08 February 1998
Eastern, western regions sign power agreement With the signing of a recent pact between eastern and western regions, 180 MW of excess power will be routed from the eastern region to the western region. However, out of this a major share of 100 MW is being given to Kerala in the southern region which has around 20% shortage of power.	Cabinet rejects agriculture ministry plan to cut urea prices The Union cabinet has shot down Union agriculture ministry's proposal to reduce the price of urea (nitrogenous fertiliser) by Rs 100 per tonne. The cabinet had told a committee of secretaries (CoS) to look into the proposal and suggest whether the price cut was a viable option. NC files plea in SC over polling date The ruling National Conference (NC) in Jammu and Kashmir has moved the Supreme Court against the Election Commission's decision to hold polls in Anantnag, Baramulla and Udhampur constituencies on March 7. The NC's main contention is that the polls would influence voters as counting of votes in other states and Union territories would have begun on March 2.
WEEKLY SNAPSHOTS MID: Men in Drag Drag acts in Hindi cinema have been extremely popular over the years. Now more than ever, men in drag are in the news, with a recent spate of films featuring men dressed as women. A look at the new phenomenon of drag appeal. The great car shake-out A fierce blaze has started to sweep across the sub-continent called India. The heat caused by India's reckless concessions to finance and investment firms and by the disregard its economic planners have paid to framing a policy before embarking upon what they described as economic liberalisation is likely to see many enterprises getting roasted on the spit. One of the major casualities could very well be the automobile industry.   TOP STORIES FOR FEB 08 Resign? Definitely not, says Clinton Iran's Islamic system losing grip over women Centre to boost scientific research Forex reserves up by $717 million Samtel Electron, Samtel Color merger ratio at 10:17	Web Posted at 07:04:06 IST WORLD U.S. defence secretary orders extra-military to Gulf Stepping up its military operations against Iraq, U.S. defence secretary William Cohen ordered extra military aircraft to be sent to the Gulf. British, U.S. objections delay Russian mission to Iraq The trip to Iraq by a delegation of Russian lawmakers with humanitarian aid was postponed because of objections raised by the UK and U.S. on grounds that it would violate UN sanctions against Iraq. FINANCE Asian crisis dominates open of G-24 talks The opening day of the G-24 talks in Caracas was dominated by the Asian financial crisis and its repercussions worldwide. The IMF has come under criticism for its handling of the Asian crisis. TRAVEL IA management threatens to close down operations The Indian Airlines management today threatened to close down its operations if the aircraft engineers did not call-off their week-long agitation. An Express view of Elections '98