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Monday,
June 27, 2005,
Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am
(IST)
Left’s
jolt to UPA
To stay away from
coordination committee meetings
New Delhi, June
26
Relations between
Left parties and the UPA today touched a new low with the
Communists deciding to stay away from the coordination
committee meetings as the Congress-led coalition
government has decided to go ahead with the disinvestment
of 10 per cent of its stake in the
profit-making public
sector undertaking BHEL.
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Will talks with Hurriyat
bring peace?
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Flash
floods in Sutlej
Bridges washed away; thousands
evacuated
Shimla, June 26
People living along the banks of
the Sutlej survived yet another nightmare as flash floods caused by
excessive melting of glaciers passed through a 200 km stretch of the
river from Sumdoh to Sunni without causing any loss of human life.
Himachal page: Swelling
Sutlej creates panic
Flood
loss may run into billions
Nation page: Safety
measures in place, says Centre
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Water gushes out of twin diversion tunnels of the Kol Dam project near Sundernagar in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday.
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QUOTE
OF THE DAY
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The government is going ahead with its policy decisions contrary to the CMP despite our protests.
— Prakash Karat
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Pre-monsoon
rain gladdens farmers, frees region from heat wave
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Chandigarh,
June 26
Rain gods virtually poured their hearts out this morning,
making millions of people across the region extremely happy.
Farmers in particular welcomed the rain. “It appears, the
curse of the heat wave is over as the rain gods have taken
over”, said Naratta Singh, a farmer of Dhareri Jattan, near
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Farmers get busy transplanting paddy in their fields near Channo village along the Patiala-Sangrur road.
— Tribune photo by Rajesh Sachar
Punjab page: Monsoon
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Pink
City losing peace
Jaipur, June 26
Despite the Vasundhara Raje
government having embarked upon a number of ambitious programmes of
beautification to attract a larger number of domestic and foreign
tourists, the Pink City, known for its placid social environs, no
longer enjoys the reputation of being a peaceful place.
A
Tribune Special
Punjab’s
parallel economy: illicit drugs trade worth Rs 5,000 crore
Chandigarh, June 26
The annual revenue from the illicit
drug trade, one of the biggest criminal enterprises in Punjab, runs into
crores of rupees. The bulk of profit originates from the transportation
and distribution of drugs to affluent markets of Europe and North
America using the border state as the transit point.
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Digvijay gets charge of
poll-bound Bihar
June 26, 2005
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Nine
jawans killed, 19 hurt in
Srinagar blast
June 25, 2005
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Punjab reels under power cuts
June 24, 2005
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APHC
seeks dialogue with Centre
June 23, 2005
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19 Gujarati tourists killed
June 22, 2005
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Petrol, diesel costlier
June 21, 2005
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Anil
Ambani enterprises in power
June 20, 2005
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Ambanis
reach accord
June 19, 2005
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Bonanza
for farmers
June 18, 2005
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Cabinet
nod for dual citizenship
June 17, 2005
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