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NAC finalises draft on right to information, rural employment NEW DELHI, AUG. 14.The National Advisory Council (NAC) today finalised two drafts, one suggesting amendments to the Freedom of Information Act, 2002 and another recommending a National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill, aimed at providing a minimum ... Protests hit normal life in Manipur SHILLONG, AUG.14. Normal life in Manipur was affected since the early hours today, as people staged protests demanding withdrawal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act. Various underground organisations had also called a 24-hour general ... Celebrating liberalism and Nehru NEW DELHI, AUG. 14.It was a very different book release function in this very crowded season of book releases. The books being "released" were remarkably different — rather, distinct — and, what was more, the author could not be there ... Water level rises in Pareechu river NEW DELHI, AUG. 14. The water level in the Pareechu river in Himachal Pradesh, downstream of the artificial lake created by a landslip in Tibet, rose today, raising concerns about the possibility of the "dam" bursting and causing heavy flooding. ... 
Nata Mullick convulsed after doing his dutyKOLKATA, AUG. 14. After pulling the lever to execute the death sentence awarded to Dhananjoy Chatterjee for the rape and murder of teenaged-school girl Haren Pathak, the hangman, Nata Mullick, began to convulse. With the aid of his son, ... RSS sends legal notice to Arjun NEW DELHI, AUG. 14. Taking strong objection to the charge of its involvement in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh today sent a legal notice to the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Arjun Singh. ... Now Brahmaputra faces floods from Tibet GUWAHATI, AUG. 14. After the Sutlej river in Himachal Pradesh, now it is the turn of the Brahmaputra to face another possible dam burst in China. Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are on high alert since yesterday following confirmation of an ... 
School prays for Hetal, DhananjoyKOLKATA, AUG. 14. Teachers and students of Welland Gouldsmith School, where Hetal Parekh studied till she was raped and murdered by Dhananjoy Chatterjee in 1990, today held a special prayer for both the victim and the perpetrator of the deed ... CPI(M) ready for dialogue with church: Karat THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG. 14. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) Polit Bureau member, Prakash Karat, has said that his party is ready for a dialogue with the church on issues of common concern, but asserted that the CPI(M) is against any form ... 
20 years after M.D. RamanathanCHENNAI, AUG. 14. By the mid-20th century, the kutcheri was a buzzword among connoisseurs of the devotional songs in Carnatic music. The faster tempo in recitals had already assumed prominence among artistes and audiences. At times ... 
Raja-Lakshmi Award for Sudha MurtyCHENNAI, AUG. 14.The Raja-Lakshmi Award for 2004 will be presented to Sudha Murty, chairperson, Infosys Foundation, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to social work. The award carries a purse of Rs. 1 lakh, a citation and a memento. ... Other Stories
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