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Tuesday,
April 25,
2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated
at 3:00 am (IST)
Nepal
King revives Parliament
Political parties
welcome move
Kathmandu, April 24
Yielding to unrelenting
pressure from the pro-democracy movement, King Gyanendra of
Nepal tonight met a key demand of the Seven-Party Alliance
(SPA) by announcing that Parliament, which he had dissolved
in 2002 would be revived.
5
Maoists, soldier killed in Nepal
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Kathmandu, April 24
Defying the curfew imposed for the sixth consecutive day by the Royal Government, tens of thousands held rallies in the Nepalese Capital today as security forces clashed with protesters injuring over 30. |
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A pro-democracy activist throws a tear gas canister back at riot policemen while defying a curfew in Kathmandu on Monday.
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YOUR VOTE
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Are government officials
oriented towards public
service?
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Mukherjee,
Patil meet officials on Nepal crisis
Jaswant
postpones Nepal visit
US
Embassy closes visa services
Special article: Endangered
monarchy
India,
Germany call for reforms in Security Council
Hannover, April
24
India and Germany today
pledged to continue close cooperation in the fight against
terrorism, called for comprehensive reforms of the United
Nations Security Council and announced their decision to
start negotiations on a treaty on mutual legal assistance in
criminal matters for its early conclusion.
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chats with German President Horst Koehler prior to talks in Berlin on Monday.
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Hannover
Diary: Indian
technology showcased
Germany
not against Indo-US N-deal
PM
sets up Narmada oversight group
Minister leaves for fair
Opinions page: Learning
and doing
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Of course, this was a great year for me but I want to improve it further in the next year.
Yuvraj Singh
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AMU
to stay minority institution, says SC
New Delhi,
April 24
The Aligarh Muslim
University (AMU) will continue to be a minority institution
in terms of the 1981 constitutional Amendment. A Bench
comprising Mr Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Mr Justice D.K.
Jain while issuing notices on a petition filed by the AMU
and the Centre to the respondents referred the matter to a
five-judge Constitution Bench.
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Mahajan
on dialysis, remains critical
Mumbai, April
24
The condition of BJP
General Secretary Pramod Mahajan, who is recovering from
gunshot wounds inflicted by his brother, worsened today. According
to information available from Hinduja Hospital, where he is
undergoing treatment, Mahajan has been put on dialysis after
the functioning of his kidneys turned abnormal.
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Punjab
page: BJP
leaders pray for Mahajan’s recovery
 Voters
defy boycott call in Kashmir
Jammu/ Sangrama/ Pattan (Baramula),
April 24
Virtually ignoring the call for the boycott
of byelection to the four Assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir today, more than
62 per cent voters cast their votes.
A woman checks her voting slip before casting her vote during byelection in Pattan, 30 km north of Srinagar, on Monday.
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Campaign
in full swing in West Bengal
Kolkata, April 24
With 48 hours left for the Assembly
elections to begin in Kolkata and the adjoining two 24 Parganas
districts, which will decide the future governance of West Bengal, both
the ruling Left Front and the Opposition parties, have launched massive
campaign in favour of their respective candidates.
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Thousands
defy curfew in Kathmandu
April 24, 2006
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Pramod
Mahajan shot at
April 23, 2006
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King
to hand over power to people
April 22, 2006
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Karan Singh returns with hope
April 21, 2006
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Curfew
in Kathmandu
April 20, 2006
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Manu,
6 others get bail in Jessica case
April 19, 2006
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SC refuses to halt work
April 18, 2006
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No
decision to stop work on dam: PMO
April 17, 2006
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Narmada talks hit roadblock
April 16, 2006
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5 dead, 33 hurt in Srinagar
April 15, 2006
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CBI raids houses
of top IAS, IFS officers
April 14, 2006
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Iran enriches uranium
April 13, 2006
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