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Saturday, August 6, 2005, Chandigarh, India
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Delete names of criminals from rolls
EC directive to Bihar
New Delhi, August 5
In a significant order aimed at debarring criminals from contesting elections in Bihar, the Election Commission today directed the state government to delete from the electoral rolls the names of those persons against whom, non-bailable warrants could not be executed for more than six months.
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Doctors can’t be prosecuted for simple negligence: SC
New Delhi, August 5
Placing medical profession entirely in different pedestal for the applicability of IPC provision that deals with causing death by negligence, the Supreme Court in a landmark verdict said today a doctor couldnot be prosecuted for simple lack of care and error of judgement or accident during treatment, while quashing prosecution against Ludhiana’s prestigious CMC Hospital senior doctor Jacob Mathew on the charges of negligence.

India, Pak talks on nuke CBMs begin
New Delhi, August 5
India and Pakistan today began the third round of expert-level talks on nuclear confidence- building measures wherein the two sides reviewed the progress made in the previous two rounds.
Meera Shankar, Additional Secretary (United Nations), External Affairs Ministry, with Tariq Osman Hyder, Additional Secretary (United Nations and Economic Coordination), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan, before their delegation- level meeting on Nuclear Confidence Building Measures in New Delhi
Meera Shankar (left), Additional Secretary (United Nations), External Affairs Ministry, with Tariq Osman Hyder, Additional Secretary (United Nations and Economic Coordination), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan, before their delegation- level meeting on Nuclear Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) in New Delhi on Friday.
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Tiger task force submits final report
New Delhi, August 5
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today endorsed a majority of the recommendations made by the Tiger task force for saving tigers and their habitats, calling for their immediate implementation.


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Nanavati report to be tabled on Monday
New Delhi, August 5
The Nanavati Commission report, along with the Action Taken report would be tabled in Parliament on Monday. The commission, set up by the NDA government to probe afresh the 1984-anti-Sikh riots, as there were criticism that none of the prominent leaders, who were accused of being involved in the riots, were punished.

Pilgrims stranded due to landslides
Jammu, August 5
As many as 797 pilgrims, who left here this morning for Amarnath cave shrine, were stranded between Udhampur and Kud as the Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been blocked due to landslides at several places.

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Railway employees repair the Jammu-Udhampur railway track at the Bajalta village on the outskirts of Jammu Railway employees repair the Jammu- Udhampur railway track at the Bajalta village on the outskirts of Jammu on Friday.
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Rs 700 cr revival package for HMT on cards
New Delhi, August 5
Amid controversy of disinvestment of government’s stake in the state-owned navratna BHEL, Ministry of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises has proposed a financial package of around Rs 700 crore to revive the HMT Ltd and some of its subsidiaries.
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Punjab youths languishing in Pakistan jails
New Delhi, August 5
The government has assured the Lok Sabha that it would look into the concerns expressed by members regarding Indian prisoners, especially youths from Punjab, who went abroad `illegally’ for jobs, languishing in Pakistan jails.

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