Wednesday, April 22, 1998
Swadeshi Jagran Manch, RSS hatch plan to muscle way into key ministries The Swadeshi Jagran Manch has asked the Centre to set up coordination committees in the economic ministries for looking into critical issues such as amendments to the Exim policy and conforming to the WTO charter. Seeking a watchdog role, the manch has said that the government should not agree to WTO's further proposals.	A committee to checkmate Jaya Shaken by AIADMK chief Jayalalitha's sudden demands and resultant damage to the month-long Bharatiya Janata Party-led Government and the coalition, a coordination committee on the lines of the United Front is being set up at the Centre. The committee will meet on April 26 and 27, BJP leader and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Jaswant Singh said yesterday. Forget Srikrishna panel report, says Joshi After repeated assurances and denials, the Maharashtra Government has finally ruled out tabling the much-awaited Srikrishna Commission report on the 1992-93 Mumbai riots during the current session of the State Legislature. Maharashtra Chief Minister Manohar Joshi blamed the delay on logistical reasons and its potential implications while announcing the decision on the floor of the State Assembly.
WEEKLY SNAPSHOTS Team Net Express presents Graffiti Our latest offering. A weekly column from Our man in Washington. A look at the lighter side of life in the USA. More importantly, interactive. Feel free to write in with the craziest, whackiest pieces. Put a smile on someone's face. After all, we live only once. Screen-Videocon South Awards announced Screen presents its annual Screen-Videocon South Awards. 1997 belonged to them... Check out the winners of the awards "for excellence in South Indian cinema, Tamil, non-film music & television".   TOP STORIES FOR APR 22 Paharpur shelves plans for Haldia urea unit Ministry to formulate textile policy afresh CPI, JD may lose national party status Buta to file FIR against Mahajan Russian neo-Nazis terrorise Indian student community	Sharjah Cup Live Wednesday, April 22, 1998 Web Posted at 13:10:31 IST INDIA Rights violation alleged at Singrauli NTPC project A leading American Human Rights body has alleged widespread rights violations in the World Bank-aided National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) project at Singrauli and urged the top bank officials that further aid should be conditioned on eliminating such abuses. FINANCE U.S. stays world's most competitive economy, Japan sags The United States remains the world's most competitive economy and only a major stockmarket crash or complacency can throw it off course. China bans all forms of direct marketing China has sounded the deathknell for multinational direct marketing firms like Amway in the country by banning their operations with immediate effect. WEATHER 13 killed as Nor'wester lashes nine Bangla districts At least 13 people, including several women, were killed and over 1,300 injured when a Nor'wester lashed nine districts in Bangladesh yesterday. OUR PEOPLE Olympian Rabi Das dead Former Olympian and versatile sportsman Rabi Das died at a city nursing home after a massive cardiac arrest tonight. He was 72 and is survived by wife and only son.