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Monday,
October 17,
2005, Chandigarh, India
Updated
at 3:00 am (IST)
Rain
hits relief work in Uri
Uri, October
16
Heavy rains from
Saturday night have brought relief operations to a
standstill in this earthquake-affected area near the Line
of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. Incredible misery is
being heaped upon the hapless quake victims as the rains
left them exposed to extremely cold and wet conditions.
Hindus,
Muslims united in misery
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Sports
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Kenyans
dominate half marathon
New
Delhi, October 16
Kenyan runners scorched the
Delhi roads to sweep four medals in the Hutch Delhi
Half Marathon here today.
Four-year-old
running prodigy
Kenyan athlete Philip Rugut is the first to cross the finish line of the Delhi Half Marathon in New Delhi on Sunday.
— AFP
In video (28k,
56k) |
Wagah,
October 16
Six truck-loads
of relief material (56 tonnes), containing blankets,
polythene sheets, powder milk and tents, collected
by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee for
earthquake victims in Pakistan were delayed for
several hours at the Wagah joint check-post. |
Relief material from India being loaded into a Pakistani truck at the Wagah check-post on Sunday.
— Tribune photo: Rajiv Sharma
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Quake
in Pak boon for Punjab farmers
Chandigarh, October 16
Last week’s earthquake in
Pakistan, one of the major cotton exporting countries, shook the
international cotton market too. And its benefit will go to farmers of
Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Fresh
violence in Mau; top officials suspended
Lucknow, October 16
After fresh
violence broke out in Mau this evening and curfew and shoot-at-sight orders
continued for the third consecutive day, the Uttar Pradesh Government suspended
top administrative and police officials.
Campaign
ends for first phase of Bihar poll
Patna, October 16
Curtains came down today on the
campaign in 57 Assembly constituencies going to the polls in the first
phase on October 18 with top leaders of the contesting political parties
making last-ditch efforts to sway voters in their favour.
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Kapil
Sibal takes to fiction
 New
Delhi, October 16
Another insider is now threatening
to write the ultimate no holds barred political satire. In a first
serving, minister and legal eagle Kapil Sibal says he has started
writing three books one of which will be a fictional “political
satire’’.
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Vote
for new Bihar, says Sonia
October 16, 2005
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UT
Judge knifed to death in Patiala
October 15, 2005
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Road
to Aman Setu damaged
October 14, 2005
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Landslides, snow hit rescue work
October 13, 2005
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PM announces Rs 500 cr
more aid, toll rises to 1300
October 12, 2005
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After
quake, it’s terror in Rajouri
October 11, 2005
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Death toll 30000, still rising
October 10, 2005
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Quake rocks subcontinent
October 9, 2005
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SC quashes order on House dissolution
October 8, 2005
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Disinvestment
of BHEL put on hold
October 7, 2005
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