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Govt defers food Bill ordinance
* Wants debate in House
* Forms 3-member panel to bring Oppn on board

New Delhi, June 13
The Congress-led UPA today constituted a three-member committee to hold consultations with the Opposition and evolve a consensus on convening a special session of Parliament for the passage of the ambitious National Food Security Bill.
Union Ministers P Chidambaram and KV Thomas (R) after Cabinet meeting in New Delhi Union Ministers P Chidambaram and KV Thomas (R) after Cabinet meeting in New Delhi. — PTI


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Maoists attack train in Bihar, kill 3, loot arms
Patna/Jamui, June 13
Over 150 armed Maoists today carried out a daring attack on a Patna-bound train, killing three persons, including an RPF jawan, and injuring five others in Bihar's Naxal-affected Jamui district before looting passengers and fleeing with weapons.

Pak lone female fighter pilot ready for combat
Sargodha (Pakistan), June 13
With an olive green headscarf poking out from her helmet, Ayesha Farooq flashes a cheeky grin when asked if it is lonely being the only war-ready female fighter pilot in the Islamic republic of Pakistan.
BATTLE READY Ayesha Farooq (26) in the cockpit of an F-7PG fighter jet at the Mushaf base in Sargodha, Pakistan BATTLE READY Ayesha Farooq (26) in the cockpit of an F-7PG fighter jet at the Mushaf base in Sargodha, Pakistan.
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New Delhi, June 13
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JD (U) keeps BJP on tenterhooks
New Delhi, June 13
The BJP is trying to keep communication lines open with its warring NDA partner — the JD (U) — although it appears to be only a matter of days before the two allies go their separate political ways in Bihar.
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Panchayat polls in Punjab on July 3
Chandigarh, June 13
Punjab will go to the polls to elect its 13,080 village panchayats on July 3. The counting of votes will be held the same day. Around 19,000 polling booths will be set up to elect 81,412 panchayat members besides 13,080 sarpanches.

HRD panel finds anomalies in supply of Punjab school books
Chandigarh, June 13
The four-member fact-finding committee of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has found various anomalies in the supply of books and purchase of science kits in government schools of Punjab.
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