Friday, April 6, 2007, Chandigarh, India
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Panel okays 83 SEZs
New Delhi, April 5
In the backdrop of widespread criticism of SEZ policy after the recent bloody incident in Nandigram, the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) today decided to put a ceiling of 5,000 hectare for all SEZs and put an end to compulsory land acquisition by state governments for such projects.

5,000-hectare ceiling

No compulsory land acquisition by state govts

Rural development ministry has been asked to amend the Land Acquisition Act

One member of the displaced family to be employed in the project

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Muslims no more a minority in UP: HC
Allahabad, April 5
In a landmark judgement the Allahabad High Court today held that Muslims could not be treated as a religious minority anymore in Uttar Pradesh. Justice S.N. Srivastava gave the ruling after considering various criteria, including the population of Muslims as enumerated in census reports of 1951 and 2001.
A woman voter stands in a queue before casting her vote for the election of the municipal corporation of Delhi on Thursday. — AFP photo
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Exclusive reservation in TN
Chennai, April 5
While the entire country is reeling over the recent Supreme Court order on reservation for OBCs and beginning of yet another controversy following today's Allahabad High Court judgement regarding minority status of Muslims in Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu.

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Quota: Moily kicks off fresh row
New Delhi, April 5
Veerappa Moily, chairman of the Oversight Committee which laid out the roadmap for the introduction of OBC quotas in central educational institutions, has kicked off a fresh row over the Supreme Court’s stay on the implementation of the Central law.

Do not arrest Capt, wife till July 30: HC
Chandigarh, April 5
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today stayed with immediate effect the arrest of former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh in the alleged Ludhiana City Centre scam.

Sharad Pawar violated poll code, says EC
New Delhi, April 5
The Election Commission today held that Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar violated the model code of conduct by announcing relief package for sugar mills.

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'Jewel Thief' shot dead in Nagpur
Dehra Dun, April 5
Notorious thief Angrez Singh (45), who was also known as 'Jewel Thief' as he mainly targeted leading jewellers' showrooms in north India, was killed in an encounter at a posh hotel in Nagpur yesterday night.


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Shaukat Aziz was on wooing-BJP mission
New Delhi, April 5
The just-concluded visit of Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to India, though packed with diplomatic agenda, had a political mission too: Wooing the BJP.

Pak ready to authenticate troop positions in Siachen
Islamabad, April 5
Pakistan has expressed readiness to meet India’s demand to authenticate troops positions on Siachen provided New Delhi agrees not to use it to make a legal claim over the glacier in future, a media report said here on Thursday.

Bonanza for HP MLAs
Shimla, April 5
The last day of the budget session of the Vidhan Sabha concluded here today with a bonanza for legislators whose allowances were hiked by Rs 7,500 per month.

One-fifth of us will die if global warming carries on
Brussels, April 5
The new UN climate report to be released on Friday in is expected to cast a gloomy picture of the consequences of global warming. The report will project that one-fifth of all animal and plant species are threatened with extinction if warming continues at the current pace, according to an advance look at the draft document.

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