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Lanka
minister dies in air crash
COLOMBO, Sept 16 — A senior
Sri Lankan minister and 14 more were killed today when an MI-17
helicopter carrying them crashed in the mountain jungles in the east of
the country. Ports Minister and leader of Sri Lankan Muslim Congress
M.H.M. Ashraff, nine of his supporters, three bodyguards and two crew
members were travelling to his home constituency of Ampara when the
crash occurred, officials here said.
Most
parties back EC code
NEW DELHI, Sept 16 — In a
major boost to the Election Commission on the vexed issue of the time of
implementation of the model code of conduct, a majority of recognised
national and state parties, including the Shiromani Akali Dal, supported
the EC stand that the code should be implemented from the date of
announcement of the poll schedule and not from the date of actual
notification.
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They are celebrating India’s victory in Sydney. You know, we got eighth position! |
by
Sandeep Joshi |
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Intervene
in WB: Laxman
HYDERABAD, Sept 16 —
Bharatiya Janata Party President Bangaru Laxman today urged the Centre
to immediately intervene in West Bengal and declare the violent-hit
districts “disturbed areas” saying the situation there was
“serious”.
Mayor
refuses to step down
AMRITSAR, Sept 16 —
In a communication to President and General Secretary of the BJP, Mr
Subash Sharma, Mayor, Municipal Corporation, has described his
expulsion from the party as “arbitrary, undemocratic and
unconstitutional”.
30
migrant labourers beaten up
RAMPURAPHUL (Bathinda),
Sept 16 — Hundreds of migrant labourers along with a section of
traders of the town staged a dharna and held a rally in front of the
police station and gheraoed the Civil Hospital for about three hours
following the alleged beating up of about 30 migrant labourers by
the policemen late last night.
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