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'Life is normal in Rampur'
JHAKRI (HIMACHAL PRADESH), AUG. 11. For the people of Rampur, a sleepy town about 130 km from Shimla on the left bank of the Sutlej, life is "normal" in spite of the perpetual fear of floods in the Sutlej. There is no panic and a few inhabitants ...

Disaster management to get more attention
NEW DELHI, AUG. 11.The prevention and mitigation of the impact of natural disasters is set to assume an important role as the new premises, website and newsletter of National Institute of Disaster Management were inaugurated today by the Union ...

`Mutual support' to be discussed
NEW DELHI, AUG. 11.The External Affairs Minister, Natwar Singh, and his Japanese counterpart, Yoriko Kawaguchi, will discuss the issue of India and Japan extending "mutual support" to each other to become permanent members of the United Nations' ...

Joshi attacks Arjun Singh on textbook issue
JAIPUR, AUG. 11. The former Union Human Resources Development Minister, Murli Manohar Joshi, today unleashed an all-out attack on his successor, Arjun Singh, and on the Left parties over the textbooks issue. He blamed them for ``seriously harming ...

12-hour bandh today in Manipur hill districts
IMPHAL, AUG. 11. Major students unions have called a 12-hour-bandh in the hill districts of Manipur tomorrow to bolster the month-old agitation against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. The All-Tribal Students' Union Manipur (ATSUM) and the ...

Dhananjoy brother's plea to be heard today
NEW DELHI, AUG. 11.In a last-minute bid to save his brother, Dhananjoy Chatterjee, from the gallows, Bikas Chatterjee today approached the Supreme Court seeking a stay on his execution on August 14. The court decided to hear his plea ...

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Stamp in memory of Murasoli Maran

BJP Ministers attend education board meet

P. Sainath gets Prem Bhatia Award

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