Tuesday, June 6, 2000, Chandigarh, India


Kol dam work gets going
PM’s call to end deforestation
KANGOO (Mandi), June 5 — The Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, has expressed grave concern over the continuing degradation of environment and warned that indiscriminate development would spell disaster for the country in the long run.

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Himachal Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee
(Below) Himachal Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal (extreme left) discusses a point with Prime Minister Atal behari Vajpayee at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the 800 MW Kol dam hydroelectric power project at Kangoo in Mandi district. Also seen in the picture is Union Minister for Power P.R. Kumaramangalam (sitting extreme right). — Tribune photo by Karam Singh

Speight threatens to kill hostages
SUVA, June 5 — Fiji coup leader George Speight warned today he would shoot his 31 hostages, including Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry, if the military attempted to force its way into parliament where they were being held.
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MOSCOW, June 5 — The US President, Mr Bill Clinton, sought to allay Russian fears about US plans to build a missile defence shield in an historic address to Russian lawmakers here today.

58 killed in Sumatra quake
JAKARTA, June 5 — At least 58 persons were killed and hundreds injured after a massive earthquake measuring up to 7.9 on the Richter scale and several powerful aftershocks, hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra last night.

BBMB to augment power capacity
Chandigarh, June 5 — Power generation capacity of hydro electric projects run by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), including the Bhakra dam and the Pong dam, is to be upgraded under the second phase of a Centrally-sponsored scheme.

 

 


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Sir, there is a demand to make Paswanji minister of food as well!
By Sandeep Joshi
 

Getting rich with chillies
HODLA KALAN (Mansa), June 5 — Three cheers for Chillies! These may be a hot stuff for many but have made a local farmer Manmohan Singh Sandhu jingle his way to the bank.







Progressive farmer Monmohan Singh Sandhu (right) with his son Karamjit Singh at his chilli farm in Hodla Kalan village in Mansa district.
— A Tribune photograph.

 

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