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Monday, March 5, 2012, Chandigarh, India
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China’s defence hike raises alarm
11.2% rise in budget sees it balloon to $106 bn
Beijing, March 4
China today announced it would hike its defence budget by 11.2 per cent to a whopping $106.4 billion, pushing its military spending for the first time to the triple digit, a move that may fuel concerns among neighbours and others about its growing might in Asia Pacific.
Chinese military officers in Beijing.
Chinese military officers in Beijing. — AP/PTI

Jat quota deal falls flat, stir to intensify
Protesters threaten to block rail tracks 
Hisar, March 4
The agreement reached between the government and khap representatives on ending the ongoing pro-reservation protests by Jats fell flat on its face today when khap leaders failed to face the protesters at Ramayan village, near here, and the protesters decided to intensify the agitation by blocking rail tracks at Mehuwala, near Fatehabad, and Gajuwala, near Narwana, from tomorrow.


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Hyderabad, March 4
The environmental activism of Union Minister Jairam Ramesh appears to have set him on a collision course with his party’s government in Andhra Pradesh. Joining the debate on the proposed bauxite mining in the coastal Andhra region, the Environment Minister made it clear that he would not allow mining “as long as he was a member of the Union Cabinet”.

Army operationalises second supersonic BrahMos regiment
Jaisalmer, March 4
The Army today successfully test fired the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile at the Pokharan range here to operationalise the second regiment of the weapon system in service. "In conformity and pursuit of operational and strategic surface-to-surface missile capability development, the second BrahMos unit of Indian Army has been operationalised.

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 Teens falling prey to heart ailments
New Delhi, March 4
Persistent chest pain and discomfort among teenagers can no longer be taken lightly. It could be a warning sign of sudden cardiac death or acute coronary heart disease which results from blocked arteries, raising the risk of heart attack as oxygen and nutrient flow to the heart reduces.

‘Odourless’ bio-toilets for Railways soon
New Delhi, March 4
Passengers travelling in long-distance trains will soon get respite from the stench of toilets with Railways set to replace them with "odourless" bio-toilets. With a view to providing more hygienic conditions, Railways is firming up a green initiative to manufacture 2,500 bio-toilets in the upcoming fiscal.

Smile back on 5,000 cleft lips in Assam
Guwahati, March 4
Assam CM Tarun Gogoi with eight-month-old Bishmita, whose cleft lip was operated upon during Operation Smile in Assam. Happiness of the parents of eight-month-old Bismita Rajbongshi knew no bounds when they found the cleft lip of their young daughter had been treated by a team of doctors.
Assam CM Tarun Gogoi with eight-month-old Bishmita, whose cleft lip was operated upon during Operation Smile in Assam.


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