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Tarar promises Sikhs facilities
Khalistani leaders honoured

NANKANA SAHIB (Pakistan), Nov 11 — The Government of Pakistan has promised to provide all types of facilities to minorities, especially Sikhs, living in Pakistan.

Gurpurb celebrated, PM given ‘siropa’
NEW DELHI, Nov 11 — The 531st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev was celebrated with traditional gaiety and fervour here today. Thousands of devotees participated in the main congregation held at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib where prominent “ragis”, “dhadis” and preachers performed.

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Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee shows a sword presented to him by a Sikh delegation and (right) Congress President Sonia Gandhi receives a portrait of Guru Nanak Dev from a Sikh delegation on the occasion of Guru Nanak Dev’s birth anniversary in New Delhi on Saturday. Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee shows a sword presented to him by a Sikh delegation and (right) Congress President Sonia Gandhi receives a portrait of Guru Nanak Dev from a Sikh delegation on the occasion of Guru Nanak Dev’s birth anniversary in New Delhi on Saturday. — Reuters, PTI photos

Fresh hand count in Florida
WASHINGTON, Nov 11 — Officials began fresh hand count of votes in the crucial Florida state as more complications arose in the process of deciding who will be the next US President, with Republican candidate George W. Bush threatening to approach the Supreme Court to halt a similar recount in West Palm Beach.

Clinton asks Americans to be patient
WASHINGTON, Nov 11 — President Bill Clinton today urged Americans to be patient over the process for determining the winner in this year’s drawn-out presidential election, and said the country would stand by the outcome as one.

Minister of State for Defence Pathak quits
NEW DELHI, Nov 11 — Minister of State for Defence Hiren Pathak resigned tonight.

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Azhar fails to meet Madhavan
Prabhakar questioned for five hours

CHENNAI, Nov 11 — Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin today failed to appear before the cricket board’s watchdog on the CBI report on the match-fixing scandal as the fact-finding commissioner K. Madhavan said the BCCI would take action against those found guilty by him.

172 killed in Austrian train blaze
VIENNA, Nov 11 — About 172 persons died today when a train transporting skiers to a glacier resort in Austria caught fire, the Governor of Salzburg province said.

Violence flares up in Gaza, 7 hurt
GAZA CITY, Nov 11 — At least two Israeli soldiers and five Palestinians were injured in a gunbattle and separate clashes that flared up in the Gaza Strip today as thousands joined funeral processions for the latest victims of the deadly six-week Intifada or Palestinian uprising.

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The BACKLASH,
by Rana Nayyar

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by Chanchal Sarkar

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by Madhur Mittal

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IN PASSING
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We will have to create three more hill states to satisfy the dissidents!
by Sandeep Joshi

‘Look East’ approach to be revived
SINGAPORE, Nov 11 — Re-engaging Southeast Asia is the stand of India’s foreign policy and India’s future is based more on this region than any other part of the globe. That is the underlying message of President K.R. Narayanan’s official visit to this high-tech city state. It is apparent India sees for itself a role to play in the region.

Sulking MLAs join ministry
DEHRA DUN, Nov 11 — The Chief Minister of Uttaranchal inducted all the three MLAs of the interim assembly who did not turn up for taking the oath on Friday into his Council of Ministers today. They were administered oath of secrecy by the Governor, Mr Surjit Singh Barnala. The strength of ministry has now gone up to 13, including the CM.

IAF reopens doors to retired pilots
Raises service age by two years
CHANDIGARH, Nov 11 — Almost a year after the IAF decided not to extend the tenures of re-employed officers in its flying branch, it has re-opened its doors to superannuated officers opting to continue serving with the force.

 

MC staff pocket rites money
1500 die unclaimed in Haryana per year
HISAR, Nov 11 — When John Donne wrote Death Be Not Proud, he would never have imagined the title of his famous Ode to Death, would, one day aptly describe the fate of the1500 unfortunate persons who die in Haryana every year away from their homes and have their bodies labelled as unclaimed.

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