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Monday,
August 8, 2005,
Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am
(IST)
ULFA
blasts oil pipelines in Assam
4 die in explosion at
bus stand
Guwahati, August 7
Stepping up violence
in Assam in the run-up to the Independence Day, ULFA
militants today exploded a bomb at Boko, near here,
killing four persons, besides blasting oil pipelines in
three districts.
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CAST
YOUR VOTE
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Should special efforts be made to help Indian prisoners held in Pakistani jails?
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Border
fencing with Bangladesh must: Natwar
Dhaka, August 7
Stressing on the fencing of the
long border with Bangladesh to curb smuggling and illegal migration,
Indian External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh today also sought to
allay Dhaka’s concerns over a proposed river inter-linking project and
the gas pipeline with Myanmar.
Centre ‘inactive’ on infiltration, says BJP
Sports page: Yuvraj,
Kumble put India in final |
Yuvraj Singh celebrates his century against the West Indies during the final group match of the triangular series in Colombo on Sunday. India won by 7 runs. — Reuters
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11
killed in Uttaranchal landslides
Dehra Dun, August 7
At least 11 persons were killed and
hundreds rendered homeless when their houses were submerged in an
artificial lake formed due to landslides triggered by heavy rains in
Uttaranchal, official sources said today.
Left
parties call for Bihar bandh
Patna, August 7
All major Left parties, barring the
CPM, today called for a bandh in Bihar on August 24 in support of their
demand for immediate recall of state Governor Buta Singh, his advisor
Arun Pathak, arrest of RJD MP Mohammed Shahabuddin and others.
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QUOTE
OF THE DAY
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"Maoists have a fancy idea of setting up a liberated corridor starting right from the Terai region and going through parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Karnataka and
Maharashtra."
— Pranab Mukherjee
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A view of the rear of the Taj Mahal after a new lighting system was adopted by placing lamp posts for better visibility in view of security concerns after the terrorist attack in
Ayodhya. — PTI |
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Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani is held on the shoulders by supporters
of the Tehreek -e-Hurriyat at a public rally in Srinagar on Sunday.
— Tribune photo by Amin War |
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India, Pak okay pact on ballistic missiles
August 7,
2005
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Delete
names of criminals from rolls
August 6,
2005
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Afzal to die; Shaukat gets 10-year jail term
August 5,
2005
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Indo-US
nuke deal reciprocal
August 4,
2005
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Sonia
wants stamp papers abolished
August 3,
2005
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Mumbai reels under another deluge
August 2,
2005
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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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