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Friday, May 20, 2005, Chandigarh, India
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Cabinet clears mid-term appraisal of 10th Plan
GDP may be down from 8.1 to 6 or 7 pc

New Delhi, May 19
The Union Cabinet today approved the mid-term appraisal (MTA) of the 10th Five Year Plan (2002-07). The MTA, which would now be discussed at the next meeting of the National Development Council (NDC), has listed 58 policy imperatives to pitchfork the economy into a high growth trajectory.
Union Finance Minister P. Chindambram comes out after attending the Cabinet meeting in New Delhi on Thursday. — Tribune photograph

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No hike in passenger fares: Lalu
New Delhi, May 19
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav today dismissed ongoing speculation about hike in passenger fares despite a recent decision by his ministry on revision of reservation fee for mail and express trains.

Dara gets life term instead of death penalty
Cuttack, May 19
Faced with death penalty for the gruesome murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons, Dara Singh got a reprieve today with the Orissa High Court commuting his sentence to life imprisonment while acquitting 11 others convicted earlier.
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NDA in disarray, Sharad Yadav attacks Modi
New Delhi, May 19
There seems to be no end to woes of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance as senior Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav today lashed out at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for the post-Godhra riots holding him responsible for the alliance defeat in the Lok Sabha poll.

Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh at a meeting with Mike Whitby, President of Birmingham City Council at Birmingham airport on Thursday. Whitby proposed a strategic partnership between Birmingham and Jalandhar. Birmingham has a large concentration of Punjabis most of them hailing from the Doaba region. — PTI

SGPC panel seeks removal of scenes
Lays down code for film-makers

Chandigarh, May 19
While laying down a tough code for film and serial makers with regard to the playing of Sikh characters and the use of Sikh religious symbols and Gurbani in their productions, the SGPC President, Bibi Jagir Kaur, today said that the controversial film “Jo Bole So Nihal” had not only hurt the feelings of the Sikhs but also distorted Gurbani and the sacred Sikh slogan.
A notice announcing the last show of 'Jo Bole So Nihal' put up outside Harchand Palace in Bathinda on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Kulbir Beera

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