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Sunday, October 10, 2010, Chandigarh, India
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Sukhbir asks Manpreet ‘where is the offer’
In an exclusive interview to The Tribune, Punjab’s Deputy CM pins Manpreet Badal down on the issue of debt waiver by the Centre and asserts that only the party can decide about doing away with subsidies
Punjab’s Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has been in the eye of the storm ever since his cousin Manpreet openly aired his differences with him over the purported offer by the Central Government to the conditional waiver of part of the state’s burgeoning debt. 
(The Tribune interview on Opinion page)
Watch a video recording of the interview here tv.htm
Punjab page: I’ll quit if CM wants it, says Manpreet
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The great Debt debate
Empty treasury, but liberal in subsidies

Chandigarh, October 9
If the Centre has linked a drastic cut in the Punjab power subsidy from Rs 3,100 to Rs 1,000 crore in five years to avail the Rs 35,000-crore debt-waiver offer, the reason is the state’s dismal performance on the power front. Power, it is widely recognised, is key to industrial and agricultural growth and its mismanagement cripples economic growth.
(Details on Punjab page)

Gold Haul
Gagan 4, Vijay 3
New Delhi, October 9
Gagan Narang takes aim during the final round of the men’s singles 50m rifle 3 position event of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on Saturday.
With the high-flying Indian marksmen --- Gagan Narang and Vijay Kumar --- in top form, more records are set to tumble at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range here. In fact, it seems, there’s no stopping the duo, which is on a (wild) gold chase.
Gagan Narang takes aim during the final round of the men’s singles 50m rifle 3 position event of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on Saturday. — PTI

The Tribune Ladakh Relief Fund:
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UN body now sets right facts on J&K, Arunachal
New Delhi, October 9
UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has dropped references to Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh as "independent entities" in its 2010 report and initiated a review of designating countries and territories. "In matters of this nature, FAO, as a specialised agency of the UN system, follows the principles and practice of the UN, specifically its Cartographic Section. The territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh are documented by the UN as disputed ones," Gavin Wall, FAO representative in India said.



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