The Hindu : Sunday, November 30, 2003

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Sunday, November 30, 2003

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Rising intolerance New!
TANSI order New!
TN Vaishnavaite Temples New!
TN Saivite Temples New!
Tribute to Semmangudi
Lankan
imbroglio
Assembly poll
Peace with Pak.

Events 2002

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Governance will become the only election issue, says Arun Jaitley
BHOPAL, NOV. 29.The Union Law Minister, Arun Jaitley, today said the campaign for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections had made it clear that in future elections in the State the two main political parties — the BJP and the Congress — ...

Jogi makes hectic tour of Marwahi
MARWAHI (CHHATTISGARH), NOV. 29. The `khamiya' (humble servant) of Marwahi spent the last 24 hours of campaigning with his people in his constituency. Not raising any issues or making scathing attacks on his political opponents, the Chhattisgarh ...

Chandrika, Ranil back Kadirgamar for Commonwealth Secretary-General
NEW DELHI, NOV. 29.If Lakshman Kadirgamar is elected Secretary-General of the Commonwealth next week in Abuja, Nigeria, he will be the first Asian to head the 54-member organisation in 55 years. The former Sri Lankan Foreign Minister's ...

Door-to-door canvassing marks end of campaign
UJJAIN, NOV. 29.As the poll campaign ended this evening, it was time for the contestants to make a final attempt to woo voters with door-to-door canvassing. It was also time for political parties to fine-tune their machinery for the battle of the ...

Address concerns of poorer nations: PM
NEW DELHI, NOV. 29.Popular support for economic liberalisation will collapse in developing countries if the "developmental concerns" of poorer nations were not taken into account, the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, warned in an address to ...

Fear lifts on the Line of Control
WEAK BRIDGE LOC (URI), NOV. 29. It was a different Id for thousands of residents along the Line of Control, with the absence of gunfire and a relaxed atmosphere, following the ceasefire announcement by the Governments of India and ...

Christian Forum criticises Orissa Government
BHUBANESWAR, NOV. 29. The All Orissa United Christian Forum today criticised the State Government for its "failure" to protect the minorities and sought the banning of the organisations engaged in religious fanaticism and violence in the State. ...

Waghela launches `Shakti Dal'
AHMEDABAD, NOV. 29.The Gujarat Pradesh Congress president, Shankarsinh Waghela, today launched his `Shakti Dal,' a new cadre of volunteers to take on the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, but without using the Congress platform. ...

Other Stories

Vote for our `positive message': Congress

Sonia using wrong language: Vajpayee

'Tamil Nadu Speaker's order incorrect, improper'

BJP will regain power in Rajasthan: opinion poll

CBI looking for `definite clues' in Judev case

G-21 taught us a lesson: Prodi

New TV channel for the kids

Navy to acquire fleet of fast attack craft

Guwahati Refinery close to technological breakthrough

Towards helping prisoners

'Wired' campuses on the way

Decks cleared for Pakistani cardiologist's visit

Uma Shankar likely to head CBI

'U.S. presence in Nepal a threat to India'

CPI(M) unhappy over counter-affidavit

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