Sonia to pick CLP leader
Central observers confer with each MLA individually
Chandigarh, October 23
The Haryana Congress Legislature Party met here this evening for over an hour. As expected, it authorised AICC president Sonia Gandhi to nominate its leader.
Bhupinder Singh Hooda on his way to the CLP meeting at the Haryana Vidhan Sabha on Friday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

PM to meet Chinese premier today
The outcome of Saturday’s meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao on the fringes of the ASEAN Summit here is anybody’s guess but Indian diplomats are quite hopeful that it would at least draw a curtain on the recent war of words between the two countries over contentious issues that had threatened to derail the normalisation process.

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PM wants to better ties with ASEAN
Flying into this Thai beach resort for the India-ASEAN and the East Asian summits this evening, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh set the tone for India's deeper engagement with South East Asian nations as part of New Delhi's 'Look East' policy.

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Finally, Raje steps down
Snubs party chief, hands over resignation to Advani
New Delhi, October 23
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje finally quit her position as the leader of the BJP legislative party in Rajasthan here today after dilly-dallying and refusing to heed the diktat of party president Rajnath Singh for over two months. Implicitly, she has also ceased to be the Leader of Opposition in the the Rajasthan Assembly.

Pawar hints at higher bonus
Chandigarh, October 23
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has assured the Punjab government that the Centre will considerately view its demand for a higher bonus for the kharif crop. In the city to review the procurement process, Pawar said “owing to an exceptionally bad season for the farmers on account of a failed monsoon and higher input costs, the Centre is considering enhancing the procurement price.”

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