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Sunday,
October 2,
2005, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am
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Deepender Hooda wins by huge margin
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Rohtak, October 1
The Congress nominee, Mr Deepender Hooda, was today declared elected to the Lok Sabha from the Rohtak parliamentary constituency by a massive margin.
He defeated Capt Abhimanyu of the BJP by 2,32,198 votes.
In video (28k,
56k)
Deepinder Hooda gets a hug from his mother after winning the Rohtak Lok Sabha seat on Saturday.
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CBI arrests Mumbai IT Commissioner
New Delhi, October 1
The CBI today arrested Mumbai Income Tax Commissioner B. R. Meena for possessing
assets disproportionate to his income, a day after it carried out nationwide raids against public servants.
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Is the hike of Rs 10 in the minimum support price
of wheat and other crops too less?
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It still pains a little, but my doctors have declared me fit to play. I enjoy playing in the Challenger Trophy. It gives a perfect platform for me to test my match fitness.
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32 killed in Bali blasts
Jimbaran (Indonesia),
October 1
A series of near-simultaneous bomb blasts ripped through popular tourist spots on the Indonesian island of Bali today killing at least 32 persons, including several foreign tourists. |
Indonesian security officials inspect the scene of an explosion at Jimbaran in
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Ex-minister’s election set aside
New Delhi, October 1
The Supreme Court has set aside the election of former Uttar Pradesh minister Ram Bhual in the February 2002 polls, upholding the Allahabad High Court’s order that the returning officer had wrongly rejected the nomination of an independent.
Nation page
JD(U)
leader sent to jail, nomination rejected
Nayagaon rape case: Arora to head SIT
Chandigarh, October 1
The Punjab Government has posted Inspector-General of Police Suresh Arora as the new chief of the special investigating team probing the Nayagoan rape case.
Power cuts imposed again
Ropar, October 1
The PSEB today again imposed power cuts in the state following shortage of power after additional power supply from Central grid stopped yesterday.
(Details on Punjab
page)
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Gandhiji’s life story
on mobile
New Delhi, October 1
Mahatma Gandhi's life story on mobile phones and a global peace march led by former world heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield will be part of celebrations for the 136th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation tomorrow.
Mahatma Gandhi’s statue is washed on the eve of his 136th birth
anniversary in Agartala, capital of Tripura, on Saturday. — Reuters
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Nationwide
CBI raids
October 1, 2005
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Govt clears armed forces tribunal
September 30, 2005
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LNG, gas pipeline deals on, says Iran
September 29, 2005
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Ganguly, Chappell bury the hatchet
September 28, 2005
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Ex-chief of BCCI wants Sourav to go
September 27, 2005
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Ganguly,
Chappell to meet BCCI
panel separately
September 26, 2005
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World wants India to succeed but bottlenecks are within: PM
September 25, 2005
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Ganguly
unfit to lead, says Chappell
September 24, 2005
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Observers call BCCI meeting today
September 23, 2005
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