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Tuesday,
August 2, 2005,
Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am
(IST)
Mumbai reels under another deluge
Mumbai, August 1
Normal life was affected today as heavy rain disrupted rail and road traffic in different parts of the city and the suburbs.
According to the state police and fire brigade, heavy flooding was reported in north and central Mumbai with low-lying areas
reporting three feet of floods.
In video (28k, 56k) |
A man buys vegetables from a street hawker on a waterlogged street in Mumbai on Monday.
— Reuters photo |
In video: Film
fraternity to sue Maharashtra government for
inaction during heavy rains. (28k,
56k)
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YOUR VOTE
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Do you think that rising
number of cancer deaths in Punjab are due to overuse of pesticides?
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A
Tribune Investigation
Unbranded milk unfit for human consumption
 Laced with bacterial water, chemicals
Mohali, August 1
What the milkman brings to your doorstep each morning is not any wholesome stuff but a mix of highly adulterated milk laced with harmful chemicals to increase its shelf life.
How
safe is packed milk?
Iran set to resume N-work
Tehran, August 1
Iran was set to resume sensitive nuclear work today, ending a nine-month suspension agreed with the European Union and risking a major international crisis and possible UN sanctions.
India, South Korea ties to become strategic
New Delhi, August 1
India and South Korea today decided
to develop the strategic dimensions of their partnership and chalked out
a roadmap for achieving this objective within a specific timeframe.
Saudi King Fahd dead
 Riyadh, August 1
Saudi Arabia’s ruler, King Fahd, died early today in a Riyadh hospital and his brother, Crown Prince Abdullah, has been announced the country’s new monarch, the Saudi royal court announced in a statement.
7-day mourning in Pakistan
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QUOTE
OF THE DAY
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I have played under other captains, so it should be no problem. I am happy to play anywhere, whatever suits the team, Rahul and
Greg.
— Sourav Ganguly
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Buta Singh meets Patil
New Delhi, August 1
Amid controversy over the transfer of 17 IPS officers, Bihar Governor Buta Singh tonight had a 35-minute meeting with Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil here.
Nation page:
Cong
unhappy with Buta Singh
NDA
asks Kalam to remove Buta
SC allows golf at Forest Hill
New Delhi, August 1
In a partial relief to Chandigarh’s Forest Hill Resort and Country Club, allegedly built on forest land, the Supreme Court today allowed its members to play golf by imposing stringent conditions that neither any new member would be enrolled nor it would permit any commercial activity within the resort.
Chandigarh page: Verdict
brings cheer to Forest Hill members
Magsaysay Award for V. Shanta
Singapore, August 1
Dr V. Shanta, chairperson of Chennai-based Adiyar Cancer Institute, was among those selected
for the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service this year.
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Advani
must go by October
August 1,
2005
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Srinagar
terror drama ends
July 31,
2005
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No
compromise on strategic interests
July 30,
2005
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200 trapped in
landslides
July 29,
2005
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Gurgaon
DC, SP told to go on leave
July 28,
2005
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Gurgaon
rocks Parliament
July 27, 2005
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DSP
among hundreds hurt
July 26, 2005
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Troops
kill four teenagers
July 25, 2005
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Terror, now in Egypt
July 24, 2005
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Suspected bomber shot
July 23, 2005
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Terror
strikes London again
July 22, 2005
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PM
allays fear of Pakistan, China
July 21, 2005
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