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Wednesday,
December 14,
2005, Chandigarh, India
Updated
at 3:00 am (IST)
India
dares big WTO players
*Forms
8-nation group *Protests
outside venue
Hong Kong,
December 13
Mounting pressure on
developed countries, India today formed a core group with
seven other developing countries on industrial tariffs to
ensure that the principle of “less than full
reciprocity” is fully reflected in any deal at the WTO
meeting, which kicked off today.
Nation page: Radical
Left slams WTO meet
Ludhiana page:
Anti-WTO
rally organised
Haryana page: Dharna
against WTO
Jalandhar page: CPM,
Kisan Sabha protest against WTO meet
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The police clashes with protesters in Hong Kong on the first day of WTO talks being held in the Chinese territory on Tuesday. The police used pepper foam to repel protesters trying to gain access to the venue of the talks. — AFP
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YOUR VOTE
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Should the retail sector be opened to foreign direct investment?
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We want our concerns to be taken on board. Market access is not an issue of tariffs alone.
— Kamal Nath
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CPM
to take up EPF issue with PM
New Delhi, December 13
The CPM politburo meeting is in
favour of taking up the EPF issue with the Prime Minister as 1
percentage point cut in the rate of interest would drastically affect
the four crore subscribers especially the old ones who are about to
retire.
Nation page: EPF:
nationwide protest on Dec 20
RS
suspends BJP’s Lodha
New Delhi, December
13
The Rajya Sabha today
suspended its BJP member, Dr Chhattrapal Singh Lodha, after the
House Ethics Committee observed that the sting operation showing
him accepting money on camera for asking questions, had damaged
the image of Parliament.
Dr Chhattrapal Singh Lodha |
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Nation page: Apte
to head BJP probe panel
PTU
detects another paper leak
Bathinda, December 13
A day after paper leak came to
light the Punjab Technical University (PTU) repeated its “feat”with
another paper of degree course in computer science and engineering
scheduled for December 15 being recovered from the packet of data
communication paper at the local centre here today.
India lose 1-4
to Australia
Chennai, December 13
India lost 1-4 to Olympic champions Australia in their third match of the Champions Trophy hockey tournament here today.
The goal scorers for Australia were Nathan Eglington (1st and 13th
minute), Dean Butler (12th minute), Travis Broks (19th minute). (Details
on Sports page)
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India:
The Tasks Ahead
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
125TH
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS,
INAUGURAL SESSION
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FORUM
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The new question being posed is:
Should there be “one rank, one pension” for defence personnel?
Readers are invited to send their letters, not more than 150 words, to:
The Editor-in-Chief, The Tribune, Sector
29-C, Chandigarh, with 'Forum' superscribed on the envelope.
The answers can also be
e-mailed to:
forum@tribunemail.com
H.K. Dua,
Editor-in-Chief
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India in sight
of victory
New Delhi, December 13
India scalped four wickets in the last hour of
play to leave the Sri Lankans struggling at 123 for 5 at stumps on the penultimate day of the second cricket Test match at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground here today.
(Details on Sports
page)
Yuvraj Singh raises his bat after completing his half century on the fourth day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground in New Delhi on Tuesday. — AFP
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MiG crashes in Assam, pilot
safe
Guwahati, December 13
In the fourth crash of the MiG fighter aircraft series this year,
an IAF MiG-21 today went down near the Tezpur airbase in Assam but
the pilot managed to eject safely. Squadron Leader S Bansal, who
was piloting the aircraft, managed to eject safely. A court of
inquiry had been ordered in this regard. —
PTI
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Woman dug out alive
63 days after quake
Muzaffarabad, December 13
A woman was brought to a charity
field hospital in a precarious condition here on Monday after she was
rescued from the rubble in Occupied Kashmir on Sunday, 63 days after the
devastating earthquake.
In video: A
strong earthquake jolts J&K, PoK.
(28k,
56k
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A Kashmiri earthquake survivor lies in a hospital in Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Monday. Pakistan media reported that the woman was rescued on Monday after surviving for more than two months in the Kamsar camp near Muzaffarabad. — Reuters
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CASH
FOR QUESTIONS
December 13, 2005
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No change in terms of Pathak panel: PM
December 12, 2005
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Kalam
for speedy justice
December 11, 2005
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Govt
rules out JPC probe
December 10, 2005
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Govt
in bind on EPF interest rate
December 9, 2005
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BJP
drama to divert attention, says PM
December 8, 2005
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Natwar resigns
December 7, 2005
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PM woos Russian businessmen
December 6, 2005
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Mathrani
questioned by ED
December 5, 2005
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Natwar meets PM, says he is innocent
December 4, 2005
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