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Saturday, May 28, 2005, Chandigarh, India
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Siachen truce to continue
Islamabad, May 27
Agreeing to maintaining the 18-month-old ceasefire on Siachen Glacier, India and Pakistan today decided to meet yet again for talks aimed at demilitarising the world’s highest battlefield. In deliberations at the Defence Secretary level, both neighbours — seeking normalisation of relations after more than 50 years of animus — described the two-day talks held at the Pak Defence Ministry in Rawalpindi as “frank and constructive with a view to taking the process forward”.



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Vohra updates Patil on J&K
New Delhi, May 27
In the backdrop of Kashmiri separatist leaders preparing to travel to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), government’s interlocutor on Kashmir N.N. Vohra today called on Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil and briefed him on the overall situation in Kashmir.

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Sonia set to be re-elected Cong chief
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New Delhi, May 27
Ms Sonia Gandhi is set to be declared elected as Congress President for another consecutive term as the deadline for filing nominations ended today with no challenge to her candidature. Nearly 100 sets of nominations had been made in favour of Ms Gandhi by the party units in various states. The formal announcement about her re-election will be made tomorrow. AICC Central Election Authority Chairman Oscar Fernandes said the scrutiny of nominations would take place tomorrow morning after which Ms Gandhi would be declared elected unopposed.
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25 killed in Pak shrine blast
Islamabad, May 27
Twentyfive persons were killed and more than 50 injured today in a suspected suicide bombing at a Sufi shrine near the Pakistani capital where hundreds of devotees had gathered for the Friday prayers as well as to celebrate an annual religious festival.

Relatives of blast victims mourn at the scene of the incident at the Bari Imam shrine in Islamabad on Friday. Relatives of blast victims mourn at the scene of the incident at the Bari Imam shrine in Islamabad on Friday.
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Permanent residential status must for allotting oil dealership: SC
New Delhi, May 27
Dealing with the question of the eligibility for allotment of oil and LPG dealerships under the employment scheme of the government, the Supreme Court has ruled that the allottee should be a permanent resident of a particular district where the allotment is intended to be made to the unemployed persons.

Supplies to anganwadis stopped
DC asks supplier to replace entire stock
Bathinda, May 27
Taking a serious notice of a report in The Tribune today on the quality of eatables supplied to the anganwadis, the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Rahul Bhandari, has stopped the supply of the eatables till their good quality is ensured. He has also directed the supplier to replace the entire stock within a week. Talking to The Tribune, the Deputy Commissioner said he had also asked his BDOs, SDMs, and CDPOs to collect 15 samples of eatables from each block on a random basis by tomorrow evening.








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