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Friday,
December 23,
2005, Chandigarh, India
Updated
at 3:00 am (IST)
Curfew
in Morena after BSP leader’s murder
Bhopal,
December 22
Curfew was imposed on
Morena town today after activists of the Bahujan Samaj
Party indulged in large-scale violence in protest
against the murder of former state BSP President P.P.
Chaudhari and his son last night. Joura, a tehsil of
Morena district, was also brought under curfew.
INSAT-4A
in space (Details
on
Nation page)
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The Ariane-5 space rocket lifts off from the Kourou Space Center, French Guyana, on Wednesday. The rocket placed into orbit India's telecommunication satellite INSAT-4A and Europe's latest weather satellite MSG-2.
— Reuters photo
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Should the MPLAD scheme be done away with?
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BJP
member gives dissenting note on Bansal panel report
New Delhi, December 22
The five-member panel, headed by Mr
Pawan Kumar Bansal of the Congress, which probed the cash-for-questions
scam in Parliament, has held by overwhelming majority that the
continuance of the 10 Lok Sabha MPs caught on camera in a sting
operation “will be untenable” and recommended that the “House may
consider their expulsion”.
Erring
MPs allege videos morphed
New Delhi, December 22
The five-member Pawan Kumar Bansal
Committee held eight sittings in all before finalising its report and
recommendations to Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee.
BJP
for adopting ‘proper procedures’
New Delhi, December 22
Asserting that it was in favour of
stern action against MPs caught demanding money for raising questions in
Parliament in a television expose, the BJP said it would oppose the
expulsion of 10 Lok Sabha Members as recommended by the House Committee,
which probed the scam, if “proper procedures” were not followed.
LS
may debate on report today
New Delhi, December 22
Although the BJP is pushing hard to
delay any immediate decision on the Pawan Kumar Bansal report,
indications are that the Lok Sabha may debate the issue tomorrow.
Follow
code of ethics, Sonia tells MPs
Editorial:
Now,
punish
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How long can we wait? They had told us three months ago that they are considering our demand. We can’t wait
endlessly.
— Gurudas Dasgupta
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Spin
twins floor Lankans
Ahmedabad, December 22
Indian spin twins Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh spun out Sri Lanka
for 249 to pilot the home team to a massive
259-run victory in the final Test and a 2-0
triumph in the series at the Motera
stadium here today. (Details on Sports page)
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Man of the Match Harbhajan Singh hugs teammate and Man of the Series Anil Kumble following India's victory over Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad on Thursday. —
AFP
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Armed
men rape woman in train
Bhopal, December 22
A woman was allegedly raped in the
Lucknow-bound Pushpak Express from Mumbai by a group of armed men, who
also went on a looting spree and threw three passengers out of the train
near Vidisha, around 60 km from here, the police said today.
Left
garners support on EPF rate
New Delhi, December 22
The UPA government at the Centre
may soon be forced to rethink its decision on lowering interest rate on
employees provident fund (EPF) to 8.5 per cent, as the Left parties
today stepped up the pressure while garnering support of other alliance
partners.
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Mentally
challenged lured into sterilisation
Four youths furnish fake papers
Ludhiana, December 22
In a shocking case four youths of
Haibowal played a dirty joke on a 20-year-old unmarried mentally
challenged youth by luring him to undergo sterilisation for earning Rs
500. The youths even furnished fake name of his wife and other documents
required for the operation.
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Expel 10
exposed MPs, says Bansal panel
December 22, 2005
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MPLADS scam rocks Parliament
December 21, 2005
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WTO
pact to boost farm exports
December 20, 2005
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42
die in Chennai stampede
December 19, 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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