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Monday,
December 19,
2005, Chandigarh, India
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at 3:00 am (IST)
42
die in Chennai stampede
Over 4,000
persons had gathered to receive
relief coupons
Chennai,
December 18
In a tragic
accident, 42 persons, including 23 women, were
killed and 37 injured in a stampede this morning.
People had come to collect flood relief coupons at a
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Slippers of stampede victims lie on a road in Chennai on Sunday.
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To
form new party in New Year
Mumbai,
December 18
Three weeks
after he quit all posts in the Shiv Sena in protest
against being sidelined, Raj Thackeray today
formally walked out of the party.
Raj Thackeray gestures after he announced his resignation from the Shiv Sena in Mumbai on Sunday. — AFP
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Is a debt waiver for
farmers viable?
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I cannot say anything about it at this stage. All committee members have decided not to speak on the issue before the completion of the inquiry
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Power
Minister Sayeed dead
 New Delhi, December 18
Union Power Minister P.M. Sayeed,
who had been suffering from enlargement of lever, died of heart attack
in Seoul today, his office sources here said. He was 65. He had been
elected to the Lok Sabha from Lakshadweep a record number of nine times
beginning in 1971.
WTO
members to end subsidies by 2013
Hong Kong, December 18
Trade negotiators of the 149 WTO
member nations today reached a crucial breakthrough on the contentious
issues of agricultural subsidies and industrial tariffs to arrive at a
face-saving agreement that paves the way for a global trade pact by the
end of next year.
Bansal
panel report by Dec 21
New Delhi, December 18
The inquiry committee headed by
Congress chief whip Pawan Kumar Bansal to probe into the cash-for-query
scam is likely to submit its report to Parliament by December 21, two
days before the winter session concludes and the deadline given by the
House.
A
Tribune Exclusive
Punjab
to have law university
Chandigarh, December 18
The country's eighth law university
will be set up in Punjab, possibly in the vicinity of Chandigarh. It
will be the first such university in the North.
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Tax payers may be
charged 2 p.c.
health cess
Mohali, December 18
Medicines will be sold on the
maximum retail price mentioned on them from April 1, 2006, like all
other packaged commodities. All local taxes will be included in the MRP,
said the Union Minister for Chemicals, Fertilisers and Steel, Mr
Ramvilas Pawan here today.
India recover
after rocky start
Ahmedabad,
December 18
An under-strength Sri Lanka had India on the racks before the home team
recovered through their lower order, spearheaded by the elegant V.V.S.
Laxman on the first day of the third and final Test here today.
(Detailed report in Sports page)
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Chandigarh
fighting losing battle against AIDS
Chandigarh, December 18
With the number of HIV+ cases
doubling since last year, Chandigarh, it seems, is fighting a losing
battle against AIDS. From 57.89 cases per 1,000, the number of HIV+
people in the city has shot up to 97.73 cases per 1,000. Out of the
9,506 persons screened at Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centres, 929
were found to be HIV+ in 2005.
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Capt
hints at debt waiver for farmers
December 18, 2005
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Bomb
scare in Parliament
December 17, 2005
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Indo-US
N-deal reciprocal: PM
December 16, 2005
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North
shivers
December 15, 2005
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India
dares big WTO players
December 14, 2005
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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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