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Thursday,
April 27,
2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated
at 3:00 am (IST)
Maoists
lift blockade
Koirala to take up
demand for Constituent Assembly
Kathmandu, April 26
Maoists in Nepal today
withdrew their blockade of Kathmandu and district
headquarters till Friday, when the first session of the
restored Parliament begins, following a request from Mr G P
Koirala who has been named to head a new government.
Sonia
writes to Koirala
Sibal says
no to quota hike in colleges
Hannover, April 26
 Indicating stiff opposition to HRD Minister Arjun Singh’s proposal for hiking the reservation of seats in higher educational
institutions, Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal
said: “Nothing should be done that will affect India’s ability to
compete”.
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Police
roughs up protesting medicos
In video (28k,
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Medical students being stopped by Delhi police jawans during a protest against the government recommendation to make 27.5 per cent reservation for backward classes in the education sector and in government jobs in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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Doctors
worried over Mahajan’s condition
Mumbai, April
26
With the condition of
BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan showing little sign of
improvement in the past 48 hours, doctors attending on him
are worried about further complications setting in.
Major-General
apologises in court in contempt case
Chandigarh,
April 26
In an unusual case, the
Delhi High Court has taken the General Officer Commanding,
Delhi Area, Maj-Gen P.C. Bhardwaj, to task for contempt of
court in a case relating to summary court martial of an army
jawan.
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HC
orders release of 46 Pak prisoners
Chandigarh,
April 26
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today ordered the
immediate release of 46 prisoners hailing from Pakistan,
including three minor children. Out of 46 prisoners , 42 are
those who are languishing in various jails of Punjab despite
their prison term having ended a long time ago.
1
dies in Lanka attack on LTTE
Colombo, April 26
At least one civilian was killed
and nine wounded, including two Sri Lankan navy sailors, in fresh
strikes launched by the Sri Lankan air force against the Tamil Tigers
today.
Editorial: Explosion in Lanka
Cong
to expose Advani’s ‘doublespeak’ on states
New Delhi, April 26
Former BJP president L.K. Advani
who has been pressing the UPA government for the creation of Telangana
during his ongoing yatra, had opposed the carving out of smaller states
when he was Home Minister in the NDA regime.
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‘Mughal-e-Azam’ a hit in Pakistan
Mumbai, April 26
K Asif’s classic ‘Mughal-e-Azam’, the first Indian film released in Pakistan after a gap of 41 years, is running to packed houses there, legendary filmmaker’s son Akbar Asif, who owns a copyright of the movie, has claimed.
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Koirala
to head new govt
April 26, 2006
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Nepal
King revives Parliament
April 25, 2006
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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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