Thursday, May 31, 2001, Chandigarh, India
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Nine ultras shot in Poonch encounter
Jammu, May 30
The Army achieved a major success when the troops eliminated nine dreaded terrorists around Surankot area of Poonch today in a daylong encounter. A Defence Ministry spokesman said on a specific information troops cordoned off two rebel hideouts and as the soldiers neared the spot they came under a heavy volume of fire.

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Thrashed Kasauli pupil dies at PGI
Kasauli, May 30
Gloom descended on the town as news of school student Shobha Devi’s death at the PGI, Chandigarh, reached the town in this morning. The town was set to witness another unruly scene, but for timely action by the police which dispersed a sloganeering mob.

The Principal’s office of Govt Senior Secondary School, Kasauli, bears the stamp of mob fury on Wednesday. The Principal’s office of Govt Senior Secondary School, Kasauli, bears the stamp of mob fury on Wednesday.
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CM allots RS seat to BJP
Jalandhar, May 30
Bowing to pressure by the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Punjab Chief Minister and President of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, today announced that the SAD had decided to allot the Rajya Sabha seat to the BJP.

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New Delhi, May 30
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal might find himself in deep waters for agreeing to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s request of backing a BJP nominee for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from the state, election for which is fixed for June 11.

4 dept heads oppose VC’s move
Patiala, May 30
Four members of the Board of Post- Graduate Studies and Research in the Faculty of Languages today recorded their dissent on a resolution moved by the Vice-Chancellor authorising him to take any action, including disqualifying Higher Education Minister Master Mohan Lal from registering himself for PhD in the institution in future.








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Govt protecting IAS officer
Take action, High Court tells Haryana
Chandigarh, May 30
Coming down heavily on the Haryana Government for “protecting” IAS officer Sunil Gulati, accused of misappropriating public funds while working as the Managing Director of Haryana Polysteel Limited, Mr Justice Jawahar Lal Gupta and Mr Justice N.K. Sud of the Punjab and Haryana High Court have directed the state to take action against the officers indicted in an inquiry ordered into the allegations levelled by the workers’ union.

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Dhananjoy not to form govt
Imphal, May 30
Progressive Democratic Alliance leader and Manipur Assembly Speaker Sapam Dhananjoy Singh tonight withdrew his claim to form the government in the state.

Two students killed in roof collapse
Mansa, May 30
Two students lost their lives while five students and a teacher were injured when the roof of a school building at Budhlada in the district collapsed today.

25 killed as train, bus collide
Lucknow, May 30
At least 25 passengers were killed and several others injured when the vehicle carrying them collided with a train at the Ballia Buzurg unmanned crossing in Lakhimpur district today.

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Haryana clampdown on private tuitions
Chandigarh, May 30
Succumbing to pressure built up by the Haryana Government against the menace of private tuitions two lecturers —one each at Hisar and Yamunanagar — have decided to quit their jobs while several others have refunded the fee to their students for the remaining part of their tuition sessions as a majority of the private coaching centres run by university and college lecturers in the state have either closed down or suspended their work.

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