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PM promises Telangana, but Bill not part of LS agenda yet
Speaker holds all-party meet
Winter session starts tomorrow
New Delhi, December 3
With the winter session just two days away, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today reiterated his government’s commitment to the formation of Telangana.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath and Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde after the all-party meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI

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PM promises energy investors stable oil, gas policy
Govt mulls adding 2 more districts to Telangana state

1984 riots
SC rejects Sajjan’s plea to quash murder charge
New Delhi, December 3
The Supreme Court today rejected Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s plea for quashing the murder charge framed against him by the trial court in a case relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi’s Sultanpuri area.

Three foreign militants killed in Valley gunfight
Srinagar, December 3
Security forces gunned down three Pakistani Lashkar-e-Toiba militants, including a top commander, after a 15-hour encounter in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday.

Haryana fungicide purchase
HC says no to CAG audit
Chandigarh, December 3
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today turned down a plea for an audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India into the purchase of “RAXIL” fungicide for treatment of seeds.

Dhami to be extradited to US
New York, December 3
Amandeep Singh Dhami wanted by the US federal agency in connection with a 2008 shooting of another Indian, will be extradited to the US from India to face homicide charges.
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Chiefs of Staff panel seeks permanent head
New Delhi, December 3
In what could herald a major change in the structure of the top-military hierarchy in the country, the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) has suggested to the Ministry of Defence that the COSC Chairman should be a permanent appointee and a four-star general in the rank of a service chief.

Seven cops killed in Bihar landmine blast
Aurangabad/Patna, Dec 3
Seven policemen were killed after their jeep was blown up in a land mine blast by Maoists in Bihar's Aurangabad district this evening.

4th WORLD CUP KABADDI Lack of support driving Pak kabaddi players overseas Jalandhar, December 3 The avenues for kabaddi players are limited in Pakistan. Although the govt there has been trying hard to support players by accommodating them in various departments, there is virtually no help from the corporate sector. Pakistan captain Babar Gujjar (in blue T-shirt) with a teammate during a practice session in Jalandhar on Tuesday. Tribune photo