Monday, September 11, 2006, Chandigarh, India
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3 detained for blasts in Malegaon
Malegaon, September 10
The Anti-Terror Squad of the Mumbai police probing last Friday’s bomb blasts in Malegaon has detained three persons, officials said today. At least one of them is under investigation for purchasing the brand-new bicycles on which the crude bombs were installed for detonation.
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Sept 7 not Vande Mataram centenary,
says Cong
*Admits to mistake in fixing date
*Flays BJP for attempt to derive political mileage
New Delhi, September 10
Admitting that a mistake had been made in fixing September 7 as the date of commemorative function on Vande Mataram, the Congress today criticised the BJP for its attempts to derive political mileage from the controversy over government circular on voluntary singing of the national song on that day.





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Leander Paes and his doubles partner Martin Damm of the Czech Republic kiss their trophy after winning the men's doubles final
Leander Paes (left) and his doubles partner Martin Damm of the Czech Republic kiss their trophy after winning the men's doubles final against Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden and Max Mirnyi of Belarus at the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows on Saturday. Paes and Damm won 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-3. — AFP photo

Mahapanchayat rules in favour of
Kiran Chaudhary
Golagarh (Bhiwani), September 10
A mahapanchayat of three khaps of the Tosham Assembly segment representing 108 villages today unanimously declared that Tourism Minister Kiran Chaudhary and her daughter be allowed to stay in the Bhiwani residence of former Chief Minister Bansi Lal.

2 sisters murdered, house set on fire
Moga, September 10
Two sisters, Kaushalya Devi (70) and Satya Devi (60), were murdered in their house on Bagha Purana at Nihal Singh Wala today. Killers first strangulated them then set their room on fire to give the murder the shape of a mishap.

PM rejects BJP’s demand on not meeting Musharraf
On board PM’s special flight, September 10
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today virtually rejected the BJP’s demand that he should not meet Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in Havana during the NAM Summit.

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US to mark 5th anniversary of 9/11 today
Washington, September 10
As Americans pay tribute to the nearly 3,000 victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks tomorrow, at the back of everyone’s mind will be the thought of terror mastermind Osama bin Laden still roaming free and the rising toll of their soldiers in Iraq.

 A man views the "Tribute in Light" as it is tested in Lower Manhattan in New York City on Saturday. September 11 will mark the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. — AFP photo
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178 killed in Sri Lanka fighting
Colombo, September 10
Sri Lankan forces inflicted heavy casualties on LTTE rebels killing 150 of them while losing 28 of their men as they launched a major offensive to push back Tiger artillery that has been targeting their main airbase in Jaffna peninsula.

Chicken is cheaper than ladoos!
Rates touch all-time low of Rs 38 per kg
Chandigarh, September 10
The price of a dressed chicken has touched an all-time low as it is quoted at Rs 38 a kg in the retail market. In the wholesale it was between Rs 32 and Rs 35 a kg. Interestingly, the minimum price of ladoos in the region is Rs 45 per kg.




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