The Indian Express -- General

Tuesday, August 12 1997

Rao rejected US plan for joint freedom fete

A suggestion by former American ambassador to India, Frank G Wisner, that New Delhi and Washington turn the 50th anniversary celebrations of Indian independence to a celebration of democracy, was turned down by the then prime minister P V Narasimha Rao, the New York Times claimed.

MHA refuses to pay for Rashtriya Rifles' upkeep

The ministry of home affairs (MHA) owes approximately Rs 950 crore to the Army for the expenditure incurred on the raising, equipping and sustaining the counter-insurgency force, Rashtriya Rifles.

CR derailed again, 5 bogies set on fire

Frustrated commuters on the Central Railway yesterday set two local trains on fire at Mumbra around 10 am, causing disruption in the services for the third consecutive working day. The agitation of the All India Station Master's Association (AISMA) added to the flame.

Youth fight shy of joining Sri Lankan armed forces

Corporator in jail for murder

Statescape -- Editors summoned on Agnivesh defamation plea

Under Khatami, it's a fairer world for the fair sex in Iran

Dailydespatches -- Five killed in road mishap

Munde pulls up Central Railway, revised time-table soon

Centre may repeal Migrants Act

World Vignettes -- Danger lurks in the lost world Down Under

Traffic snarls irk Wadala students

Rajputs snap ties with royals

Litterbugs "urn" BMC's wrath

Ordeal of Aussie visa seekers