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Wednesday, December 14, 2005, Chandigarh, India
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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

The police clashes with protesters in Hong Kong 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 photo

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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.     

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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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Yuvraj Singh raises his bat after completing his half century 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.
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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 photo

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.
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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

A Kashmiri earthquake survivor lies in a hospital in Muzaffarabad 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 photo



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