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Saturday,
September 3, 2005,
Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am
(IST)
Armed
men wreak havoc in Panchkula
Bus torched,
private vehicles damaged as Haryana bandh evokes mixed
response
Panchkula,
September 2
Tremors of the Gohana
incident were felt in the township this morning when
unruly mobs brandishing swords and lathis, wreaked havoc
on the roads. A bus full of passengers was torched, with
the passengers barely being able to get down to safety.
Scores of other government and private vehicles were
damaged by the arsonists, though no loss of life was
reported.
In video (28k, 56k)
Editorial:
Not
through violence, please!
Haryana
page: Mayawati, Paswan visit
Gohana, seek probe
Gohana
incident: PWD to repair Dalits’ houses
Power,
water supply yet to be restored in Balmiki colony
For
rioting, age is no bar
Nation
page: Rights panel seeks details
of arson in Gohana
Punjab
page: Youngsters go berserk,
damage vehicles, buildings
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Should there be a
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Miscreants torch a CTU bus at Sector 16, Panchkula, and (right) a mob, carrying lathis and tyres, runs amuck on the roads of Panchkula on Friday morning.
— Tribune photos by Manoj Mahajan
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Indo-Pak
CBMs for starting truck service for trade
Islamabad,
September 2
Setting the stage for
the meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and
President Pervez Musharraf in New York on September 14,
India and Pakistan today announced a slew of measures to
promote people-to-people contacts, including starting a
truck service for trade on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad route.
World page: Air
war exercises in Pak from Sunday
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QUOTE
OF THE DAY
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The reports received by me in the recent past through the media and also through meeting with various political functionaries, as also intelligence reports, indicate a trend to win over elected representatives of the people.
— Buta Singh
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Petrol
price may go up by Rs 3 a litre
New Delhi, September 2
Concerned over the rising
international crude oil prices touching $ 70 per barrel and its impact
on Indian oil companies, the government is likely to give a go-ahead to
the hike in petrol and diesel prices by Rs 3 per litre and LPG by Rs 20
per cylinder next week.
Business page: Crude
prices may touch $ 90: Assocham
Buta’s
reports silent on horse-trading
New Delhi, September 2
Bihar Governor Buta Singh’s two
controversial reports that led to the dissolution of the state Assembly,
submitted to the Supreme Court today, were virtually silent on the
purported “horse trading”, which was cited as the main reason for
dissolving the House by the Centre.
| Sania Mirza storms into pre-quarters
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New York, September 2
Tennis sensation Sania Mirza stormed into the women’s singles fourth round of the US Open with a crushing 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 victory over Marion Bartoli of France at the Armstrong Stadium here today.
Sania Mirza of India hits a return shot to Marion Bartoli of France during their third-round match at the US Open in New York on Friday. Sania won 7-6, 6-4.
— Reuters photo (Details on Sports page)
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Goa
to be permanent venue for film fests
New Delhi, September 2
An MoU has been signed between the
Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF) and the Goa Government to make Goa
the permanent venue for the International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
Making Goa a permanent venue for the IFFI is expected to help in
branding the festival globally and promoting Goa as a tourist
destination.
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None will be spared: CM
September 2, 2005
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843 die in stampede
September 1, 2005
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India, Pak to free 1,100 prisoners on Sept 12
August 31, 2005
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India,
Pak fail to reach agreement
August 30, 2005
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No compromise with terrorism: PM
August 29, 2005
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Gujarat
rebels serve ultimatum
August 28, 2005
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Pakistan
grants consular access to Sarabjit
August 27, 2005
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7 Jharkhand ministers rebel against Munda
August 26, 2005
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Punjab
PMET: SC orders fresh merit list
August 25, 2005
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PM, Natwar to take up Sarabjit issue with Pak
August 24, 2005
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