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Pawar elected BCCI President 
Punjab’s Pandove is new Joint Secretary

Kolkata, November 29 Maharashtra strongman Sharad Pawar was today elected President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in a high-voltage contest which ended Jagmohan Dalmiya’s 21-year-old monopoly over the cash-rich sports body. Mr Sharad Pawar shows the victory sign after being elected President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India at Kolkata on Tuesday. — Reuters photo

Editorial: Pawar play Sports page Dalmiya decries observer’s role Three changes in board selection panel Pandove no stranger to BCCI working

Palki crosses over to Pak
Sea of devotees witness historic moment

Wagah, November 29 History of sorts was scripted when the bedecked special vehicle, carrying Guru Granth Sahib in the golden palanquin, was given the guard of honour by the BSF and Pakistani Rangers on both sides of the Wagah joint checkpost, respectively, amid “Bole So Nihal” slogans, first time after Partition, here today. PSGPC chief to call Sarbat Khalsa

History was scripted when the special bedecked vehicle carrying the Guru Granth Sahib in a golden palanquin was given the guard of honour in India and Pakistan on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Rajeev Sharma

Uma, 13 MLAs served show-cause notices

Bhopal, November 29 State BJP president Shivraj Singh Chauhan here today took oath as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh at the end of the day which saw Ms Uma Bharati fret, fume and fulminate against the party leadership for denying her the post.

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BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan addresses a press conference in connection with the disciplinary action against former Chief Minister and BJP National General Secretary Uma Bharti in Bhopal on Tuesday. — PTI photo

Height of indiscipline, says Vajpayee
New Delhi, November 29
The BJP Parliamentary Board is meeting tomorrow to pave the way for disciplinary action against rebellious Uma Bharati whose actions and words in the past couple of days have not only embarrassed the top leadership, but also lowered the prestige of the party in public eyes.

Sena, BJP leaders trying to end feud
Mumbai, November 29
Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray has hit out at his nephew Raj Thackeray even as senior party leaders and colleagues from the BJP began negotiations to end the feud between the two.

Copter sent to fetch Punjab FM’s passport, costs taxpayer Rs 2 lakh
Chandigarh, November 29
Using a chopper to deliver a passport may be the style of jet-setting and globe-trotting chief executives and billionaires, but today the Punjab Government did exactly that.

BJP MLA, 6 others gunned down in UP
Lucknow, November 29
Gang-war erupted in a virulent form in eastern Uttar Pradesh this afternoon when a BJP MLA from Mahmudabad, Krishnanand Rai, his gunner and five of his associates were ambushed in an attack reportedly by a rival gang.

Pak artistes shown the door Told their play is anti-US Lucknow, November 29 A Pakistani theatre group, which includes well-known Pakistani dancer and activist Sheema Kermani, was forced to make a pre- mature exit when it was shown the door today by it hosts for staging a reportedly “ anti- US” play.