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PMK wants Jayalalithaa Government dismissed
NEW DELHI, MAY 16. The leader of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), Ramadoss, said today that his party would demand the immediate dismissal of the Jayalalithaa Government in Tamil Nadu as it had no moral right to continue in office after three ...

Naveen Patnaik sworn in
BHUBANESWAR, MAY 16. The Biju Janata Dal president, Naveen Patnaik, was sworn in Chief Minister of Orissa for the second consecutive term here this afternoon. The Governor, M.M. Rajendran, administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. ...

EC panel rejected BJP's ads on foreign origin
NEW DELHI, MAY 16. Even before the electorate rejected — as is being claimed by the Congress leaders — the Bharatiya Janata Party's issue of foreign origin, the Election Commission "did not allow" the BJP to have a "free run" when it ...

Political appointees in diplomatic posts to face axe
NEW DELHI, MAY 16.Political appointees by the NDA Government in diplomatic posts would soon have to quit, it was indicated today by senior Congress leader, K. Natwar Singh. Asked about the fate of political appointees such as B.K. Agnihotri, ...

Govindacharya calls for mass awakening programme
NEW DELHI, MAY 16.The former Bharatiya Janata Party ideologue, K.N. Govindacharya, announced today what he called a "mass awakening" programme to oppose the move to make the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, the prime minister and called upon ...

Intellectuals ask CPI(M), CPI to join Government
NEW DELHI, MAY 16. In a joint appeal, over 200 intellectuals from all walks of life today appealed to the Left parties to join the Government at the Centre at ``this historical juncture which calls for a creative and constructive initiative from ...

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