Thursday, June 1, 2000,
Chandigarh, India
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Troops repulse
LTTE attack
COLOMBO,
May 31 (PTI) Twentysix Tamil Tigers, including 11
women fighters, were killed in armed confrontations with
Sri Lankan security forces in the countrys north
and east even as the army claimed to have repulsed the
LTTEs rocket-propelled grenade attacks at Chammani
and Colombothurai near Jaffna town.
IA flights to
Nepal
NEW DELHI,
May 31 (PTI) Indian Airlines (IA) will resume its
service to Nepal from tomorrow after a five-month-long
suspension of its flights to Kathmandu following
hijacking of IC-814 to Kandahar Nepal has assured IA of
beefed up security measures at Tribhuvan airport.
Diesel supply
MUMBAI, May
31 (PTI) In a significant move, the Union
Government today decided to halt inter-state road supply
of diesel and also issue notifications banning use of
naphtha and solvents in automobiles. No discounts
and financial incentives will be given to direct
consumers of diesel, Petroleum Minister Ram Naik
said.
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