
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PM
cancels Dhaka visit; Saarc summit faces postponement
New Delhi, February 2
 India today formally communicated
to Bangladesh its decision that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would not
be able to attend the February 6 to 7 SAARC summit in Dhaka in view of
the security situation in the host country and "recent developments
in our neighbourhood".
In video (28k,
56k)
King
picks his men, gags Press, arrests Koirala
Kathmandu, February 2
King Gyanendra formed a 10-member
Cabinet, a day after the dismissal of the government and taking
Executive powers of the Himalayan kingdom.
News
analysis
Royal
coup and its implications
FOR all those following the
developments in Nepal, the King’s coup, has not come as a surprise.
Notable, however, is the sweep and sting of the King’s action.
Haryana
goes to polls today
Chandigarh, February 2
Over 1.27 crore voters will decide the fate of 983 candidates, including
60 women, in 90 constituencies of the Haryana Assembly tomorrow.
 Nation:
Internal bickering in Haryana worries Cong
Cong
seeks more forces for Haryana
Haryana
page: Leadership
issue wide open: Hooda
Chautala’s
men purchasing votes: Surjewala
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FORUM
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Our feature, Forum, provides our readers with an opportunity to express their views on some of the vital issues facing the country. The new question being posed is:
What kind of a Budget would you like the Union Finance Minister to present?
Readers are invited to send their letters, not more than 150 words, to:
The Editor-in-Chief, The Tribune, Sector 29-C, Chandigarh, with 'Forum' superscribed on the envelope.
The answers can also be e-mailed to: forum@tribunemail.com
H.K. Dua
Editor-in-Chief
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MC
poll: NC sweeps Srinagar, BJP gets 26 seats in Jammu
 Srinagar, February 2
After biting dust in Baramula and
Kuprawa civic polls, the National Conference resurfaced today by making
a clean sweep of elections to the Srinagar Municipal Corporation. Held
after a gap of nearly three decades, the elections were being closely
watched.
Ms Nuzhat Dar, a candidate of the National Conference, is hugged by a senior supporter on her victory from Nawab Bazar in the Srinagar Municipal Corporation elections in Srinagar on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo by Amin War
Kidnappers
release Kislay, Dipak
Patna, February 2
Kislay Komal, a school student
whose abduction a fortnight ago here had become a major election issue
in Bihar, and another kidnapped student in Bhagalpur, Dipak Bharti, were
freed and united with their families today, a day before the first phase
of state Assembly poll.
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DPS student Kislay Kaushik (centre) is greeted by his mother and sister after he was rescued from the kidnappers, in Patna on Wednesday.
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EPF
interest rate hiked to 9.5 pc
New Delhi, February 2
On the eve of Assembly elections in
the three states of Haryana, Bihar and Jharkhand, the Congress-led UPA
Government tonight decided to hike the interest rate of Employees
Provident Fund to 9.5 per cent for 2004-05.
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Tribune
founder remembered
Chandigarh, February 2
Employees
of The Tribune paid rich tributes to the founder of The Tribune Trust,
Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, on the occasion of the 125th Foundation Day
today. The function was organised by The Tribune Employees Union.
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| Tribune employees pay homage to Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia on the occasion of the Foundation Day of
The Tribune in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph
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QUOTE OF THE
DAY
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Where was Vajpayee when innocent children were being butchered and burnt alive during riots in Gujarat?
— Laloo Prasad Yadav
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Nepal
King sacks Deuba govt
February 2, 2005
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PM
promises reforms in education,
healthcare
February
1, 2005
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Bomb attacks kill 31 in Iraq
January 31, 2005
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Kashmiris
vote like never before
January 30, 2005
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Govt
ups maritime security
January 29, 2005
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SP
leader held for MLA’s murder
January 28, 2005
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Kalam
focuses on 5 critical sectors
January 26, 2005
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India,
China take step forward
January 25, 2005
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Pushed
out of train, 5 crushed to death
January 24, 2005
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