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The First Challenge Special
supplement to mark the 150th
anniversary of India’s first War
of Independence.
Friday,
January 25,
2008, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
Sensex sheds
372 pts as global cues turn weak on French fraud Up
and down Mumbai, January
24
The stock market turned
weak on Thursday with the benchmark Sensex losing 372 points
here after global concerns worsened amid France's second
largest lender Societe Generale disclosing one of the biggest
ever bank frauds worth over seven billion dollars.
Fugitive
mafia don Brijesh Singh in police net after 20 yrs New
Delhi/Lucknow, January 24
The law finally caught up
with Brijesh Singh, a dreaded mafia of eastern UP wanted in
several cases of gruesome murder, attempt to murder and
extortion. A team of officers from special cell nabbed him in
Bhubaneswar yesterday.
JJ
Singh is Arunachal Governor New Delhi,
January 24
Former Chief of the Army
Staff Joginder Jaswant Singh (62) has been appointed Governor
of Arunachal Pradesh in the sensitive north east, according to
a Rashtrapati Bhawan communiqué. General Singh, who retired
as Army chief in September last after 43 years in service, is
the sixth such top defence official to occupy the
gubernatorial post now.
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the
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Rain
hampers culling, bordering states on alert Kolkata, January 24
Rains in eight bird flu hit
districts of West Bengal hampered culling operations today even as the
Malda district administration is yet to begin the destruction of poultry
even after 72 hours of the virus being detected in the area.
Boosting Ties Sarkozy eyes
defence deals with India New Delhi, January 24
The toughest challenge for French
President Nicolas Sarkozy during his 39-hour-long India visit beginning
tomorrow will be to win Indian defence contracts, the competition for
which has become extremely tough, sources said today.
France
stokes a turban revolution Chandigarh, January 24
The turban controversy in France
has virtually triggered a wave of awakening about its importance in this
part of the country. Schools are being set up to train Sikh youths in
turban tying. Competitions are being held by various Sikh organisations
to honour the youths who have perfected the art of tying turban.
The
Big Chill Shimla’s coldest night in 15
yrs Chandigarh, January 24
The prevailing cold wave
intensified today, with most parts of the region reporting ground frost
for the first time this season. Like Chandigarh, where night temperature
dipped to freezing point at 0 degree, most weather stations in the
north-western meteorological zone shivered under the impact of extreme
cold.
FREEZE
FLOW: In Shimla, water trickling down turned into icicles
in no time. — Tribune photo by Sukh Chandan
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