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Friday,
September 9, 2005,
Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am
(IST)
42 Army men feared dead in bridge collapse
Kharo (Kinnaur), September 8
At least 42 Army men, including two officers of the 18 Engineers Regiment, were feared drowned in the Sutlej while four jawans were rescued with minor injuries in a bridge collapse here this afternoon.
Chandigarh page: Anxious
moments in ‘K’ Area
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The Bailey bridge on the Sutlej which collapsed at Kharo in Reckong Peo in Kinnaur on Thursday, and (right) the remains of the bridge after its collapse.
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YOUR VOTE
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Should the Class X board exam be made optional?
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Along with millions of readers and admirers, The Tribune pays homage to its founder, Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, who passed into eternity on this day 107 years ago. |
Vajpayee,
Yashwant back Khurana
New Delhi, September 8
The growing schism within the
Bharatiya Janata Party came into open when former Prime Minister Atal
Bihari Vajpayee today opposed party President L.K. Advani’s decision
to expel former Delhi Chief Minister Madan Lal Khurana from the party,
saying that he should have been given another chance to explain his
position.
In video (28k,
56k)
Editorial: Harsh punishment
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QUOTE
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It would have been better if instead of action being taken against him, he was given one more opportunity to clarify his stand.
— Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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| CM’s
son Cong choice for Rohtak
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Chandigarh, September 8
Another son will rise on the
political horizon of Haryana when Mr Deepender Singh Hooda will file his
nomination papers for the Rohtak Lok Sabha byelection on September 10 as
the Congress candidate. |
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Deepender Singh Hooda talks to the media in New Delhi on Thursday after he got the Congress ticket for the Rohtak parliamentary byelection. — PTI
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Haryana page: INLD,
BJP nominees begin campaign |
Manmohan, Blair for anti-terror law
New Delhi, September 8
The issue of international terrorism dominated the bilateral talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his visiting UK counterpart Tony Blair in Udaipur today.
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Delhi page: Cherie Blair interacts with HC
judges
Chandigarh man is envoy to Iran
New Delhi, September 8
Mr Manbir Singh, presently Ambassador of India in Hungary, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Iran in succession to Mr K.C. Singh.
Chandigarh blast: 7
hurt
Chandigarh, September 8
Seven persons were injured in an explosion at the Sector 17 inter-state bus terminus late this evening.
(Details on Chandigarh
page)
Chandigarh page: Security beefed up at railway
stations
Punjab page: Chandigarh blast: red alert in
Punjab
Mahesh-Hantuchova
win title
New York, September 8
India’s Mahesh Bhupathi and Slovakia’s Daniela Hantuchova won
the mixed doubles title at the US Open today.
(Details on Sports page)
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IA loses 5 pilots, 6 engines in two months
New Delhi, September 8
At a time, when there should be celebrations within Indian Airlines with the government having cleared its long-pending plan for acquisition of new aircraft, there is more of disturbing news.
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India,
EU to intensify fight against terror
September 8, 2005
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Petrol dearer by Rs 3
September 7, 2005
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Centre, Hurriyat agree to end all forms of violence
September 6, 2005
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EC
raps Haryana on code violation
September 5, 2005
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Four-phase Bihar poll from Oct 18
September 4, 2005
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Armed
men wreak havoc in Panchkula
September 3, 2005
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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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