The Indian Express

Monday, September 29 1997

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Latur back on firm ground
Four years after a devastating earthquake rocked Latur and Osmananbad districts the rehabilitation and reconstruction work in the 52 affected villages is almost over. Out of the total outlay of Rs 1,182 crore rehabilitation plan of Maharashtra government, works worth Rs 1,023 crore have been completed.

Gowda rules out pact with Cong for polls
Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda has said a pre-poll agreement between the United Front and Congress to fight the BJP was "impossible". He demanded that the Front constituents sort out the issue well ahead of the next Lok Sabha elections.

Big brother DoT ignoring SC guidelines
Despite the Supreme Court's stringent guidelines for phone-tapping, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is pushing for installation of what appears to be one of the largest network for monitoring cellular phones in the world. The DOT has issued orders for the network to be extended to all the states.

Police want HPCL Dy GM moved out

Karnataka Lok Ayukta loses sting

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