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Tuesday,
August 16, 2005,
Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am
(IST)
Dismantle
terror network, PM tells Pak
New Delhi,
August 15
While militants
struck in the heart of Srinagar today, Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh told Pakistan in no uncertain terms to
dismantle its entire infrastructure of terrorism as its
“half-hearted” attempts to curb terrorism will not
suffice.
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Nation page: PM’s
address motivating: Left
Business page: Manmohan
focuses on aam aadmi
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inspects the guard of honour prior to his speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, as the nation celebrated its 58th anniversary of Independence, in New Delhi on Monday.
— Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal
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Blast
fails to mar I-Day function
Srinagar, August 15
An explosive device went off
outside the Bakshi Stadium, the venue of Independence Day celebrations,
here this morning, where stringent security measures were in place.
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A lady cries after a grenade exploded outside Bakshi Stadium where she and others were waiting to perform during Independence Day celebrations in Srinagar, on Monday.
— Reuters photo
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Naxals
kill MLA, 9 others in Andhra
Hyderabad, August 15
After a period of relative lull,
the Naxalites today struck again in Telangana on Independence Day
killing 10 persons, including a ruling party MLA.
Sri
Lanka bids tearful adieu to Kadirgamar
Colombo, August 15
Sri Lanka today bade a tearful
farewell to its assassinated Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar, who
took a tough stand against the LTTE and was a votary of strong ties with
India, in a state funeral at the Independence Square here.
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Govinda’s
children, wife hurt in accident
Jaipur, August 15
Bollywood star and Congress MP
Govinda’s wife and two children were injured and his friend Rishab Jha
was killed when the Qualis van in which they were travelling collided
head-on with a truck today, the police said.
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Complete
check on illegal mining, says Haryana
New Delhi, August 15
With the change of guard in
Haryana, the state government has pledged in the Supreme Court that it
was maintaining complete check on illegal mining in the fragile Aravali
hill region falling in its territory in the districts of Faridabad and
Gurgaon.
Pak
denies PM’s terror charge
Islamabad, August 15
Reacting strongly to renewed
allegations by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the 59th Independence
Day, Pakistan today denied it had any terrorist infrastructure on its
soil.
| Indians
abroad celebrate I-Day |
Washington,
August 15
Indians living abroad, right
from America to China, today celebrated the 59th Independence Day
by participating in flag hoisting ceremonies and cultural
programmes. |
NRIs participate in the
59th Independence Day celebrations in New Jersey on Sunday.
— PTI photo
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Kalam
calls for energy independence
August 15,
2005
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Lanka clamps emergency
August 14,
2005
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States
can’t enforce quota in private colleges: SC
August 13,
2005
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Manmohan apologises
to Sikhs for ’84 riots
August 12,
2005
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Jagdish Tytler quits
August 11,
2005
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Govt may amend ATR on Nanavati report
August 10,
2005
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Nanavati pins Tytler for ’84 riots
August 9,
2005
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ULFA
blasts oil pipelines in Assam
August 8,
2005
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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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