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Saturday,
November 5,
2005, Chandigarh, India
Updated
at 3:00 am (IST)
Volcker: Natwar was notified
Congress denies receiving notice
New Delhi, November 4
A new dimension was added to the controversy over the UN inquiry report on the Iraq oil-for-food programme when its author Paul Volcker indicated that External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh was asked for his comments on the document and laughed off the Congress’ threat to issue legal notice for naming the party as a beneficiary.
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Paul Volcker
— A file photo
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US
personnel arrive for air exercises amid protests
Kolkata,
November 4
The government has
decided to go ahead with joint exercises planned between
the Air Forces of India and the US from November 7,
despite opposition from Left parties. The
US air force personnel landing at the Netaji International
Airport at Dum Dum today were greeted with demonstrations
and ‘go back slogans’ by angry CPI(M) workers and
supporters.
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CPM activists wave flags as they stage a demonstration outside Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Friday after the arrival of a US Air Force
aeroplane.
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India,
Pak armies caught in modalities
Relief to
quake-hit along LoC
Teetwal (LoC),
November 4
The opening of relief
camps along the Line of Control for earthquake victims of
Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir have hit a
roadblock as the armies on either side are unable to
evolve a mechanism for transporting the aid packages.
World page: Quake survivors
gather in rubble for Id prayers
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Gross
turnover tax may replace octroi
Chandigarh, November 4
The Punjab Government appears to
have narrowed down to gross turnover tax under value added tax as a
source of revenue for compensating civic bodies for abolishing octroi.
Three
Shiv Sena MLAs quit
Mumbai, November 4
The Shiv Sena in Maharashtra
received a major setback today with three of its MLAs in the Maharashtra
Assembly resigning their seats. Tendering
their resignation to Speaker Babasaheb Kupekar, the three MLAs expressed
support to dissident Shiv Sena leader-turned Congress minister Narayan
Rane.
Minister’s house Raided
New Delhi, November 4
A Bihar Police team, which came here to execute a non-bailable warrant
against Union Minister Jaiprakash Yadav, today raided the official residence of the minister here. Mr Yadav has been charged with misusing his official position to cause the “illegal escape” of his brother Vijay Prakash from police custody, sources said.
— UNI
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Task force formed
New Delhi, November 4
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has constituted a task force on “Global Strategic Developments”, with strategic affairs analyst K. Subrahmanyam as its chairman.
The task force, which will submit its report within six months, will examine various aspects of global trends in strategic affairs. It will be serviced by the National Security Council Secretariat, according to a press note.
— TNS
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Diamond
baron to turn monk
Alwar,
November 4
Hundreds
of followers of Jainism were emotionally
touched during the preaching session of Jain
muni Gyanchand, when a Mumbai-based diamond
baron announced his decision to take
renunciation here on Wednesday.
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Govt
determined to get to the truth
November 4, 2005
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10 killed in Srinagar blast
November 3, 2005
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1 to die, 2 get life term in Red Fort attack case
November 1, 2005
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Terror-hit
Delhi rebounds
October 31, 2005
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BLASTS
ROCK DELHI,
60 DEAD
October 30, 2005
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Navy
sacks 3 officers
October 29, 2005
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Rain
cripples Chennai
October 28, 2005
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Kalam
for policy on death penalty, pardon
October 27, 2005
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No consensus on sharing of waters
October 26, 2005
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Evict Buta
Singh from Delhi house, says SC
October 25, 2005
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