Wednesday, December 24, 2003, Chandigarh, India
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Stop terror for talks, PM tells Pakistan
New Delhi, December 23
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today admitted that infiltration of terrorists had come down and the India-Pakistan ceasefire was holding well but made it clear that bilateral talks with Islamabad could begin only after the neighbour were to put a complete stop to cross-border terrorism.


Pak regrets statement




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Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is presented a bouquet by BJP President Venkaiah Naidu and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is presented a bouquet by BJP President Venkaiah Naidu and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday. — PTI photo

Chhagan Bhujbal resigns
NCP workers trash TV channel office
Mumbai, December 23
Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal announced his resignation this evening owing responsibility for an attack on a television channel by his supporters. 

A policeman inspects the office of media company Zee Telefilms, which was ransacked allegedly by activists from the National Congress Party A policeman inspects the office of media company Zee Telefilms, which was ransacked allegedly by activists from the National Congress Party (NCP) in north Mumbai on Tuesday. 
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Congress to reach out to Scheduled Tribes
Sonia to address series of meetings
New Delhi, December 23
Faced with desertions from its traditional support base of Scheduled Tribes, the Congress is making renewed attempts to reach out to them. Party President Sonia Gandhi is taking the lead in this effort and, to begin with, she will address a series of meetings in the tribal areas of Maharashtra next month.

Bihari labourers arrive by hundreds
from Assam
Rohtak, December 23
The exodus of Bihari labourers from strife-torn Assam has caused a sudden influx of farm and other labour in Haryana resulting in a significant fall in their wages but evolution of a whole new innovative system of their employment.

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Decision on land to liquor baron deferred
Chandigarh, December 23
The high-powered off-the-Shelf allotment committee of the Punjab Government today deferred a decision on the allotment of 50 acres of land to A.B. Motions Private Limited, a company belonging to liquor baron Ponty Chadha.

Teacher kills two pupils
Jagdalpur, December 23

In a horrifying episode, two primary school pupils were killed when their heads were allegedly banged against each other by their teacher at Chhote Murma village, near the district headquarters.

Undertrial  in Ambala jail for  27 years
New Delhi, December 23
Taking a serious note of a mentally ill undertrial Jai Singh lodged in the Ambala Jail for 27 years, the National Human Rights Commission has sought a report from authorities within three weeks for the inordinate delay in the trial.



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