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Friday,
June 17, 2005,
Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am
(IST)
Cabinet
nod for dual citizenship
New Delhi,
June 16
The Union Cabinet
today gave its approval for amending the Citizenship Act
1955. This would pave the way for granting dual
citizenship to persons of Indian origin who migrated to
other countries after January 26, 1950. The amendments
will allow the Ministry of Overseas Indians to issue
notifications under Section 7B (1) of the Citizenship Act,
1955, and issue smart cards to registered overseas
citizens of India.
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Is the government taking steps for tackling the groundwater depletion?
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Govt
defers hike in petrol, diesel prices
New Delhi, June 16
The government today deferred its
decision to hike the oil prices even as the world oil prices crossed
the $55 per barrel mark despite OPEC’s decision to raise its
official production ceiling.
In video (28k,
56k)
Vajpayee
writes to PM
Says Indo-Pak peace process
Kashmir-centric
New Delhi, June 16
Former Prime Minister Atal Behari
Vajpayee has accused the Congress-led UPA Government of making the
Indo-Pak peace process "Kashmir-centric" and thus allowing
Pakistan to slip out of its earlier commitment to India.
J&K page: Hurriyat leaders return to
low-key reception
Rashid
yet to give name for bus travel
New Delhi, June 16
Pakistan Information Minister
Sheikh Rashid has not given his name so far for clearance by Indian
authorities for travelling to Jammu and Kashmir by the
Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus on June 30, official sources said here
today.
Cong
does damage control on Sonia visit
New Delhi, June 16
After the BJP raised a furore
over Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s Russia visit, the Congress
today went into damage control mode as it aggressively rubbished all
Opposition charges.
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opportunity to express their views on some of
the vital issues facing the country. The new
question being posed is:
What should be done to reform the examination
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Readers are invited to send their letters,
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QUOTE
OF THE DAY
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But no, they go to Pakistan, repeat every statement made by Gen Musharraf, and then condescend to say that they would go to Delhi as well.
— Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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People gather on a platform to watch as water from the Xiaolangdi Reservoir is released into the Yellow River, in Xiaolangdi, central China’s Henan province, on Thursday. The annual event happens in order to rid the reservoir of excessive sand.
— AFP photo
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Facsimile
editions of foreign dailies okayed
New Delhi, June 16
While retaining the foreign
direct investment ceiling of 26 per cent, the Manmohan Singh
government today took key decisions pertaining to the newspaper
industry in this country whereby investments by NRIs, overseas
Corporate Bodies, Persons of Indian Origin and portfolio investments
by recognised Foreign Institutional Investors have been permitted in
the print media.
Canadian
diplomat, family rescued
Dharamsala, June 16
“It was a miraculous escape,”
said a Canadian diplomat, Mr Adrian Norfolk, who was today rescued
from the Indrahar Pass where he had got stuck along with his family
yesterday during a trekking expedition.
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 Depleting
glaciers worry Centre
Chandigarh, June 16
Glaciers in the Himalayas,
especially in Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Nepal and Bhutan, are
depleting at an alarming rate causing serious concern among the
authorities at the Centre.
Dr J.S. Samra
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Be
impartial, PM tells Governors
June 16, 2005
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Punjab
hikes power tariff by 10.27 pc
June 15, 2005
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15
dead, 90 hurt in Pulwama blast
June 14, 2005
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Let Siachen be a peace mountain: PM
June 13, 2005
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A
world first in N-power programme
June 12, 2005
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Storm
wreaks havoc
June 11, 2005
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Advani isolated
June 10, 2005
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BJP board rejects Advani’s resignation
June 9, 2005
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Advani quits, but partymen say no
June 8, 2005
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Punjab PMT cancelled
June 7, 2005
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