Saturday, October 15, 2011, Chandigarh, India
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PM seeks RTI Act relook, citing policy intrusions
Asserts that government wants to make the Act more effective
New Delhi, October 14
Close on the heels of the recent disclosures under the Right to Information (RTI) Act that put the government on the back foot, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called for a relook at the law to address issues of motivated demands for information and those that could affect policy making processes.

Maya opens Rs 685-cr park
Mayawati lights candles at the feet of her own statue (extreme left) and that of Kanshi Ram to inaugurate the Ambedkar Park in Noida. Noida, October 14
With rose petals, prayers and thousands of people looking on, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Friday inaugurated a Rs 685 crore park dedicated to Dalit leaders here even as the Congress charged her with “wasting public money on grandiose projects”.

MONUMENTAL FOLLY? Mayawati lights candles at the feet of her own statue (extreme left) and that of Kanshi Ram to inaugurate the Ambedkar Park in Noida. — PTI


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Striking workers vacate Manesar plant
Gurgaon, October 14
The workers of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) in Manesar vacated the premises late in the night on the eighth day of the sit-in the face of intense pressure mounted on them by the district administration.

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Jammu, October 14
A day after the recovery of an RDX-laden car in Ambala, the Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) today rushed a team to Delhi to coordinate with Delhi and Haryana Police officials.

India, Pakistan finalise draft for new visa regime
New Delhi, October 14
Officials of India and Pakistan today gave final touches to a bilateral visa agreement with a view to easing travel for the nationals of either country desiring to visit the other. The agreement was discussed at a two-day meeting of the joint working group (JWG) on visa matters held in New Delhi, which concluded this evening.

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Punjab Regiment is 250 years old
Colonel of the Punjab Regiment Lt-Gen KJS Oberoi presents the regimental insignia to President Pratibha Patil in New Delhi on Friday.Chandigarh, October 14
As part of the 250 Raising Day Celebrations of the Punjab Regiment, a special commemorative stamp and a first day cover were released by President Pratibha Patil at Rashtrapati Bhawan today.

Colonel of the Punjab Regiment Lt-Gen KJS Oberoi presents the regimental insignia to President Pratibha Patil in New Delhi on Friday.


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Chandigarh, October 14
The latest reports of the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) and the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) have once again affirmed The Tribune’s leadership position among the English newspapers in the region. Your favourite newspaper remains the Number 1 English daily in both readership and in circulation. The IRS report (2011 Q2) revealed that The Tribune’s average issue readership is almost double to that of Hindustan Times and over four times higher than that of The Times of India in the region comprising the states of Punjab, Haryana excluding NCR towns of Gurgaon and Faridabad, Himachal Pradesh and the Union Territory of Chandigarh.

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