Tuesday, August 14, 2001, Chandigarh, India
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Take Brajesh off J&K, Jaswant, Advani tell PM
Brajesh MishraNew Delhi, August 13
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is believed to be under intense pressure from the ministries of Home Affairs and Defence that his Principal Secretary Brajesh Mishra refrain from dabbling in Jammu and Kashmir affairs. 


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DMK MPs cause bedlam in Houses
A bleeding protester speaks to journalists after being beaten up by the police in Chennai on Monday.New Delhi, August 13
The issue of violence at the DMK’s rally in Chennai and the alleged police excesses on the demonstrators spilled over to Parliament today with both Houses being adjourned for the day.



A bleeding protester speaks to journalists after being beaten up by the police in Chennai on Monday. — Reuters photo

DMK rally: Jaya orders probe
Chennai, August 13
The Tamil Nadu Government today ordered a judicial probe into the violent incidents during the DMK’s protest rally here yesterday, which claimed five lives and left over 100 injured.

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Imported blood testing unit gathers dust
Amritsar, August 13
An imported blood component separation unit worth Rs 1 crore, the first of its kind in the state, has been lying idle at Guru Nanak Medical College here for the past three months for want of a meagre amount of Rs 2 lakh required for its installation. 

2 LeT men held, 12 kg RDX seized
Lucknow, August 13
The Uttar Pradesh police tonight arrested two Lashker-e-Toiba militants, who had planned to strike on the eve of Independence Day, from cantonment area here and seized 12 kg of RDX and several weapons from them, a senior police official said.





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Cops frisk passengers at Jammu Railway Station as part of beefed-up security after Fidayeen’s attack which claimed 13 lives and left many injured. — Photo Amin War.

Chaos in MoD over revamp of info dept
New Delhi, August 13
The projection of self-interest and lack of control by an over burdened and Services’ biased minister has led to chaos in the Ministry of Defence over the revamp of its information department.





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Reprieve for Kewal Singh
Bathinda, August 13
Giani Kewal Singh, Jathedar, Takht Damdama Sahib, who has been booked in a criminal case along with his son Baljinder Singh and kin Joginder Kaur under Sections 304-B and 34, IPC, in connection with the death of his daughter-in-law got a further reprieve today when District and Sessions Judge B.C. Rajput adjourned the hearing on a revision petition to September 29.

Haryana to reduce power rates
Chandigarh, August 13
After decades electricity consumers in Haryana have something to cheer about. From September 1, most of the categories of consumers will have to pay less. For the other categories there is no change in the effective rates of power.

Pak firing enhances villagers’ fear
Akhnoor, August 13
Fear has gripped residents of 150 villages close to the international border in this sector and in Samba and R. S. Pora areas following step up in Pakistan firing. “Till a week ago we used to spend nights in the open because of electricity crisis but the Pakistan firing has forced us to sweat inside our rooms,” Darshan Singh of Hamirpur village, said.

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