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The Punjab Finance Minister Capt. Kanwaljit Singh, Delhi Chief Minister
Sheila Dikshit, MP Chief Minister Digvijay Singh, Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and Rajasthan Chief Minister Mr Ashok Gehlot at the Chief Minister's conclave on State Finances
organised in New Delhi on Wednesday. |
Chautala
questions sugar levy price
NEW DELHI, June 21 — The
Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, today disagreed on the
manner in which the Centre fixed the levy price for sugar which he
termed fell short of expectations.
Steps
to curb violence in Bihar
PATNA, June 21 — As measures to put an end to extremist and
caste-related violence, the Bihar Government today accepted the
proposals, mooted by the Coordination Committee of ruling RJD and its
allies, for holding elections to the panchayats and local bodies by
February next year and setting up several commissions to accelerate
development of the state.
BRO
may shift HQ to city
SHIMLA, June 21 — The Border
Roads Organisation is planning to shift the headquarters of the
prestigious Deepak Project to Chandigarh from here. It is reliably
learnt that the proposal to shift the Deepak Project, which is
constructing and maintaining vital roads in Himachal Pradesh, is under
consideration of the Surface Transport Ministry.
Liquor
mafia forces rate slash
HISAR, June 21 — The
notorious liquor mafia that had ensured the failure of prohibition in
Haryana is active once again forcing liquor contractors to slash rates
and offer sops to Bacchus lovers to meet competition from liquor
smuggled in from the neighbouring states.
Bid
to unite Tohra, Badal
CHANDIGARH, June 21 — The
expulsion of Akali MLAs belonging to the Tohra camp and the threat to
throw them out of the Assembly notwithstanding, serious efforts are on
to unite the two warring factions. Both are now formal parties lead by
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and former SGPC President Gurcharan
Singh Tohra. But ideology and politics remain the same.
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June 21, 2000 |
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Autonomy session begins
June 20, 2000 |
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carnage: Special court to try killers
June 19, 2000 |
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Ranvir
Sena massacres 35 in Bihar"
June 18, 2000 |
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Azhar,
Kapil should quit: Dhindsa
June 17, 2000 |
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Azhar
introduced me to bookie: Cronje
June 16, 2000 |
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Nine
killed in UP poll violence
June 15, 2000 |
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SAD
expels 9 MLAs
June 14, 2000 |
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India
offers $ 100 m credit to Lanka
June 13, 2000 |
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30
jawans killed in bus mishap
June 12, 2000 |
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Jaswant visits Lanka today
June 11, 2000 |
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Harpreet Kaur's death: HC orders CBI probe
June
10, 2000 |
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No
rift in NDA on Lanka: DMK
June
9, 2000 |
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