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After
30 years, Poonch-Haveli goes to Cong
Poonch,
December 15
The Congress today
pulled off a big victory the Poonch-Haveli constituency
ahead of the assembly elections slated for next year. Its
candidate Jehangir Mir registered a win by defeating his
nearest rival, independent candidate and one time party
colleague Yashpal Sharma by a good margin of 4,398 votes.
Nation page:
Congress
sweeps MP byelections
US Campus
Murders
Task
force to hunt for killers
Washington,
December 15
A special task force
has launched a manhunt in connection with the murder of two
Indian doctoral students of the Louisiana State University (LSU)
in Baton Rouge. However, no arrests have been made so far
nor any suspect has been identified. Authorities say the
investigation is in progress.
Efforts
on to bring bodies of slain students: AP
Karat
disowns remarks on N-deal
New
Delhi, December 15
CPM leader Prakash
Karat today disowned hawkish remarks attributed to him on
the Indo-US nuclear deal and said such reports were
calculated to create an atmosphere of insecurity about the
central government.
Karunanidhi
may announce Stalin as heir today
Chennai,
December 15
Tomorrow is the D-day
of the DMK as speculation is rife in political circles in
Tamil Nadu that Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi might announce
M.K. Stalin, his third son and minister for rural
development, as his political heir and elevate him to the
post of deputy chief minister.
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New
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