Sunday,
July 1,
2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
Chandigarh down Banking, Railways, Internet services seriously affected; link with region cut off Fire in BSNL exchange Chandigarh, June 30
Telecom services all over the region went for a spin when a major fire broke out at the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
exchange, Punjab Telecom Circle, in Sector 17, here today.
Biz loss may run into crores Chandigarh,
June 30
Business transactions
worth crores carried out through the use of information
technology were virtually suspended for the entire day
today following a major fire in the Sector-17 telephone
exchange of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited’s Punjab
telecom circle, here.
Dera chief had apologised himself: Petition Chandigarh, June 30
Has Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh tendered an apology? If arguments on a petition moved by him in the Punjab and Haryana High Court for anticipatory bail yesterday are any indication, he admits that he has tendered an apology.
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Trident issue resolved Farmers to be paid compensation Chandigarh, June
30
The government today succeeded in reaching an agreement with various farmers’ unions, who were spearheading an agitation for the past 18 months to oppose the acquisition of land by Trident group near
Barnala.
Sahib Singh killed in mishap New Delhi, June 30
In a major loss to the saffron camp, the BJP today lost its leader Sahib Singh Verma who died in a road accident in Alwar district of Rajasthan, nearly 165 km from here. In video (56k)
Army
called in Rain
claims six lives in Mumbai
Mumbai,
June 30
At least six people have died across Mumbai due to
drowning and electrocution as the city reeled under heavy
rainfall. (Details on
Nation page)
CM
in a fix: Family bought land from ‘tainted’ realtor Bangalore, June 30
Karnataka Chief Minister H D
Kumaraswamy, who has been denying any proximity with the real estate
developers, on whom IT raids were conducted, now has to answer as to how
his family members brought land from one of them.
Shahabuddin gets 3 years RI Patna, June 30
Known as the uncrowned king of Siwan, the controversial RJD MP Mohammed Shahabuddin, already facing life imprisonment in a kidnapping case, was sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment today by a special court in Siwan in a case of possessing a stolen vehicle.
Musharraf on Lal Masjid ‘We will act if media doesn’t show bodies’ President Pervez Musharraf said on Friday that the potential loss of human lives was preventing him from taking any action against the Lal Masjid, while adding that suicide bombers from Jaish-e-Mohammad were also hiding in the mosque.
Jaya says she has important role to play at the Centre New Delhi, June 30 AIADMK supremo and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa believes the time is ripe for her to play a larger role in national politics, and that the eight-party United National Progressive Alliance and the Left will be more of a natural alliance than the UPA-Left combine.
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Telecom services all over the region went for a spin when a major fire broke out at the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
exchange, Punjab Telecom Circle, in Sector 17, here today.
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AIADMK supremo and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa believes the time is ripe for her to play a larger role in national politics, and that the eight-party United National Progressive Alliance and the Left will be more of a natural alliance than the UPA-Left combine.