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MiG crashes, 15 hurt
Tezpur, October 11
A MiG 21 aircraft crashed this afternoon near Rangapara in Sonitpur district, injuring at least 15 persons, official source said. The pilot, however, managed to eject out of the aircraft. UNI

Carter wins Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo, October 11
Former US President Jimmy Carter won the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize today for “his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development”. AFP

Former President Jimmy Carter (C) hugs friends along Main Street after winning the Nobel Peace Prize in Plains, Georgia, on Friday. Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize for his quest for democracy and human rights. — Reuters photo

Dina Pathak dead
Mumbai, October 11
The grand-old-mother of the Hindi cinema and veteran Gujarati theatre actress, Dina Pathak, who essayed through a variety of roles with natural ease and elan, passed away after prolonged illness today.