Wednesday, April 18, 2001, Chandigarh, India
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It’s Tehelka again in Houses
New Delhi, April 17
The reprieve for the government over the Tehelka expose was short-lived —only till the Question Hour — as the Congress, joined in by the Rashtriya Janata Dal, once again raised dirt about the tapes, forcing adjournment of both the Houses of Parliament.

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Vajpayee blames Congress
Govt adopting “adamant attitude’’
New Delhi, April 17
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today lashed out at the Congress for disrupting proceedings in both Houses of Parliament saying it was improper and undemocratic.

Masked Kashmiri militants hold their weapons before surrendering to the security forces in Sharifabad on the outskirts of Srinagar on Tuesday.11 militants surrender
Srinagar, April 17
A group of 11 youths belonging to various militant organisations laid down their arms before senior officials of the Army and other security forces at the headquarters of Kilo Force at Shariefabad here today.

Masked Kashmiri militants hold their weapons before surrendering to the security forces in Sharifabad on the outskirts of Srinagar on Tuesday.
— Reuters photo

APHC defers decision on talks
Srinagar, April 17
The All-Party Hurriyat Conference today deferred its decision on the Centre’s talks offer and decided to refer it to the working committee and the general council for a broader consensus.

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Trinamool Congress leader Ajit Panja at a news conference in Calcutta on Tuesday. Reuters photoPanja raises banner of revolt
Party rules out action against him
Kolkata, April 17
Former Union Minister of State for External Affairs Ajit Kumar Panja today raised a banner of revolt in the Trinamool Congress demanding “restoration of democracy” in the party and said the party chief, Ms Mamata Banerjee, had been “grabbed” by the CPM and the Congress.

Memorial to Devi Lal announced
An era ends with Tau’s death: Vajpayee
New Delhi, April 17
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today paid tributes to former Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhary Devi Lal and said an era had ended with the death of Tau, who relentlessly worked for the welfare of farmers and the downtrodden.

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, Mr L.K.Advani and Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee at the condolence meeting.
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, Mr L.K.Advani and Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee at the condolence meeting organised at Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi, to pay homage to former Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal in the Capital on Tuesday. 
— Photo Vijender Tyagi.




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Temperature plummets by 9°C
Chandigarh, April 17
Several places of the northwest region received rain for the sixth consecutive day today while the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh had snow, plummeting the temperatures by as many as nine degrees at some places.



NEWS ANALYSIS
Pak ready for another proxy war
PSGPC chief’s remarks ‘mischievous’
Lahore, April 17
After aiding and abetting terrorism for more than a decade, Pakistan seems to have worked out a long-term strategy to wage yet another proxy war against India. The inflamatory speeches at Hotel Ambassador here hosted by the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee and the Inter-Faith College in Pakistan betrayed the actual aim and objective of the PSGPC to exploit the sentiments of Sikhs.
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