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Kashmir issue may stall talks with Pak
The bilateral dialogue between India and Pakistan seems fated to run aground, especially after the Pakistani Foreign Minister's reiteration that Kashmir must be retained as a "core issue" in any future talks. Prime ministers A B Vajpayee and Nawaz Sharif are scheduled to meet during the SAARC meeting in Colombo in the first week of July in an event that will decide the decide the future of Indo-Pak talks.
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Fresh fighting kills 41, injures 300 in Lanka
At least 41 soldiers were killed and nearly 300 injured as fierce fighting erupted between Tamil Tigers and government forces advancing to take control of a strategic highway in northern Sri Lanka on Monday. Apart from the casualties, one tank was destroyed while two other tanks and an Mi24 helicopter gunship were damaged in the fighting which lasted for nearly six hours.
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Flying high: Badal to get an executive-class chopper
The Punjab Government has a floated a global tender to purchase an executive-class helicopter for use by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. The tender notice has appeared in three reputed international dailies -- The Wall Street Journal, Le Monde and The Times of London, besides some national dailies. Tenders close on May 15.
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High Court reserves orders in Kesri assets probe plea
The Delhi High Court yesterday reserved orders on a petition seeking an expeditious CBI inquiry into allegations that former Congress president Sitaram Kesri amassed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income and that he bribed MLAs to get elected to Rajya Sabha. The orders were reserved after the CBI filed a comprehensive status report on the probe.
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