Thursday, October 5, 2000, Chandigarh, India

Atal Behari VajpayeeVajpayee rules out immediate rollback
NEW DELHI, Oct 4 — In a dramatic reversal of stance, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, today ruled out an immediate rollback in the prices of petroleum products saying that a review would have to await his return from Mumbai after a knee operation.

PM may not expand Cabinet
NEW DELHI, Oct 4— Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is unlikely to enlarge his Cabinet in the immediate future as that will inevitably open the floodgates for the other constituents of the National Democratic Alliance government to seek additional ministerial berths.

Return of Sushma, family values
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India, Russia sign arms deals
Putin backs India on Kashmir
NEW DELHI, Oct 4 — A new era dawned today in the Indo-Russian defence ties with the two countries signing multi-billion dollar agreements for sale of armaments. They also decided to set up an inter-governmental commission on defence and technical cooperation.


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Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the joint session of Parliament in New Delhi on Wednesday. Lok Sabha Speaker G.M.C. Balayogi, Vice-President Krishan Kant and Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee are also seen in the picture.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the joint session of Parliament in New Delhi on Wednesday. Lok Sabha Speaker G.M.C. Balayogi, Vice-President Krishan Kant and Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee are also seen in the picture.

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Ranga’s treatment: panel submits report
NEW DELHI, Oct 4 — The line of diagnosis adopted by Indraprastha Apollo Hospital here did not cover former Union Power Minister, P.R. Kumaramangalam’s immune status on account of intermittent treatment and non-specific general clinical presentation, according to the findings of the inquiry committee of medical experts appointed by the government to probe all aspects of treatment provided to him at the aforesaid hospital.
 

Bibi Jagir KaurHarpreet case
CBI files FIR against Bibi
CHANDIGARH, Oct 4 — The writ petition alleging police inaction in a case pertaining to the death of SGPC chief Bibi Jagir Kaur’s daughter, Harpreet Kaur, was today disposed of by the Punjab and Haryana High Court after the Standing Counsel for the CBI stated that a first information report had been registered against Bibi and others.

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Bathinda refinery: nod to HPCL
NEW DELHI, Oct 4 — The Punjab refinery at Bathinda will eventually see the light of the day with the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today permitting Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to execute the project on its own without a joint venture.

22 taken ill after eating ‘kuttu’ flour
KURUKSHETRA, Oct 4 — At least 22 persons were taken to the civil hospital and private nursing homes in Shahabad (Markanda), 25 km from here, today following symptoms of food poisoning after they had eaten preparations made of “kuttu” flour.

 

SGPC stalls publication of book
AMRITSAR, Oct 4 — In a significant development the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee has decided to review all its publications pertaining to Sikhism including the controversial ‘Sachi Saakhi’, authored by national professor of Sikhism late Sardar Kapur Singh.

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