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Friday,
August 19, 2005,
Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am
(IST)
Appointment of HP Chief Parliamentary Secys quashed
Shimla, August 18
In a landmark judgment which will have far-reaching political implications across the country, the Himachal Pradesh High Court today quashed the appointment of eight Chief Parliamentary Secretaries and four Parliamentary Secretaries with immediate effect and ruled that the Chief Minister, Mr Virbhadra Singh, had no powers to make such appointments. The court also directed the Chief Secretary to see to it that the order was implemented forthwith.
Himachal page
HC
verdict: BJP wants CM to resign
Dhumal
asks CM to resign
Verdict
a setback to Virbhadra
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Should there be reservation for disadvantaged sections even in unaided private colleges?
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Free power for farmers with 5 acres
Chandigarh, August 18
After getting the vital “green signal” from the World Bank on providing free power to small farmers, the Punjab Government tonight finally resolved to give this facility to farmers having landholdings up to five acres.
Business page
Free
power: World Bank not to stop funds to Punjab
Punjab
out of red after 20 years
Encephalitis death toll rises to 93 in UP
Lucknow, August 18
The death toll in an encephalitis outbreak in Uttar Pradesh rose to 93 today with more deaths being reported due to the
water-born disease, a health official said. Most of the dead were children and more than 200 persons were in hospital, many of them in a critical
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Jammu and Kashmir Light
Infantry recruits during the passing-out parade in Srinagar on Thursday. As many as 246 cadets were inducted into the regiment.
— Tribune photo by Amin War |
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QUOTE
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In my personal view, it is the coterie of misguiding advisers around Mr Advani that is the rootcause of this near-revolt situation in the BJP.
Madan Lal Khurana
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Panel raps govt over Nathpa project cost
New Delhi, August 18
Concerned over the frequent disruptions in power generation at the 1500 MW Nathpa-Jhakri hydel power project in Himachal Pradesh, and also the escalation in costs of the project, the Standing Committee on Energy has rapped the government for its failure to fix the guilty.
Bhavnani is Vice-Chief of Air Staff
New Delhi, August 18
The Indian Air Force (IAF) today filled the post of the Vice-Chief of Air Staff, which was lying vacant for the past 15 days, with Air Marshal Ajit
Bhavnani, currently heading the strategic forces command (SFC), taking over the post at the Air Headquarters.
Sensex breaches
7900-point
mark
Mumbai, August 18
Continuing the momentum of the current bull run the Sensex today breached the 7900-point mark before slipping considerably in the face of heavy profit- booking to close
at 7811.Nifty too saw profit- booking to close at 2,388. — TNS
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Mosquitoes force cattle under nets
Jind, August 18
Swarms of mosquitoes have virtually forced the residents and their milch animals to take drastic measures to protect
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High concentration of mosquitoes in Jind have forced villagers to put up mosquito nets for their milch animals.
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Series
of blasts rock Bangladesh
August 18, 2005
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SC issues notice on fatwas
August 17,
2005
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Dismantle
terror network, PM tells Pak
August 16,
2005
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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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