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			Saturday, April 24, 1999
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Red alert in Bihar
GAYA, April 23 (PTI) — The police has registered a case against seven persons in connection with the killing of 12 persons at Khagri Bigha and Jahir Bigha villages in Gaya district on Wednesday, sources said. No arrests have, however, been made. Meanwhile, the Chief Minister has announced an ex gratia of Rs 1,20,000 each to the family of the victims and a government job to one of the family members. A red alert has been sounded.

Shiites shot at
MULTAN, April 23 (AP) — Gunmen opened fire on Shiite Muslim worshippers in Pakistan’s religiously troubled eastern Punjab province, injuring 14 persons, including five children, the police said today. Two men yesterday opened fire on Shiite Muslims, who were resting after walking through Multan in a show of mourning for the death of the grandson of Prophet Mohammed.

Nepal ex-PM
KATHMANDU, April 23 (UNI) — Former Prime Minister and President of the Communist Pasrty of Nepal (United Marxists-Leninists) Manmohan Adhikary (79) continued to sink with his condition "highly critical and alarming". Doctors attending on him today said all his body organs had stopped functioning, save the heart and kidney — with the latter also "almost 60 per cent incapacitated".

Ministry renamed
NEW DELHI, April 23 (UNI) -—The government has renamed the Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment as the Ministry of Urban Development with immediate effect. The two departments in the reorganised ministry department of Urban Development and Department of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation — have been merged.

Fires at airport
NEW DELHI, April 23 (FOC) — Minor fires were reported in offices of Lufthansa Airlines and Jal Airlines at Indira Gandhi International Airport this afternoon. No casualty was reported. In another fire in a printing press at Jagatpuri in East Delhi, Mohan Lal (37) was killed and Bhagwan Singh (55) sustained burns.

8 Tigers killed
COLOMBO, April 23 (PTI) — At least eight Tamil Tiger guerrillas were shot dead by government forces in two attacks in northern Sri Lanka, the Defence Ministry said today.

2 die in clashes
DHAKA, April 23 (PTI) — Two persons were killed and 100 others, including 30 policemen, were injured in clashes between the police and tribals opposing the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord in Khagrachhari town in southeastern Bangladesh, the police said.

2 insurgents shot
AGARTALA, April 23 (PTI) — Two suspected insurgents of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), a Manipur-based insurgent outfit, have been shot dead by the BSF at Baruakandi near the Indo-Bangla border, sources said today.